Raven

(verse 1) Midnight dreary, weak and weary, Pondered over forgotten lore. Suddenly there came tapping, Raven knocking, chamber door. (verse 2) "Nevermore," it spoke sharply, Silhouette against the moonlight. Eyes burning with lost hope, Whispering shadows, endless night. (chorus) Prophet said, "Thing of evil!" Prophet still, bird or devil? Darkness there, nothing more. Raven's word, soul's underscore. (verse 3) Grief's shadow looms, raven calls, Hope's light dims, darkness falls. Sorrow's companion, black wings spread, Whispers of nevermore, all joy fled. (chorus) Prophet said, "Thing of evil!" Prophet still, bird or devil? Darkness there, nothing more. Raven's word, soul's underscore. (verse 4) Midnight visitor, omens darkly cast, Prophetic cries slice through heart. Fear's embodiment perched, still, grim, Raven's call, a haunting hymn. (chorus) Prophet said, "Thing of evil!" Prophet still, bird or devil? Darkness there, nothing more. Raven's word, soul's underscore. (verse 5) Fury within, self-blame whispers, Raven mirrors, regret's sharp scissors. Wrath turned inward, soul's plight, Nevermore peace, in endless night. (bridge) Poe's quill, darkness stirs, Verses weave, spectral murmurs. Haunted poet, raven's master, Words provoke, heart's disaster. Edgar Allan Poe! (chorus) Prophet said, "Thing of evil!" Prophet still, bird or devil? Darkness there, nothing more. Raven's word, soul's underscore. (chorus) Prophet said, "Thing of evil!" Prophet still, bird or devil? Darkness there, nothing more. Raven's word, soul's underscore. (long instrumental outro)