NEONECROPOPULACE HAS NO REFLECTION
NEOCAECZARISTIC PHALLIC RUINS
JUST EAST OF THE RIVER DENIAL THE TECHS ARE BREATHING
WELCOME TO THIS NEOTOKYO
GRIDLOCKS WILL WARN THE CHROMLECH ALARMS
BOUQUET OF CUTICLES
LANDSCAPE TANTRUMS
TRAMONTANE TORCHING THE TRAMONTANE
I'VE HEARD THE MUMBLING OF CITADELS SHIFTING ON THIS RICHTER SCALE
THE ALLEYS WILL FLOW MARBLE INTERCOURSE
ROIL THE PANTHEON... OF SUBTERFUGE
TRAMONTANE TORCHING THE TRAMONTANE
THIS MARABOUT ISN'T UNTOUCHABLE
INDENTURED BY SERVITUDE
NEOINFIDELS - LET'S PLUG THEM IN
NEOPOLYGRAPHIC, TRIP CHORDS
CENTROCIRCUIPHOBIA THE FALLACY
WELCOME TO NEOTOKYO
TORE THE WINGS OFF SERAPHIN, FED THEM TO THE ANGLOPHILES
IN THIS STAG CABERAT THE BARK OF BUILDINGS SURGED, THROUGH THE WHIPPING VOLT ABODE
GO TO THE LEXICON YOU SLUGGARD, IF YOU WILL.


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    CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

    RyanWilhiteon February 28, 2010   Link
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    song is sweet

    soundwaveon June 05, 2002   Link
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    The whole Tremulant EP is sweet. Can't wait for the full-length album.

    agnosticuson June 17, 2002   Link
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    this stream of consciousness style of songwriting sure gives some weird lyrics

    Lets_kill_musicon July 03, 2002   Link
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    i am listening to this song right now and this doesn't look anything like the lyrics i am hearing. is it just me?

    crushmycalmon July 11, 2002   Link
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    no, i download a song by Mars Volta called cicatriz, but it was labeled cut that city by kazaa

    i think at the end, "go to the lexicon you sluggard" means go to a dictionary to find out what the song is about, otherwise you're a lazy...sluggard.

    if you will.

    saviorcomplexon July 20, 2002   Link
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    oh yeh that was the problem. thanks.

    crushmycalmon July 22, 2002   Link
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    good song. people need to get the names of these songs straight man. i download different titled song..its the same as another song . what the hell.

    Spartaon July 26, 2002   Link
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    I DL a song called I cut my teeth WTF ? anywayz I like sparta and I like Marsvolta but niether will ever be as good as "At the drive in" was

    ImBleedingAgainon August 31, 2002   Link
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    SPARTA SUCKS. trying to live off atdi fame.

    MARS VOLTA=PURE ORIGINAL TALENT. NEW MUSIC TO THE MASSES. can anyone think of a band that sounds like mars volta? i can't.

    atdi was a GREAT band. but i think the mars volta may have exceeded atdi in MANY ways.

    killcorazonon September 18, 2002   Link

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