I have bad news for everyone who wrote about this one. Unfortunately you have to really delve into this song and understand that everything he references through imagery is a metaphor. This song is about separation. And not just from each other but from God. We as humans are extension of the ego, and the ego tries to separate everything into more pieces because that is its true nature. But the separation only exists in our minds. We all know Tool is/was a huge Bill Hicks fan, and this was something he discussed from time to time. We as conscious humans believe there are multiple parts to everything, but we really are one whole entity. The more we try to cut things in two the further we are from our true selves and our true happiness. We are all actually in the "garden" the songs referencing right now, but we separate ourselves from it in our minds because we need to feed the ego.
But could also look at it more simply as Positive, and negative. Concsiousness is pushing in the positive direction, while The species going towards to unconcsious is getting into the negative side. Splitting the two in two can be very important for spiritual growth. As positive surroundings and atmosphere is what helps growth while negative is what slows it down.
But could also look at it more simply as Positive, and negative. Concsiousness is pushing in the positive direction, while The species going towards to unconcsious is getting into the negative side. Splitting the two in two can be very important for spiritual growth. As positive surroundings and atmosphere is what helps growth while negative is what slows it down.
I have bad news for everyone who wrote about this one. Unfortunately you have to really delve into this song and understand that everything he references through imagery is a metaphor. This song is about separation. And not just from each other but from God. We as humans are extension of the ego, and the ego tries to separate everything into more pieces because that is its true nature. But the separation only exists in our minds. We all know Tool is/was a huge Bill Hicks fan, and this was something he discussed from time to time. We as conscious humans believe there are multiple parts to everything, but we really are one whole entity. The more we try to cut things in two the further we are from our true selves and our true happiness. We are all actually in the "garden" the songs referencing right now, but we separate ourselves from it in our minds because we need to feed the ego.
thank you so much.
thank you so much.
I would have to agree with this comment,
I would have to agree with this comment,
But could also look at it more simply as Positive, and negative. Concsiousness is pushing in the positive direction, while The species going towards to unconcsious is getting into the negative side. Splitting the two in two can be very important for spiritual growth. As positive surroundings and atmosphere is what helps growth while negative is what slows it down.
But could also look at it more simply as Positive, and negative. Concsiousness is pushing in the positive direction, while The species going towards to unconcsious is getting into the negative side. Splitting the two in two can be very important for spiritual growth. As positive surroundings and atmosphere is what helps growth while negative is what slows it down.
Or we are constantly polarizing, instead of unifying in harmony.
Or we are constantly polarizing, instead of unifying in harmony.