The Decemberists

Why Would I Now?

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Have I ever lost your way?
Have I ever left you waylaid?
Have I ever called and stayed?
Why would I now?
There were times I load your name
There were times I laid on plain
There were times I brought on shame
Why would I now?
But I will never be your familiar soul
and I will never see your imperial home
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call?
Cut you, bend around?
Why would I now?

Have I ever steered you wrong?
Have I ever strung you along?
Have I ever kept you long?
Why would I now?
There were times I broke through the walls
There were times I broke through it all
There were times it felt so hard
Why would I now?
But I will never be your familiar soul
And I will never see your imperial home
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call?
Cut you, bend around?
Why would I now?

Though the years they may upbraid you
How it all nearly unmade you laying down
Why would now?

Remember when it all went dark
Remember when it first ran apart
Remember how I held my marks
So wouldn't I now?
But I will never be your familiar soul
and I will never see your imperial home
But have I ever stood back and watched you fall?
Ditched your call?
Cut you, bend around?
Why would I now?

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cyberghost On Oct 17, 2015

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Though the years they may upbraid you
How it all nearly unmade you laying down
Why would now?

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stickupfoyoselfson

2015-11-05 16:01:13

Mellow_Harsher

2015-10-18 02:24:11

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2015-10-17 21:11:26

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by NineofCups

8y ago

A loyal companion sick of his motives being questioned? And i always thought it was "there were times when i loathed your name"....which makes more sense for me.

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