“Vicarious atonement” refers to the theological theory that the atonement of Jesus freed humanity from their sins and therefore from the wrath of God.
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse]
Don't you pretend
That I'm not alive
My bones never ache
Unless she's nearby
Where is your face?
In a safe of dead tongues
I can see your reflection
In your totem first born
I suspect (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
You've been carryin' a pack of wolves (A pack of wolves, oh, oh, oh)
I regret (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Not killin' you while I had the chance (I know I had the chance, I know I had, no, no, no)
[Chorus]
Maybe I will always haunt you
Mark the somnolence with truth
Better hang your dead palace
Than have a livin' home to lose
In the River Ganges, God damns my name
[Outro]
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Don't let these hands sharpen your eyes (A rasp of tails)
Vicarious Atonement was written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala & Omar Rodríguez-López.
Vicarious Atonement was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.
The Mars Volta released Vicarious Atonement on Tue Sep 12 2006.