Uploaded by supperelias on Mar 19, 2009
from Playlist : The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
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wtf.
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@salmonblox I always viewed the Rake as just another side of William. After his lust is sated he realizes this wasn't the life he wanted and he kinda goes dipshit.
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@xplodRegenerate @symorex1 as did I.
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@xplodRegenerate i did sing this at north shore middle school
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i always viewed this in my head as william rushing in, and he and the rake duel (the guitar riffs at the beginning). the rake bests william, is moving in for the kill, and suddenly the room gets all foggy and the specters of his dead children (and wife, maybe) appear and start haunting the hell out of him. whether they kill him or drive him insane, i don't know, but it's always an amazing image. the children vocals in this are perfectly done.
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This song is genius. There is one or two children in this chorus that is just ever so slightly off key, creating a creepy, offputting sound, but it seems intentionally sung that way. Brilliant.
3 months ago 2
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i heard this song in school. its good.need the albums
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I don't think the Rake is killed, but driven off and pursued by his dead children's ghosts, while William comes in and rescues Margaret.
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@Trizm11Trap890 I also think that, as alluded to in the Rake's song, haunting implies that the one being haunted is alive
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@Trizm11Trap890 my interpretation is that the events occur such that the children torment the father BEFORE William arrives and kills the Rake. This makes the most logical sense because there is no mention of William until AFTER this song- and it seems like too much of a stretch for me to believe William somehow killed him, we get this scene, THEN we hear about william- usually characters are introduced before their actions occur, as in the Rake song.
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xplodRegenerate 2 years ago 50
why am i listening to this at night? Dx
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