Conjugal Burns Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rockgenie 

Cover art for Conjugal Burns lyrics by Mars Volta, The

Although the penis ripping through the very fabric of time would've made this song the "best song ever", I think it definitely stands on its own as the best song in Bedlam.

A Flash game called "Goliath the Soothsayer" was released with the album and can be found in: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/422645

Jeremy Robert Johnson also wrote about the story behind the album in his "Descent into Bedlam", it's probably the best resource about the Bedlam in Goliath http://www.jeremyrobertjohnson.com/TMVDIB.pdf

Finally, I wrote my own entry in RockGenius about the song based on some of the comments here (mainly Marinas' great explanation): http://rockgeni.us/2010/06/16/conjugal-burns-by-the-mars-volta/

My Interpretation