Lyrics

Recent Activity

Following

Cover art for Trinkets Pale of Moon lyrics by The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta

Trinkets Pale of Moon

2 Meanings

Add Yours

Follow

Share

Q&A

Trinkets Pale of Moon Lyrics

by the landfill I lust
I burn their clothing before I dig into the ground

I am Janus faced, belial with vines
you're going to wish you hadn't run

Claire Audina is calling me
I hear the hearts of tiny beating drums

I feigned umbrage at my bruising fists
you're going to wish you hadn't run

and with these trinkets pale of moon
senescent charms become a bludgeon of wrinkles
when I nurse your tired heart

for every time you hear this strain of lullabies collapsing
walk towards the echo and let it hold your trembling

their gourds are punctured easily
amnesia fumes in little twists of silk

induce this multi strobe with melody
you're going to wish you hadn't run

I sing your epicedium
my father taught me when I was young

you'll wear the tattered fringe of hangnail regalia
you're going to wish you hadn't run

and with these trinkets pale of moon
senescent charms become a bludgeon of wrinkles
when I nurse your tired heart

for every time you hear this strain of lullabies collapsing
walk towards the echo and let it hold your trembling

Submitted by

relaxeder On Aug 27, 2011

Album art

Album art

L'Via L'Viaquez

Album art

Cassandra Gemini

Album art

Album art

by the landfill I lust
I burn their clothing before I dig into the ground

I am Janus faced, belial with vines
you're going to wish you hadn't run

Claire Audina is calling me
I hear the hearts of tiny beating drums

I feigned umbrage at my bruising fists
you're going to wish you hadn't run

and with these trinkets pale of moon
senescent charms become a bludgeon of wrinkles
when I nurse your tired heart

for every time you hear this strain of lullabies collapsing
walk towards the echo and let it hold your trembling

their gourds are punctured easily
amnesia fumes in little twists of silk

induce this multi strobe with melody
you're going to wish you hadn't run

I sing your epicedium
my father taught me when I was young

you'll wear the tattered fringe of hangnail regalia
you're going to wish you hadn't run

and with these trinkets pale of moon
senescent charms become a bludgeon of wrinkles
when I nurse your tired heart

for every time you hear this strain of lullabies collapsing
walk towards the echo and let it hold your trembling

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

3stringovation

2014-05-01 07:45:38

relaxeder

2013-08-26 04:34:20

relaxeder

Submitter

2011-08-27 09:50:22

2 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

Cover art for Trinkets Pale of Moon lyrics by Mars Volta, The

by x9x9x9x9x9

14y ago

Ok. Now I'm starting to think these are just random songs with no story. But Someday soon (lol like after this officially gets released) I might know the meaning.

0

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Cover art for Trinkets Pale of Moon lyrics by Mars Volta, The

by OctaVariuM8

14y ago

While I am not completely sure what this is about, it just struck me (after looking up some of the more obscure words in here) that it mentions old, aging things (usually regal in nature) several times. I know it mentions trinkets in the title, but I feel like there is more to it. I think it may be about the narrator losing someone important to them, or the narrator killing someone. For example, they mention "I burn the clothing before I dig into the ground." So, they are burning the evidence before burying them. Then they mention they sing a song before burying them (their epicedium). Plus, they keep saying "your going to wish you hadn't run" which could be interpreted as saying "this is what you get for being a coward" or just "this is what you get for running away."

Something like that.

Song Meaning

0

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.