Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)

I feel like this song is about a druggies path to the "after-world."

The first few versus are about the drug dealer selling him the narcotic...

Transient jet lag ecto mimed bison - dazed and out of body he finds a portrayed man (dealer) This is the haunt of roulette dares - This is his frequent challenge of gambling with the narcotic Ruse of metacarpi - slight of hand (the dealer gives him the stuff) Caveat emptor... to all that enter here - Buyer beware...to all that inject

Then taking the narcotic...

Open wrist talks back again - he's killing himself but not literally slicing his wrists In the wounded of its skin - it's going to be his fault They'll pinprick the witness - he shoots up In ritual contrition - in ceremonial remorse cause he's addicted
The a.m. trinity fell upon asphyxia-derailed - The morning god finds the druggie asphyxiated In the rattles of... - In the confusion Made its way through the tracks - went through his veins (cont in next verse) Of a snail slouching whisper - slowly and quietly A half mast commute through umbilical blisters - a somber voyage through his dependency which injures Spectre will lurk - The spirit will see Radar has gathered - Awareness has come Midnight nooses from boxcar cadavers - Dark death

Then death itself...

Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed - The mind has left the body and joining is on hold Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed

It's because this is... Cranial bleeding - his mind is dying (soul) Leeches train the living - evil conquers the living Cursed are they who speak its name - don't tell Ruse of metacarpi - slight of hand Caveat emptor to all that enter here - buyer beware to all that come

Funeral???..

Rattling the laughter - confusing happiness Hinges splintering inside - trapped by wooden corners Bludgeoned to a saddle - forced to one place Rang the cloister bell inside - ring the quiet bell within inside - within inside - within

Maybe, maybe not at all. Great song either way

I think BlackTippedWings has got it. "Midnight neuces from boxcar cadavears" I think "neuces" might be "nooses". And that might be talking about a stethescope on a doctor, and the boxcar could be the ambulance. I could be way off, but that's just my interpretation.

"Made its way through the tracks Of a snail slouching whisper A half mass comute through umbilical blisters "

It it is in fact talking about his ride in the ambulance, "Tracks" could be roads, "snail" could be the pace that he percieves, because morphine slows things down, and "commute" could be the ride to the hospital.

i think "exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed" might be talking about how he tried to commit suicide and now is in a comma (hs body is kind of just like a shell with no conciousness-- hence exoskeletal. junction at the railroad delayed is since hes not dead yet(suicide has failed) might be kind of like judgement after death has been delayed

i keep saying : this and Eriatarka are the most fucking amazing songs i ever heard in my entire life..

trust me , i heard a lot of songs from diferent bands..

at the end of the chorus, when the guitar comes in after "it's because, this is..." that part is perfect...amazing...this song in general, if only Mars Volta was this focused all the time.

this song is sooooo much better since they re-did it, the first one was good, and this one is better, didnt think they could top it

this song is so explosive

"ruse of metacarpi / caveat emptor to all that enter here" is referring to suicide decision, the movement of the hand (metacarpal is the bone in your fingers) and caveat emptor is latin for buyer beware. basically, beware about suicide.

the fuckin BEST song on de-loused....the whole rail-road and tracks thing seems to be the part of the story where he shoots up morphine

I love how the solo with the reverb he does sound like going through a tunnel. I love the whole cinematic approach they have on every song. It really accents the story.