The Raven-Lou Reed

[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 [06:30.15]