Damn..where do I begin? First I have to premise this by saying I can be a real \"music snob\", not meaning I only listen to elite \"musicians\" but I am critical of EVERYTHING and if it\'s not my style, I usually reject it. I grew up being a big Deftones fan so that might show where I\'m coming from. Quite simply, the Mars Volta has blown me away, especially with \"Cassandra Gemini\". This is by far the greatest musical track I have ever heard (just in my opinion).
The meaning? I think that\'s tough with Mars to begin with. I think to understand where the tracks are coming from, you have to put them all together because the \"book\" of Frances the Mute is more like a novel, not a collection of poems. In my opinion,this track is separate from some of the others except for the fact that you can see the track\'s \"effect\" on the characters introduced earlier. I know in an interview that Mars said the album incorporated this journal, but also other elements like our country\'s leadership. I think the song is taking a more \"fantastic\" look at the state of our world and our government. One part of the track could refer to the religious Bush family:
\"And his multiple sons
with their mandible tongues
set crucified fires to petrified homes
let it burn\"
Also, maybe referring to the country\'s sudden rush of concern over terrorism:
\"Panic in the shakes of the wounded
Panic in the worms
Onto the floor
And out of your mouth
Out of your eyelids\"
I don\'t necessarily agree with the opinions behind it if I\'m right, but I definitely see correlations. It seems the track is emphasizing this one horrid character who in some ways is the cause of the peculiarities in the rest of the characters of the album. This shows me the focus is on a character of huge importance in the world set forth in the album. I think they are definitely talking about our leaders. Oh yeah, just to finish my point I like how the track opens \"I think I’ve become like one of the others\". This could be stating he feels like he\'s conforming and becoming \"one of them\" which could be the elites or the victims.
OK, one last point that does not have to do with the lyrics. I guess the Mars Volta is something created by an Italian surrealist artist. Since surrealism is based on fantastic and dream-like images it\'s easy to see why the Mars Volta characters and the world are so abnormal. But sticking with the \"dream-like\" thing...ever notice how the song is ripping on through and then hits that first \"frantic piano\" part? Doesn\'t it feel like the song is falling asleep? Then Omar starts fighting out of it furiously, like fighting off sleep, right before the piano cuts in again and makes the track \"fall asleep\". Then it feels like some portal to another world when he repeatedly says that \"25 wives in the lake tonight\" before the new world is entered...right when the fuzz effect guitar kicks in. The the track goes on and on until that frantic saxophone playing starts, which to me feels like the track is \"awakening\" and then cuts right back in where the song had fallen asleep earlier. I mean, not to sound corny, but the entire song is like one huge journey from awake to dream to awake again. Like I said, best song I\'ve ever heard.
Damn..where do I begin? First I have to premise this by saying I can be a real \"music snob\", not meaning I only listen to elite \"musicians\" but I am critical of EVERYTHING and if it\'s not my style, I usually reject it. I grew up being a big Deftones fan so that might show where I\'m coming from. Quite simply, the Mars Volta has blown me away, especially with \"Cassandra Gemini\". This is by far the greatest musical track I have ever heard (just in my opinion).
The meaning? I think that\'s tough with Mars to begin with. I think to understand where the tracks are coming from, you have to put them all together because the \"book\" of Frances the Mute is more like a novel, not a collection of poems. In my opinion,this track is separate from some of the others except for the fact that you can see the track\'s \"effect\" on the characters introduced earlier. I know in an interview that Mars said the album incorporated this journal, but also other elements like our country\'s leadership. I think the song is taking a more \"fantastic\" look at the state of our world and our government. One part of the track could refer to the religious Bush family:
\"And his multiple sons with their mandible tongues set crucified fires to petrified homes let it burn\"
Also, maybe referring to the country\'s sudden rush of concern over terrorism:
\"Panic in the shakes of the wounded Panic in the worms Onto the floor And out of your mouth Out of your eyelids\"
I don\'t necessarily agree with the opinions behind it if I\'m right, but I definitely see correlations. It seems the track is emphasizing this one horrid character who in some ways is the cause of the peculiarities in the rest of the characters of the album. This shows me the focus is on a character of huge importance in the world set forth in the album. I think they are definitely talking about our leaders. Oh yeah, just to finish my point I like how the track opens \"I think I’ve become like one of the others\". This could be stating he feels like he\'s conforming and becoming \"one of them\" which could be the elites or the victims.
OK, one last point that does not have to do with the lyrics. I guess the Mars Volta is something created by an Italian surrealist artist. Since surrealism is based on fantastic and dream-like images it\'s easy to see why the Mars Volta characters and the world are so abnormal. But sticking with the \"dream-like\" thing...ever notice how the song is ripping on through and then hits that first \"frantic piano\" part? Doesn\'t it feel like the song is falling asleep? Then Omar starts fighting out of it furiously, like fighting off sleep, right before the piano cuts in again and makes the track \"fall asleep\". Then it feels like some portal to another world when he repeatedly says that \"25 wives in the lake tonight\" before the new world is entered...right when the fuzz effect guitar kicks in. The the track goes on and on until that frantic saxophone playing starts, which to me feels like the track is \"awakening\" and then cuts right back in where the song had fallen asleep earlier. I mean, not to sound corny, but the entire song is like one huge journey from awake to dream to awake again. Like I said, best song I\'ve ever heard.