I can't help but tear up. The lyrics mean so much to me. Only Tool does this to me. Multiple meanings with every song. And only once I've gone through certain things in life, it becomes clear what it means. It's beautiful and sad. Thank you so much, James.
I saw this tour in the spring of 97 on acid with my best friend. Best show I've ever seen by far, 24 years ago... The on going joke in high school listening to this album with my friends was "this is the best song" that someone said at the beginning of every song. Finally someone said "they're all the best songs on this album"! And they were right. Every single song was a masterpiece. Still my favorite album to this day. Long Live Aenima. Oh yeah, and i have cried at every single Tool show I've been to. Every time.
Love Maynard's movements. It's as if it would be when all the worms and snakes and insects were to rise out of the ground and tell us all what we've been getting wrong but are oh so capable to get right.
It’s the way he sings “DOOOooowwn liiiiike some sweet” And the “gravity” line, you might say he drags down the line from the top after wrestling with it for a second but it all comes home perfectly on point
Maynard's movements and vocals are so primal and effective in creating a true psychedelic experience combined with the over the top original music provided by his band . Seen them 11 times in my life . They changed me .
the people who disliked this are yet to accept themselves a whole. both there shadow and there light.. one can not fully embrace there light until they view it from there shadow.
Was this Electric Factory in Philly? I was there... my second Tool show. When he spoke before the song... I was transported right back to the moment. Whoa.
matthew gillis my interpretation is that it’s about loving someone who’s tearing you apart but being unable to let them go. this is also considering the speech he gave at the beginning. definitely best performance of this song
Wish Maynard was still like this when it comes to live performances. He sucks live now. Even in 2006 he was bad. He was better when he was more in the front.
I've read that he developed an eye condition over the years where the lighting sometimes causes him to get vertigo. Apparently there is a second light show ser in place in case this occurs, and it's the position of Maynard's mic stand that signals which setting to use. Not only does he want the music to speak for itself, but he has a medical reason for hanging out in the back.
