Quetzalcoatl Eats Plums

Quetzalcoatl Eats Plums
Album	Zopilote Machine
Released	1994
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:25
Previous Track	"Standard Bitter Love Song #7"
Next Track	"Orange Ball of Love"

Quetzalcoatl Eats Plums is the eighth song on the album Zopilote Machine.

Lyrics

I meant to leave the house this morning
And begin making my way toward where you are
I meant to leave the house this morning
I made it halfway across the front yard

But the plum tree hung heavy in my head
And the plum tree hung heavy in my heart
And the plum tree hung heavy over me

So I tore off to the phone
To call you and tell you something, but I couldn't remember what
Because through the clean, clean windows
Saw the plum tree's leaves, as red as fresh blood

And the plum tree hung heavy in my head
And the plum tree hung heavy in my heart
And the plum tree hung heavy over me

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This one, okay, so look... Most shows that you see are somewhat more staged than the solo section of my stuff... this was by request from somebody earlier, not to name names, but he played an amazing set. I haven't practiced it or anything... Most people are way more into practice than me..." -- 2009-12-02 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1996-11-11 - Schauspielhaus - Bochum, Germany
• 1996-11-13 - Dreikonigkeller - Frankfurt, Germany
• 1997-03-01 - Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS (partial)
• 1997-03-xx - New York University - New York, NY
• 1997-06-14 - Zoot's - Detroit, MI
• 1997-06-26 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA
• 1999-01-29 - Mercury Paw - Louisville, KY
• 1999-07-23 - CBGB - New York City, NY
• 2000-10-15 - Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4 - Carrboro, NC
• 2009-04-03 - Mission Creek Music Festival - The Mill - Iowa City, IA
• 2009-12-02 - Bell House - Brooklyn, NY
• 2015-11-05 - Big Arts Schein Performance Hall - Sanibel Island Writer's Conference - Sanibel, FL
• 2017-12-05 - The National - Richmond, VA
• 2020-02-21 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2023-04-01 - Mars Music Hall - Huntsville, AL
• 2023-04-23 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
• 2023-12-13 - Vinyl Music Hall - Penascola, FL

Videos of this Song

• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA