The Mars Volta
Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
[Verse 1]
Transient jet lag, ecto-mimed bison
This is the haunt of roulette dares
Ruse of metacarpi, caveat emptor
To all that enter here
[Bridge]
Open wrists talk back again in the wounded of its skin
They'll pinprick the witness in ritual contrition
The AM trinity fell upon asphyxia-derailed
In the rattles of
Made its way through the tracks of a snail-slouching whisper
Half-mast commute through umbilical blisters
Specter will lurk, radar has gathered
Midnight neuces from boxcar cadavers
[Chorus]
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
[Post-Chorus]
It's because this is—
[Verse 2]
Cranial bleeding, leeches train the living
Cursed are those who speak its name
Ruse of metacarpi, caveat emptor
To all that enter here
[Chorus]
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
[Post-Chorus]
It's because this is—
[Bridge]
Rattling the laughter, hinges splintering inside
Bludgeoned to a saddle, rang the cloister bell inside
Oh, oh, oh
Inside
Inside
[Chorus]
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed
[Post-Chorus]
It's because this is—