The Mars Volta

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Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.8
Instruments	10.0
Lyrics	10.0
Vocal	10.0
This song has been reviewed 11 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.

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The Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Drunkship Of Lanterns
Artist	The Mars Volta
Album	De-loused in the Comatorium (2003) , Track 5 , Live [EP] (2003) , Track 2 , De-loused in the Comatorium [UK] (2003) , Track 5 , Frances the Mute [Japan Release] (2005) , Track 1 Disc 2
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Song lyrics

Send "Drunkship Of Lanterns" ringtones to your cell

You've got the lot to burn 
A shelve of pig smotherd cries 
Is there a spirit that spits
Upon the exit of signs

Is anybody there?
(Spines in a Row)
These steps keep on growing long
(Spine as an arrow) 
Bayonet trials rust propellers await 
No, nobody is heard 
Rowing sheep smiles for the dead 
Nobody is heard 

An antiquated home 
Afloat with engines on mute 
Sui generis ship spined around the yard 

Is anybody there?
(Spines in a row)
These craft only multiply
(Spine as an arrow) 
At the nape of ruins rust propellers await 
No, nobody is heard compass wilting in the wind 
Nobody is heard 
Rowing sheep smile for the dead 

Tansoceanic depth in this earth 
In this cenotaph 

Lash of one thousand eye brows clicking 
Counting the toll 
Counting the toll 

You've got the lot to burn 
A shelve of pig smothered cries 
Is there a spirit that spits upon the exit of signs 

Is anybody there?
(Spines in a row)
These steps keep on growing long
(Spine as an arrow) 
Bayonet trials rust propellers await 
No, nobody is heard
compass wilting in the wind 
Nobody is heard
rowing sheep smile for the dead 

Transoceanic depth in this earth
in this cenotaph 

Carpel jets 
hit the ground 
Carpel jets 
hit the ground 
Carpel jets 
hit the ground 
Carpel jets 
hit the ground 

Lash of one thousand eyebrows clicking 
Counting the toll 
Counting the toll 
Lash of one thousand eyebrows clicking 
Counting the toll 
Counting the toll...

Send "Drunkship Of Lanterns" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by BLOW

