Azo Tle Nelli in Tlalticpac?

Azo Tle Nelli in Tlalticpac?
Album	Zopilote Machine
Released	1994
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:02
Previous Track	"Alpha Incipiens"
Next Track	"Alpha Sun Hat"

Azo Tle Nelli in Tlalticpac? is the second song on the album Zopilote Machine.

Lyrics

I was sitting in the street when the news came my way
I was sitting in the street when the news came my way
Good news
Good news
Good news
Good news

I was sitting in the street when the messenger came by 
I was sitting in the street when the messenger came my way
Good news, good news like a rare blood disorder
Good news
Good news

I was sitting in the street
I don't believe I've made it clear what exactly I mean by that
I was sitting in the middle of the street
Dust made its way into my legs even though my shirt was tucked in
And I saw the colors forming in the west
Saw the bright feathers reflected in the sky, now
Good news
Good news
Good news
Good news

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "...I don't think I've ever played this one live before. Why? Because when the album came out, everyone hated it. But, but, that was then and this is now and everyone in those days, like two of my friends, said 'Why did you put that song second?' I'd be like, 'No man, that song has to go second.' And they'd be like, 'No, but that's the longest song on the record and it's really slow' and I'd be like, 'Yeah, no, yeah, I know, it's second. Comes after a really fast one and then it's really long.' And they're like, 'Yeah, I don't know.'" -- 2009-06-13 - Zoop II - Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
• "It's about the apocalypse." -- 2012-09-07 - Hopscotch Festival - Fletcher Opera Theater - Raleigh, NC

Things Referenced in this Song

Per this forum link, the title roughly translates to: "one who does not know he is on earth", or possibly: "is that the only thing in the world?"

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1996-03-16 - Lintfabriek - Kontich, Belgium
• 2009-06-13 - Zoop II - Farm Sanctuary - Watkins Glen, NY
• 2012-09-07 - Hopscotch Festival - Fletcher Opera Theater - Raleigh, NC
• 2022-07-15 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
• 2024-04-05 - Haw River Ballroom - Saxapahaw, NC
• 2024-04-06 - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA
• 2024-04-08 - Victory Theatre - Evansville, IN
• 2024-04-09 - Kalamazoo State Theatre - Kalamazoo, MI
• 2024-04-10 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
• 2024-04-12 - Palace Theatre - Saint Paul, MN
• 2024-04-13 - The City Center - Champaign, IL
• 2024-04-15 - Washington's - Fort Collins, CO
• 2024-04-16 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
• 2024-04-17 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
• 2024-04-19 - The Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS
• 2024-04-20 - Delmar Hall - Saint Louis, MO
• 2024-04-21 - The Caverns - Pelham, TN
• 2024-04-22 - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC