Sober

Ther definatly is abit at about 4:02 because I always think its my mum calling me (my name is joe you will see what I mean)

It sounds like something scratching against a bass string.

dude man, the reason he was such an alcoholic was because his mother was paralyzed and bed-ridden for 27 years (approximately 10000 days, as the latest tool album suggests) before passing away. this song is about all of the guilt that he felt while losing his mother. if you knew anything about losing someone you would know that the guilt can fucking eat you alive man. and as for the "why can't we not be sober" vs "why can't be drunk"... well that just wouldn't quite have the same effect. and he's the artist, he created the song, he can do what he wants with it, haha.<br /> <br /> as far as i'm concerned, this is probably maynard's most powerful song to date, and the least you can do is atleast appreciate that he got through it all safely and made beautiful music out of it.

Hey cowboy, I dont think anyone was asking Maynard to rewrite the song, I believe the drunk comment was used to simplify the lyrics for people who were digging to deep. I do agree that this is a very powerful song, and the song is one of my favorites.

@Babyeater I didn;'t feel that the rhetorical questions ask these higher powers anything. It's more of an observation that he's been abandoned. Sort of the grief-anger stage before bargaining, "Why can't we be drunk?" Then he pretty much accepts that fate at the end.