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Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim) Lyrics

I'm sitting on 2 heads

"Some seat" I heard some said

Just waiting for Sunday

Four days after Wednesday

The higher clouds are closing in

To hide the deeds of Fertile Jim

Could this be a brand new low

One that we can't talk about

One that we can't live without

One that we can join in now

I'm standing on 2 feet

Now buried in concrete

Just waiting for sundown

So as to be not found

The higher clouds...
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Cover art for Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim) lyrics by Guided by Voices

shocked that no one has commented on this song. it is simply gorgeous.

Cover art for Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim) lyrics by Guided by Voices

Agreed. Wonder how bad the things Fertile Jim were?

Cover art for Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim) lyrics by Guided by Voices

Very much seems like a song about depression.

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Cover art for Gleemer (The Deeds of Fertile Jim) lyrics by Guided by Voices

Impressionistic lyrics as usual. Sprout and Pollard are both oblique lyricists. Bittersweet, melancholic, but usually an underlying sense of hope lifts the spirit.

 
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