Lyric discussion by izzymotorboats 

Cover art for Ilyena lyrics by Mars Volta, The

This song is moz def bouts trippin on dat lucy in the sky. No, but seriously these sound like a retrospective view of an lsd experience. The way his thought is first expressed in a distorted, almost unintelligible way reminds me of the "loop" feeling of a trip where a single thought will ring in your mind for about 30 minutes (there will be no adam sounds like he was thinking about the biblical story and what his thoughts were looping on). Then dissociation from reality, out of body experience and the sensation of "ego death" where you let go of the pressing "sins" plaguing your mind for you are no longer bound to this realm (I need a brand new skin... christian "rebirth"). Then the recap of where the imagination of the mind explored, what it feels like when you're experiencing the "visuals" of the trip where things are definitely not as they seem (if you could see... sketch begins). Finally the comedown, returning to a state of cohesiveness and sobriety but left with a piece/peace of mind in your sanctuary a.k.a the human body for this journey took you to the edge of the cosmos where no man could go but on such a glorious substance... Lol

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