Alone

By Edgar Allan Poe

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were — I have not seen
As others saw — I could not bring
My passions from a common spring —
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow — I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone —
And all I lov'd — I lov'd alone —
Then — in my childhood — in the dawn
Of a most stormy life — was drawn
From ev'ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still —
From the torrent, or the fountain —
From the red cliff of the mountain —
From the sun that 'round me roll'd
In its autumn tint of gold —
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass'd me flying by —
From the thunder, and the storm —
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view —

This poem by Poe, was introduced to me by the song of the same name by the Black/Avantgarde metal band Arcturus. The lyrics intrigued me, as they were beautiful and expressed clearly how I felt at the moment. I can still relate to the feeling to this day, and i think I always will...

Now, for the musical side of the poem, I tried to search for a video by Arcturus, and while it's not what I tried to find, this live act was all I could find. I prefer the 'studio' song but this will do, specially for all of you Hellhammer fans around the world.