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I'm an independent musician who crafts progressive/experimental/electronic/ambient music. I am the founder of Astral Production as well as Astroid Andy, Temple of Sloth, and The Andy Day Project. Check me out sometimes.
| The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| To me this song seems to be about suicide. The opening lines (which are repeated several times) seem to lead to this theory, "I haven't shot this thing in years. Do you think I'll fold?" seems to be the narrator holding the gun to his head while looking back on his life before he pulls the trigger, asking himself or the person who led him to this if they think he's too weak to go through with it. There is a lot of regret, pain, and darkness shrouded in these lyrics. Although cryptic as they are, I feel they are very straightforward unlike a few entries in this beautiful album. | |
| Tool – The Patient Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Here's what I think it's about, this is just me though, no offense to anyone else. I've always looked at this song as being about addiction, with such lines like "You left me with no desire to heal" and "Wait it out" having strong meanings. "Giving blood" could mean selling the essence of what keeps us alive for some other kind of gain, "Vampires" being a metaphor for the life we suck out of ourselves through addictions. The whole "faith" aspect is metaphorical as well, not so much religious, but personal, and dealing with rendering yourself free of all hazardous dependencies. The line "No warming embrace to see me through" sings volumes to me on a personal level. This song says a lot to me, and it really hits home when I look at myself and past addictions. "Is this a test? It has to be, otherwise I can't go on" says so much about how damaging an addiction can be and your own personal limits being tested. This is one of my top 5 Tool songs, I always feel likes it about me in a small way. |
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