At The Drive-In - Ebroglio

Ebroglio was written about El Paso, Texas artist Julio Venegas (the protagonist, Cerpin Taxt, from De-Loused in the Comatorium) a close friend of the band, who committed suicide in 1996. I believe it is Venegas who recites the poem at the start of the track. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Ebroglio Lyrics:
I had a friend who died
For something he really loved
I had a friend who stood
For none of the above
I had a friend whose experience
Was riddled with scars
Who got drunk one night
In the trunk of louie p.'s car
I had a friend who'd love to scare you
As was his affections
And tremble you did
'cause you weren't worthy of his friendship
I had a friend, but now
He's stranded on the Mesa st. exit
And sometimes I'm jealous
'Cause I'm still at the intersection
I had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold
Yes there's blood on the median
Like a boat without oars
Duct tape the cross on the brown colored box
Single file line on the unpaved road
They tipped their hats, respect for the dead
In Juarez, Mexico, where they buried my friend
There are no words to express
The loss I feel since you've been away
You made this typical sad song
A physical classroom
Where I learned nothing
Just flashes of your face x2
and my solution is
It's all a facade x3
And nothing really matters now
x4
He's stranded somewhere on the Mesa St. exit
And sometimes I'm jealous waiting at the intersection
His heart was too heavy to hold
Yes there's blood on the median
Like a boat without oars
I had a friend who's heart was too heavy to hold
Too heavy to hold.
And it's so heavy to hold,
Yes there's blood on median
Like a boat without oars
Like a boat, without oars
It's all a facade x3
And nothing really matters now
x4
He's stranded somewhere on the Mesa St. exit
And sometimes I'm jealous waiting at the intersection

[@GlassPike]

You can hear a Piper at the Gates of Dawn influence 1:38-1:43. I read that just before they split up Cedric and Omar wanted their next album to sound more like that, and Jim refused, I sort of wish we could've heard some of that stuff before De Facto and the Volta.

[@tehskawt]

Cedric recites the poem. It's about Venegas. It openly cites details of his suicide. He jumped into rush hour traffic off the Mesa St. Exit. "there's blood on the median like a boat without oars"

[@Klowpapier]

Oh, this lets me think of other times. Makes me sad. But this song is still awesome.

[@martyevans1]

soooo raw man

[@gbrooks2]

Acrobatic Tenement was a great album. Tell your friends. Get people back into At The Drive-In and download their discography from isohunt.

[@Pugetwitch]

my best friend would had been 37 today. I'm still at the intersection, wait for me. i had a friend who died for something he really loved i had a friend who stood for none of the above i had a friend whose experience was riddled with scars who got drunk one night in the trunk of louie p.'s car i had a friend who'd love to scare you as was his affection and tremble you did 'cause you weren't worthy of his friendship i had a friend, but now he's stranded on the mesa street exit and sometimes i'm jealous 'cause i'm still at the intersection i had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold yes there's blood on the median like a boat without oars duct tape the cross on the brown colored box single file line on the unpaved road they tipped their hats, respect for the dead in juarez, mexico is where they buried my friend there are no words to express the loss i feel since you've been away you made this typical sad song a physical classroom where i learned nothing just flashes of your face it's all a facade and nothing really matters now he's stranded somewhere on the mesa street exit and sometimes i'm jealous waiting at the intersection i had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold yes there's blood on the median like a boat without oars it's all a facade, and nothing really matters now

[@Tasteless_87]

I had a friend whose heart was too heavy to hold 😞

[@kh2freek]

My fav song off the album

[@nadiaguo4908]

was this song in a movie? i think i heard it in a movie first and then fell in love with it waay back in high school

[@incollege27]

@tmtt21 He jumped off an overpass into rush-hour traffic. Listen to Televators by TMV for full version.

[@megadeth773]

@m16pig Ebroglio it is

[@theoneulike]

its cedric reciting the poem

[@bacardi119]

What is the name of the other song about Julio Venegas?. I mean, the ones on this album.

[@m16pig]

cual es el verdadero nombre de esta cancion? Embroglio o Ebroglio? what is the real name if this son? is it Ebroglio or is it Embroglio?

[@fabrquila]

Embroglio according to reedition the album art. Original was named Ebroglio. Maybe a typo.

[@skidmarkbob412]

It's all a facade x3

[@zagyex]

give me the tape.

[@dlsNi]

@gbrooks2 Or you could, y'know, buy 'em.

[@sinr1one]

@cerpintaxt83 Go and buy it.

[@ElHajjMalikElShabbaz]

the latter is correct....

[@tommk88]

or pay for it.. so the musicians get some credit and some cash...

[@darkside621]

For sure. Stealing music is so 00's.

[@tmtt21]

I thought he died in a coma. Or did he come out of it and then kill himself?

[@fadekaro97]

Zuc Fingem 8 years later, you get the answer. He came out of it, then killed himself.

[@zagyex]

I think he was de-loused in the comatorium.