The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jxnarcoticz 

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

William is the one singing this song to Margaret. He spends the day wandering in the form of a fawn, which is how Margaret originally found him. At night, he's a man. So here in this song, he's a man, doing manly things with his lover, Margaret. And it's freaking BEAUTIFUL.

BTWz, the story's set roughly in the Scotland area.

not scotland, the first hazards of love mentions offa's wall, which is the traditional boundary between england and wales.

not to mention he mentioned the songs being rooted in old english folk tradition on the colbert report

At this point, I don't even remember why I would've thought it'd been placed in Scotland. Probably misinformation from a misinformed young Pitchforker or what-have-you. Apologies!