Xerces Lyrics

Lyric discussion by CrimsonOGT 

Cover art for Xerces lyrics by Deftones

Sounds like it might be about that group that committed mass suicide because they thought the passing comet would carry them quickly to the afterlife. I wouldn't be surprised, since Team Sleep's early song Kool Aid Party with Mike Patton was about another cult's mass death.

@CrimsonOGT I agree with this theory. Heaven's Gate was a cult who believed they could escape or bodies (vessels) and catch a ride in an alien spacecraft which was supposedly hidden behind Hale-Bop comet and bring them into heaven. The mention of heaven and comet in the song indicate this