A song very much about death, from the third person view. This song may very well be a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven", given the song title. It may also be in reference to the very long history ravens, or rather corvids in general, hold in mythology as messengers, guides, and even death itself. Being that in most European mythology the raven and death share a close relationship, I tend to believe the latter is the majority influence. As to the particular origin, as widely seen as the raven is in old texts, only the artists know.
Yeh, on seeing the title I assumed it was an Edgar Allen Poe reference, but I think you're right it is mainly harking back to the mythological association between ravens and death. If anything, Poe is in fact alluding to the same thing in his poem.
Yeh, on seeing the title I assumed it was an Edgar Allen Poe reference, but I think you're right it is mainly harking back to the mythological association between ravens and death. If anything, Poe is in fact alluding to the same thing in his poem.
A song very much about death, from the third person view. This song may very well be a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven", given the song title. It may also be in reference to the very long history ravens, or rather corvids in general, hold in mythology as messengers, guides, and even death itself. Being that in most European mythology the raven and death share a close relationship, I tend to believe the latter is the majority influence. As to the particular origin, as widely seen as the raven is in old texts, only the artists know.
Yeh, on seeing the title I assumed it was an Edgar Allen Poe reference, but I think you're right it is mainly harking back to the mythological association between ravens and death. If anything, Poe is in fact alluding to the same thing in his poem.
Yeh, on seeing the title I assumed it was an Edgar Allen Poe reference, but I think you're right it is mainly harking back to the mythological association between ravens and death. If anything, Poe is in fact alluding to the same thing in his poem.
Oh, and p.s.: what a totally awesome song!
Oh, and p.s.: what a totally awesome song!