Catacombs

Also known as: Catacomb

“Catacombs” is a song by At The Drive-In, first appearing on Relationship of Command (2000) and featured on 2 releases in the archive. It has been performed live 88 times, between 1999 and 2018. Its live debut was at Majestic Theatre Magic Stick, Detroit, Michigan, United States. Full lyrics are documented below.

88 times played 3% of shows
1999 live debut Nov 19, 1999
269 shows since last played last: Nov 18, 2018
968 shows, longest absence

Has opened 1 show and closed 12; it usually lands late in the set.

Most often follows Napoleon Solo (30×), Quarantined (15×) or Cosmonaut (8×); most often flows into One Armed Scissor (25×), Napoleon Solo (24×) or Governed By Contagions (7×).

Appears on

Relationship of Command Relationship of Command At The Drive-In 2000 At The Drive-In / Burning Airlines At The Drive-In / Burning Airlines At The Drive-In 2000

Lyrics

Lark throated spit through beaks tonight
These gagging chirps were written in disguise
What’s that sound?
Caskets floating

Hey you did you ever intend to sleep inside my tomb
And would you ever pretend to kick from inside of this womb
Hey you did you ever attempt the excavation of these fossils
And in case you haven’t noticed, we’re already dead

This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage
This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage
This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage

 
Pendulum swing through tantrum slits
This scalpel’s graze untamed won’t feel romantic
What’s that sound?
Caskets floating
In laymen’s terms sewn through matrimony

Hey you, did you ever intend to
Hey you, did you ever intend to
Hey you, did you ever intend to
Hey you…

This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage
This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage

What’s that sound coming? Who can it be?
What’s that sound I hear coming?

This gravity is a quadriplegic horse and carriage

Notes

Bonus track on Relationship of Command.

Videos

CatacombsWatch on YouTube ↗

Studio & Official(2)

Live Videos(7)

Tabs via Songsterr

Performance History (88)

