| A Perfect Circle – Gravity Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| You know I kind of felt the same way. But I met a man in a bar once that told me that I shouldn't be scared to speculate. Yes there may have been an intended meaning but as you said it's all subjective relativism even to the author. The authors intentions are only relative to him, which leads me to believe that sharing said intent is permission to take said intent and making it relative to yourself. But I do agree with you when people state their interpretations in a matter of fact sort of way. | |
| Puscifer – Oceans Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This song/album is such an existential goldmine for me. How I've come to interpret this song is the traveler is simply a person. I don't think there's necessarily a boundary on this. Time and gravity are metaphors for experience and facticity. Time which implies movement through space is everything that said traveler has gone through and experienced. Facticity being conditions in your life that you had no choice of having i.e. gravity. I think the use of gravity in this song envelops the weight of living in general, which again we didn't have the choice to do. He then requests to hear about the ocean. The ocean being the sum of the uncontrollable conditions and what was done with them (time and gravity). He's obviously never seen an ocean like that one because we all have an "ocean" of knowledge and wisdom that is completely and utterly different from anyone else. I think this might just be Maynards way of expressing his gratitude for people or existence rather. Like the simple fact that my perceptions color my reality a different color than you gives me and you the opportunity of learning something we may have never known, Sharing yourself is one of the most important things you can do in this life I feel and this song thoroughly exemplifies that in my opinion. And just as a little side note, Maynard also mentions gravity in a similar way in the APC song gravity. After listening to both of these songs I feel that their very similar in depth and meaning. |
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| The Beach Boys – God Only Knows Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| So you're almost 21 eh? Judging solely off of this here comment I think you're probably gonna have a pretty awesome life. | |
| Barenaked Ladies – Pinch Me Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I thoroughly appreciate you sharing this. Being an ex-avid tripper this makes complete and utter sense to me. | |
| Puscifer – Green Valley Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I feel that this whole album has a common running theme. I assume anyone reading this comment is a fan of all of Maynard's work, with that said he's a very interesting person. Throughout Tool and APC Maynard has gone through some pretty obvious changes. With the passing of his Mother and the starting of his vineyard and the slight hiatus of Tool I think this album may be almost a biography of his recent journey. Green Valley, Horizons, The Weaver, Oceans, and Tumbleweed really personify this theory for me. I can't help but think Maynard is the traveler being sung about. After 48 long years maybe he finally realizes the fruits of his journey. And home isn't necessarily a place but a state of being, THE state of being that has been understood throughout many lyrics from Tool but only now he's been able to finally fully embody. Again as stated below Maynard's lyrics can be taken in so many ways. But personally this is how I related to this song and I like to think Maynard and I really aren't so different. |
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