Lyric discussion by quadriplegic 

Cover art for Heliotrope lyrics by At the Drive-In

i think this song is about the death penalty. first of all theyre from texas, so it would be apt. second of all, think of lines like "increase the dosage/ count back from ten" and "its as if someone raised the price of dying to maximum vend again." also, "capital faunt" could refer to capital punishment. ballot box could refer to the political agenda behind the killing of criminals. a good example of this is mumia abu-jamal. check out his book all things censored. cataombs refer to death again. thieves could refer to re-taking of lives after death penalty was questioned in supreme court, ruled okay and started killing off people again. just my idea anyway.