The Raven-Lou Reed

[ti:The Raven] [ar:Lou Reed] [al:The Sire Years: The Solo Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Raven (乌鸦) - Lou Reed (娄.里德) [00:40.14]Once upon a midnight dreary [00:41.80]As I pondered weak and weary [00:43.56]Over many a quaint and curious [00:45.24]Volume of forgotten lore [00:47.48]While I nodded nearly napping [00:49.52]Suddenly there came a tapping [00:50.94]As of some one gently rapping [00:52.40]Rapping at my chamber door [00:54.48]"'Tis some visitor " I muttered [00:56.13]"tapping at my chamber door [00:57.29]Only this and nothing more " [00:59.67]Muttering I got up weakly [01:01.23]Always I've had trouble sleeping [01:03.11]Stumbling upright my mind racing [01:05.10]Furtive thoughts flowing once more [01:07.01]I there hoping for some sunrise [01:08.98]Happiness would be a surprise [01:10.66]Loneliness no longer a prize [01:13.50]Rapping at my chamber door [01:15.16]Seeking out the clever bore [01:16.45]Lost in dreams forever more [01:17.95]Only this and nothing more [01:20.56]Hovering my pulse was racing [01:22.11]Stale tobacco my lips tasting [01:23.94]Scotch sitting upon my basin [01:25.79]Remnants of the night before [01:27.23]Came again [01:28.21]Infernal tapping on the door [01:29.64]In my mind jabbing [01:30.95]Is it in or outside rapping [01:32.67]Calling out to me once more [01:34.25]The fit and fury of Lenore [01:35.73]Nameless here forever more [01:38.60] [01:40.14]And the silken sad uncertain [01:41.79]Rustling of the purple curtain [01:43.06]Thrilled me filled me [01:44.55]With fantastic terrors never felt before [01:47.03]So that now oh wind stood breathing [01:50.22]Hoping yet to calm my breathing [01:52.06]"'Tis some visitor entreating [01:53.32]Entrance at my chamber door [01:54.73]Some lost visitor entreating [01:55.99]Entrance at my chamber door [01:57.68]This it is and nothing more " [02:00.78]Deep into the darkness peering [02:02.45]Long I stood there [02:03.85]Wondering fearing [02:05.06]Doubting dreaming fantasies [02:06.40]No mortal dared to dream before [02:08.14]But the silence was unbroken [02:09.54]And the stillness gave no token [02:11.12]And the only word there spoken [02:12.56]Was the whispered name "Lenore " [02:15.40]This I thought [02:16.34]And out loud whispered from my lips [02:18.27]The foul name festered [02:19.59]Echoing itself [02:20.56]Merely this and nothing more [02:24.72]Back into my chamber turning [02:26.61]Every nerve within me burning [02:28.07]When once again I heard a tapping [02:29.57]Somewhat louder than before [02:31.24]"surely " said I [02:32.18]Surely that is something at my iron staircase [02:34.37]Open the door to see what threat is [02:36.49]Open the window free the shutters [02:38.12]Let us this mystery explore [02:39.74]Oh bursting heart be still this once [02:42.41]And let this mystery explore [02:44.05]It is the wind and nothing more [02:47.19]Just one epithet I muttered as inside [02:49.32]I gagged and shuddered [02:50.63]When with manly flirt and flutter [02:52.53]In there flew a stately raven [02:54.95]Sleek and ravenous as any foe [02:56.91]Not the least obeisance made he [02:58.51]Not a minutes gesture towards me [03:00.08]Of recognition or politeness [03:01.74]But perched above my chamber door [03:03.89]This fowl and salivating visage [03:06.10]Insinuating with its knowledge [03:08.00]Perched above my chamber door [03:10.01]Silent sat and staring [03:11.96]Nothing more [03:15.02]Askance askew [03:16.40]The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear [03:19.73]At this savage viscous countenance it wears [03:22.50]Though you show here shorn and shaven [03:24.83]And I admit myself forlorn and craven [03:26.65]Ghastly grim and ancient raven [03:28.80]Wandering from the opiate shores [03:30.62]Tell me what thy lordly name is [03:32.65]That you are not nightmare sewage [03:34.40]Some dire powder drink or inhalation [03:36.58]Framed from flames of downtown lore [03:38.86]Quotes the raven "nevermore " [03:42.73]And the raven sitting lonely [03:44.59]Staring sickly at my male sex only [03:47.19]That one word [03:48.43]As if his soul in that one word [03:50.45]He did outpour "pathetic " [03:54.26]Nothing farther than he uttered [03:56.52]Not a feather then he fluttered [03:58.19]Till finally was I that muttered as I stared [04:00.63]Dully at the floor [04:02.61]"other friends have flown and left me [04:04.75]Flown as each and every hope has flown before [04:06.81]As you no doubt will fore the morrow " [04:08.67]But the bird said "never more " [04:12.93]Then I felt the air grow denser [04:14.63]Perfumed from some unseen incense [04:17.48]As though accepting angelic intrusion [04:19.99]When in fact I felt collusion [04:21.89]Before the guise of false memories respite [04:24.85]Respite through the haze of coc*ine's glory [04:27.52]I smoke and smoke the blue vial's glory [04:30.16]To forget [04:30.78]At once [04:31.79]The base Lenore [04:33.52]Quoth the raven "nevermore " [04:37.84]"Prophet " said I "thing of evil [04:40.57]Prophet still if bird or devil [04:43.11]By that heaven that bend above us [04:45.15]By that God we both ignore [04:47.12]Tell this soul with sorrow laden [04:49.25]Willful and destructive intent [04:51.40]How had lapsed a pure heart lady [04:53.64]To the greediest of needs [04:56.16]Sweaty arrogant dickless liar [04:58.72]Who ascribed to nothing higher [05:00.29]Than a jab from prick to needle [05:02.27]Straight to betrayal and disgrace [05:04.12]The conscience showing not a trace " [05:05.90]Quoth the raven "nevermore " [05:08.70]"Be that word our sign of parting [05:10.68]Bird or fiend " I yelled upstarting [05:12.55]"get thee back into the tempest [05:13.87]Into the smoke filled bottle's shore [05:15.70]Leave no black plume as a token [05:17.61]Of the slime thy soul hath spoken [05:19.53]Leave my loneliness unbroken [05:21.33]Quit as those have quit before [05:23.21]Take the talon from my heart [05:25.15]And see that I can care no more [05:27.02]Whatever mattered came before [05:28.53]I vanish with the dead Lenore " [05:31.13]Quoth the raven "nevermore " [05:36.16]But the raven never flitting [05:37.61]Still is sitting silent sitting [05:40.25]Above a painting silent painting [05:42.53]Of the forever silenced whore [05:45.02]And his eyes have all the seeming [05:48.26]Of a demon's that is dreaming [05:50.67]And the lamplight over him [05:52.58]Streaming throws his shadow to the floor [05:55.23]I love she who hates me more [05:58.81]I love she who hates me more [06:02.69]And my soul shall not be lifted from that shadow [06:06.79]Nevermore