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St. Peter's Day Festival Lyrics
If I go to Gloucester you know I will
wait there for you
The Rhumb Line is waiting there too
you know it's worth the nights we wait there
it all falls apart, apart
come on
come on
If I go to Gloucester you know I will
wait there for you
The Rhumb Line is waiting there too
you know it's worth the nights we wait there
it all falls apart, apart
Don't you think by now there's truth
In all she's said to us
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...and let us in
If the heather is wet then
I might be accustomed to walk
It might bet he way that we talk
The river and the rock that fell there
It all falls apart
When I arrive
Will you wake if I open the door
A tone that was taken before
The cusp and the fjords we wade through
It all falls apart
And it won't take long
Oh, and you're right
Once or twice
Sawney bean
Oh, don't you think by now there's truth
In all she's said to us
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...and let us in
Arms wide
Arms too wide
But oh there comes a tide
A little more
Finding a way from what's dark
In your eyes
Once or twice
It's a feel
I've a little fawn
And it won't take flight
Oh
For the brightest
Oh christ
It's a farce
wait there for you
The Rhumb Line is waiting there too
you know it's worth the nights we wait there
it all falls apart, apart
come on
come on
wait there for you
The Rhumb Line is waiting there too
you know it's worth the nights we wait there
it all falls apart, apart
In all she's said to us
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...and let us in
I might be accustomed to walk
It might bet he way that we talk
The river and the rock that fell there
It all falls apart
Will you wake if I open the door
A tone that was taken before
The cusp and the fjords we wade through
It all falls apart
Oh, and you're right
Once or twice
Sawney bean
In all she's said to us
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on...and let us in
Arms too wide
But oh there comes a tide
Finding a way from what's dark
In your eyes
Once or twice
It's a feel
And it won't take flight
Oh
For the brightest
Oh christ
It's a farce
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this is the most heartbreakingly beautiful song in the world. gloucester is a town in massachusetts, they have a yearly st. peter's day festival there. also in gloucester there's a bar called the rhumb line.
i love "when i arrive, will you wake if i open the door"
I agree. This song is my favorite from the album. It's so bright and beautiful, but it also makes me want to bawl. I love this song, and this band.
I love the line 'the cusp and the fjords we wade through'. Comparing life to a series of fjords is genius. I love this song so much.
I'm a bit confused....to me, this seems like a very nostalgic song about two lovers separated and waiting to meet again at the St. Peter's Day Festival as they go through the ups and downs in life (The cusps and fjords we wade through/It all falls apart; Arms wide/But look, there comes a tide).
It all fits perfectly, but suddenly there's a reference to a mass murderer (Sawney Bean - thought it was a cute pet name until I looked it up), and the last line mentions a farce. What's the farce? Their relationship?