The Decemberists - The Rake's Song

New single from the next album "The Hazards of Love"
©The Decemberists
©Capitol Records

Lyric

I had entered into a marriage
In the summer of my twenty-first year
And the bells rang for our wedding
Only now do I remember it clear
Alright, alright, alright

No more a rake and no more a bachelor
I was wedded and it whetted my thirst
Until her womb start spilling out babies
Only then did I reckon my curse
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright

First came Eziah with his crinkled little fingers
Then came Charlotte and that wretched girl Dawn
Ugly Myfanwy died on delivery
Mercifully taking her mother along
Alright, alright, alright

What can one do when one is widower
Shamefully saddled with three little pests
All that I wanted was the freedom of a new life
So my burden I began to divest
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright

Charlotte I buried after feeding her foxglove
Dawn was easy, she was drowned in the bath
Eziah fought but was easily bested
Burned his body for incurring my wrath
Alright, alright, alright

And that's how I came your humble narrator
To be living so easy and free
Expect you think that I should be haunted
But it never really bothers me
Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright

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[PurpleFunion]

awesome! i cant wait to buy the entire album

[ominobeffardo]

me too

[itsonlyJD]

holy shit, these lyrics xD

[Sh0nin]

I love how the font looks like stalks of foxglove (poor Charlotte), it's so subtly ominous.

[redplague]

A rip off of a Veruca Salt song.

[plyinglemon]

Just got done watching Everymanhybrid and reading about the actual Rake, needless to say this song is scaring me fucking shitless right now.

[fwalsh101]

only The Decemberists can make such a disturbed lyriced song

sound so feckn' good!!

[audiblevisionary]

Finally! A song that fully illustrates my intense disdain for children. Thank you Decemberists.

[rainbowIchigo]

@hokogan

haha I know, the entire album is amazing

[hokogan]

@rainbowIchigo Ah, just listen to The Hazards of Love 3. The kids get their revenge. ;)

[fbook95]

I wonder how people would react if this song was played at a wedding...i shall experiment.

[Broliath1]

it brings to mind a lion king quote "slimy yet satisfying"

only intead

fucked up yet awesome

[GertaReich4475]

i dont like this song.

[rainbowIchigo]

Poor babies, but damn me if this isn't a great song.