🎵 TOOL Parabola Reaction | Avatars, Hyperspace, and Burning Monks 

He keeps look at her like ‘wtf’ when she says something, but tbh she is pretty on point with most of her comments.

YOU STOPPED AT THE GREATEST TRANSITION IN MUSIC HISTORY!!!!

After more then 20 years listening to Tool it still gives me goosebumps.

Watching people discover TooL is one of my favorite hobbies.

To me the song is about the spirit and it teaching us to live for moment as nothing here is permanent.

I love when lex gets hyped cuz the music starts rockin!

Ok. I'm only 50 seconds into the video for the first time. I'm guessing there's going to be a HUGE smile on Lex's face when it switches from Parabol to Parabola.

Shared consciousness. We are not alone - we are one.

I absolutely love Lex’s reactions when Tool’s music hits hard!😂 Can’t wait for the next Tool review! Spiral out!

I’ve always looked at this song as a reminder that this life and everything that comes with it is temporary. Yes, pain is an illusion, but it’s still “real” at the moment. But it’s a reminder during the event that this is temporary. So hold on, get through it, so you can come out the other side. This is probably my favorite from Tool.

25 years of TOOL and I am still in awe. Changed my whole perception of everything when i was younger, and they still are... Godly.

Hell yeahhh!!! do a lateralus lyric video next ;) "This whole album deals with spiritual enlightenment(with the climax at the end of Reflection). Parabola specifically deals with the illusory nature of the self. "We barely remember who or what came before" -> Our memories are very limited, but they create a story of our "selves" despite that. It's just an illusion, the song tells us to focus on the now(a common theme in spirituality) and that our bodies are just a temporary form of being. The other songs on Lateralus all focus on different aspects of the main spiritual truth that Reflection tries to convey. The Grudge/Schism are about our relationships with other beings and how futile it is to separate ourselves from them. We are, after all, all one mind. The Patient/Ticks and Leeches are about dealing with the struggles that come along the path to spritual enlightenment. The incredible amount of patience it requires, the negative influences from the outside world, etc. Lateralus is about the exploration of ourselves and just the general size and scope of what there is to discover. Many people call Tool hard to understand, but they actually convey very simple messages in their music. That's part of what makes them so great, their universal applicability to almost all situations.

You should do Tool "Wings for Marie" part 1 & 2 next! Listen to them together! They are about the lead singer Maynard's mother who was left paralyzed due to an illness when he was 11. It is off the album 10,000 days which refers to the rough amount of time that his mother was paralyzed before she passed away. Very emotional song!

Excellent! You did Parabol and Parabola (They are two separate songs that go together).

This is great how Tool gets the 2 of you talking and thinking, as intended. Please continue down this path. So much great music to be heard.

(Brad)Do you wanna go, (Lex) DO YOU WANNA GO. LMA Great reaction guys, appreciate what you do

Life with health in the moment is a gift and Maynard learned this by watching his mom physically suffer. In the context of eternity, this physical existence as all but a small moment. This is why listening to Wings for Marie Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 are a must.

Yes, so glad you did this Lyric Video, Parabol/Parabola has always been my absolute favorite Tool song. I don’t necessarily think the Song is specifically about Cancer, but Tool always intends their songs be interpreted in whatever way the listen feels works for them.

About Disease? Never heard that one before. I don't see it, but the beauty of many of Maynard's lyrics is that they can be interpreted in so many different ways. There is rarely a consensus of opinion amongst #TheToolArmy

Lex is a metalhead, you can tell. She gets so hype, it's awesome! You guys are my favorite reaction channel!

Tool is hands down the best live show I’ve ever seen. All 9 times. 🖤

Love Lex, she gets it! 👊🏼

Always liked what Jung said: “There is no coming into consciousness without pain.”

Brad's gonna flip a lid when he follows the lyrics of "vicarious".

Y’all don’t know how much I need the future love of my life to sit down and jam to TOOL and have deep talks about everything.

Listen to this entire album from start to finish. It is a masterpiece!

Lex is a treasure. I love her spontaneity. Brad, you are a lucky guy. You two are great together.

Her reaction to the music made me so happy lol... witnessing the top of someones head explode is quite a thing

I think she absolutely nailed the meaning about how to live with pain

"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." -Yoda

That first transition really hit her in the feels lol I could see the goosebumps 🙏❤️It’s amazing how certain vibrational frequency’s affects us

Lex's descriptions are on par! Love the enthusiasm!

