A/N: My friends tell me this is a bit confusing. To help make it clearer, I'm going to give you a few hints:
1. the first two stanzas are a prologue, the following seven summarize each book
2. don't take everything you read literally
3. it can either be viewed from Harry's point of view or Voldemort's
Does that help?
Black Crows Flying
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Brown and emerald see the sky;
Empty as the lightning strikes;
In Elysium they'll live.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Silent cries, lost in darkness;
Evil hides the cloak of love;
Light brings darker prophecies.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Flying parchment heal old wounds;
Lonely heart find your relief;
Golden ones escape thy foe.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Stone eyes look ever forward;
Bright flash, memories are gone;
Tooth and sword return her life.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Unseen treachery draws near;
Twisted time, undo the past;
Freedom comes for restless stars.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Rat and snake together grow;
Rise from fire, face new fears;
Life begins where others end.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Nightmares haunting angry souls;
Voices whisper behind veils;
Pearl threads reveal the future.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Shriveled hand, impart wisdom;
Forces clash at knowledge's home;
Betrayal mutes the phoenix song.
Black crows flying overhead.
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Seven souls to be undone;
Joined hands vanquish darkness;
The sun rises in the East.
Black crows flying far away.
A/N2: Thanks go out to my friends and sister who patiently--if somewhat unwillingly--listened to my detailed reasoning behind each line. Also special thanks to Camelot who typed this up for me.
A/N3: Some people have expressed confusion as to the importance of the black crows. I'll give you one other hint: a group of crows is called a murder. That clear it up? Really and seriously, you're on your own from here on out.