Rox in the Box by The Decemberists
Rox in the Box by The Decemberists

Rox in the Box

The Decemberists * Track #4 On The King Is Dead

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Rox in the Box by The Decemberists

Release Date
Fri Jan 14 2011
Performed by
The Decemberists
Produced by
The Decemberists & Tucker Martine
Writed by
Colin Meloy
About

This song memorializes the Granite Mountain disaster of 1917, and references the Butte, Montana mining scene from 1910-1920 in general. In an interview with UK’s The Guardian Colin states in regards to Rox in the Box,

“I was reading a lot about the Butte miners in the 19-teens. I had been fascina...

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Rox in the Box Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Get the rocks in the box
Get the water right down to your socks
This bulkhead's built of fallen brethren bones

We all do what we can
We endure our fellow man
And we sing our songs to the headframe's creaks and moans

[Chorus]
And it's one, two, three
On the wrong side of the lee
What were you meant for?
What were you meant for?

And it's seven, eight, nine
You get your shovel back in line
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again

[Verse 2]
And you won't make a dime
On this gray granite mountain mine
Of dirt you're made and to dirt you will return

So while we're living here
Let's get this little one thing clear
There's plenty of men to die, you don't jump your turn

[Chorus]
And it's one, two, three
On the wrong side of the lee
What were you meant for?
What were you meant for?

And it's seven, eight, nine
You get your shovel back in line
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again

And it's one, two, three
On the wrong side of the lee
What were you meant for?
Whatever you're meant for

And it's seven, eight, nine
You get your shovel back in line
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again
And if you ever make it to ten, you won't make it again

Rox in the Box Q&A

Who wrote Rox in the Box's ?

Rox in the Box was written by Colin Meloy.

Who produced Rox in the Box's ?

Rox in the Box was produced by The Decemberists & Tucker Martine.

When did The Decemberists release Rox in the Box?

The Decemberists released Rox in the Box on Fri Jan 14 2011.

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