| Opus Dai – Touch the Sun Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Great song. It reminds me of Icarus, from Greek mythology. Icarus' father was Daedalus, a master craftsman known for creating the Labyrinth that King Minos kept the Minotaur in. In one version of their story, Daedalus and Icarus were locked into a tower, and Daedalus fastened together the feathers of birds with wax to create wings so that they might escape by flight. Before they flew, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too high, as the sun would melt the wax, nor too low, as the sea foam would drench the feathers. Icarus, unfortunately, did not heed this advice and flew too close to the sun, thus softening the wax on the feathers and causing his wings to fall apart. Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. | |
| Tool – Stinkfist Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Well, if taken in a literal sense, the sexual references are obvious - I mean, come on... look at the title. But, since Maynard is a friggin lyrical genius, I think there's more to it than that. A lot of the lyrics, to me, reference drugs: "Constant over stimulation numbs me But I would not want you any other way" Constantly using drugs is making the person's mind and body slowly deteriorate, but because they gain a sort of pleasure from it, they're willing to overlook the damage that is being caused. "It's not enough I need more Nothing seems to satisfy I don't want it I just need it To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive" Maybe the person doesn't really depend on that fix at all - maybe they've just become so accustomed to the feeling of pleasure that they've grown to acquire a taste for it, for lack of better words. They might not even be getting some pleasure from it, they just know that they've convinced themselves they need to have it, whether they want it or not, otherwise they don't know how to function correctly. "Finger deep within the borderline Show me that you love me and that we belong together Relax, turn around and take my hand" To me, this is referencing the beginning of the addiction - not so far in, maybe just experimenting (finger deep within the borderline). This is when you begin to test the waters, or your boundaries. Maybe this person is giving the drugs a try to see if it really will work to take away any pain or unhappiness that they feel (show me that you love me and that we belong together). The last line, it seems, is a personification of the drug itself, trying to convince the person using them to stop worrying and let its effects take over. The next couple of lines seems like personification too. "I can help you change Tired moments into pleasure Say the word and we'll be Well upon our way" Again, the drugs are trying to coax the person into using them by promising to take away any pain or negative feeling they might be experiencing. "Blend and balance Pain and comfort Deep within you 'til you will not want me any other way" The side effects of the drug will clash and screw with the person, but in the end they WILL get hooked, no matter what they felt initially or how they feel about it then. "Knuckle deep inside the borderline This may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to Relax, slip away" Now the person is knuckle deep, meaning that they're going further into the addiction. This is the part where it slowly builds until leading up to the inevitable crash. The second line could mean a number of things (this may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to) - 1) the person is still testing their boundaries, so they're unprepared for any negative effects the drugs have on them. If they face them enough, though, eventually the pain will go away and they won't feel it. 2) it could also mean the literal pain one might feel if they're using heroin (the prick of the needle). "Something kinda sad about the way that things have come to be Desensitized to everything What became of subtlety?" Now the person is so far into the drugs that they don't feel anything. They might realize what the drugs have done to them, but since the addiction has basically drained them, they don't really seem to care much more than an, "Oh well." The last line (what became of subtlety?) is the abuser asking how a little fun could turn into something so serious. "How can it mean anything to me If I really don't feel anything at all?" Follows the same as the above lines. How can they sympathize with anyone else if they don't even know what they're feeling themselves? "I'll keep digging 'til I feel something" By now they've realized their lack of feeling - of anything - and decide to make themselves feel something again. So they're going to keep using the drugs over and over in hopes that doing so will make them feel something again, even though it's just making everything worse. "Elbow deep inside the borderline Show me that you love me and that we belong together Shoulder deep within the borderline Relax, turn around and take my hand" Throughout the song, the depth has gotten progressively deeper (first finger deep, then knuckle deep, then elbow, and finally shoulder). This symbolizes the person falling further into the addiction until they are finally being swallowed by it. By now, there is no saving the person from the drugs, and it seems they've given up too. So, that's just my thoughts. You can scratch all of that if you'd like :) |
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