Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect

The Decemberists * Track #2 On Castaways and Cutouts

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The Decemberists

2002

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect by The Decemberists

Release Date

Tue May 21 2002

Performed by

The Decemberists

Produced by

The Decemberists

Writed by

Colin Meloy

About

Frontman Colin Meloy picked this as one of The Decemberists' best songs in an interview, saying:

It was really groundbreaking for me at the time. I felt like it was a concise, Fleetwood Mac–y pop song. You set out to write songs, and sometimes you hit the mark and sometimes you don’t. On this one,...

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect Lyrics

[Verse 1]
And here I dreamt I was a soldier
And I marched the streets of Birkenau
And I recall in spring
The perfume that the air would bring
To the indolent town
Where the barkers call the moon down
The carnival was ringing loudly now
And just to lay with you
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
Save lay my rifle down

[Chorus]
And try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
Alright, it's okay
Guess it's better to turn this way
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey-y, hey

[Verse 2]
And I am nothing of a builder
But here I dreamt I was an architect
And I built this balustrade
To keep you home, to keep you safe
From the outside world
But the angles and the corners
Even though my work is unparalleled
They never seemed to meet
This structure fell about our feet
And we were free to go

[Chorus]
And try one, and try two
Guess it always comes down to
Alright, okay
Guess it's better to turn this way
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey-y, hey

[Verse 3]
And here in Spain I am a Spaniard
I will be buried with my marionettes
Countess and courtesan
Have fallen 'neath my tender hand
When their husbands were not around
But you, my soiled teenage girlfriend
O' how you furrow like a lioness
And we are vagabonds
We travel without seatbelts on
To live this close to death

[Extended Chorus]
And try one, and try two
I guess it always comes down to
Alright, it's okay
Guess it's better to turn this
But I won, so you lose
Guess it always comes down to
Alright, it's okay
Guess it's better to turn this way
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey-y, hey

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect Q&A

Who wrote Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect's ?

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect was written by Colin Meloy.

Who produced Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect's ?

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect was produced by The Decemberists.

When did The Decemberists release Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect?

The Decemberists released Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect on Tue May 21 2002.

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