The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by deathwriter08 

Cover art for The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!) lyrics by Decemberists, The

I smiled when I heard this. I listened to The Rake's Song so much when it was released, and to hear such a great followup to it was really wonderful.

I felt like this was the Rake's greeting into death. That William had killed him, and the first thing he sees upon dying is all his murdered children, which will be with him for eternity in death. A fitting sentence.