The Raven (Album Version)
作词 : Lou Reed
作曲 : Lou Reed
Once upon a midnight dreary
As I pondered, weak and weary
Over many a quaint and curious
Volume of forgotten lore
While I nodded, nearly napping
Suddenly there came a tapping
As of someone gently rapping
Rapping at my chamber door
"'Tis some visitor," I muttered
"tapping at my chamber door
Only this and nothing more."
Muttering I got up weakly
Always I've had trouble sleeping
Stumbling upright my mind racing
Furtive thoughts flowing once more
I, there hoping for some sunrise
Happiness would be a surprise
Loneliness no longer a prize
Rapping at my chamber door
Seeking out the clever bore
Lost in dreams forever more
Only this and nothing more
Hovering my pulse was racing
Stale tobacco my lips tasting
Scotch sitting upon my basin
Remnants of the night before
Came again
Infernal tapping on the door
In my mind jabbing
Is it in or outside rapping
Calling out to me once more
The fit and fury of Lenore
Nameless here forever more
And the silken sad uncertain
Rustling of the purple curtain
Thrilled me, filled me
With fantastic terrors never felt before
So that now, oh wind, stood breathing
Hoping yet to calm my breathing
"'Tis some visitor entreating
Entrance at my chamber door
Some lost visitor entreating
Entrance at my chamber door
This it is, and nothing more."
Deep into the darkness peering
Long I stood there
Wondering fearing
Doubting dreaming fantasies
No mortal dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken
And the stillness gave no token
And the only word there spoken
Was the whispered name, "Lenore."
This I thought
And out loud whispered from my lips
The foul name festered
Echoing itself
Merely this, and nothing more
Back into my chamber turning
Every nerve within me burning
When once again I heard a tapping
Somewhat louder than before
"surely," said I
Surely that is something at my iron staircase
Open the door to see what threat is
Open the window, free the shutters
Let us this mystery explore
Oh, bursting heart be still this once
And let this mystery explore
It is the wind and nothing more
Just one epithet I muttered as inside
I gagged and shuddered
When with manly flirt and flutter
In there flew a stately raven
Sleek and ravenous as any foe
Not the least obeisance made he
Not a minutes gesture towards me
Of recognition or politeness
But perched above my chamber door
This fowl and salivating visage
Insinuating with its knowledge
Perched above my chamber door
Silent sat and staring
Nothing more
Askance, askew
The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear
At this savage viscous countenance it wears
Though you show here shorn and shaven
And I admit myself forlorn and craven
Ghastly grim and ancient raven
Wandering from the opiate shores
Tell me what thy lordly name is
That you are not nightmare sewage
Some dire powder drink or inhalation
Framed from flames of downtown lore
Quotes the raven, "nevermore."
And the raven sitting lonely
Staring sickly at my male *** only
That one word
As if his soul in that one word
He did outpour, "pathetic."
Nothing farther than he uttered
Not a feather then he fluttered
Till finally was I that muttered as I stared
Dully at the floor
"other friends have flown and left me
Flown as each and every hope has flown before
As you no doubt will fore the morrow."
But the bird said, "never, more."
Then I felt the air grow denser
Perfumed from some unseen incense
As though accepting angelic intrusion
When in fact I felt collusion
Before the guise of false memories respite
Respite through the haze of *******'s glory
I smoke and smoke the blue vial's glory
To forget
At once
The base Lenore
Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
"Prophet," said I, "thing of evil
Prophet still, if bird or devil
By that heaven that bend above us
By that God we both ignore
Tell this soul with sorrow laden
Willful and destructive intent
How had lapsed a pure heart lady
To the greediest of needs
Sweaty arrogant ****less liar
Who ascribed to nothing higher
Than a jab from ***** to needle
Straight to betrayal and disgrace
The conscience showing not a trace."
Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
"Be that word our sign of parting
Bird or fiend," I yelled upstarting
"get thee back into the tempest
Into the smoke filled bottle's shore
Leave no black plume as a token
Of the slime thy soul hath spoken
Leave my loneliness unbroken
Quit as those have quit before
Take the talon from my heart
And see that I can care no more
Whatever mattered came before
I vanish with the dead Lenore."
Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
But the raven, never flitting
Still is sitting silent sitting
Above a painting silent painting
Of the forever silenced whore
And his eyes have all the seeming
Of a demon's that is dreaming
And the lamplight over him
Streaming throws his shadow to the floor
I love she who hates me more
I love she who hates me more
And my soul shall not be lifted from that shadow
Nevermore
The Raven (Album Version)LRC歌词
[00:00.000] 作词 : Lou Reed
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Lou Reed
[00:40.35]Once upon a midnight dreary
[00:41.66]As I pondered, weak and weary
[00:43.47]Over many a quaint and curious
[00:44.99]Volume of forgotten lore
[00:47.38]While I nodded, nearly napping
[00:49.06]Suddenly there came a tapping
[00:50.34]As of someone gently rapping
[00:51.99]Rapping at my chamber door
[00:54.33]"'Tis some visitor," I muttered
[00:55.56]"tapping at my chamber door
[00:56.65]Only this and nothing more."
[00:59.55]Muttering I got up weakly
[01:00.64]Always I've had trouble sleeping
[01:02.30]Stumbling upright my mind racing
[01:04.73]Furtive thoughts flowing once more
[01:06.59]I, there hoping for some sunrise
[01:08.61]Happiness would be a surprise
[01:10.25]Loneliness no longer a prize
[01:13.44]Rapping at my chamber door
[01:14.59]Seeking out the clever bore
[01:16.11]Lost in dreams forever more
[01:17.72]Only this and nothing more
[01:20.47]Hovering my pulse was racing
[01:21.85]Stale tobacco my lips tasting
[01:23.35]Scotch sitting upon my basin
[01:25.35]Remnants of the night before
[01:26.78]Came again
[01:28.01]Infernal tapping on the door
[01:29.12]In my mind jabbing
[01:30.26]Is it in or outside rapping
[01:32.29]Calling out to me once more
[01:33.64]The fit and fury of Lenore
[01:35.19]Nameless here forever more
[01:39.33]And the silken sad uncertain
[01:41.44]Rustling of the purple curtain
[01:42.81]Thrilled me, filled me
[01:44.16]With fantastic terrors never felt before
[01:46.27]So that now, oh wind, stood breathing
[01:49.53]Hoping yet to calm my breathing
[01:51.53]"'Tis some visitor entreating
[01:52.98]Entrance at my chamber door
[01:54.16]Some lost visitor entreating
[01:55.93]Entrance at my chamber door
[01:57.34]This it is, and nothing more."
[02:00.70]Deep into the darkness peering
[02:02.27]Long I stood there
[02:03.26]Wondering fearing
[02:04.62]Doubting dreaming fantasies
[02:06.12]No mortal dared to dream before
[02:07.75]But the silence was unbroken
[02:09.32]And the stillness gave no token
[02:10.91]And the only word there spoken
[02:12.34]Was the whispered name, "Lenore."
