At the Drive-In

Schaffino

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this time i'm gonna take the collection baby
and with the money in my hand
i'm gonna purchase all the details
scrub you clean with my soap opera chirping
walking on tip-toed pickpocket fever
racing up the scales of your thermometer
turnbuckle tournicate clotting the moonshine
clotheslined seizures singing happy valentines
i found feathers in the hit and run nest
omerttas not a prayer on your rosary beads

when she knocked me over
i looked inside the hearse
sprouting chauvanistic swine
and written were the words
poking butter with this knife
allergic to this concubine
racing by in a '56 chevy
and we couldn't even pretend
to be alive...

i found feathers in the hit and run nest
scrub you clean with my soap opera chirping

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cbennett On Jan 27, 2002

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2002-01-27 14:06:01

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by atthedrive-in

21y ago

no ones commented? understandable. this is one of my favrite atd-i songs, but i have no clue what hes on about. "i found feathers in the hit and run nest" could possibly be a metaphor for something realy sad coming out of a accident, like a joy-ride in a "56 Chevy" gone wrong?

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by cassandragemini5

20y ago

i think this song definetely relates to personal moments in one band members history also i think theres elements of a break-up its like a broken heart healing

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by batista_bomb

19y ago

One of the hardest songs to understand (I think) but still ROCKS!!

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by hyeanddry

19y ago

dude the energy they have when they're playing this... combined with the sick vocal/lyrical delivery by Cedric is SO good.

that is all

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by dela

19y ago

This song is prob my favorite ATDI albums, I got the chance to see Mars Volta live and it was amazing...just still not the same.

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