Embroglio
At the Drive-In Lyrics

I had a friend who died for something he really loved.
I knew someone who died for a cause they deeply believed in.

I had a friend who stood for none of the above.
Another friend of mine did not hold any strong beliefs or convictions.

I had a friend whose experience was riddled with scars.
A friend of mine had a life full of painful experiences.

Who got drunk one night in the trunk of Louie P.'s car.
This person once got drunk in the trunk of someone named Louie P.'s car.

I had a friend who'd love to scare you, as was his affection.
Another friend of mine enjoyed scaring people, almost as if it were an expression of love.

And tremble you did cause you weren't worthy of his friendship.
People were afraid of this friend because they felt they were not worthy of their friendship.

I had a friend, but now he's stranded on the Mesa Street exit.
This friend is now stranded somewhere, far from where they used to be.

And sometimes I'm jealous cause I'm still at the intersection.
I sometimes envy this friend because they have moved on while I am still stuck in the same place.

I had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold.
One of my friends had a heavy heart, burdened with pain and sadness.

Yes, there's blood on the median like a boat without oars.
There is evidence of past pain and struggle, as represented by the blood stains on the median of a road.

Duct tape the cross on the brown colored box.
A cross has been fashioned out of duct tape to go on a brown coffin.

Well single file line on the unpaved road.
A line of people walks in single file on a dirt road.

Well they tipped their hats, respect for the dead.
People show their respect for the deceased by tipping their hats.

In Juarez, Mexico is where they buried my friend.
This friend was buried in Juarez, Mexico.

There are no words
Sometimes there are no words to express the emotions we feel.

To express the loss
There is no adequate way to express the pain of losing someone.

I feel since you've been away.
Since you've been gone, I have felt an overwhelming sense of loss.

You made a typical sad song,
You created a song meant to evoke sadness and melancholy.

A physical classroom.
This song was a lesson in sadness and pain.

Where I learned nothing.
Despite the lesson, I am left feeling like I have not learned anything new.

Just flashes of your,
Your presence only appears as brief flashes in my mind.

Face.
I only remember your face in those brief moments.

It's all a facade.
Everything is just a misleading appearance, not reflecting inner truth.

And nothing really matters.
Nothing has any significance or real importance.

Now he's stranded somewhere on the mesa street exit.
My friend is still far from where he really wants to be.

I had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold.
Another friend carries a heavy burden of pain and sadness.

Too heavy to hold.
This pain and sadness is too much to bear.

Like a boat without oars.
It is a struggle to make any progress and move forward with this burden.

D-d-d-die.
An expression of a desire to escape the pain and struggles of life through death.