# The Decemberists | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:27 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Decemberists
- Visible lyric pages: 123

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-decemberists`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:27 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-d2eb0193ffce8ed1
- Visible lyric pages: 123
- Pages with stored lyric text: 123
- Video-backed song pages: 119
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 142305
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 132
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 19
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: A Bower Scene, Like A Lion, Row Jimmy, The Bandit Queen, The Chimbley Sweep, The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned), V, and We Both Go Down Together
- Current-month titles with activity: Annan Water, Better Not Wake The Baby, Calamity Song, Cullin of the Fold, Eli, The Barrowboy, Human Behavior, IV, and Like A Lion
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

A Portland band built on Colin Meloy's story-songs and intricate, genre-blending arrangements.

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. A Bower Scene — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/a-bower-scene
2. Like A Lion — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/like-a-lion
3. Row Jimmy — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/row-jimmy
4. The Bandit Queen — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/the-bandit-queen
5. The Chimbley Sweep — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/the-chimbley-sweep
6. The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned) — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/the-hazards-of-love-4-the-drowned
7. V — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/v
8. We Both Go Down Together — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/we-both-go-down-together
9. Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/yankee-bayonet-i-will-be-home-then
10. Youth and Beauty Brigade — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/youth-and-beauty-brigade
11. From My Own True Love (lost At Sea) — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/from-my-own-true-love-lost-at-sea
12. III — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/iii
13. One Engine — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/one-engine
14. Rox In The Box — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/rox-in-the-box
15. The Abduction Of Margaret — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/the-abduction-of-margaret
16. 12/17/12 — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/121712
17. 16 By 32 — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/16-by-32
18. A Beginning Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/a-beginning-song
19. A Cautionary Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/a-cautionary-song
20. All Arise! — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/all-arise
21. Angel, Won't You Call Me? — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/angel-won-t-you-call-me
22. Annan Water — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/annan-water
23. As I Rise — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/as-i-rise
24. Ben Franklin's Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/ben-franklin-s-song
25. Better Not Wake The Baby — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/better-not-wake-the-baby
26. Billy Liar — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/billy-liar
27. Bridges And Balloons — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/bridges-and-balloons
28. Calamity Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/calamity-song
29. California One — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/california-one
30. Carolina Low — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/carolina-low
31. Cavalry Captain — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/cavalry-captain
32. Clementine — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/clementine
33. Cocoon — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/cocoon
34. Constantinople — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/constantinople
35. Cullin of the Fold — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/cullin-of-the-fold
36. Dear Avery — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/dear-avery
37. Don't Carry It All — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/don-t-carry-it-all
38. Down By The Water — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/down-by-the-water
39. Easy Come, Easy Go — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/easy-come-easy-go
40. Eli, The Barrowboy — https://lyroverse.com/the-decemberists/eli-the-barrowboy