Late at night, I’m fading fast,
Lost in shadows of the past,
Books piled up, they’re all I’ve known,
Grieving hard for my Lenore.
Then a knock cuts through the gloom,
Echoes bouncing ‘round my room,
I whisper soft, “Who’s at my door?”
Just the dark, and nothing more.
[Pre-Chorus]
Heart’s racing, I’m breaking,
What’s this sound that’s waking me?
Fear’s creeping, I’m sinking,
Someone’s here—or is it just a dream?
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore,
That black bird’s screaming at my core,
Rips my soul, won’t let me soar,
Stuck in shadows—nevermore!
Oh, Lenore, my lost Lenore,
Gone forever, out that door,
All I hear is “Nevermore,”
Yeah, it’s nevermore!
[Verse 2]
December’s cold, it chills my bones,
Embers fade, I’m so alone,
Curtains sway, they freak me out,
Terror’s got me screaming loud.
Then that bird flies in my space,
Staring down with a stone-cold face,
Perched up high, he locks the score,
Says one word—just “Nevermore.”
[Pre-Chorus]
Mind’s spinning, I’m losing,
What’s this creature choosing me?
Eyes burning, I’m yearning,
For a sign to set my spirit free.
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore,
That black bird’s screaming at my core,
Rips my soul, won’t let me soar,
Stuck in shadows—nevermore!
Oh, Lenore, my lost Lenore,
Gone forever, out that door,
All I hear is “Nevermore,”
Yeah, it’s nevermore!
[Bridge]
“Prophet bird, you devil spawn,
Tell me—will this pain be gone?
Is there hope beyond the shore?
Will I hold her like before?”
He just stares, that wicked grin,
Digs his claws deep in my skin,
“Nevermore” cuts through the roar,
Leaves me bleeding on the floor.
[Chorus]
Nevermore, nevermore,
That black bird’s screaming at my core,
Rips my soul, won’t let me soar,
Stuck in shadows—nevermore!
Oh, Lenore, my lost Lenore,
Gone forever, out that door,
All I hear is “Nevermore,”
Yeah, it’s nevermore!
[Outro]
He’s still there, won’t fly away,
Demon eyes in the light of day,
Shadows stretch across my floor,
Trapped in “Nevermore” forevermore.
Yeah, forevermore—nevermore
