A Good Flying Bird Lyrics

Lyric discussion by chowfun18 

Cover art for A Good Flying Bird lyrics by Guided by Voices

On some level it might be about the Middle Ages. "Times of simple pleasures" is about the past age, "not so fond of reason" implies a pre-Enlightenment mentality, and "Fools and kings decide ways to live your life" is pretty clear. Obviously this is more metaphor than the sole meaning of the song, but think about it