The Raven-Lou Reed

[ti:The Raven (Live)] [ar:Lou Reed] [al:The Sire Years: Complete Albums Box] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Raven (乌鸦) (Live) - Lou Reed (娄.里德) [03:46.02]Once upon a midnight dreary [03:47.69]As I pondered weak and weary [03:50.43]Over many a quaint and curious [03:51.90]Volume of forgotten lore [03:53.26] [03:54.70]While I nodded nearly napping [03:56.49]Suddenly there came a tapping [03:57.99]As of some one gently rapping [03:59.66] [04:00.56]Rapping at my chamber door [04:02.15]'Tis some visitor I muttered [04:03.20] [04:04.18]Tapping at my chamber door [04:05.71]Only this [04:06.33] [04:08.15]Only this and nothing more [04:09.64] [04:13.59]Muttering I got up weakly [04:14.95]Always I've had trouble sleeping [04:16.25] [04:16.83]Stumbling upright my mind racing [04:18.61]Furtive thoughts flowing once more [04:20.29] [04:20.88]I there hoping for some sunrise [04:23.74]Happiness would be a surprise [04:25.70]Loneliness no longer a prize [04:27.37]Rapping at my chamber door [04:28.69]Seeking out the clever bore [04:29.99]Lost in dreams forever more [04:31.12] [04:31.73]Only this and nothing more [04:33.71] [04:41.21]Hovering my pulse was racing [04:42.50] [04:43.72]Stale tobacco my lips tasting [04:45.37]Scotch sitting upon my basin [04:46.85]Remnants of the night before [04:48.08] [04:49.37]Came again [04:50.02]Infernal tapping on the door [04:51.16]In my mind jabbing [04:52.04]Is it in or outside rapping [04:54.27]Calling out to me once more [04:55.69]The fit and fury of Lenore [04:57.32] [04:58.25]Nameless here forever more [04:59.86] [05:02.24]And the silken sad uncertain [05:04.34]Rustling of the purple curtain [05:06.27]Thrilled me filled me [05:08.26]With fantastic terrors never felt before [05:10.71]So that now oh wind stood breathing [05:16.07]Hoping yet to calm my breathing [05:18.02]'Tis some visitor entreating [05:20.38]Entrance at my chamber door [05:21.87]Some lost visitor entreating [05:23.10] [05:23.74]Entrance at my chamber door [05:25.38]This it is and nothing more [05:26.67] [05:27.47]Deep into the darkness peering [05:29.10]Long I stood there [05:30.18] [05:30.82]Wondering fearing [05:32.18]Doubting dreaming fantasies [05:33.87]No mortal dared to dream before [05:35.42]But the silence was unbroken [05:37.17]And the stillness gave no token [05:38.53]And the only word there spoken [05:39.82]Was the whispered name Lenore [05:41.59] [05:42.92]This I thought [05:43.73]And out loud whispered from my lips [05:45.27]The foul name festered [05:46.70]Echoing itself [05:47.97]Merely this and nothing more [05:49.37] [05:51.46]Back into my chamber turning [05:52.68]Every nerve within me burning [05:54.07]When once again I heard a tapping [05:55.34]Somewhat louder than before [05:56.57]Surely said I [05:57.24] [05:57.77]Surely that is something at my iron staircase [05:59.94]Open the door to see what threat is [06:01.48]Open the window free the shutters [06:03.14]Let us this mystery explore [06:04.74]Oh bursting heart be still this once [06:07.16]And let this mystery explore [06:08.65]It is the wind [06:09.37]It is the wind and nothing more [06:10.69] [06:11.72]Just one epithet I muttered as Inside [06:14.02]I gagged and shuddered [06:14.91]When with manly flirt and flutter [06:16.92]In there flew a stately raven [06:19.02] [06:20.57]Sleek and ravenous as any foe [06:22.97]Not the least obeisance made he [06:24.81] [06:25.33]Not a minutes gesture towards me [06:27.98]Of recognition or politeness [06:30.87] [06:33.43]But perched above my chamber door [06:35.15]This fowl and salivating visage [06:37.00]Insinuating with its knowledge [06:38.60]Perched above my chamber door [06:40.05]Silent sat and staring [06:41.33]Nothing more [06:42.20]Askance askew [06:45.21] [06:47.29]The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear [06:50.15]At this savage viscous countenance it wears [06:52.04] [06:55.19]Though you show here shore and shaven [06:57.57]And I admit myself forlorn and craven [06:59.94]Ghastly grim and ancient raven [07:02.26]Wandering from the opiate shores [07:03.82]Tell me [07:04.41]Tell me [07:04.99]Tell me what thy lordly name is [07:06.46]That you are not nightmare sewage [07:07.92]Some dire powder drink or Inhalation [07:09.67]Framed from flames of downtown lore [07:11.28] [07:11.79]And the raven sitting lonely [07:13.62]Staring sickly at my male sex only [07:15.55]That one word [07:16.45]As if his soul in that one word [07:17.95]He did out pour pathetic [07:20.40] [07:23.36]Nothing farther than he uttered [07:25.23]Not a feather then he fluttered [07:26.58]Till finally was I that muttered as I stared [07:28.88]Dully at the floor like you [07:30.41] [07:31.71]Other friends have flown and left me [07:33.28] [07:34.85]Flown as each and every hope has flown before [07:39.91]As you no doubt will before tomorrow [07:43.39] [07:45.11]Then I felt the air grow denser [07:46.60] [07:47.50]Perfumed from some unseen incense [07:50.40]As though accepting angelic intrusion [07:53.23]When in fact I felt collusion [07:55.04]Before the guise of false memories respite [07:57.60]Respite [07:58.64]Respite through the haze of coc*ine's glory [08:01.00]I smoke and smoke the blue vial's glory [08:03.99]To forget [08:04.81] [08:05.36]At once [08:06.32]The base Lenore [08:07.10] [08:07.64]Prophet said I thing of evil [08:09.82]Prophet still if bird or devil [08:11.54]By that heaven that bend above us [08:12.91]By that god we both Ignore [08:14.59]Tell this soul with sorrow laden [08:16.94]Willful and destructive Intent [08:18.41] [08:19.05]Tell me how had lapsed a pure heart lady [08:21.85]To the greediest of needs [08:23.06] [08:23.67]Sweaty arrogant dick less liar [08:26.53]Who ascribed to nothing higher [08:28.10]Than a jab from prick to needle [08:30.19]Straight to betrayal and disgrace [08:32.13]The conscience showing not a trace [08:33.54] [08:35.97]Be that word our sign of parting [08:37.99]Bird or fiend I yelled upstarting [08:39.70]Get thee back into the tempest [08:41.04]Into the smoke filled bottle's shore [08:42.64]Leave no black plume as a token [08:44.08] [08:44.59]Of the slime thy soul hath spoken [08:46.62]Leave my loneliness unbroken [08:48.18] [08:49.27]Quit as those have quit before [08:50.89]Take the talon from my heart [08:52.20] [08:53.24]And see that I can care no more [08:54.93]Whatever mattered came before [08:55.97] [08:56.57]I vanish with the dead Lenore [08:58.14]Quoth the raven nevermore [09:00.02]Still is sitting silent sitting [09:01.31]Above a painting silent painting [09:02.71]Of the forever silenced whore [09:04.23]And his eyes have all the seeming [09:05.81]Of a demon's that is dreaming [09:06.95]And the lamplight over him [09:08.07]Streaming throws his shadow to the floor [09:10.03]I love she who hates me more [09:11.76] [09:12.66]I love she who hates me more [09:14.61]And my soul shall not be lifted from that shadow [09:17.42]Nevermore