Featured In
Top Songs By The Mars Volta
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Omar Rodriguez
Guitar
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Vocals
Jon Theodore
Drums
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Flea
Bass Guitar
Isaiah Owens
Keyboards
Jeremy Michael Ward
Sound Effects
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Songwriter
Jeremy Michael Ward
Songwriter
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Producer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
David Schiffman
Recording Engineer
Andrew Scheps
Additional Engineer
Phillip Broussard
Assistant Engineer
Darren Mora
Assistant Engineer
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Producer
Steve Kadison
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
I've been waiting for so long for someone to
Mend all the blame
I've been searching for so long for something to—
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
[Verse 1]
Came here on time, hope that it's not too late
Seen you at night, biting the frost of silence
Can you cure us of this fate?
Mock the litany in its face
Is that you, Moatilliatta?
[Chorus]
I've been waiting for so long for someone to
Mend all the blame
I've been searching for so long for something to—
Anonymous, avenge my name
Anonymous, avenge my name
[Verse 2]
Hex zero rouge, he'll hibernate no more
Altars run dry, prefect dictate final words
Does it sting of augur truth?
Was your temple left in ruins?
Is that you, Moatilliatta?
[Chorus]
I've been waiting for so long for someone to
Mend all the blame
I've been searching for so long for something to—
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
[Instrumental]
This is the altar, the one that you let me die in
On your knees, how you wept
Much like Omertà
Quiet has shielded all intent on the ground
It appears like a wrath
Avenging the lamb as bait
In a bed of nails you made
Who is this effigy?
Is there straw dressed in these fields?
[PreChorus]
And now it won't be long
[Chorus]
I've been waiting for so long for someone to
Mend all the blame
I've been searching for so long, for something to—
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
(I'll rain blood on this city, this city, this city)
Anonymous, avenge my name, oh
(I'll rain blood on this city, this city, this city)
Written by: Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Jeremy Michael Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez