Since We’ve Been Wrong

“Since We’ve Been Wrong” is a song by The Mars Volta, first appearing on Octahedron (2009) and featured on 2 releases in the archive. It has been performed live 15 times, between 2007 and 2010. Its live debut was at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States. Full lyrics are documented below.

15 times played 1% of shows

2007 live debut Dec 31, 2007

1,400 shows since last played last: Jan 25, 2010

Appears on

Octahedron The Mars Volta 2009

Since We've Been Wrong [Promo Single] The Mars Volta 2007

Lyrics

do you remember how you wore that dress
it slit my sight beneath the eyelids
do you remember what you said to me
what course has given you the right to stray
and in your living tomb i’m stuck but safe
the clocks are ticking fast with every breath

since we’ve been wrong
i’ve been part awake
since we’ve been wrong
you will never ever know me
what took you so long
i’m not sure all the way
but my heart it asks just one more time
are you still a mess

one day a rain will come to wash away
the earth that held us was no island
i have become ingrown inside this skin
i’ll find a way out through those eyelids

and all the days become a cast away
i seem to think i don’t belong here

i don’t belong here
i shouldn’t stay
what falls inside me grows empty
the walls between us will never break
just seals it shut
it grows empty

Notes

Since We’ve Been Wrong was initially intended for The Bedlam in Goliath, but per interviews did not fit with the album. It was first debuted at the 2007 New Year’s Eve show during the band’s acoustic set. A brief clip of the song leaked onto the internet in early 2008. The first minute of the song is quiet ambience which on streaming platforms has been separated from the song and titled “credits”.

When played live Henry Trejo would play an acoustic guitar off stage.

Videos

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Studio & Official(1)

Live Videos(4)

Performance History (15)

Date	Venue	Came after	Went into
Jan 25, 2010	Festival Hall · Melbourne, Australia	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Jan 20, 2010	Hordern Pavilion · Sydney, Australia	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Jan 18, 2010	The Tivoli · Brisbane, Australia	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 14, 2009	HMV Forum · London, United Kingdom	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 13, 2009	Butlin's Holiday Camp · Minehead, United Kingdom	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 12, 2009	Leeds University Union · Leeds, United Kingdom	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 10, 2009	Olympia Theatre · Dublin, Ireland {Republic}	Goliath	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 9, 2009	HMV Picture House · Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 7, 2009	68	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 6, 2009	Vooruit · Ghent, Belgium	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 3, 2009	Huxleys Neue Welt · Berlin, Germany	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 2, 2009	Vega · Copenhagen, Denmark	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Nov 30, 2009	Cirkus · Stockholm, Sweden	Eriatarka	Cicatriz ESP
Nov 29, 2009	Sentrum Scene · Oslo, Norway	Goliath	Cicatriz ESP
Dec 31, 2007	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium · San Francisco, California, United States	Vermicide	Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)

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