Halo Of Nembutals Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Cruiserfan 

Cover art for Halo Of Nembutals lyrics by Mars Volta, The

Just a guess that this could be something to do with sin; how we are all going to end up in the same place anyway. The first verse seems to be about death/being judged and sent to hell, and the next few almost seem to be addressed from the POV of the devil towards God (just my guess). Or maybe more generally a person who has accepted that they (and we all) are inevitably going to end up in hell, addressing a "holier than thou" type of person waiting for salvation/convinced they are headed to heaven.

I guess it's kind of a religious interpretation but there are plenty of metaphors for Satan/the devil/snakes in there.