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"Ominous"
I.
Dark as the night are my feathers
Dark as the night are my eyes
Dark as the night are my thoughts
Dark as the night is my being
Black as shadows are my feathers
Black as shadows are my eyes
Black as shadows are my thoughts
Black as shadows is my being
II.
I am the night, I am the shadows!
Feathers, eyes thoughts, being! of dark black
And as I caw to the pale moon,
You all bow your heads; my call is ominous
I am the night, I am the shadows!
Feathers, eyes thoughts, being! of dark black
And as I swoop and circle in the winds,
You all bow your heads; my flight is ominous
III.
Fear me, fear me! Say the proudest men
But even they fear me as they fear death
For my shadow can contain a soul
And my eyes, the dreaming of a demon
Fear me, fear me! Say the proudest men
But even they fear me as they fear death
For my beak shall ne’er leave your heart
And my form will ne’er leave thy door
IV.
I am the bird who plagues the sane man with madness
And who doth perch eternally upon their writing desk
I am that bird, Nevermore the Raven
And my presence is known to be ominous
So open up thy window lattice, let this deathbird in
And allow me to sit upon the bust above thy door, for
I am that bird, Nevermore the Raven
And my presence- ominous!
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