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| The Decemberists – The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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In this song, William begins by singing about his mother, The Queen. How he can always tell when she's comming. He continues by explaining the way she rescued him as a child from some terrible danger. She promised to save him from all other danger. He wants to be let go now, to see the rest of the world beyond where he's being held by the Queen. "The wanting comes in waves" is just WIlliam's way of explaining that this longing is just a phase. If she is to let him go, he'll come back and eventually forget about leaving. She protests by pulling the "mommy card", and reminds him how she saved him and asks "You repay me by leaving me on my own?" He makes a deal with her to let him go and he'll come back by the morning, reminding her that she owes him. She gives in, considering the debt repaid, but does leave him with the warning that after this one night, there'll be no more. |
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| The Decemberists – The Rake's Song Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song is about a man who gets married early in age. He thought it was a good idea, until his wife started having children. There were three, Isaiah, Charlotte, and Dawn, but the fourth died during child birth, also killing the mother. This widower would rather live a life of freedom and devises to kill his children. Dawn was fed foxglove (a poisonous flower) and then buried her; Dawn was drowned in the bath. Isaiah tried to fight back, but was punished for doing so by being burnt. The narrator then goes on to tell how he is now "a free man". His actions never struck him as odd or something to feel guilty for. |
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