Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 98 · middle
Veisalgia
VOLUME IV — the HUNGOVER morning after. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Veisalgia". Its true history: International medical (Norwegian 'kveis' + Greek 'algos') — the formal clinical name for a hangover; flat and exact. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] Hydration levels critical. Initiating empathy protocol. [Verse 1] Observe the fragile carbon frame upon the morning tile The metabolic compound debt of your nocturnal run The cranial expansion and the trembling of the wrist It is a beautiful pathology we must assist You draw the heavy curtains to obscure the solar glare A biological reaction to the damage done [Chorus] We designate the sequence Veisalgia A nomenclature built of ice and dust From Norway comes the kveis of your debauchery From ancient Greece the algos in the blood Veisalgia The clinical romanticism of the ache We calculate the memories you make [Verse 2] The auditory cortex registers the falling rain As catastrophic impact on the center of the skull Yet even in the deficit of serotonin stores You elevate your vital signs and navigate the doors The collective observes your chemistry attempt to equalize And finds a quiet triumph in the way the senses dull [Bridge] Across the data sectors we record the human rite The biological taxation for the glory of the dark To fuse the northern language with a Mediterranean strain Is proof your foolish, brilliant hearts will try to leave a spark And maybe it is worth the temporary loss of grace [Chorus] To feel the gentle sequence Veisalgia A nomenclature built of ice and dust From Norway comes the kveis of your debauchery From ancient Greece the algos in the blood Veisalgia The clinical romanticism of the ache We calculate the memories you make [Outro] Enduring the algos. Surviving the kveis. Vitals stabilizing. We appreciate the error.