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"I'm a poor, drunken orphan with nowhere to go but the grave," wailed a waifish and non-plussed Mr. Chris Funk as he lay supine by the railroad tracks. The crate of records he had been cradling in his nubile appendages now lay in pieces on the ashen ground, his complete collected recordings of sixties psychedelic luminary Rick "Paisley Dave" Rigmore scattered hit her and yon like so many dead leaves beneath a diseased elm. Noting his neglect to accredit this phrase to its rightful owner, chief engineer Jenny Conlee, her accordion neatly strapped to her back, stepped lightly from the caboose and corrected his negligence with the aplomb only an immigrant Hungarian could muster: "Dylan Thomas, sir! Please move along!" But it was too late: an indelible bond had been soldered in t More... (Submit New The Decemberists Lyrics) (Submit New The Decemberists Lyrics) Review about The Decemberists But whose idea was it? | Reviewer: Gement ------ About the song We Both Go Down Together performed by The Decemberists I love this song, but not for the same reasons many people seem to. A lot of people tend to gloss over the fact that the narrator is unreliable. "You wept, but your soul was willing" doesn't sound like whole-hearted consent to me. He starts the song calling her a tramp and ends calling her "my sweet untouched Miranda," which is a Shakespearean reference to a sheltered and innocent girl. That's not a good sign for his grip on reality. If you think about her position for a minute, how likely is "a dirty daughter from the labor camps" to bed a rich young man? Very. To go for a romantic walk by the cliffs of Dover with him? Sure! To die for love with him? ... Much more dubious. So I read a possible murder-suicide, and I like it ambiguous. Not half bad?!?! The band is INCREDIBLY talented! | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song O Valencia! performed by The Decemberists I agree with all that Mr. Colin Meloy is a genius. HOWEVER. Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, Chris Funk and John Moen are positively brilliant at what they do, too! Ms. Conlee is gifted at accordion and all things piano, organ and keyboard related. Mr. Query is one of the best bassist ever, not to mention that it's way cool that the Decemberists use upright bass in most of their songs. Mr. Funk is wonderfully, wonderful, wonderful on guitar. And Mr. Moen is totally awesome at drumming, not to mention that he does most all of the harmony. Oops. Sorry to go all rant-y on ya'll! In short, I love the Decemberists, this song, Mr. Meloy, and the band. ARE YOU KIDDING?! | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) performed by The Decemberists I have a lot of mixed feelings twords the decemberists. Some of their songs are great, but Im afraid this is one that isnt so much. It sounds like hese singing through his nose to the point where you cant understand a word hese saying, (the first time i heard this, it sounded like hard card instead of heart carved ) so you can forget the beauty of the lyrics to make up for anything. This is an awful song. We will see. | Reviewer: Iconoclast ------ About the song Sixteen Military Wives performed by The Decemberists I love the rail against empire. We will see if they are consistant with songs against the current administration who is badly abusing the rule of law and therefore the rights of the common citizen. Will they blast one corporate puppet (Bush) and embrace another (Obama)? Story of the album | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the album Hazards Of Love performed by The Decemberists It's a good story. Margret who is wandering in the woods runs into a wounded faun and fixes his hind leg. The faun then turns into a man named William. They make love and he disappears. Later Margret gets pregnant and goes to find William. Eventually she finds him. William's mother, The queen of the forest doesn't like Margret. So when William goes to ask his mother permission to see Margret that night his mother says sure but i'm gonna kill you when you come back. Now, The rake has killed his children and abducts Margret. The Forrest Queen is on the rakes side and helps them across Annan Water. When William sets out to find Margret, he goes to Annan Water. He tells the river: If you let me cross you can kill me when i come back. The river let's him cross. William saves Margret because the rake's children haunt him. When Margret and William get to Annan Water, they say their vows and get married. They jump into the water together and die together. eli | Reviewer: saulo elí ------ About the song Eli, The Barrow Boy performed by The Decemberists this song is great, and i feel so connected to it, like if i was part of the whole story... i dont know if the character's just like me (trying to "push the barrow" all the day, feeling some times a little distant and gone)... or becus the guy's named like me xD i dont know but i luv this song =] A curious child pondering the blunt morbity of others | Reviewer: Divida ------ About the song The Chimbley Sweep performed by The Decemberists Chimbley... I wonder if there is any specific meaning to this, is a chimbley perhaps a slang for sexual anatomy... I wonder did he(the artist, forgive my horrid memory)put himself in this orphans shoes and write it from the orphans view or instead did he(") instead think about orphans and write his point of view from their lonely tongues. I'll shake you from your sleep indeed. ~sophism in divida Hey guys, | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Odalisque performed by The Decemberists Anyone who claims Colin is antisemitic is taking it too literally. While the actions described herein are, that does not make him one or a supporter. He has a song