I've told my friends about this and they think I've gone insane (even more so that I already was supposedly) but anyways I keep having this reoccuring dream that I'm running through the forest at night and I keep looking back over my shoulder as if I'm looking for some sort of beast or killer or something and I'm crying and finally I come to a cliff and before I can stop myself I fall off the cliff and then suddenly as if by some sort of miracle I'm flying and I have these huge black wings like raven wings or something and I can't figure out what it means........but I have it almost every night..........have been for the past 5 months now. I'm starting to get a little freaked out by it.

If you are being chased, maybe you are running away from or trying to escape those things that are frightening and unpleasant (possibly your own habits and negative behaviors).
Dreaming about cliffs generally indicates that the dreamer has come to a point of heightened understanding and awareness.
Falling which usually represents underlying fears and feelings of inadequacy and helplessness. Interpret your dream by considering your primary fears, current difficulties, and situations in your life that seem to be on a downward spiral.
Birds are generally associated with freedom and abandon and considered lucky omens. by flying dream we are expressing our desire to break free of restrictions and limitations.

i got the impression of dawn as a 'metamorphosis'... could it be that a change is needed in your life?