Day of the Baphomets
The Mars Volta Lyrics

Sawing off the pavement
Attempting to escape from the confines of society and move forward without restraints.

Repenting their past lives
Feeling regret for their previous behavior and wishing to make amends.

Might I be the only pain that's left to be left behind?
Wondering if their personal struggles and suffering are the only things holding them back as they try to move forward.

Clay and pygmy footsteps
Symbolizing the small, insignificant actions they take in trying to make progress.

Rusted, boil it clean
A desire to cleanse and purify themselves of past sins and mistakes.

A bullet in linguistics
Their words have power to make a lasting impact, like a bullet in language.

That only we can breathe
Their message is unique to them and can only be understood by those who recognize it.

Now, I got a prayer that'll make you theirs now
Believing that they have the power to influence others and make them their own.

Beneath sepulchres
Referring to being buried or trapped, unable to escape.

Raise your entrails as an offer
A gruesome demand for those who would follow them, willing to sacrifice their own bodies for the cause.

Following with pitchforks
Being pursued by a hostile crowd, intent on causing them harm.

In a cattle prodded theme
Being treated as livestock, coerced and controlled without regard for their individuality.

Signaling the sedative
Attempts to dull their passion and make them less of a threat, like a sedative for their minds.

To emaciate the queen
Trying to destroy the reigning power structure and leave it weakened.

Bowing in constriction
Feeling physically and mentally oppressed, unable to rise up or take action.

Any time you leave
Being watched and controlled at all times, with no opportunity for escape or freedom.

We've slipped ourselves in angels
Identifying themselves as divinely inspired or on a holy mission.

In catabata leaves
Referring to a state of chaos or confusion, where nothing is certain or stable.

In my sign I was born
Believing that their destiny and identity are tied to a certain symbol or iconography.

To bring death at the footsteps of your home
Promising to bring destruction and ruin to those who stand in their way.

Tonight I have sown
Making progress and laying the groundwork for their ultimate goal.

All the hair and crooked nails that you all have worn
Referring to the physical manifestations of past sin, and the desire to leave those things behind.

While your white sense of hope, I plant the vermin
Trying to undermine the optimistic and positive outlook of those who oppose them, by planting seeds of doubt and despair.

Just who makes it so?
Questioning the validity and justification of the power structures they seek to overthrow.

How long must we fold our hands?
Implying a sense of impatience and frustration at being held back from their goals.

Our guts are burning wheels again
Feeling intense, passionate urgency to take action and move forward.

Get a match that will make you thin
Urging others to ignite a fire within themselves that will propel them forward.

Come clean with the antidote
Emphasizing the importance of honesty and transparency in achieving their goals.

A pair of sluts with hosts that fall
Making derogatory and oppressive references to women, using them as a means to express anger and frustration.

One day we will pay your debt
Promising to seek revenge on those who have held them back in the past.

Our centipedes will pick the dead
Using the image of gruesome insects to convey their willingness to engage in violent and destructive behavior.

Poachers in your home
Referring to themselves as invaders, willing to take what they want by force.

Follow every bottle out and the cruelest smut, smut you know
Encouraging others to embrace their darker impulses and engage in activities that may be considered immoral or harmful.

It's the gash that autumn knows
Referencing the natural cycle of decay and destruction that is associated with autumn, and taking pleasure in participating in it.

Daughters lying at the door
Referring to women as passive, submissive objects in need of protection and sheltering from men.

Raise the body
Rejoicing in the process of raising up the dead or the oppressed.

Breathe your clear air
Desiring to exist in a pure, unadulterated state, free from oppression or societal constraints.

Everybody will call aloud
Believing that others will join in and support their cause when they see meaningful action being taken.

My hands secrete a monument
Believing that they are capable of creating something that will leave a lasting legacy and be remembered for generations to come.

I am the reason for your missing child
Claiming responsibility for the bad things that happen in the world, and taking pleasure in the chaos and confusion that results.

He might be home but there's no trace under your pillow
Emphasizing the idea that even the safest, most secure environment can be infiltrated and corrupted by their influence.

I have left a spine
Leaving behind a symbol of their strength and power, intended to intimidate and inspire fear.

All the things we do when you're away
Taking advantage of their opponents' weaknesses and the opportunities created by their absence.

I saw the message that you wrote in the sand
Noticing and interpreting the subtle signs and signals given by their opponents, and using that information to their advantage.

Dismembered heads that come away
Engaging in violent, gruesome behavior as a means of asserting dominance over others.

The anaesthetic of your gospel sin
Believing that organized religion is used as a way to dull people's senses and keep them complacent and obedient.

Put a muzzle on the lamb
Using force or intimidation to silence those who would oppose them, treating them like animals to be controlled.

Give me one page, make it blank
Expressing a desire for a fresh start, a clean slate on which to build something new and better.

Mix it, a leak will rain
Acknowledging the chaos and uncertainty that comes from creating something new, but embracing it nonetheless.

We shall inflict your way
Promising to forcefully impose their will on others, regardless of the consequences or the human cost.

Maybe one day you'll stop and realize
Hoping that their opponents will eventually see the error of their ways and acknowledge their own faults and shortcomings.

All that you serve is dead
Believing that the systems and structures that their opponents cling to are fundamentally flawed and unsustainable.

Give me your plate, make it break
Demanding resources and taking them by force, causing damage and destruction in the process.

Nothing you hold is safe
Promising to take away everything that their opponents value and hold dear, leaving them with nothing.