Isn't It a Lovely Night? Lyrics

Lyric discussion by aworldlikenoother 

Cover art for Isn't It a Lovely Night? lyrics by Decemberists, The

Does anyone know what the harmonies are in this song between the vocals of Colin and Margaret? It seems like a strange interval but I really like it..

Sorry my music education is quite inadequate. I'm pretty sure the song is in A, but Margaret's line takes a G natural - she's in some kind of melodic minor? Other than that it's a third.

In the lines "And here we died our little deaths / And we were left to catch our breaths", her "were" and "catch" are that G natural. I guess that makes for a minor third interval?

Sorry I can't be of more help :[