| Tool – 7empest Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Try flipping this song around so that it is coming from the perspective of a ruling class talking about their Protestors...the lyrics can fit that narrative. And the Protestors may be more powerful than you think, they bend the truth, manipulate the media, and get caught in a lie, then blame it all on the bastards - again manipulating the media. Control, your delusion (the ruling class believes the Protestors don't see the bigger picture) Insane and striking at random Victim of your certainty And therefore your doubt's not an option (the ruling class views the Protestors as hardwired disruptors) Blameless, the tempest must will be just that So try as you may, feeble, your attempt to atone Your words to erase all the damage cannot A tempest must be just that These lyrics still can fit the narrative of a ruling class discrediting the rebellious Protestors. In this sense this is about a struggle for power, and the lyrics can fit both sides - those in power and those trying to unseat those in power. This is just one way to look at the song, and is not my first impression of the song, but may be a useful way to look at it to derive deeper meaning. |
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| Tool – Fear Inoculum Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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One interpretation of this song is getting out of a cult- or getting out of an oppressive upbringing or religion. These lyrics hone in on it: The deceiver says, he says You belong to me You don't wanna breathe the light of the others Fear the light Fear the breath Fear the others for eternity Humans are susceptible to imprinting, maybe less so, as animals are, and these lyrics suggest imprinting on children in order to prevent them from socializing outside their family/cult/religion/social group by using fear. The song proceeds through an awakening of the individual by releasing these false notions. There is the sense that the leader of the group is expelled and all others are awakening... |
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