Please do lateralus. The grudge, schism, sober, etc...

Love y’all. It’s awesome watching the journey. And the fledgling young metal head that is Lex. Tool are truly something special.

I believe he's talking about the simple experience of being alive. "We chose to be here. right now... stay inside (this form)". "We are eternal" as in our spirits are eternal, and after this body passes we will keep on existing, and keep on coming back here to experience new things "in this holy reality/experience"

I can’t get some of my friends to give Tool a try. The fact that y’all are so open is inspirational

I'm so glad yall doing more tool.. My favorite band.. I feel like any tool song has the ability to be your favorite tool song.

This whole album is amazing and beautiful.❤️ And I love you two! Hearing you discuss great music makes me happy.

Yo, sister girl gets it. You can take Tool's lyrics and find a whole lot of meanings & references. It's awesome watching her deep the song & come up with her own theory's & head bang to the track. great reaction guys! Love from Australia!!!

The pain he is referring to is the mental pain of living in this world. That our souls are eternal, and I effected by that pain. To the soul, it is an illusion or a construct of the body that is simply holding him at this moment.

I just wanted to point out that what Brad is describing when he "went through a portal" during his transition from waking state to dreaming state is an actual phenomenon established by sleep science! It is known as the hypnagogic state and it is the moment when awareness of the physical body and environment starts to give way to the imagery and sensations being generated in the brain when you are dreaming. Experienced lucid dreamers actually use this as part of a technique in which they hold onto their consciousness as the body falls asleep so that they can directly transition straight into a lucid dreaming state. Very cool to hear you inadvertently experienced this for yourself! Great reaction video by the way, I love to see the deep philosophical conversations that Tool's music encourages!!

This video gave me so much joy. I am a Buddhist at heart and you guys are ONTO something here. Stay on this train of thought. I think you may have just made me a Tool fan, as well. So.....thanks!

I knew lex was going to feel this one ..we'll both of you ..awesome reaction guys

Every time I hear this song, I feel electricity running through my body. I cannot explain it any other way. When I watch people feel this track for the first time, I enjoy seeing their level of connection and the thoughts the songs provokes in the listeners.

This song is definitely about crossing over into the psychedelic realm. This whole album is a spaceship, designed to carry you through the vail.

I've been to 30+ concerts in my life and Tool is by far the best concert I've ever been to. You guys should totally go see them

My first tool concert in 2006 was a life-changing experience!

Y'all are my new favorite reaction/analyze channel. Lex you are a true metalhead! I can see it in how you feel the music 🤘

I know when the beats gonna drop but always love watching lex react to it. And I always jam and head bang right along with her. It's great!!

Loved this reaction. TOOL has a way of opening everything up. Convos for years. You two are fantastic. The vibe is awesome.

I've never heard it being about cancer. For the lady that commented that she has cancer, that is exactly what it means. That's the brilliance of Maynard's lyrics he intentionally writes his songs to be interpreted by the listener. Hence the name; TOOL

i feel like she is growing the most through these rock music in every video. From the first reaction to the recent ones, she continuingly grows with the music of rock and reflects on it more than he will ever feel....

For what it’s worth, Tool Army at this time will only be accepting baby girl’s application into the club. My man doesn’t get it yet...she does. And that’s okay, but it’s fascinating to watch. When she said, “I feel like I just blasted into hyperspace” and he goes, “what do you meannnn?” THAT is the difference. You’ll get there bro, just open your mind a little bit more. Dope reaction.

Love the metaphysical talk during and after my favorite Tool song. Both of you shared valid memories related to this amazing song. All Tool songs are only relevant to what the listener chooses to hear.

Absolutely love Lex's reaction to this one.. Tool delve deep into the soul, it either hits you because you feel the message, or it doesn't....

One of the best gym songs especially when you’re really going through it and realizing you are blessed to be in your body and taking in air.

And yes you need to see them live.

We chose to live in the first place. My grandpas last words. So eerie. I’ve always felt like this life is real, but fake in the sense of where and what we are before before we chose to come here. We create our pain because we need it, but not in a sadistic or masochistic way, but in a metaphysical desire to feel what’s originally foreign.

RIGHT IN TWO- tool Do it up! It’s amazing

She nailed it. It's not about what you tell someone, it's about what you realize for yourself. This song slowly and subtly builds up over time until it rises up and smashes you in the face with it. Great video.

