Hey guys. Ive been lurking around here for awhile, but finally decided to sign up so I can "join" in the discussions.
Has anyone listened to the Mars Volta? These guys are absolutely aware of things that are going on. Just remember; lyrical metaphors can be translated
many different ways. But some of these lyrics are pretty conclusive to me. The Mars Volta have to be the most compelling/mysterious/creative bands
around. There is a whole album based on a "ouija" board that one of the bandmates bought for anyother bandmate as a gift, they called it the
"soothsayer" and apparently it brought them very bad luck in the recording process of the album "Bedlam in Goliath". Check out some of their
lyrics from the new album "Octahedron".
The Mars Volta "Teflon"
Just don't know the layman's terms
to call the mess you bleed
Crawls beneath the surface
sought blood through a family tree
The date's been changed with each new phase
I'm anxious bouts of nervous
What am I without the bruises?
These switches won't come on
What do I do to lose it?
Beneath this distress call
Let the wheels burn, let the wheels burn
Stack the tires to the neck with a body inside
Frames of infrared
keep scrolling into focus
Scarab claimed the busy signal
with the habits that you noticed
The date's been changed
with each new phase
I'm anxious bouts of nervous
What am I without the bruises?
These switches won't come on
What do I do to lose it?
Beneath this distress call
Let the wheels burn, let the wheels burn
Stack the tires to the neck with a body inside
Take in all the hostages
into the Oval Office
Draw the curtains, part their hair
and pull the trigger softly
If they have become empty
then I'll just take you with me
One driver in your motorcade
is all it takes, is all it takes
Selling graves in teflon veins
is all it takes is all it takes
What am I without the bruises?
These switches won't come on
What do I do to lose it?
Beneath this distress call
Let the wheels burn, let the wheels burn
Stack the tires to the neck with a body inside
(let the wheels burn? covering up evidence?)
Just look at this video on youtube.
Look at that first poster? look semi-familiar? notice the artwork in the background.
Somebody please watch this. Look at some of their other songs/lyrics/videos. These guys are on to something, and there is so much more to talk about
if anyone is interested. Omar Rodriguez Lopez, that bands guitar player solo albums with song titles such as "how to bill the bilderberg group" and
"population council's wet dream" Interesting.
