Tempest Lyrics

Lyric discussion by maulled 

Cover art for Tempest lyrics by Deftones

Makes me think of ancient astronaut theory

Take out the stories they've put into your mind (take out the religious stories they've put into your mind about gods based on ancient civilzations interpretations of alien contact)

brace for the glory as you stare into the sky (the glory of meeting the cosmic alien race as they revisits earth)

Turning in circles ( the earth revolving around the galaxey for millenium)

Been caught in a stasis (being trapped as a species and civilization locked in perpetual wars and not truly advancing to join the galactic civilizations among the stars)

The ancient arrival (the time from when the aliens visited earth and helped advance ancient civilizations)

Cut to the end (wanting to be at the point when aliens reveal themselves to earth and allow us to join their galactic community)

I'd like to be taken apart from the inside Then spit through the cycle right to the end (alluding to an experience of alien abduction or maybe wanting to be experimented on or enhanced by alien technology)

I'm not exactly an advocate of ancient astronaut theory or neccissarily believe it but these lyrics make me think that's what the song is about.

My Interpretation

It really does now that you mention it. Not in so many specifics but good point.