Last night something pretty bad happened
We lost a friend (we lost a friend)
All shocked and broken (all shocked and broken)
Shutdown, exploded (shutdown, exploded)

Jeddy 3 is what we first called him
Then it was Jed (then it was Jed)
Now Jeds systems dead (Jeds systems dead)
Therefore so's Jed (therefore so's Jed)

We assembled him in the kitchen
Made out of this end (made out of this and)
Made out of that end (made out of that and)
Whatever was at hand (whatever was at hand)

When we finished Jed we were so proud
We celebrated (we celebrated)
We congratulated (we congratulated)
At what we'd created (what we'd created)

Jed could run or walk, sing or talk and,
Complile thoughts and (complile thoughts and)
Solve lots of problems (solve lots of problems)
We learned so much from him (learned so much from him)

A couple years went by something happened
We gave Jed less attention (gave less attention)
We had new inventions (had new inventions)
Left for conventions (left for conventions)

Jed had found booze and drank every drop
He fizzled and popped (He fizzled and popped)
He rattled and knocked (He rattled and knocked)
And finally he just stopped (And finally he just stopped)



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Track duration: 04:19

"Jed the Humanoid" as written by J Lytle

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    General Comment:This song introduced me to one of my favorite all time bands. Heard it on a college radio station and tracked down the lyrics. I wish Grandaddy would get back together and make me some more music.
    Flag docthanatoson May 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i kinda thought it was about jason lytle. hes admitted to having a substance abuse problem when hes not busy ("We left for a convention"). alter ego or something id thought.
    Flag spudeon April 27, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Death because of negligence. R.I.P Jed
    Flag Shellsmashedxbox360on February 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Man, this is a fantastic song. I first heard it earlier tonight, but it's really hard-hitting, especially that first time. It's truly profoundly sad.
    Flag whitehorsesfoalon February 08, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Robot metaphors are SCARRY! =(
    Flag uberboion October 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:ha, my buddy just picked this album out of the scuffs and scratches bin at our local record store. really love all the lyrics on it. this song as well as jed's other poem make me wonder whether or not
    the alcoholism refrence is litteral (which can make sense) or metaphoric like the rest of the story seems to be. this disc kinda reminds me of yoshimi battles the pink robots by flaming lips.
    Flag sunshine_umbrellaon September 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Even makes more sense if you listen to "Jeds other poem"
    Its after the relationship has broke down, but this time its the writer saying what he is to the woman he left...
    Flag Cocheseon September 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:In other words "Jed" is a way of making a feeling something real, a person, a third party....but not
    Flag Cocheseon September 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Replace the word "Jed" with "our relationship"
    Then go back and read the lyrics,

    it works for me, but if thats not the meaning I dont wanna know, it is f#cking beautiful.
    Flag Cocheseon September 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not commenting on the meaning, but if you play backwards that unintelligible human-like voice at the end of the song, he says "he's a--he is a person now. [something]." That "something" is unintelligible to me, but sounds like "he's high now."

    I thought it was interesting...
    Flag PumaManon April 10, 2006   Link

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