Aegis
“Aegis” is a song by The Mars Volta from the release Noctourniquet (2012). It has been performed live 56 times, between 2011 and 2012. Its live debut was at Emo's, Austin, Texas, United States. Full lyrics are documented below.
56 times played 2% of shows
124 shows, longest absence
Has opened 39 shows; it usually lands early in the set.
Most often follows Jacob Jam (17×); most often flows into The Whip Hand (55×).
Appears on
Lyrics
the days are catching up to me
my unconscious fear unbound
is it time to tailor fit the notion
that come Sunday I’m in the ground
the obelisk fumes have occupied
emphatically austere
a smelter pile made by the debt collector
where the children should be seen, not heard
even if there is no way back home
I’m not running away
can you hear him saber-rattling?
with bones I’ve left behind
obloquy is the bulwark of his implants
am I your son or just a clone
Dasehra you were sworn to be
a window to my night
my subterfuge, just branches to the mandrake
where the children should be seen, not heard
even if there is no way back home
I’m not running away
under the aegis of cognition
I am dead
I will escape
en’grammic marks of ligature
am I dead
will I escape
Videos
Studio & Official(1)
Live Videos(15)
Tabs via Songsterr
Performance History (56)
| Date | Venue | Came after | Went into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2012 | HMV Forum · London, United Kingdom | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 13, 2012 | Hyde Park · London, United Kingdom | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Ruissalo · Turku, Finland | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 7, 2012 | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport · Pogorze, Poland | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Huxleys Neue Welt · Berlin, Germany | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 4, 2012 | Rockhal · Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 1, 2012 | La Citadelle Arras · Arras, France | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 30, 2012 | Sittertobel · St. Gallen, Switzerland | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 29, 2012 | Presqu'ile de Malsaucy · Sermamagny, France | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Paradiso · Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 26, 2012 | Ancienne Belgique · Brussels, Belgium | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 24, 2012 | E-Werk · Cologne, Germany | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 23, 2012 | Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck · Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Eichenring · Scheebel, Germany | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 20, 2012 | Magazzini Generali · Milan, Italy | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 17, 2012 | Le Bikini · Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Recinto Mendizabala · Araba, Spain | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Coliseu dos Recreiros · Lisbon, Portugal | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jun 11, 2012 returned after 124 shows | Hangar 11 · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 14, 2011 | Maishima Sports Island · Osaka, Japan | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Makuhari Messe · Chiba, Japan | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 9, 2011 | Asiaworld Arena · Hong Kong, China | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 7, 2011 | The Palace · Melbourne, Australia | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 5, 2011 | Thebarton Theatre · Adelaide, Australia | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Aug 3, 2011 | The Enmore Theatre · Newtown, Australia | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 23, 2011 | The Joint · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 22, 2011 | The Forum · Inglewood, California, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 21, 2011 | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium · San Francisco, California, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 20, 2011 | Harvey‘s Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena · Stateline, Nevada, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 18, 2011 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre · Morrison, Colorado, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 16, 2011 | UIC Pavilion · Chicago, Illinois, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 14, 2011 | Borgata Event Center · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 13, 2011 | Festival Pier at Penn's Landing · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 12, 2011 | Patriot Center · Fairfax, Virginia, United States | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 9, 2011 | Knebworth House · Stevenage, United Kingdom | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Kobetamendi · Bilbo, Spain | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 6, 2011 | A2 · Moscow, Russian Federation | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 3, 2011 | The Circus · Helsinki, Finland | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Jul 1, 2011 returned after 29 shows | Arendal · Arendal, Norway | Set opener | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 30, 2011 | Cleveland Square Park · El Paso, Texas, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 29, 2011 | Seaholm West Power Plant · Austin, Texas, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 28, 2011 | South Side Music Hall · Dallas, Texas, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 15, 2011 | Empire Polo Club · Indio, California, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 12, 2011 | Great American Music Hall · San Francisco , California, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Apr 10, 2011 | Foro Sol · Mexico City, Mexico | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 31, 2011 | The Town Ballroom · Buffalo, New York, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 30, 2011 | Middle East · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 29, 2011 | Highline Ballroom · New York City, New York, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 28, 2011 | Theatre of Living Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 27, 2011 | 9:30 Club · Washington DC, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 26, 2011 | The Orange Peel · Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 25, 2011 | The Variety Playhouse · Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 24, 2011 | Bijou Theatre · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 22, 2011 | House of Blues New Orleans · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
| Mar 21, 2011 | Fitzgerald's · Houston, Texas, United States | Jacob Jam | Dyslexicon |
| Mar 19, 2011 | Emo's · Austin, Texas, United States | Jacob Jam | The Whip Hand |
No performances match those filters.