Lyric discussion by lemonpiandme 

Cover art for Narakaloka lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

Narakaloka is in hindu mythology a place consisting of 28 different hell equivilants. Of the 28 the lowest one is a place with a lake some 8,000 long filled with worms. You end up in this worm lake for having a small portion of food and not sharing it with company. The song is about a dying man's fear of ending up here.(John @ some concert in chicago around the time it came out) =)