lyrics corrected by AudioDrive / Kkid4 / DITC Story on 29-03-2005

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24-07-2004 04:17 marshmellows
96 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal deffinately is amazing!
14-08-2004 03:21 AudioDrive
328 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Brilliant shit! * offtopic : Jojo, Now I'm the mod
01-10-2004 03:22 zacka
37 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal woooooooooow The Mars Volta is truely the best band ever and i observed that some idiots actualy gave them less then five on the ratings so who ever did that deserves to be shot!!!by the way who's that adiodrive guy?.... if ur him then IM cuz u seem pretty kick ass cuz u know a lot about TMV and i could use some help understanding some of the songs.....and ya who the fuck was that guy that posted a message about the bands he liked including sum 41 or some shit like that plz don't post anymore messages ur making all us real TMV fans look bad so fuck off and go listen to brittany spears or something.......Omar fucking kicks ass i wanna meat that guy he's so crazy that shit he does with distortion on his guitar wow it makes me happy to be alive and have ears he's the fucking new jimmi hendrix when's Frances the mute coming out cuz when i get it i'm gunna lock myself in a room for three years and blast the shit out of that cd.......o fuck i jsut realized i havn't talked aobut the song yet well ya it kicks ass and the long jaming part i nthe middle is sick then when it builds back up at the end genious omar!!!!!!
01-10-2004 03:32 the_BurnInAtOR
3,204 posts	Im afraid this song is pretty bad. I like some things about these "The Mars Volta's"... But... Experimental can easily get to the point of chaos... As it most certainly did in this song. Their producer must have been on acid or 3 years old... The mix and sound quality of most of their songs are abysmal.
01-10-2004 03:33 the_BurnInAtOR
3,204 posts	Punctuation is cool. Remember that Zack-o.
01-10-2004 03:34 the_BurnInAtOR
3,204 posts	Oh, right, This particular song is recorded live isnt it. Still, the quality of the recording is in immense need of up'ing the awsomeness....
02-10-2004 23:29 zacka
37 posts	"punctuation is cool" you must have thousands of friends...thousands of friends that u get together with every friday night in your mom's basement and have spelling b's because that's "cool" right? well u suck balls the mars volta is genious and ya they were most likely on acid when they made that song that's why it's so great douche bag. Led Zeppellin was high when they made Stairway to heaven which is one of the best song ever made. So go play dungeons and dragons or something butt pirate
02-10-2004 23:34 zacka
37 posts	"punctuation is cool" you must have thousands of friends...thousands of friends that u get together with every friday night in your mom's basement and have spelling b's because that's "cool" right? well u suck balls the mars volta is genious and ya they were most likely on acid when they made that song that's why it's so great douche bag. Led Zeppellin was high when they made Stairway to heaven which is one of the best songs ever made. So go play dungeons and dragons or something butt pirate
02-10-2004 23:34 zacka
37 posts	woops
02-10-2004 23:40 safari
1,585 posts	burn, the fact that they could even do that shit live should amaze you. because it indeed IS amazing. the recorded version even MORE amazing. and no experimentation is bad experimentation. especially when it comes to the mars voltas.
02-10-2004 23:44 zacka
37 posts	God damn right!!!!
10-10-2004 23:06 AudioDrive
328 posts	Dunkship of Lanterns is not a Live recording.. it is song 5 on the DITC, not live.. you must have heard a bootleg or something, either way it is amazing.. the Mars Volta is known to play different versions of a song on every concert, once they placed Cicatriz for more thatn 40 minutes when originally, (Pre-Deloused) was no longer than 5 minutes. Jamming is Good
19-11-2004 07:42 Mr_bLunts
106 posts	id have to say that TMV is the only band that rivels ATD-I in bad assness. they come in a very close second.
23-11-2004 01:52 Mentalwarfare
301 posts	This song rocks but I still like Sparta and ATD-I alot better
23-11-2004 03:23 AsianxXxQueen
23 posts	this song rocks and anyone who thinks different is screwed LONG LIVE CAPPY THE TRAFFIC CONE MAY YOU REST IN PEACE
30-11-2004 02:07 DelugeLead
17 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song kicks serious ASS The bongos bring in a different sound, breaking them away from atd-i and the traditional sounds. Also, Omars guitar riffs are amazing (as usual). I agree that Omar is the Hendrix of the modern age. He is just amazing, and astoundingly creative. I can hardly wait until Frances the Mute comes out. And btw, does anyone know the release date?
30-11-2004 05:50 AudioDrive
328 posts	Gold Standard Labs set a release date on March 22nd, however it is only the vinyl version of the LP, the CD will be released through Universal... no release date yet
12-12-2004 23:17 New_Born
1,552 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal there are no words to describe how i felt after i first listened to this song. i was speechlesson how anyone could make a song so fresh, original and inspioring. this is prog at it's best
12-12-2004 23:30 New_Born
1,552 posts	The mix and sound quality of most of their songs are abysmal. Who gives a s*it about quality, this type of music is about a constant push on musical, vocal, instramental and artistic boundries. it's not about quality, it's about the music. most of todays "artists" have forgotten that talent is not just a vocal performance, talent is being able to do things with music that other people cannot do, and not just by pushing up a switch on a mix bourd but by doing things there and then in a performnce, when your able to play a 1hour set and only sing 2 songs and still have 40000 people worship you, THAT is real talent, THAT is real progessive rock and That is The Mars Volta
21-12-2004 03:45 AudioDrive
328 posts	AMEN
26-12-2004 08:05 zacka
37 posts	The people comenting that ATDI and Sparta are better than TMV should stop saying shit in here untill you finish the 2nd grade. Don't worry though there's still special seats reserved for you in the Britaney Spears section. Plenty room there for you to type useless, tasteless music banter.
12-01-2005 05:36 fluxy
36 posts	um, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. and personally i like atd-i and sparta better than tmv (too weird for me) and i can say it wherever i want. you bash those 2 bands on their forum things like crazy.. and people don't care what you think when you're arrogant about it.
10-03-2005 14:50 Alex2385
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Anyone - what is it about?
12-03-2005 02:23 AudioDrive
328 posts	i understand this as cerpin taxt is awaiting in a K-19 sub to his journey to the E.S.P to end... he hears voices that aren't there, he begins hallucinating again he sees a giant circle that he has painted while he was alive in the end he reaches the Eria Tarka of Dr Wolfram Tarant
14-03-2005 07:32 Lillkwist
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal AudioDriver = Our personal TMV guru, when it comes to information, atleast