Desperate Graves Lyrics

Lyric discussion by helgie 

Cover art for Desperate Graves lyrics by Mars Volta, The

Well, and what for 'give me the alter'?

Don't blame me, maybe my understanding is plain but firstly I thought the song is about a kind of relations lovers and one of them has committed (or is going to commit) a suicide. And 'matchstick that can not be lost' image is like an expression of extreme devotion.