Effigy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MrNovember33 

Cover art for Effigy lyrics by Andrew Bird

He gave a pretty detailed intro to this song when I saw him in Portland a couple months ago. He did say it was about a guy who sits at the end of the bar and makes unsolicited comments. He also said that the guy didn't have a ton of friends, may have played a little too much dungeons and dragons, and really wants and tries to be able to communicate with people but just doesn't remember or know how. Very touching, beautiful song

This one, I always understood. This one, he wrote about me.

Or at least he could have.

Every time I fear this song, I well up.

Thank you Andrew.