[02:14.97]This I thought
[02:16.08]And out loud whispered from my lips
[02:18.04]The foul name festered
[02:19.44]Echoing itself
[02:20.55]Merely this, and nothing more
[02:24.65]Back into my chamber turning
[02:26.12]Every nerve within me burning
[02:27.59]When once again I heard a tapping
[02:29.20]Somewhat louder than before
[02:30.60]"surely," said I
[02:31.93]Surely that is something at my iron staircase
[02:34.06]Open the door to see what threat is
[02:35.97]Open the window, free the shutters
[02:37.94]Let us this mystery explore
[02:39.60]Oh, bursting heart be still this once
[02:41.46]And let this mystery explore
[02:43.62]It is the wind and nothing more
[02:47.26]Just one epithet I muttered as inside
[02:48.75]I gagged and shuddered
[02:50.22]When with manly flirt and flutter
[02:52.20]In there flew a stately raven
[02:54.00]Sleek and ravenous as any foe
[02:56.61]Not the least obeisance made he
[02:58.10]Not a minutes gesture towards me
[02:59.90]Of recognition or politeness
[03:01.50]But perched above my chamber door
[03:03.12]This fowl and salivating visage
[03:05.75]Insinuating with its knowledge
[03:07.48]Perched above my chamber door
[03:09.46]Silent sat and staring
[03:11.30]Nothing more
[03:14.07]Askance, askew
[03:16.32]The self's sad fancy smiles at you I swear
[03:18.98]At this savage viscous countenance it wears
[03:22.18]Though you show here shorn and shaven
[03:24.40]And I admit myself forlorn and craven
[03:26.54]Ghastly grim and ancient raven
[03:28.42]Wandering from the opiate shores
[03:30.09]Tell me what thy lordly name is
[03:32.16]That you are not nightmare sewage
[03:34.30]Some dire powder drink or inhalation
[03:36.32]Framed from flames of downtown lore
[03:38.54]Quotes the raven, "nevermore."
[03:42.74]And the raven sitting lonely
[03:44.44]Staring sickly at my male *** only
[03:46.71]That one word
[03:48.11]As if his soul in that one word
[03:50.01]He did outpour, "pathetic."
[03:54.23]Nothing farther than he uttered
[03:56.07]Not a feather then he fluttered
[03:57.44]Till finally was I that muttered as I stared
[03:59.55]Dully at the floor
[04:02.06]"other friends have flown and left me
[04:04.03]Flown as each and every hope has flown before
[04:06.44]As you no doubt will fore the morrow."
[04:08.40]But the bird said, "never, more."
[04:12.53]Then I felt the air grow denser
[04:14.38]Perfumed from some unseen incense
[04:16.94]As though accepting angelic intrusion
[04:19.54]When in fact I felt collusion
[04:21.26]Before the guise of false memories respite
[04:24.28]Respite through the haze of *******'s glory
[04:27.42]I smoke and smoke the blue vial's glory
[04:29.74]To forget
[04:30.76]At once
[04:31.71]The base Lenore
[04:33.36]Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
[04:36.79]"Prophet," said I, "thing of evil
[04:40.02]Prophet still, if bird or devil
[04:42.47]By that heaven that bend above us
[04:44.88]By that God we both ignore
[04:46.63]Tell this soul with sorrow laden
[04:48.80]Willful and destructive intent
[04:51.21]How had lapsed a pure heart lady
[04:53.35]To the greediest of needs
[04:56.06]Sweaty arrogant ****less liar
[04:58.42]Who ascribed to nothing higher
[05:00.09]Than a jab from ***** to needle
[05:01.88]Straight to betrayal and disgrace
[05:03.66]The conscience showing not a trace."
[05:05.71]Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
[05:08.70]"Be that word our sign of parting
[05:10.34]Bird or fiend," I yelled upstarting
[05:12.20]"get thee back into the tempest
[05:13.82]Into the smoke filled bottle's shore
[05:15.09]Leave no black plume as a token
[05:17.01]Of the slime thy soul hath spoken
[05:19.30]Leave my loneliness unbroken
[05:21.01]Quit as those have quit before
[05:22.70]Take the talon from my heart
[05:25.03]And see that I can care no more
[05:26.59]Whatever mattered came before
[05:28.30]I vanish with the dead Lenore."
[05:30.88]Quoth the raven, "nevermore."
[05:35.99]But the raven, never flitting
[05:37.39]Still is sitting silent sitting
[05:40.14]Above a painting silent painting
[05:42.04]Of the forever silenced whore
[05:44.95]And his eyes have all the seeming
[05:48.10]Of a demon's that is dreaming
[05:50.66]And the lamplight over him
[05:52.26]Streaming throws his shadow to the floor
[05:54.24]I love she who hates me more
[05:58.15]I love she who hates me more
[06:02.59]And my soul shall not be lifted from that shadow
[06:06.74]Nevermore
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