We are all eternal because energy only changes form

The discussions here are so fascinating and interesting, I can tell you guys are really absorbing the lyrics and trying to apply it to your own life as well as others. This song honestly makes me tear up a bit, it means so much to me at this point in my life. Keep rocking!

I've always thought that "This pain is an illusion" is in reference to how our lives are just a blip when compared to eternity. Pain is temporary. IDK, I'm just a dumbass. I can't wait to see more TOOL reactions, few suggestions for you, The Grudge, Invincible, Intension/Right in Two.

I shared this song with my mom before she passed from ovarian cancer back in 2020 and after listening, she just had a big, beautiful smile on her face.

One of my favs. Never associated it with cancer or disease tho. More like life and the celebration of it while we are here, IMO. Perspectives, I suppose.

For me, this song is about being present in the moment. Barely remember what came before, choosing to be here, right now. And yes, seeing them live is an amazing experience that will grow your appreciation for them immensely. They are masters of song and performance. Hopefully they will get out on tour again soon so you can get to see them.

In the time of suffering, remember that life is the holy gift and be glad to be alive and breathing in this holy reality and holy experience

It is not about "telling it" to someone else (in pain or otherwise). It is about the realization within. It's a revelation, not a statement. It is a discovery, not a lesson.

Lexi gets it and her reactions to the music are perfect!

Maynard may be the greatest lyricist of all time, he wants them to make people think above all else and has been so spectacularly successful in that he has to be considered an unparalleled master.

Watching you both listen and discuss Tool is addictive! Keep doing it please 🙏🏼. Would love for you to react to "Descending" by them, but any Tool will do. Cheers!

Love to have seen Lex jump and go into hyperspace at the drop. Great interpretation of the song, like people say it is what you take from it. Im the person with cancer that brought this up, what it means to me is "this body holding me is holding my soul" Cancer is very painful so when it says we live eternal (our soul) pain is a illusion. How i look at this song. Great reaction

"This body Makes me feel Eternal All this pain is an illusion." There's a spiritual concept in the Adviata school Vedanta Hinduism called the Māyā. Lots of interpretations of what the Māyā is and what it represents, but almost all refer to it as the magic power with which a god can make human beings believe in what turns out to be an illusion and all the pain and suffering of our mortal lives is nothing more than this illusion. This song is so heavy on spirituality and the concepts of reincarnation that I can't help but think about that when I hear it. Awesome reaction. Thanks for sharing it.

This is an incredibly powerful song in regards to one's spirituality and journey. Pain is an illusion. Ever notice how you become stronger when you overcome pain? It's no coincidence that Maynard's own spiritual journey is portrayed here. The entire album is about a journey in spirituality. You gotta hear the whole album and watch the official video to this song when the person realizes his connection to the universe and then reconnects. The symbolism is absolutely beautiful and awe-inspiring.

We're just energy. Energy never dies.

All I do at work is watch Tool reactions. Makes my soul happy 😊

I don't usually enjoy long discussions, but yours are definitely interesting and worthwhile. On another note though, I think you really missed out not watching the official video. Perhaps you could view it for yourselves behind the scenes. Personally, I think it makes a difference. Enjoy your channel. 👍❤

Girl, I completely understood what you were saying and where you were coming from. Tool’s music is very atmospheric and open. Full of intensity and depth. You got it!

Awesome reaction guys! Relatively new subscriber here. But, I have to say that although you both do excellent work, Lex's reactions are what mostly keep me glued...love her facial expressions when a beat drops! Not to mention that she almost left her seat...maybe to hyperspace! I'm engrossed in the reality that you two project; it keeps me smiling. I'm so wide eyed and hopeful for your next music reaction! Thanks!

Always love the conversations over Tool songs. Right in Two will make you talk for days.

This is my favorite Tool song of all time. And chime in fellow listeners, that guitar solo is straight out of Eddie Van Halen's toolbox.

I am so happy you started doing Tool, I think they are right up your alley, since you have (in my opinion) great conversations and thoughtful insights to the music, lyrics and content you do! Great reaction! Looking forward to more, one thing that might blow your mind would be to do "Tool - Lateralus" and follow it with the video "How Tool Used Math to Create "Lateralus"", that would be such a fun backtoback reaction! Edit: Btw I think it is great how you embrace your differences in your way of thinking, don't ever devalue that! It creates such an important forum for discussion and debate!

