Other contenders, of course, include: "Baby I was born to the blood in the service of the Lord of Hosts/walked through the shadow of the valley of death/at the bidding of Holy Ghost/baby I would/yeah baby, you know that I can"
These are such beautiful, poetic, thoughtful opening lines. Unfortunately when I try to think of opening lines all I get is Ben Folds. He has great, thoughtful lines, but with roughly the opposite tone
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Not to mention "Pale was the wounded knight/who bore the rowen shield/loud and cruel were the ravens' cries/that feasted on the field."