The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I've been drinking black myrrh again
The closer we part
I needed to touch your lips
With the nail in my heart
The night that you caught me
My coffin did walk
I feel at your mercy
I fell in your grave
Meccamputechture
That stands in my way
The younger I stay
An elderly child
The longer the mirror gives birth
To the death I file
If you consume me
I will not let you go
If you walk right through me
My voice will taint your throat
Blessed be
Blessed be
The wrong I've done
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Someone is watching us
Someone has found
Fluorescent ligaments
On a black and white tile
Why do you call them
If your kingdom won't come?
The younger I stay
Forever I rot
If you consume me
I will not let you go
If you walk right through me
My voice will taint your throat
Blessed be
Blessed be
The wrong I've done
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Because the flies my mouth spill
Bare the children at play
The closer we part
I needed to touch your lips
With the nail in my heart
The night that you caught me
My coffin did walk
I feel at your mercy
I fell in your grave
Meccamputechture
That stands in my way
The younger I stay
An elderly child
The longer the mirror gives birth
To the death I file
If you consume me
I will not let you go
If you walk right through me
My voice will taint your throat
Blessed be
Blessed be
The wrong I've done
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Someone is watching us
Someone has found
Fluorescent ligaments
On a black and white tile
Why do you call them
If your kingdom won't come?
The younger I stay
Forever I rot
If you consume me
I will not let you go
If you walk right through me
My voice will taint your throat
Blessed be
Blessed be
The wrong I've done
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Because the flies my mouth spill
Bare the children at play
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El Ciervo Vulnerado Lyrics as written by Omar Rodriguez Cedric Bixler
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(Also: "Myrrh was burned in ancient Roman funerals to mask the smell emanating from charring corpses." -Wikipedia)
According to the lyrics in the CD booklet it actually says mirror, not myrrh. Actually a lot of the lyrics are a bit off, but it's not a bad effort at all, considering the Mars Volta. Here are the ones straight from the CD:
I've been drinking black mirror again The closer we part I needed to touch your lips With the nail in my heart The night that you caught me My coffin did walk I feel at your mercy I fell in your grave Meccamputechture That stands in my way The younger I stay An elderly child The longer the mirror gives birth To the death I file
If you consume me I will not let you go If you walk right through me My voice will taint your throat Blessed be the wrong I've done
Someone is watching us Someone has found Fluorescent ligaments On a black and white tile Why do you call them If your kingdom won't come The younger I stay Forever I rot
If you consume me I will not let you go If you walk right through me My voice will taint your throat Blessed be the wrong i've done
Because the flies my mouth spill Bare the children at play
The more I read those lyrics and listen to the song, the more confused I get and the more my brain hurts. XD
this was the easiest song to follow in the whole album
I thought it was "I've been drinking black milk again"
Any idea what the jumbled sounding words at the end are?
Any idea what the jumbled sounding words at the end are?
It's
If you consume me I will not let you go If you walk right through me My voice will taint your throat Blessed be the wrong i've done
played backwards. Well, not exactly. Every line is reversed seperatively. So it's more like:
Blessed be Blessed be (oooh) the wrong I've done Blessed be Blessed be My voice will taint your throat If you walk right through me I will not let you go If you consume me
what I want to know is why the song just abruptly ends
I know TMV are known for random shake-ups, but I think the album could have ended much smoother
ah well, what can you do...
great album for the most part.
hmm actually, now that I think about it, it could just go with theme as stated on another forum, "cutting off before you have the chance to rebuild" as Omar said
good stuff