| Tool – Lateralus Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Well, I'll do an analysis not about the lyrics themselves, but about the whole Fibonacci Sequence thing. In my point of view, the beginning already is a reference to the Fibonacci Spiral, because the way the song goes on the crescendo sounds like it's the spiral getting wider and wider. Then the 9/8, 8/8, 7/8 tempo thing at 1:12 that, for those who don't know, 987 it's the 16th number in the Fibonacci Sequence, so the compass of the song follows the sequence too. Then, at 1:38 the vocals hit, and this time stamp can also be read as 1,618 minutes, which is the Phi number(the approximate result of the mathematic division of a number of the Fibonacci sequence by its predecessor). Maynard separates the words by the number of syllables, which are the ones in the Fibonacci sequence: Black(1) Then(1) White are(2) All I see(3) In my infancy(5) Red and yellow then came to be(8) Reaching out to me(5) Lets me see(3) First of all, I am Brazilian and I didn't know the English syllables were separated by the number of times you vocalize it. In Portuguese is pretty different. Like "White are" would probably have 3 or 4 syllables: "Whi - te a - re" or "Whi - te are". Anyways, back to the analysis: The second strophe does pretty much the same with the syllables: As below so above and beyond, I imagine(13) Drawn beyond the lines of reason(8) Push the envelope(5) Watch it bend(3) So, for me, Lateralus is a call to follow and ride the spiral, the universal language to the end and transcend without losing your physical life. The first guitar solo sounds like you're going in, you're understanding what you are, what life is, and what to do. The second guitar solo is like you're entering the spiral, waking from the lies of the physical world and understanding the spiritual one, then, the moment the other instruments stop and the guitar plays the heavy chug-chug riff is when you're about to completely wake up. What follows after that is the awakening of an individual. Well, thanks for reading, and sorry about my English, I tried my best to write this in a way people could understand. A quick note about the lyrics: I agree with madson4562 but I also interpret the lyrics as you didn't really understand anything and couldn't really evolve your spiritual life but instead of feeling bad because of it, you embrace the unknown and keep going through this trip called life and wait for the right moment to ascend. |
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| Tool – Bottom (feat. Henry Rollins) Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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This song is not ONLY about drug addiction! Well, we know TOOL liked to talk about the Carl Jung theories and this song is about killing your shadow, killing the thing that stops you from achieving your actual self and reaching higher states of consciousness. Well, it can be seen as the Carl Jung theory thing and also as just overcoming your fears and solving your problems. For example, there's a concert where Zack de La Rocha(RATM) did the speech and he changed it, talking about his dad and the problems he had with him, so, his dad was HIS shadow. Well, in my case, it works like that too, I know my dad is my shadow and I hope I get to "kill" this problem someday. Anyways, the Henry Rollins speech is one of the greatest speeches I ever heard on a song. |
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| Suicidal Tendencies – Fascist Pig Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I think it can fit in any authority that tries to stop people from doing what they want. And the song may be talking about cops trying to stop a punk show(as another person has stated before) | |
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