Date Venue Came after Went into
Nov 18, 2018 Opinião · Porto Alegre, Brazil Pendulum In A Peasant Dress Napoleon Solo
Nov 17, 2018 Circo Volador · Mexico City, Mexico Metronome Arthritis Hostage Stamps
Nov 13, 2018 returned after 184 shows El Teatro Flores · Buenos Aires, Argentina Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Mar 29, 2017 Rebel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 27, 2017 The Fillmore Detroit · Detroit, Michigan, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 25, 2017 House of Blues Boston · Boston, Massachusetts, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 22, 2017 Terminal 5 · New York City, New York, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 20, 2017 9:30 Club · Washington DC, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 18, 2017 Tabernacle · Atlanta, Georgia, United States Napoleon Solo Non-Zero Possibility
Mar 17, 2017 The Civic Theatre · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Mar 14, 2017 returned after 39 shows Club Dada · Dallas, Texas, United States Napoleon Solo Governed By Contagions
Aug 21, 2016 Maishima Sports Island · Osaka, Japan Enfilade One Armed Scissor
Aug 20, 2016 Makuhari Messe · Chiba, Japan Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Aug 13, 2016 Incheon Dream Park · Incheon, Korea South Cosmonaut One Armed Scissor
Jul 24, 2016 The Enmore Theatre · Newtown, Australia Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
Jul 23, 2016 North Byron Parklands · Yelgun, Australia Quarantined One Armed Scissor
Jul 22, 2016 Forum Theatre · Melbourne, Australia Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
Jul 2, 2016 Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport · Pogorze, Poland Quarantined One Armed Scissor
Jul 1, 2016 Festivalpark · Werchter, Belgium Quarantined One Armed Scissor
Jun 29, 2016 Festival Park · Roskilde, Denmark Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 14, 2016 9:30 Club · Washington DC, United States Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
Jun 13, 2016 The Fillmore Philadelphia · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 8, 2016 Showbox Sodo · Seattle, Washington, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 7, 2016 Commodore Ballroom · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 6, 2016 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom · Portland, Oregon, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 4, 2016 The Warfield · San Francisco, California, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
Jun 3, 2016 The Warfield · San Francisco, California, United States Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
Jun 2, 2016 Hollywood Palladium · Los Angeles, California, United States Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
Jun 1, 2016 Hollywood Palladium · Los Angeles, California, United States Napoleon Solo Shaking Hand Incision
May 22, 2016 MAPFRE Stadium · Columbus, Ohio, United States Cosmonaut One Armed Scissor
May 20, 2016 Riviera Theatre · Chicago, Illinois, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
May 19, 2016 Riviera Theatre · Chicago, Illinois, United States Quarantined Napoleon Solo
May 17, 2016 Marathon Music Works · Nashville, Tennessee, United States Napoleon Solo One Armed Scissor
May 15, 2016 Centennial Olympic Park · Atlanta, Georgia, United States Chanbara Napoleon Solo
Apr 10, 2016 Razzmatazz · Barcelona, Spain Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Apr 8, 2016 Les Docks · Lausanne, Switzerland Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Apr 7, 2016 Fabrique · Vienna, Italy Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Apr 5, 2016 Arena Wien · Wien, Austria Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Apr 4, 2016 Columbiahalle · Berlin, Germany Quarantined One Armed Scissor
Apr 2, 2016 Den Atelier · Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Apr 1, 2016 Ancienne Belgique · Brussels, Belgium Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Mar 31, 2016 Melkweg · Amsterdam, Netherlands Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Mar 30, 2016 Palladium · Cologne, Germany Quarantined Non-Zero Possibility
Mar 29, 2016 Le Trianon · Paris, France Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Mar 27, 2016 The Roundhouse · London, United Kingdom Cosmonaut Napoleon Solo
Mar 26, 2016 Vicar Street · Dublin, Ireland {Republic} Cosmonaut Napoleon Solo
Mar 23, 2016 Henry Fonda Theatre · Los Angeles, California, United States Cosmonaut Napoleon Solo
Mar 22, 2016 returned after 401 shows The Observatory · Santa Ana, California, United States Metronome Arthritis Napoleon Solo
Aug 28, 2012 Brixton Academy · Brixton, United Kingdom Cosmonaut One Armed Scissor
Aug 26, 2012 Bramham Park · West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Cosmonaut One Armed Scissor
Aug 25, 2012 Little John's Farm · Reading, United Kingdom Cosmonaut One Armed Scissor
Aug 5, 2012 Grant Park · Chicago, Illinois, United States Non-Zero Possibility One Armed Scissor
Jul 29, 2012 Naeba Ski Resort · Niigata, Japan Non-Zero Possibility One Armed Scissor
Jul 27, 2012 Belongil Fields · Byron Bay, Australia Metronome Arthritis One Armed Scissor
Jul 12, 2012 returned after 59 shows Benicassim · Benicassim, Spain Metronome Arthritis One Armed Scissor
Apr 22, 2012 Empire Polo Club · Indio, California, United States Metronome Arthritis One Armed Scissor
Apr 13, 2012 Tricky Falls · El Paso, Texas, United States One Armed Scissor Set closer
Apr 12, 2012 Ballroom Marfa · Marfa, Texas, United States One Armed Scissor Set closer
Apr 10, 2012 Trees · Dallas, Texas, United States One Armed Scissor Set closer
Apr 9, 2012 returned after 968 shows Red 7 · Austin, Texas, United States One Armed Scissor Set closer
Feb 20, 2001 Schlachthof Bremen · Bremen, Germany Napoleon Solo Set closer
Feb 19, 2001 Zwischenfall · Bochum, Germany Napoleon Solo Set closer
Feb 17, 2001 Indiego Glocksee · Hannover, Germany Napoleon Solo Set closer
Feb 4, 2001 Le Trabendo · Paris, France Napoleon Solo Set closer
Feb 2, 2001 Astoria · London, United Kingdom Napoleon Solo Set closer
Jan 23, 2001 Metro Theatre · Sydney, Australia Napoleon Solo Set closer
Dec 7, 2000 Electric Ballroom · London, United Kingdom Quarantined Napoleon Solo
Dec 5, 2000 The Cockpit · Leeds, United Kingdom Enfilade Napoleon Solo
Nov 20, 2000 The Palace · Melbourne, Australia One Armed Scissor Napoleon Solo
Nov 2, 2000 Saint Andrew's Hall · Detroit, Michigan, United States 198d Napoleon Solo
Oct 28, 2000 The Bowery Ballroom · New York City, New York, United States Rascuache Napoleon Solo
Oct 18, 2000 Theatre of Living Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 198d Napoleon Solo
Oct 4, 2000 The Glass House · Pomona, California, United States 198d Cosmonaut
Sep 20, 2000 Berbati's Pan · Portland, Oregon, United States Set opener Napoleon Solo
Sep 2, 2000 Melkweg · Amsterdam, Netherlands Rascuache Set closer
Aug 25, 2000 Spijk en Bremerberg · Biddinghuizen, Netherlands 198d Napoleon Solo
Aug 17, 2000 The Kathedral · Toronto, Onatrio, Canada 198d Arcarsenal
Aug 16, 2000 Grog Shop · Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States 198d Napoleon Solo
Jul 28, 2000 KXLU · Los Angeles, California, United States Rascuache Set closer
Apr 23, 2000 Hafenklang · Hamburg, Germany One Armed Scissor 198d
Apr 22, 2000 returned after 25 shows Magazinkeller Bremen · Bremen, Germany One Armed Scissor 198d
Mar 26, 2000 UJZ Kornstraße · Hannover, Germany 198d Hulahoop Wounds
Mar 18, 2000 Emo's · Austin, Texas, United States Lopsided Metronome Arthritis
Mar 16, 2000 Flamingo Cantina · Austin, Texas, United States Metronome Arthritis 198d
Mar 13, 2000 The PCH Club · Wilmington, California, United States Hulahoop Wounds Arcarsenal
Nov 21, 1999 Metro · Chicago, Illinois, United States Lopsided Metronome Arthritis
Nov 20, 1999 Illini Union · Urbana, Illinois, United States Lopsided Metronome Arthritis
Nov 19, 1999 Majestic Theatre Magic Stick · Detroit, Michigan, United States Lopsided Metronome Arthritis

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