- 1
The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect
- 2
The Decemberists - Down By The Water
- 3
The Decemberists - Sons & Daughters
- 4
The Decemberists - The Mariner's Revenge Song
- 5
The Decemberists - Severed
- 6
The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight
- 7
The Decemberists - January Hymn
- 8
The Decemberists - A Beginning Song
- 9
The Decemberists - Don't Carry It All
- 10
The Decemberists - Rox In The Box
- 11
The Decemberists - The Black Maria
- 12
The Decemberists - Traveling On
- 13
The Decemberists - As I Rise
- 14
The Decemberists - Grace Cathedral Hill
- 15
The Decemberists - On The Bus Mall
- 16
The Decemberists - Red Right Ankle
- 17
The Decemberists - Shankill Butchers
- 18
The Decemberists - The Landlord's Daughter
- 19
The Decemberists - The Singer Addresses His Audience
- 20
The Decemberists - Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
- 21
The Decemberists - Apology Song
- 22
The Decemberists - Billy Liar
- 23
The Decemberists - Calamity Song
- 24
The Decemberists - Cavalry Captain
- 25
The Decemberists - Cocoon
- 26
The Decemberists - Dear Avery
- 27
The Decemberists - Foregone
- 28
The Decemberists - June Hymn
- 29
The Decemberists - Leslie Anne Levine
- 30
The Decemberists - Make You Better
- 31
The Decemberists - Once In My Life
- 32
The Decemberists - One Engine
- 33
The Decemberists - Philomena
- 34
The Decemberists - Rise To Me
- 35
The Decemberists - Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes
- 36
The Decemberists - Song For The Myla Goldberg
- 37
The Decemberists - Summersong
- 38
The Decemberists - The Bachelor And The Bride
- 39
The Decemberists - The Bagman's Gambit
- 40
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
- 41
The Decemberists - The Gymnast, High Above The Ground
- 42
The Decemberists - The Island: Come and See, The Landlord's Daughter, You'll Not Feel the Drow
- 43
The Decemberists - The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
- 44
The Decemberists - The Reapers
- 45
The Decemberists - The Soldiering Life
- 46
The Decemberists - The Sporting Life
- 47
The Decemberists - V
- 48
The Decemberists - When the War Came
- 49
The Decemberists - Why Would I Now?
- 50
The Decemberists - 12/17/12
- 51
The Decemberists - 16 By 32
- 52
The Decemberists - A Bower Scene
- 53
The Decemberists - A Cautionary Song
- 54
The Decemberists - All Arise!
- 55
The Decemberists - All I Want Is You
- 56
The Decemberists - America Made Me
- 57
The Decemberists - Angel, Won't You Call Me?
- 58
The Decemberists - Annan Water
- 59
The Decemberists - Anti-Summersong
- 60
The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song
- 61
The Decemberists - Better Not Wake The Baby
- 62
The Decemberists - Born to the Morning
- 63
The Decemberists - Bridges And Balloons
- 64
The Decemberists - Burial Ground (feat. James Mercer)
- 65
The Decemberists - California One
- 66
The Decemberists - California One / Youth And Beauty Brigade
- 67
The Decemberists - Carolina Low
- 68
The Decemberists - Clementine
- 69
The Decemberists - Constantinople
- 70
The Decemberists - Cullin of the Fold
- 71
The Decemberists - Don't Go To the Woods
- 72
The Decemberists - Easy Come, Easy Go
- 73
The Decemberists - Eli, The Barrowboy
- 74
The Decemberists - Everything I Try To Do, Nothing Seems To Turn Out Right
- 75
The Decemberists - From My Own True Love (lost At Sea)
- 76
The Decemberists - Human Behavior
- 77
The Decemberists - I
- 78
The Decemberists - I Don't Mind
- 79
The Decemberists - I Was Meant For The Stage
- 80
The Decemberists - II
- 81
The Decemberists - III
- 82
The Decemberists - Isn't It A Lovely Night?
- 83
The Decemberists - IV
- 84
The Decemberists - Joan in the Garden
- 85
The Decemberists - Julianne
- 86
The Decemberists - July, July!
- 87
The Decemberists - Lake Song
- 88
The Decemberists - Like A Lion
- 89
The Decemberists - Long White Veil
- 90
The Decemberists - Los Angeles, I'm Yours
- 91
The Decemberists - Margaret In Captivity
- 92
The Decemberists - Mistral
- 93
The Decemberists - My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist
- 94
The Decemberists - Never Satisfied
- 95
The Decemberists - O Valencia
- 96
The Decemberists - O Valencia!
- 97
The Decemberists - Oceanside
- 98
The Decemberists - Ocenside
- 99
The Decemberists - Odalisque
- 100
The Decemberists - Of Angels And Angles
- 101
The Decemberists - Oh No!
