Tool lyrics interpreted

By Becoming One with It, only then can you gain some sense of its Operation, and control it in such a way as to Overcome It. Just my 2 cents. Ass2Ass4Life on July 30, Link. General Comment Anyone else hear sexual undertones with the lyrics 'Weapon out and belly in'? I think one of the key themes is grappling with a sense of inadequacy and losing the sense of invincibility of young adulthood. Oswold on September 14, Link. That expectation to produce on worn out bodies and bones.

We all live out our lives in what seems like a never ending daily routine. Yearning to be what we once were yet time is bearing down. We fight a losing battle to maintain our youth of which disappears every passing day..

General Comment Dude. It's about getting older and not being ready to give up on being young. GenocidalGerbi on January 19, Link. Song Meaning As a combat wounded veteran, this song has great meaning. In my youth at 19 years of age, I felt invincible even after being wounded. Now I am 51, and this song hits home.

I know other veterans must feel the same way, especially after a couple of Jamesons and listening to this song. My Interpretation When I listen to this song a direct literal meaning seems to be about going to battle once again.

I see the song has 3 separate pieces; getting ready for battle, traveling to battle and the battle itself. I picture a warrior from sometime in the middle ages, once again gearing up for battle and attempting to pump himself up.

He's been to battle many times before and he questions his abilities now to accomplish what must be. When the song changes the first I envision a man on a horse along with his men charging to battle, first slow, but then faster and faster until the reach the battle.

The 3rd piece is the actual battle and when I hear Maynard screaming I imagine a wielding sword striking his foes. I feel that Maynard feels that even in victory comes further thoughts about our mortality. Of course the way Maynard writes for a broader interpretation. The song is perfect for this new album, an album where the critics are asking 'do they still have at? I believe Tool fans will be very pleased with what's to come and this song, along with "Descending", is the perfect into to what comes next.

Instead of ruining the whole experience by being haughty, pompous, dick holes. Of course it's fin to have your own meaning and be curious and ponder what they were writing about, but when people can only see one side of it and then claim that others are not true fans I agree with you completely. BillyChildress on January 12, General Comment Jambi is the name of the genie on the 80s show Peewee's Playhouse. That ties in with the whole "wish" theme. InfraRecon on April 28, Link.

You've got it mate. Jambi is the genie that grants wishes. It was a children's programme, and it's about his losing his mother and his regret from being elsewhere all the time. Being occupied, consumed by the devil, his music career.

It's all about his regret and just wanting to be able to take it back, wish it all away. This album is probably the easiest, most face-value album out of all others. Namely Lateralus and AEnima. There are some deep hidden double things in those songs. These songs are all very heart felt, about the loss of his mum, his coming to terms with and accepting some level of spirituality. Before she died, he hated religion, namely Christianity, because of his mum and her hypocritical, two-faced 'friends'.

His mum was the only person that he ever felt a connection with, the only person he ever trusted. In love with the dark side I'd found. Dabbling all the way down. Up to my neck, soon to drown.

But you changed that all for me. Lifted me up. Turned me round. He felt he was drowning in his and everyone else's hatred, but she saved him from himself and the world.

But too late. It was too late, and now, he's finally come to terms with everything, his mother's gone. And he just wants to take her back, he realizes his mistake. Damn my eyes Damn my eyes if they should compromise our fulcrum if wants and needs divide me then I might as well be gone" Pretty self explanatory really.

Beautiful song. To really understand any one song, you have to listen to evry word on every song on days, and Judith, APC. Brilliant band. Can't get enough of them ShredderShaun on January 21, COM I think that this song is about how Maynard was on the brink of a problem with excess and he changed for his son, Beacause his son changed him.

It was starting to be a problem But you changed that all for me but then you came into my life Lifted me up, turned me round and I realized you were more important So I, I would wish this all away So I would give it up Pray like a martyr dusk to dawn Worshipped excess all night long Beg like a hooker all night long begged for it If they should compromise A fulcrum Damn them if they lead me to stray from the balance I have found Want and need; I need to be mindful of what I want -vs- what I need if I need, beacause if I need the excess Then I might as well be gone Let your love of your son heal you Breathe in union So let these two aspects of myself come together So, as one, survive And as one person survive Another day and season and it will get easier day to day Maynard loves the dual meanings No Replies Log in to reply.

General Comment en. The song is released as a single and the second track from their fourth studio album 10, Days.

It was made officially available for radio airplay on February 12, It primarily refers to the iambic meter used in the lyrics of the song as 'jambi' means 'iamb' in Finnish. LOL That's cool. Jambi is a province in Indonesia by the coast of Sumatra. In ancient times Sumatra was known as "The island of gold" I'm sure you can see the reference and correlation to the song.

KDES on August 15, I thought Jambi came from the Finnish word for "wish" because that's the song's theme. Only me, though. Then it wouldn't be Jambi, because the Finnish word for wish is toivoa to wish and toivomus a wish. However Jambi does mean iamb in Finnish, but I don't think it was the main reason that made them name the song Jambi. After all, the idea for the lyrics came from the character Jambi the Genie like mentioned above.

Ferrum on July 25, General Comment Trexor. General Comment TREXOR, a little lesson you should've learned from elementary: if you don't have anything pleasant to say, don't say it at all. Fine, you're opinion that this song sucks, it's only an opinion.

