The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by wanderingaloud 

Cover art for The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) lyrics by Decemberists, The

Pretty sure this is sung from the beast-guy

He talks about showering her with love

My whole life I have never had such strong emotion/felt love and therefore I am shaking I'll lay you down in a clover bed The stars, a roof above our heads

And we'll lie till the Corn Crake [a small bird, like a pheasant] crows totally neked And I am willing to take a risk and devote my life to you The hazards of love (what the hell am I getting myself into) The hazards of love (ball-and-chain?)

We can sorta sink into the soft ground cover I'll lay you down in a clover bed The stars, a roof above our heads

[And in case anyone is wondering, I did the research and Corn Crakes actually do live in taiga habitats. Also, buttercups do too. Although this setting could be in the Northernmost US States or Russia, I think I imagine this story taking place in one of the Scandinavian countries. Colin clearly does his research first.]

i'm really enjoying your literal/creative restatements of the songs. you have done half the work for me. very interesting, thanks =]

That's cool about the Corn Crakes. I was totally gonna look that up. And now I don't have to! And that makes sense about the tremor. I thought it might have been like he could feel the baby kicking or something. But I think yours probably makes more sense.

I really like the idea of the baby as the tremors; Maybe even more the emotion one, or it could be both. Also yea, thanks wandering around for these sweet creative interpretation lyrics=)