quoth the raven

Lyrics

i am the mystery, and i am the bringer of moonless night, i bear the wisdom arcane, i, harbinger from the burrowed isle, once you break forth, hearken the flap of my wings, i haunt your fears, though you don't know of my duty, to lead your path, because i'll take you home to rest, in my black wings enfolding you, i am the icon sublime, the guide of the voyage clandestine, i sing the verses bewailed, i, torch of the radiant way, once you step out, hearken the strokes of my wings, once you will leave your cocoon, i will be there, i haunt your fears, though you don't know of my duty, to lead your path, because i'll take you home to rest, in my black wings enfolding you, and death will smile his barefaced smile, initiating your final anguish, it is not before my arrival, that you will be led to feel, the natural serenity of leaving this world. hear my wings caressing the wind!, hear my cry!, i haunt your fear, though you don't know of my duty, to lead your path, because i'll take you home to rest, in my black wings enfolding you