| System of a Down – Darts Lyrics | 2 months ago |
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I think this song is contrasting humanity vs divinity, along with what would tempt a person. There are some parallels to be made of Ninti and Ishkar to other figures. Elements of the story of the Garden of Eden existed long before the bible was first assembled, and Ninti shares some of Eve's background. Ishkur I do not know, but saying that both these gods arose leads me to believe that they are associated with the Garden of Eden when you consider other elements of the song. The thing that confused me the most is what was meant by "darts." Its a euphemism for something, but I wasn't sure. Its apparently common for cigarettes or syringes used for heroin. Knowing the line "For darts screech by my desires", I think its referring to being tempted away from the garden due to your humanistic desires. "May I please remain in this place" I believe refers to the garden of eden, and it appears that from the perspective of the character in the lyrics that they would be asking for forgiveness. "art thou not human man" I think is where the contrasting between humanity and divinity starts to come into play. The only other thing that these mythical figures could be would be gods, or something closer to divinity than man. I would like to believe that the lyrics are suggesting that being human is more worthy than what someone may originally believe. In this case, it would seem they're suggesting to not be ashamed of having desires. Factoring in the context of asking for forgiveness after having strong desires that could force you to be banished from eden reinforces that idea for me. “life threatening lifestyles, a hitman, a nun, lovers,” I think this is highlighting how both are more similar than one may originally believe. They are both completely devoted to their work. I’m not 100% confident on what these lines are alluding to, but it may also may be a comparison to Ninti and Ishkur. The next lines, including “clock men for they will fail,” “fear not the gods that come from the sky,” and “long not for those who’ve lost their way” make a strong case that the idea being presented is that gods are far superior to humans. I think this is completely sarcastic as evidenced per the previous lines and that its not exactly a hot take that humans aren’t perfect. Perfection is the enemy of good, and to abandon something for not being perfect is fucked up. And finally, “Arise as did the gods Ninti [and Ihskur].” If we can believe they did come from the garden of eden, where did they arise to? "Can you tell me 'I don't know'" Its fine to not be able to know something. You don't have to make up a fictional story to explain it. E: Also, looks like there are others with similar interpretations. Cheers |
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| Puscifer – The Remedy Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Another theme that seems very prevalent is a lack of empathy and abuse. Its well known that spanking or hitting children is abusive. As there are more than allegories to physical abuse in this song it may be Maynard expressing the trauma he or his family has gone through. https://www.reddit.com/r/ToolBand/comments/btcf2s/has_maynard_ever_actually_talked_about_the_child/ |
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| Puscifer – The Remedy Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[Gfyic:28284] EVEN IF wikipedia is wrong about who wrote the songs, Maynard seems to agree with the meaning by putting people through hardship :thinking: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tools-maynard-james-keenan-on-climate-change-ac-dc-puscifers-new-lp-56276/ |
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| Puscifer – The Remedy Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| Another interpretation that I think this song is conveying - there is always someone bigger. No matter how tough you appear, how threatening you seem, or how much you puff up your chest, theres going to be someone else that will knock you the fuck on out. MJK is known for his sarcastic tones, double-entendres, and facetious lyrics. | |
| Puscifer – The Remedy Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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Got a few different meanings from this song. Not sure how it would portray to Maynard's actual life - he is well known for writing about personal issues. My take is that his upbringing was very structured and disciplined - step out of line and you will be smacked around. He went to a military academy and had very religious parents. Conservative upbringing reminiscent of older days. He then turns to talk to someone rather than in the third person at the beginning of the song. The explanation is that the person who is being referred to (you) hasn't experienced the same issues when living with the people who are condescending and forceful in a physical sense. This person simply does not understand what is going on, and I'm assuming that they are being condescending or speaking with a severe lack of experience similar to how the "parents" of the song are portrayed as. A "remedy" is proposed - to subject (you) to the same kind of shit that he went through. Another viewpoint was that someone was overstaying their welcome. This was suggested to me by someone else in the room. |
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| Against Me! – Boyfriend Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| This is about how the writer transitioned from living as a guy to living as a girl. However the song is directed at is being told to basically fuck off for still viewing the writer as a guy. | |
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