Imago lyrics
by The Mars Volta
[Verse 1]
My anguish told you
A persistent lie
The parasitic psychics that you push by wheel
Were spoken to me every time
[Chorus]
And like a charlatan
You counterfeit the vessels through flesh and time
These pacts we keep in secret
Drinkin' from a well that was cured by drought
[Verse 2]
My torment adores you
Oh, when my strings are tied
Out of compulsion I must decimate
The sapless embryonic miles
[Chorus]
And like a charlatan
You counterfeit the vessels through flesh and time
These pacts we keep in secret
Drinkin' from a well that was cured by drought
[Bridge]
My knives are burrowed voices
Glistened by the handles so they won't let go
These limbs are idle creatures
Extensions of a spirit that is not controlled
My heart is trapped inside
And I refuse to accept this throne
Oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 3]
My night's unfoldin'
Reads like a page of test results
This sterile codex
Is missin' all my last resolve
[Chorus]
And like a charlatan
You counterfeit the vessels through flesh and time
These pacts we keep in secret
Drinkin' from a well that was cured by drought
And like a charlatan
You counterfeit the vessels through flesh and time
These pacts we keep in secret
Drinkin' from a well that was cured by drought