submissions
| The Decemberists – The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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This is the Forest Queen's song after Margaret has been kidnapped by the Rake. She doesn't want her adopted son to leave the forest or obsess over his lover, so she uses her powers to help the Rake and his victim to the other side of an uncrossable river (Annan Water) to get Margaret out of the way. Beautiful vocals, and explains the hero's origin and shapeshifting.
Also, I'm fairly sure it's "cradle of clay" and "I will fly YOU [the Rake] to the far side." |
submissions
| The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone) Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I love this CD. This is the start of a story that encompasses the whole album. My interpretation is that this is the meeting of Margaret, the heroine, and her lover (William?), the adopted human son of the forest queen. He takes the form of a deer, but when she rescues him from an injury, he turns into a man and seduces her. She returns to her home but she's now bored with her daily life, and in love with William. |
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