[Intro – whispered] Once upon a midnight dreary… But the story changed. Edgar Allan Flow. [Verse 1] Candle drip slow in a chamber of dust Old dead poets put their faith in rust Raven on the bust with a prophet’s croak But every damn omen just smelled like smoke I asked that bird what the future had in store All it ever gave me was “nevermore” So I shut that book and I kicked that door Let the dark world answer me once more Ink on the hands like a sinner’s proof Every verse another cracked roof Every scar just a price I paid For the path that no ghost ever made [Pre-Chorus] Prophets whisper but the wind stay cold Truth ain’t written in a feather’s hold If fate got chains then I break that mold Every legend’s born when the old lies fold [Chorus] Used to listen to the raven at the chamber door Now I don’t heed that bird no more I carved my fate where the shadows roar With blood and stone at the core Blood and stone Blood and stone Every scar just a vow I’ve sworn Blood and stone Blood and stone That’s the crown that a ghost can’t own [Verse 2] No more signs in a midnight cry No more fate in a watching eye Just a pen like a blade in the writer’s grip And a truth that can sink a ship You can keep those whispers from dusty halls Keep your ghosts and your crumbling walls I build my name where the brave men bled Every word like a nail in the coffin lid [Bridge] Raven still perched in the candle glow Watching every line that I overthrow But the bird can croak till the night runs dry I decide if the legend die [Final Chorus] Used to listen to the raven at the chamber door Now I don’t heed that bird no more I built my path through myth and war With blood and stone at the core Blood and stone Blood and stone Every scar just a throne I’ve grown Blood and stone Blood and stone That’s the fate that I made my own [Outro – calm] Quoth the raven… Nevermore. Good.
