| Tool – 10,000 Days (Wings Pt. 2) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I haven't had a chance to read all through the other posts, but I think that this song (and the whole album) very strongly states the need for a female voice to come back to spirituality. Take the lines, "Fetch me the Spirit, the Son and the Father/Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended." In this line, Maynard's mother, which could be a representation of the female, is ascending into heaven - ending the separation between God and Human, Man and Woman. i feel like this album is a call to embrace femininity again. Of course this is only one interpretation...there are many more layers and deeper meanings involved here. |
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| Tool – Jambi Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I have only had a chance to read abou the first 100 postings, so I don't know what has already been written recently, but here is my take. It seems that most of you are trying to pin the words into one specific meaning. Take, for example the words "benevolent son" (or sun). Have you all heard of the word polysemy? It means multiple meanings. It seems to me that this part of the song has many many meanings, including A) because the song and album definately seem to be about his mother, after her death, Maynard himself (maybe even as a representation of Jesus...he also refers to himself as the chosen one) is the benevolent son who must shine on and bring light to humanity. B) Obviously the SUN shines on to bring life and light to humanity, so maybe in fact he also means the literal sun or just Life-giving light will shine on forever bringing the separated back together (two become one). C) Son as is not only Maynard's son, but all of the sons of men (sorry ladies, this is not to discount you, I believe that this still also refers to the daughters as well...unfortunately the language we have come to use in talking of spirituality is highly masculine dominated) and the continuing creation of diverse life. Of course there are many more meanings to not only this line or song but in all of Tool's music. Also, in analyzing the meaning of many of Tool, many of us tend to get so caught up in the lyrics that we forget the meaning found in the music itself. The strongest example I can think of comes in the song "Schism," where in the beginning of the song, Maynard calmly states that "I know the pieces fit." At this point it is as though he is embracing the "falling away" of the pieces. That is, the separation is initially good. It is amazing that we are able to be individual, unique, and separate from the whole. After all "the circling is worth it/finding beauty in the dissonance." Now as we get to the end of the song, after having been taken on a ride through the dissonance and experiencing all that life has to offer, Maynard still "knows the pieces fit," but he is almost no longer calm. It is as if he is trying to bang the pieces back together - to hammer them back into place. Tool, Not just Maynard, takes you not only on a spiritual journey through the lyrics, but an emotional journey through the music. Danny Carey's drums alone have the ability to take you places you may never have understood through the mere words. I suggest you all try to listen and interpret the songs in there entirety. It can be a mind-expanding process. I guess I'm just rambling now, but I am just trying to offer a unique perspective that may allow for an even greater tool experience. |
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| A Perfect Circle – The Outsider Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think this song is about a person trying to talk himself out of suicide. A few times during the song Maynard says, "I'm over this," thus changing the pronoun into the first person. Yes, he is sick of the "stupid imbecile" being a "medicated drama queen," but the person is not a friend that he is sick of. It is himself. | |
| Ani DiFranco – Educated Guess Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| School just drowns us in information. It doesn't really teach us anything. Those who see it as an institution from which to gain knowledge become conformists looking for someone to tell them how to live. And surely they find it. If you look at school as just a means for connection. It is a place to explore yourself and to connect with others. | |
| Ani DiFranco – Educated Guess Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| School just drowns us in information. It doesn't really teach us anything. Those who see it as an institution from which to gain knowledge become conformists looking for someone to tell them how to live. And surely they find it. If you look at school as just a means for connection. It is a place to explore yourself and to connect with others. | |
| Sage Francis – Personal Journalist Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"Moonwalk around New York City and get murdered by flocks of sheep" What an awesome line. |
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