The Raven (Part 2)

[Verse 1]
Presently my soul grew stronger;
hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam,
truly your forgiveness I implore;

[Verse 2]
But the fact is I was napping,
and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping,
tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"-
here I opened wide the door;-

[Pro-Chorus]
Darkness there, and nothing more.

[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore
Your voice echoes through the door
I call your name into the dark
But all I hear is the raven’s mark
Nevermore, nevermore
Hope is gone, forevermore

[Verse 3]
Deep into that darkness peering,
long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams
no mortal ever dared to dream before;

[Verse 4]
But the silence was unbroken,
and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken
was the whispered word, (Lenore)
This I whispered,
and an echo murmured back the word, (Lenore)-

[Pro-Chorus]
Merely this, and nothing more.

[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore
Your voice echoes through the door
I call your name into the dark
But all I hear is the raven’s mark
Nevermore, nevermore
Hope is gone, forevermore

[Verse 5]
Back into the chamber turning,
all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping
somewhat louder than before.

[Verse 6]
"Surely," said I,
"surely that is something at my window lattice:
Let me see, then, what thereat is,
and this mystery explore-
Let my heart be still a moment
and this mystery explore;-

[Outro]
'Tis the wind and nothing more!"