Drunkship of Lanterns

by the Mars Volta

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3    -3” -3”  4  -3” -3”
 You've got the lot to burn
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 A shelve of pig smotherd cries
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 Is there a spir’t that spits
 -3 -3 -3” -3 -3 -3” -3 -3”
  Upon the  exit of sig-ns
 5  6 6 6 6 -6’ -6 
 Is anybody the-re 
   7    -7 -6  -7
 (spines in a row)
   5     6    5   6   -6 -7  -6 6
 These steps keep on growing lo-ng
   7    -7 -6 -7 -6 6 
 (spite as an ar-ro-w)
 7 -7 -7 -6    6    7   -7 -6 6     6 -6   
 Bay-o-ne-t trials rust propellers await 
 
-7 7 -7 -6
 N-o-o-o
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  No-bo-o-dy is heard 
 -6 -6   -7     -6    7  -7  -6  6
 Rowing sheep smiles for the de-ad 
 -6 -7 -6 8 -5   5
  No-bo-o-dy is heard 
 5  -4 4 -4 -3” 4
 An antiquated home 
 3 -3”   -3”  4 -4   4   -3
 Afloat with engines on mute 
 -3” 4 -3 -3  4     -3  -3” -3  -3” -3 -3”
 Sui generis ship spined around the ya-rd 
 
5  6 6 6 6 -6’ -6 
 Is anybody the-re 
   7    -7 -6  -7
 (spines in a row)
  5      6   5 6  -6 -7 -6 6
 These craft only mul-ti-pl-y 
    7   -7 -6 -7 -6 6
 (spine as an ar-ro-w)
 7  -7   -7  -6   6    7   -7 -6 6     6 -6   
 At the nape of ruins rust propellers await
 
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 N-o-o-o
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 No-bo-o-dy is heard compass wilting in the wi-nd 
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  No-bo-o-dy is heard 
 -6 -6   -7     -6    7  -7  -6  6
 Rowing sheep smiles for the de-ad 
 -6 -6 -6 -6 7  -7   -6  6   -6 6 5
  Transoceanic depth in this e-a-rth
 -6  6    -6 7 7 -8 7 
 In this cen-o-t-a-ph 
 
-6   -7 -7 7  -6 -6’  8’ -8 -8 7   7 -7 -6 
 Lash of o-ne thousand  e-ye brows cli-ck-ing 
 -6 -6    -6  -6
 Counting the toll 
 -6 -6    -6  -7 6
 Counting the to-ll 
 
 
   3    -3” -3”  4  -3” -3”
 You've got the lot to burn
 3   -3” -3”  4   -4  4    -3 
 A shelve of pig smotherd cries
 -3” -3” -3”  4     -3    4
 Is there a spir’t that spits
 -3 -3 -3” -3 -3 -3” -3 -3”
  Upon the  exit of sig-ns
 5  6 6 6 6 -6’ -6 
 Is anybody the-re 
   7    -7 -6  -7
 (spines in a row)
   5     6    5   6   -6 -7  -6 6
 These steps keep on growing lo-ng
   7    -7 -6 -7 -6 6 
 (spite as an ar-ro-w)
 7 -7 -7 -6    6    7   -7 -6 6     6 -6   
 Bay-o-ne-t trials rust propellers await 
 
-7 7 -7 -6
 N-o-o-o
 -6 -7 -6 8 -5   5    -6 -6   7  -8  -7  7  -6 6
 No-bo-o-dy is heard compass wilting in the wi-nd 
 -6 -7 -6 8 -5   5
  No-bo-o-dy is heard 
 -6 -6   -7     -6    7  -7  -6  6
 Rowing sheep smiles for the de-ad 
 -6 -6 -6 -6 7  -7   -6  6   -6 6 5
  Transoceanic depth in this e-a-rth
 -6  6    -6 7 7 -8 7 
 In this cen-o-t-a-ph 
 
-8 -7   7
 Carpel jets 
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 hit the groooound 
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 Carpel jeeeeeeeeeeeets 
 -6   -7  7 -6  6
 hit the groooound 
 -8 -7   7
 Carpel jets 
 -6   -7  7 -6  6
 hit the groooound 
 -8 -7   7 -8 7 -7 -6 6
 Carpel jeeeeeeeeeeeets 
 -6   -7  7 -7 7 -7 7 -7 7 -7 -6  6
 hit the groooound 
 
-6   -7 -7 7  -6 -6’  8’ -8 -8 7   7 -7 -6 
 Lash of o-ne thousand  e-ye brows cli-ck-ing 
 -6 -6    -6  -6
 Counting the toll 
 -6 -6    -6  -7 6
 Counting the to-ll 
 -6   -7 -7 7  -6 -6’  8’ -8 -8 7   7 -7 -6 
 Lash of o-ne thousand  e-ye brows cli-ck-ing 
 -6 -6    -6  -6
 Counting the toll 
 -6 -6    -6  -7 6
 Counting the to-ll