about getting eaten by a whale, a song about killing ones children, and a song about finding a crane in the woods, nursing it back to health, and it became a woman. Obviously, he has a grasp on, and actively uses simile and metaphor. He's also a fan of historical and literature based songs. Amazing. | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song O Valencia! performed by The Decemberists I'm pretty sure it's like talking about West Side Story. I'm your brothers sworn enemy, the person got shot, you belonged to the gang... sounds like it to me. I swear I listened to this song like 8 times just so I could sing along. (: Wonderful @ justin | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists dude, of course it's about a fictional character. As you obviously don't know the Decemberists, you also don't know their usual album approach. They usually center an album around a particular story, delivering songs from different perspectives and characters. This one is cleverly done, narrating the story sharply and with a great beat in the background. Can't wait for the album!!! oceanside. | Reviewer: vylinss ------ About the song Oceanside performed by The Decemberists But oh If I could only get you ocean side To lay your muscles wide... It'd be heavenly Oh... If I could only coax you overboard To leave these lolling shores To get you oceanside. i really like this song... i was lime wire surfing and saw this song and it made me get the rest of there songs... ...funny i don't know the true meaning of this song but that copy'd part above sounds a lot like sex XD Really? | Reviewer: justin ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists I really like the beat and you can dance to it, too bad the band sucks. What kind of childhood trauma spawned these lyrics? I hope that it is about a historical figure. If not I hope that your children killing ideas never come to fruition. Please think before you speak, some people don't enjoy infanticide as much as others. In the future please refer to more tasteful musical collaborations such as Gwar in order to more accurately judge the legacy you leave. Nah | Reviewer: Jake ------ About the song Odalisque performed by The Decemberists I doubt this song is anti-semetic, seeing as how Colin has stated he writes the songs from perspectives of other people. As a sidenote, I do find it interesting how people can shape a songwriter's intentions to fit what they'd like to believe about him. Anything with anti-semetic overtones is OBVIOUSLY not literal, but if the same guy were to write badly about Christianity or some other mainstream school of thought, then people take it as an anthem speaking out against his Christian upbringing or the government or whatever it's kitsch to be against these days. Great song | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists Sharply narrated, performed with drama at the right places, this is a very powerful song. Witty and yes, I'd say it actually can be quite humorous if you look at it from some distance. Thank you Decemberists... Amazing song | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists I found The Decemberists on KFOG radio station a couple months ago and I just can't get enough of their brilliant lyrics and just masterpieces.... Im just 14yrs old but I have music ranging from the 1920 to today and I have to say The Decemberists are one of the best bands I have ever heard. And I agree with "Sky" (Reviewer before me) 100%... Tastefully Morbid | Reviewer: Sky ------ About the song The Rake's Song performed by The Decemberists Dark and beautifully written--even bordering on humorous, but not quite. Stronger and more morbid than many previous songs, and perhaps too heavy for those not yet familiar with their work. Can't wait for the album. Squeeee!!! | Reviewer: I Love The Decemberists ------ About the song The Mariner's Revenge Song performed by The Decemberists The first time I heard this song was when it was performed live at the end of their concert. When everyone was eaten by the whale the whole band ('cept for John, cuz no one could see him behind the drums anyway *little tear* ) lay down on the floor and played their instruments on their stomachs! Soooo great. <3 not anti sememtic | Reviewer: andy ------ About the song Odalisque performed by The Decemberists Ridiculous to say he is anti semetic... a good song tells a story and often from different points of view. He is trying to get a story across. If you said every author was racist if they wrote something racist (from a racists man or woman's view) in their story huge amounts of authors would be marked as racists. It's the same for songwriters especially a writer like colin who is very descriptive and often puts pictures in yours minds through his lyrics. Coheed and cambira have a lyrics "saying pull the trigger and the nightmare stops" in one of there songs, and in the lyric book it says "do not take literally it is only a story" under the lyric. They might be different lyrics and bands but what im getting at has the same meaning. definitely not anti semetic misspelled? mistake? | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) performed by The Decemberists In the lyric: "But you are in the ground with the volves and the weevils All a-chew on your bones so dry" I don't know what "volves" are but I'm pretty positive the lyric is voles. It's a rodent, a field mouse to be exact, native to North America and Europe. of angels and angles | Reviewer: kim ------ About the song Of Angels and Angles performed by The Decemberists this song reminds me of melting snow and sticky flowers, black skys and smogy air. all things people hate yet such a tender sound. i really love this song, not popular or any thing but yes, i love it. 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