Lex is so pretty 😍

Lex is pretty much spot on with her analysis. I'm disabled and live with chronic pain. I've had 4 back surgeries at 21 and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 12. Pain is my existence and my existence is pain. I can't work. I'm only 36 years old. This Parabol/Parabola is my absolute FAVORITE Tool song, and I've been a part of the Tool Army since they entered the scene basically, but these two songs have meant so much to me. I'm not religious at all, but to me, we don't remember what it's like before we're born therefore, with that logic, we won't remember/know anything after we die, but we, meaning our essence, our being, is eternal. We will always be. Knowing that this life with all this physical and mental and emotional pain is temporary in the grand scheme of things. It will NOT last forever. It brings me comfort knowing that. We are all connected through the universe with our beings. Our essence. There are theories of a universal consciousness that we might all share among everything in the universe. Nothing is destroyed, just transferred in other things, therefore, again, we are all eternal and this temporary form, this body holding me and the pain involved, is an illusion. A tiny blip of my eternal being. I've said it for years, and I'll keep saying it. If these songs are not played at my funeral, I'm not going. These songs are everything to me, and will forever be everything to me.

Honestly, I’ve never heard that take about disease. I don’t see it that way, but these songs are meant to be taken in the context of the listener. For me, it’s about the choice of being me in my moment and understanding that my current form is temporary and will change in the next moment.

This podcast is a perfect representation of Yin & Yang in human form; Brad is a practical realist and Lex is a very ethereal, existential thinker.

Don't forget to take into account the title of the song. The ups and downs of the music are very much related to the title. Thanks for the reaction as always!

She understands this song to a point, life is an experience and it only last a short time.. But like a stong phycadelic trip will show you when you leave this body, your pure consciousness and that consciousness is all and everything and everyone you've lived all lives at all times all instantaneously time and separation is all an illusion.

Great reaction and analysis! 'Pain is an illusion' is a difficult philosophical concept to wrap one's head around. Pain is a concept/label describing a subjective experience. The sensation itself is not 'pain'. Pain is just a word/label we use to describe an experience. The perception and labeling of the raw sensation as pain creates 'pain'. One of the consequences of meditation can be the realization of the nature of pain as being a subjective interpretation of the actual phenomena, or as some people describe it, an illusion of the mind.

I feel like Lex is always spot on with the lyrics. I love how much she gets into it.

I suspect she will lose her mind on Vicarious.

SO many Tool songs are a literal trip. He lulls you with the chanting softness at the beginning then the beat drops. Hard! So cool.

You guys are such a great couple. You mix the intellectual with the emotional almost perfectly. I can see why you are together.

One of the best reaction videos ever! Lex is what happens inside when I hear Tool, Brad is my external expression of that experience. Emotions never exit, just reverberate lol

Wow Lex. Your instinct and intuition are advanced and impressive. Even the fact you said like entering hyperspace. And true. Reality is the biggest illusion we all share. The collective dream. I love you young lady

Oh my God, my heart literally split in half when the dude stopped it from parabol to parabola. One of the best transitions EVER, everybody knows that if parabol comes on, you make sure your music player is not on shuffle. Also chicky seems to dig Tool way more. Her reaction is much more similar to what mine was when I was getting into Tool. All in all, I'm glad they're discovering great music, also saw their video where they had no clue who George Michael was, and never heard of Freedom 90'. That is actually mind blowing to me.There is another song called Freedom by George when he was in Wham btw. Good on you though! There is so much great music out there. Keep up the good work!

"This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality..."🔥🔥🔥🔥

The entire song is actually called parabol/parabola. When it goes and switches up is where it goes to parabola from parabol. It's such a deep and good song!!! If these lyrics don't get you to think you may not have a soul. She's on point when she talk about it sending you to another place especially on a psychedelic. I've listened to them on shrooms, acid, and then on DMT. Each time it was an out of body experience. I saw them live when they came out with Lateralus around 2001-2002 when I was like 16 and took 5 hits of acid before I got to the show. They had like little hologram dudes walking around the stage and had like a light show the entire time and ultimately it completely changed my life. It opened my mind to so many knew things. I learned to listen an appreciate any type of music that I heard even if it wasn't rock or metal like used to only listen to.

The parable is the story we tell ourselves or that our species tells itself through religion or more for reasoning, but really we are just here and now, breathing one breath at a time and the ppl you knew are carried with you..

She hit it right on the head. Now let's get back to this masterpiece