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Askepios by The Mars Volta

Release Date
Wed Jan 23 2008
Performed by
The Mars Volta
Produced by
Omar Rodríguez-López
Writed by
Omar Rodríguez-López & Cedric Bixler-Zavala
About

Askepios is named after the Greek medicine god, Asclepius (or Hermes). Asclepius is known for carrying a caduceus, a staff with twin serpents coiled around it. This ties into the Ouroboros themes in this track and the next one.

Askepios Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'll be there waiting
With the hook in your neck as the contact you've made
Deficient

[Chorus]
And your hand will break
If you touch this fence
Please them 'til they're blind with cleft lens

[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]
What have you brought for my appetite?
What have you brought for my appetite?
Oh

[Verse 2]
I'll never perish
With the albino horns of a thousand young born
Will you drink from the depths of my sea?

[Chorus]
And your hand will break
If you touch this fence
Please them 'til they're blind with cleft lens

[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]
What have you brought for my appetite?
What have you brought for my appetite?
Oh

[Bridge 1]
I might not make it back again
The vervain is on the rise
Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe
Got to open wide, got to open wide

[Pre-Refrain]
The might of a serpent swallowing tail
Cycle recycled and I'm next to nothin'
I said

[Refrain]
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"

[Bridge 2]
Place your ring finger on this debt
Am I livin' or am I dead?
Do what thou wilt, tell them what I've found
The steps of a ladder from a diamondback's mouth
I said

[Refrain]
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"
"Help me come alive"

[Outro]
I ain't gonna hold my breath
I ain't gonna hold my breath

Askepios Q&A

Who wrote Askepios's ?

Askepios was written by Omar Rodríguez-López & Cedric Bixler-Zavala.

Who produced Askepios's ?

Askepios was produced by Omar Rodríguez-López.

When did The Mars Volta release Askepios?

The Mars Volta released Askepios on Wed Jan 23 2008.

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