Harold Weathervein

the eery and profound cello which starts out the song really sets the tone for the rest of it. the unique sound really epitomizes the attitude for this song which describes the feeling so accurately of being out of place or confused. Even when there are people all around you, you sometimes feel like one brick in 'social wall' and that if your brick were gone no one would have any idea about it. very awesome song, really emotional

Its unfortunate that this song isn't longer...it is very beautiful. I can't really single out any of the songs because they are all unbelievable but this song will literally stick to your brain. I love the "erieness" of the cello in the beginning and also that sweet guitar riff before the chorus.

I used this song in a movie. Very eerie, very dark, and the riff sounds awesome. Perfect for the movie, which was an extra credit Holocaust project. I used some pink floyd for the intro, this for the plot-y stuff, and "The Recluse" for the end credits. My friend Levi kept saying during the opening cello part "It sounds like someone's about to be put to death!" He said this over and over.

I agree, the begining of this song is amazing. It holds you insuspense and it's just beautiful.

"Is it stormy inside of your veins?"

Are you unsettled by yourself? Maybe guilt running through out him? So simple so creative so emotional probably one of my favorite lilnes in any given song.

Its a great song. Like said above about being confused and such. Its so short though, like under 2 minutes, thats ridiculous. Its like a tease.

I know that Harold is a play on Herald. Just like Weathervein vs Frankenstein. Tim Kasher is definitely trying to pull off all his puns and word plays. Kind of like Shakespeare, or Margaret Atwood. ;P Ugh, this is just one of the most powerful pieces, and even if he didn't mean that to be, it's just more than amazing.

Maybe Harold is supposed to be a representation of US, the listener?

this album is musically experimental. cursive's offkey harmonies become more melodic in the ugly organ. this song has a lot of sound effects with lyrics to complement the always present bittersweet tone.

After listening to the song a few times and reading the lyrics, I developed the idea that this song MIGHT (I'm sick of people insisting their interpretation of a song is concrete, please people leave room for discussion on your opinions, no one could be 100% positive what a song is really about besides the person who wrote it) be about two things...

The first of which could be a frustrated artist struggling to come up with ideas and inspiration for songs "Harold walks down Any street of this town Both crier and witness The sun drops Clouds shift His legs twitch The clocks chime On cafes, pharmacies, and dime stores In bar rooms he sits all alone Erupting" It seems as if Kasher is describing how an artist tries to force ideas by changing scenery or hoping to be a "crier" or a "witness" to some event, but however, usually ends up with nothing more than he started with, causing immense frustration to the point where he feels he will "erupt"

The second thought I had on this song could be Mr. Kasher describing how it feels to have an idea for something to write about and not knowing exacting how to express it in words, and/or not knowing how he feels about the whole situation. "In his head it's like the weather In his head it's like the weather In his head it's like the weather Oh, oh, oh Back and forth it's like the weather Back and forth it's like the weather Back and forth it's like the weather When it rains it pours down

Weatherman, do you feel? Do you feel? Is it stormy inside of your veins? Weatherman, do you feel? Is it stormy inside of your veins?"

Anyway, I thought this interpretation fit the whole idea of Tim Kasher writing songs about writing songs and being an artist in general, which seems to be a common theme on some, if not all, of the songs on The Ugly Organ in some way or another.

harold are you a person without personality.are you a wallflower without feelings are you the leftover of modern society.yous hould try to find out cause you;ll be like the weatherman eventualy.Interesting lyrics.

"In bar rooms he sits all alone Erupting"

It's like he gets drunk and has something to say but no one's listening.

I really have no clue what this song is about. It always makes me think of a middle-aged guy who's all confused and half crazy, how he wanders the town and prophesies the end of the world, but people just ignore him. The cello is really killer in this one. It starts off sounding just like the weather. Deep blue sky, clouds shifting, a hint of storm.