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Tool – Wings for Marie (Pt. 1) Lyrics	11 years ago
@[elyssapipistral:858] My mom had cancer. I did not know what took Maynard's mom. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer that metastasized. She had tumors in her lungs brain and spine. I was her primary caregiver at her home. I went to all her treatments and such.

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The Doors – Riders On The Storm Lyrics	15 years ago
thank you Storm Rider best info ever! i do need to read his autobiography! Thanks bunches for clearing up part of the mystery! Since this post was 4 years ago i do not know if you will ever see my reply but had to say it.

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The Doors – Riders On The Storm Lyrics

15 years ago

the story about the boyhood sighting of a Indian shaman dying is well know and why it was included in the movie, it may have been shit Jim just made up about his boyhood but he told the story and i believe he believed it. It also sounds like ghost riders in the sky thing could also be a huge influence and make senses about the creation process sounds right too. Whether or not he was out of his mind on drugs he was always a great poet so i don't think it was just phrases stuck together he had meaning behind it. I have loved this song since i first heard it and I'm 46 years old so I've heard it lots of times. It is one of the best classic rock tunes ever done. The story about a script about a serial killer could also be true. I don't know if that idea was metaphorical or literal. Would love to find out if anyone knows for sure.

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Gorillaz – Re-Hash Lyrics	15 years ago
why cant the song be a play on words and have the "drug" references being symbolic of excess and/or of certain sub-cultures and/or street lingo so more than one meaning can be found. It seems they/(Gorillaz)are fond of puns and like words with multiple meanings lyrically. 2 cents does not buy much these days but there it is.

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Tool – Wings for Marie (Pt. 1) Lyrics

16 years ago

This album came out shortly before my mother fell ill with terminal cancer. I fully believe this song and 10,00Days Wings For Marie II are written about his mothers' passing. This album kept me as sane as i could be through caring for my own mother and was transformational to me personally. The timing was so odd. I felt a deep connection to this song and to all of Tool's music actually, but I truly want to thank them for the transcendence this album gave me while i went through what was one of the most difficult times in my life. His anger at his mother had been publicly documented through Judith Marie in A Perfect Circle. I understand those feelings as I also had problems with relating to my own mother until facing the prospect of losing her then i came to see as Maynard did the beauty of her life and spirit and what had held us apart was no longer as important as what drew us together. I pray that my mother also received her Wings. Love is transcendent it passes through all barriers of time space life death and even belief. Thank you for this chance to throw out my 2 cents.

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Tool – Lateralus Lyrics

16 years ago

i know this song has way to many posts already and mine is just another point of view. and i do not want to take it line by line but it is one of my favorite songs of all time. I see it as having many references to spiritual evolution. I am a spiritual seeker as many are who have contributed their thoughts. I do believe that the song does refer to altered states of consciousness like those found in certain types of meditation and shows a bit of Maynard's personal search for enlightenment. I am sure some of the meanings will escape me no matter how many times i try to understand, just as some of the high Magick references go above my head being only a lowly kitchen witch. Many view this as only eastern others as only christian in the spiritual implications but to me, i see it going past individual religious paths to a wider perspective on religion and spirituality. As a person who chose to turn away from the religion i was raised into to explore other paths until i found what resonated with in me, this song seems to echo that search a bit. I feel that perhaps Maynard was even more widespread in his search cause i stopped when i found eclectic paganism as a personal path because it felt like a good fit to me. I hope i can continue to learn new things from this one piece of music and i believe i will. By the way i am a 46 year old woman not a gen X'er or the youth of today. Even older people with open minds and good taste in music can be moved and touched by Tool's music. I just hope as a band they will continue to keep growing and expressing themselves. Thanks for the opportunity to post ideas and ramble a bit.

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