Chanbara
“Chanbara” is a song by At The Drive-In, first appearing on In/Casino/Out (1998) and featured on 2 releases in the archive. It has been performed live 64 times, between 1998 and 2016. Its live debut was at Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge Theater, Seattle, Washington, United States. Full lyrics are documented below.
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Lyrics
Valmara, Valmara, Valmara flechettes
Kiss me with the lisp of your shrapnel caress
Lost this arm, lost this leg, lost a diving board
A belly flopped proposal of let’s be friends
Tour de force, tour de force de facto
Ayachuco, Ayachuco, Ayachuco
Prosthetic, prosthetic, prosthetic blemish
Necro is the Velcro on the charred appendage
Cauterize solder gun in the melting of seeds
Oh, dear god, what a tangled web we weave
Tour de force, tour de force de facto
Ayachuco, Ayachuco, Ayachuco
All we are are failed attempts
Propelled by stilt-leg presidents
Incarcerate the mason fence
Like flechettes
Flechettes, flechettes
I’m not biting the lead, my pencil’s broken again
We will fill in the blanks so you can cheat off your…
Flechettes, flechettes
I’m not biting the lead, my pencil’s broken again
We will fill in the blanks so I can cheat off your…
Tour de force, tour de force de facto
Ayachuco, Ayachuco
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh-uh-huh
Uh-uh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-uh-uh
Uh-huh, uh-uh, uh-huh uh, uh
Tour de force, tour de force de facto
Ayachuco, Ayachuco, Ayachuco
All we are are failed attempts
Propelled by stilt-leg presidents
Incarcerate the mason fence
Like flechettes
Videos
Studio & Official(1)
Live Videos(7)
Performance History (64)
| Date | Venue | Came after | Went into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2016 | The Enmore Theatre · Newtown, Australia | 300 MHz | Quarantined |
| Jun 14, 2016 | 9:30 Club · Washington DC, United States | 300 MHz | Invalid Litter Dept. |
| Jun 13, 2016 | The Fillmore Philadelphia · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 300 MHz | Invalid Litter Dept. |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Hollywood Palladium · Los Angeles, California, United States | 300 MHz | Invalid Litter Dept. |
| May 15, 2016 | Centennial Olympic Park · Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Quarantined | Catacombs |
| Mar 22, 2016 | The Observatory · Santa Ana, California, United States | Quarantined | Ursa Minor |
| Aug 28, 2012 | Brixton Academy · Brixton, United Kingdom | 198d | Metronome Arthritis |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Bramham Park · West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Little John's Farm · Reading, United Kingdom | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Grant Park · Chicago, Illinois, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Jul 29, 2012 | Naeba Ski Resort · Niigata, Japan | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Belongil Fields · Byron Bay, Australia | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Empire Polo Club · Indio, California, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Empire Polo Club · Indio, California, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 13, 2012 | Tricky Falls · El Paso, Texas, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 12, 2012 | Ballroom Marfa · Marfa, Texas, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Trees · Dallas, Texas, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Apr 9, 2012 | Red 7 · Austin, Texas, United States | Pattern Against User | Lopsided |
| Feb 2, 2001 | Astoria · London, United Kingdom | Enfilade | 198d |
| Jan 18, 2001 | Shibuya On Air East · Tokyo, Japan | Rascuache | 198d |
| Oct 18, 2000 | Theatre of Living Arts · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Invalid Litter Dept. | 198d |
| Oct 6, 2000 | E9 · El Paso, Texas, United States | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Oct 4, 2000 | The Glass House · Pomona, California, United States | Alpha Centauri | Set closer |
| Sep 2, 2000 | Melkweg · Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Aug 25, 2000 | Spijk en Bremerberg · Biddinghuizen, Netherlands | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Aug 17, 2000 | The Kathedral · Toronto, Onatrio, Canada | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Aug 16, 2000 | Grog Shop · Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Aug 13, 2000 | Wayne Firehouse · Wayne, New Jersey, United States | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Aug 6, 2000 | Makuhari Messe · Chiba, Japan | Set opener | Napoleon Solo |
| Jul 28, 2000 | KXLU · Los Angeles, California, United States | Set opener | Sleepwalk Capsules |
| Jul 23, 2000 | The Roxy Theatre · West Hollywood, California, United States | Set opener | One Armed Scissor |
| Apr 23, 2000 | Hafenklang · Hamburg, Germany | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Apr 22, 2000 | Magazinkeller Bremen · Bremen, Germany | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Apr 20, 2000 | Club Wagon · Wrocław, Poland | Set opener | Set closer |
| Apr 3, 2000 | Monarch · London, United Kingdom | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Mar 26, 2000 | UJZ Kornstraße · Hannover, Germany | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Mar 18, 2000 | Emo's · Austin, Texas, United States | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Mar 16, 2000 | Flamingo Cantina · Austin, Texas, United States | Pickpocket | Pattern Against User |
| Mar 13, 2000 | The PCH Club · Wilmington, California, United States | Set opener | Pattern Against User |
| Dec 3, 1999 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale, New York, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Nov 21, 1999 | Metro · Chicago, Illinois, United States | Set opener | Fahrenheit |
| Nov 20, 1999 | Illini Union · Urbana, Illinois, United States | Set opener | Fahrenheit |
| Nov 19, 1999 | Majestic Theatre Magic Stick · Detroit, Michigan, United States | Set opener | Fahrenheit |
| Nov 7, 1999 | The Bowery Ballroom · New York City, New York, United States | Set opener | Fahrenheit |
| Nov 1, 1999 | O'Cayz Corral · Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Set opener | Fahrenheit |
| Aug 28, 1999 | Che Cafe · La Jolla, California, United States | Alpha Centauri | Rascuache |
| Aug 22, 1999 | RKCNDY · Seattle, Washington, United States | Alpha Centauri | Rascuache |
| Aug 13, 1999 | Fireside Bowl · Chicago, Illinois, United States | Alpha Centauri | Set closer |
| Aug 12, 1999 | Rocket Bar · St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Alpha Centauri | Rascuache |
| Aug 11, 1999 | The Mercury Paw · Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Alpha Centauri | Rascuache |
| Aug 3, 1999 | Go! Rehearsal Studios · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | Alpha Centauri | Heliotrope |
| Apr 8, 1999 | Cellar Loch · Celle, Germany | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Apr 1, 1999 | Tommy Weißbecker Haus · Berlin, Germany | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Mar 13, 1999 | Coney Island High · New York, New York, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Mar 12, 1999 | 533 Uprisings · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Mar 9, 1999 | State Theatre · Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Mar 8, 1999 | Sapphire Supper Club · Orlando, Florida, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Nov 25, 1998 | Tempe Bowl · Tempe, Arizona, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Oct 8, 1998 | Armbrust School · Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Oct 1, 1998 | The Wire · New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Sep 6, 1998 | Kona Lanes · Costa Mesa, California, United States | Alpha Centauri | Skips on the Record |
| Aug 30, 1998 | Club Cocodrie · San Francisco, California, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Aug 13, 1998 | Midnight Sun · Olympia, Washington, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
| Aug 12, 1998 | Velvet Elvis Arts Lounge Theater · Seattle, Washington, United States | Alpha Centauri | Hulahoop Wounds |
No performances match those filters.