Annabel Lee

Lyrics adepted from Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"; Music by S. Nicks; Interlude by W. Wachtel

It was many and many a year ago In a kingdom by the sea That a maiden lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee This maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me She was a child and I was a child In this kingdom by the sea We loved with a love that was more than a love I and my Annabel Lee With a love that the winged angels of Heaven They coveted her and me And the moon never beams
Without bringing me dreams
And the sun never shines
But I see the bright eyes
I lie down by the side The angels, not half so happy in Heaven Went envying her and me That was the reason, as all men know In this kingdom by the sea The wind came out of the cloud that night Killing my, my Annabel Lee

And the moon never beams
Without bringing me dreams
And the sun never shines
But I see the bright eyes
I lie down by the side But our love was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee And the moon never beams
Without bringing me dreams
And the sun never shines
But I see the bright eyes
I lie down by the side

Ooohhhh
I lie down by the side
Of my darling
My life, my life
And my bride
I lie down by her side

I lie down
By her side
My darling
My life, my life
And my bride
I lie down by her side

I lie down
By her side
I lie down
By the side

Oh, I lie down
By the side
Of my darling
My life, my life
And my bride
I lie down
Ooooohhh

I lie down
By the side
Of my darling
My life, my life

I lie down
By the side
Of my darling
My life, my life
And my bride
I lie down

Oooh

I lie down
I lie down

Oooh
By the side

 


WEBMISTRESS speculates:

This song is really just a musical version of Edgar Allan Poe's famous and beautiful poem "Annabel Lee." Stevie rearranges it just a bit, adds in a phrase, takes out a couple, but it's surprisingly faithful to the original. Why did Stevie do this? Well, as I said before, it's a beautiful poem - perhaps she thought so, too. And she loved Robin as her very best friend, who was taken away from her - and their love, though not\ romantic, was also very strong. The chorus - about the moon and the stars reminding one of the lost loved one and her bright eyes - might be the way Stevie misses Robin.

 

RUISRYAN speculates:

I agree with WebMistress completely. When I first heard this, I thought "Oh thats nice, Stevie likes Poe, so she'll do a little tribute." But then I thought, well why this particular piece, there are many more that I think would fit a more broad look of Stevie's life and loves. However then I realized that she and Robin had been friends since they were kids, and knew every part of each other, and might even have enjoyed the poetry of Poe together. I really think this song reflects how Stevie will miss and lament for Robin all the days she lives; and that their close bond can never be replaced no matter how many nights she lies by the side of her dear Anabel Lee.

 

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