Please forgive me sir It is not my place to place my heart on exhibition I am aware that a gentleman of such stature Would never dare to fall in love with such a whore Throw me to the wolves if you feel that my statements are too bold Take to yourself, throwing pity, I’ll turn my heel, leave this city, No one need ever know… So forgive me sir, I did not expect you to turn around and turn it all around But if your talk of love is true, my good sir, there’s naught I can do But give myself to you They’re bound to know, they’re bound to disapprove They’d never let me walk through their streets hand in hand with you The pretty fishwife’s tongue of silver slips like honey Through the ears of any folk who may be near And so, my dear, we slip like water Under cover of a sheet of stars To guide us out of here Take my hand and run with me Across the glen and through the trees And rid ourselves of these coats No longer shall we need these No longer shall we wear our hearts inside our sleeves And they’ll sing Lally-oodalally oollee-ay, Oh, Lally-oodalally oollee-ay, Had the world seen real love before today? So forgive me good sir Don’t you worry yourself with my petty dreams How would I even know what love is Oh I’ll never know what love is And I’d never have to hurt you In the way it’s haunting me © Elinor Alicia Gray, 2011

Alone in the dark with my feathers of black An omen of death and destruction Cawing and crowing out for another To take me, and make me some other Until the day came that there rode past a King Who heard my cries and took me under his wing And when all my fears came into the light I made my escape but I couldn’t take flight But he looked to me; he looked straight into me And cared for me into the morning I crowed with glee when he came back to me But I daren’t look for the warnings For as the sun rose I heard the crows Of the Dove who had fallen to mourning And I cried out my songs of warnings and love But he bid me goodbye and returned to his Dove So I hide in the cave where he once stole my heart I await his returns and I wail when he parts For I am just a raven, So lowly, I’m only A raven, my love is unworthy For I am just a raven So lowly, I’m only A raven, my heart is unworthy For he left me alone, In my cold, hollow cave And returned to his dove In her new golden cage Showered her with love And she cooed with delight And there they stayed merry Deep into the night But her heart was breaking And is breaking still For she found my feather On his cloak of silk So he cried out his song of sorrow and lust And he left me alone, he left our love to rust And I was left breaking, left to mend my heart For he knew that this was nothing from the start For I am just a raven, So lowly, I’m only A raven, my love is unworthy For I am just a raven So lowly, I’m only A raven, a heart so unworthy But please don’t think I was left unaffected After all it was you that he had protected And why, oh why, did he clip my wings, To dwell in the pain of our shame and our sins So I must stay waiting, until he returns I’ll dance in the fire, and I’ll deal with the burns © Elinor Alicia Gray, 2011

Watch out, The pretty lights are calling you away from me Out to the water, Back out into the sea After all, there's plenty more fish for me... Oh, this is a Danger Zone. And your shattered heart is scattered on my shore This is a Danger Zone The Lighthouse Is calling out to warn you of the peril hidden here Don't be too hasty Don't you dare get too near After all, you don't really know me, dear Oh, this is a Danger Zone And your shattered heart is scattered on my shore This is a Danger Zone So go to the water's edge And dive for your freedom, My dear, just get out of here. For the siren's voice you're falling But the lighthouse cries out his warning You must get out of here Oh, this is a danger zone And your shattered heart is scattered on my shore This is a danger zone Wait for the daylight To show all the night hides For when the daylight comes You'll see the treachery and the lies No, You wont be the one to survive... © Elinor Alicia Gray, 2011