This song I think is just Maynard's way of saying "I miss you, why couldn't you take me with you, mom? General Comment Awesome track, admittedly different to Lateralus, but then again Aenima was different to Undertow likewise Undertow different to Opiate. Tool are progressing naturally, but the important thing is that they still sound like Tool, and that's something no other band can ever do. And if this "Trexor" Guy thinks this is a fake? Just because you are not a drug user supposedly doesn't mean you're an upstanding citizen that only upholds the law, never lies and doesn't have anything to hide.

You're the very thing the song was talking about. Don't judge others with you yourself aren't exactly a saint. No one is. Everyone has secrets and everyone lies. TheParable on May 03, Also note that it's "The Pot" that calls the kettle black.

General Comment I really don't think Keenan intended for this to be about any one, specific issue. I see this as a general middle finger to hypocritical demagogues, who do wrong to others for their own gain by hiding behind their perceived authority. That's self-evident to anyone who's heard the saying "that's the pot calling the kettle black," if you add that with a few other references in the song.

Specifically, Keenan did mention marijuana prohibition as inspiring the lyrics, but he did say it's about hypocrisy in general but could apply to many things. In any interview I've heard with him, he seems to play his cards pretty close in revealing meanings of his songs.

He's not the type to get on his "soap box" to ram something down people's throats, and wants people to think for themselves instead. Keenan has reportedly spoken publicly that he thinks the U.

When they chanted, he reportedly said something like "You all are going to really be bummed out when you find out we did this to ourselves. It's more that the people created the conditions that allowed it to happen. Or, if you want to get really deep then it's a reference to the belief that we are all one and therefore did it to ourselves. I wouldn't go that way though. Song Meaning So, I decided to avoid doing a paper on Tim O'Brien and instead wanted to try my hands at cracking this one.

Though not one of Maynord's deepest recordings, it contains some pretty interesting symbolism, along with a convoluted meaning, and no I didn't edit this or make all fluid and "smart" like- I just took it line by line and study the etymology behind this, which should still be pretty decent. If you don't care to see the break up, just skip to the last paragraph. So first verse This verse is extremely accusatory. He says who are you to judge me when you don't see what's going on "eye hole deep in muddy water".

You talk so highly about yourself, that you assume a Godly status "raise the dead". To Snow actually refers to over compliment someone and over flattery in order to take advantage of them, it can also refer to cocaine, but you wouldn't coke a cradle, unless you are creating an environment of delusion. So taking this into consideration, you steal from the dead, and lie to the innocent to get what you want, and then you hide your actions.

The rest is a given a "House of Cards", a House of "Glass".. I bring this up because the album as a whole has a very religious awakening theme throughout. Second V: The speaker accuses the recipient of being delusional and so full of shit, he then makes fun of them.

In this line there also seems to be a change in direction towards the audience. It also applies to legal matters in general, such as legal misleading, it carries the theme of the dishonest individual.

When we take the two lines as a whole we see a legal authority who is hell bent on getting there way. Indigo- Historically one of the most important colors. Indigo was mandated to be worn only by authoritative figures. It also has another meaning in classic literature it often refers to the deepest sorrow, or an overwhelming depression.

The Black kettle, ques into the Title, The pot calling the kettle black. Meaning: Your criticism of me and my belief, are blinding you and causing you harm.

How dare you judge me, us! You actions disallow you from judgment "liar, lawyer, mirror show me. So kangaroo be stoned either this idiot is high, or this idiot is being judged. He's as guilty as the government meaning that he is to blame for his actions as much as the government who created the laws against him.

Ganja, please. Ganja, only means pot, it has no other meaning. Ganja, please.. The juxtaposition again either, it is the you, the listener, are crazy to think that this song is about pot. Or it is How dare you think that it is correct to destroy someone's life over something so dumb. I think this a criticism towards the current judicial persecution with the example of marijuana users persecution.

It's main message though is to the listener that this is not a Pro-Pot song, it is a pro-activism song, because he is saying that the reasons that our government is so out of control, is because "we" the listeners are high, and we have allowed them to get this power.

We have allowed them to blind us. Eye ball deep in muddy war in this context is us the listener, the baby in the cradle, the innocent. He is trying to get us accept responsibility, get our heads out of our ass and to actually do something. Also, Tim O' Brien is a great author.

Song Meaning Wow, some of the interpretations are quite A couple of things to note Tool is playing on words right from the title! The song is called The Pot, referring both to marijuana and the dirty pot looking at its own reflection. People seem to be really confused by robbing a grave to snow the cradle, the muddy waters, lemon juice and weeping shades of indigo. Hypocrisy meaning: Possibly using the deceased to pad election votes into a win. Hypocrisy meaning: Being blinded by drunkenness and making a poor decision making the decision maker as guilty as whomever he is accusing of wrong-doing.

Weeping shades of indigo: Drug meaning: Having purple tears is an idiom for someone who is high. Cozened basically means "coaxed by deceit". Of course, this blood would not be literal, so the bleeding hypocrite is up for interpretation. General Comment Trexor, If you go back and read my post, you might get some insight as to what we are talking about here. The song is about hypocrisy, not marijuana. Marijuana was just a vehicle or literary device for Maynard to talk about people committing atrocities and hiding behind laws or positions of power.

Diverting our attention from their wrong doings by waving fingers and keeping the looking glass pointed the other way, and policing us. Do yourself a favor and read up Kangaroo courts and what is happening in Guantanamo Bay, or find out who Black Kettle is and what happened to him. Why was he killed? Think about how that might relate to what is happening right now in the world.