- 102
The Decemberists - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
- 103
The Decemberists - Record Year
- 104
The Decemberists - Riverswim
- 105
The Decemberists - Row Jimmy
- 106
The Decemberists - Shanty For The Arethusa
- 107
The Decemberists - Shiny
- 108
The Decemberists - Sixteen Military Wives
- 109
The Decemberists - Sleepless
- 110
The Decemberists - Sucker's Prayer
- 111
The Decemberists - Sunshine
- 112
The Decemberists - Tell Me What's on Your Mind
- 113
The Decemberists - The Abduction Of Margaret
- 114
The Decemberists - The Apology Song
- 115
The Decemberists - The Bandit Queen
- 116
The Decemberists - The Chimbley Sweep
- 117
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 1 and 2
- 118
The Decemberists - The Engine Driver
- 119
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love (Revenge!)
- 120
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle The Thistles Undone)
- 121
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)
- 122
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)
- 123
The Decemberists - The Infanta
- 124
The Decemberists - The Island
- 125
The Decemberists - The Kingdom Of Spain
- 126
The Decemberists - The Legionnaire's Lament
- 127
The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime 2
- 128
The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
- 129
The Decemberists - The Tain (Parts I, II, III, IV, V)
- 130
The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
- 131
The Decemberists - The Wrong Year
- 132
The Decemberists - Till The Water's All Long Gone
- 133
The Decemberists - Valerie Plame
- 134
The Decemberists - VI
- 135
The Decemberists - We Both Go Down Together
- 136
The Decemberists - William Fitzwilliam
- 137
The Decemberists - Won't Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)
- 138
The Decemberists - Wonder
- 139
The Decemberists - Youth and Beauty Brigade
The Tain (Parts I, II, III, IV, V)
The Decemberists
crone: here upon this pillow
made of reed and willow
you're a fickle little twister
are you sweet on your sister?
your phallo won't leave you alone.
and granted for their pleasure
possesions laid to measure
she's a salty little pisser
with your cock in her kisser
but now she's a will of her own.
PART II
husband: damn your ankles and eyes wide
from you fingernails to your ponytails too.
king of the insects and the m-5
over charlemagne in a motorcade too.
and baby needs a new prize
baby needs a new and shiny prize.
captain: in this place called heavenly
you were born here.
this place called heavenly
you were born here.
you were born here.
husband: and now all the marchers descend from high
i will dedicate all of my awakenings to this.
and damn all the angles that opress my sight
i will bleed your heart through a samovar soon.
captain: in this place called heavenly
you were born here.
this place called heavenly
you were born here.
you were born here.
PART III
soldier: they settled dust in your hair
to watch you shake and shout it out.
with our armaments bared
we shed our bags and travel alls.
from the lee of the wall
he comes in the chang and the chariot
and all his eunuchs in thrall
can scarce lift his line and lariat.
here com loose his hounds
to blow me down.
chorus of waifs: blow me down.
soldier: on this stretch of ground
i'll lay me down.
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
soldier: to sleep.
chaplain: and now stricken with pangs
that tear at our backs like thistle down
the mirror's soft silver tain
reflects our last and birthing hour
soldier: here com loose his hounds
to blow me down.
chorus of waifs: blow me down.
soldier: on this stretch of ground
i'll lay me down.
chorus of waifs: lay me down.
soldier: to sleep.
PART IV
evening
widow: o the wind is blowing, it hurts your skin
as you climb up hillside, forest and fen.
your arms full of lullabies, orchids and wine
your memories wrapped within paper and twine.
the room that you lie in is dusty and hard
sleeping soft babies on piles of yards
of gingham, taffeta, cotton and silk
your dry hungry mouths cry for your mother's milk.
when the dawn commes to greet you, you'll rise with clothes on
and advance with the others, singing old songs
of cattle and maidens and withered old queens.
let the music carry you on.
the room that you lie in is dusty and hard
sleeping soft babies on piles of yards
of gingham, taffeta, cotton and silk
your dry hungry mouths cry for your mother's milk.
PART V
woman: darling dear what have you done?
your clothes are town, your make-up runs.
daughter: i ran through brambles, blooming thistle
i washed my face in the river when you whistled me on.
woman: darling dear, what hav eyou done?
your hands and face are smeared with blood.
daughter: the chaplain came and called me out
to beat and to butcher his mother's sow
woman: but darling dear, they found him dead
this morning on the riverbed.
but hush now darling, don't you cry.
your reward's in the sweet by-and -by.
hush now baby, don't you cry.
your reward's in the sweet by-and-by.
crone: and now we've seen your powers
softly stretch the hours
you're a fickle little twister
are you sweet on your sister?
as now you go wandering home.