The Concubine

I hear it as:

I've been told, tied, one child, await for Rome to spare. I can wait, child and write "Its only an Empire long beheaded." I am grateful, roaming and so I long for your beacon Either side, Ere I rest tonight.

Round Autumn falls down And I can hear the sound (?) Oh autumn whirls around Autumn falls down Autumn goes down

and past that it gets a bit messy...

Mirbehr has it more or less right.

I love it's insperation. The romance & lament of Haydrion & Antinous, two of history's most famous gay lovers. ladyhedgehog.hedgie.com/antinous.html

According to Pandora.com:

i've been so tired one child I wait for room to spare i can't wait child and ride it's all an empire long beheaded

i am grateful roaming and so I long for your beacon riverside where I rest tonight

down autumn falls down autumn falls down and I can hear the sound all that for miles around it

autumn falls down autumn falls down and I just roam around oh autumn never lands

autumn never lands autumn falls down all i can do to end it i can never end it

autumn falls down autumn falls down all i can do to end it i can never end it

I have listened to many live versions and I have decided that what he sings for the CD and live are separate things. He sings a variation of the following lyrics live (The variation being on the mumbled part, sometimes he repeats "Lock them doors" sometimes he says, "I lock the doors" etc.) Watch some of the Concubine youtube clips as a confirmation.

I've been so tired One child await for room to spare I can't wait child and ride It's all an empire long beheaded I am grateful Roaming, and so I long for your beacon: riverside where I ... I rest tonight.

Whoa-oh, Whoa-oh, Whoa-oh Whoa-Whoa-oh Whoa-oh, Whoa-oh, Whoa-oh Whoa-Whoa-oh Round up like a blood hound and I could never find her sufferings not around here, so lock them doors Round up like a blood hound and I would never find her sufferings not around here, so lock your doors Round up (so lock them doors) like a blood hound and I would never find her, sufferings not around here so lock your doors, Round up like a blood hound and I would never find her sufferings not around here.

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know etc.

I really love this song and have been waiting for "official" lyrics to be posted and maybe I am the only one... but this is what I hear (at least for the beginning):

I’ve been so tired one child, I wait for Rome to spare I can wait child and write it’s only an empire long beheaded I’m grateful for roaming and so I…

this song is so beautiful! i wish i knew the actual lyrics so i could sing along.. :(

I think the lyrics mmmpeaches posted were correct. The next line I believe to be

...and so I long for your beaconed rivers...

...sides where I rest tonight...

maybe?

dude. i dont even think HE knows what hes saying. all I know is that its an amazing song.

I’ve been told I was one child await for rome to spare, I can wait child and write its on an empire long beheaded I am great for roaming and so I longed for your beacon riverside i, ere i , rest tonight

autumn falls down, and i can hear the sounds