TOOL - Lateralus | Singer Reacts | 

The more you look into this song, the more you see. An example: 1 Black 1 then 2 white are 3 all I see 5 in my infancy 8 Red and yellow then came to be 5 reaching out to me 3 lets me see 2 there is 1 so 1 much 2 more and 3 beckons me 5 to look through to these 8 infinite possibilities 13 As below, so above and beyond, I imagine 8 drawn outside the lines of reason 5 Push the envelope 3 Watch it bend Keep em coming, Rachael. 🙂

"Whatever will bewilder me" There is something oddly satisfying to the flow of those words!

“That Sound” is Justin Chancellor making the bass guitar do things.

that sound in beginning is heartbeat of a child in the womb.

Don’t worry if you aren’t sure you’re understanding a Tool song all you have to do is ask a Tool fan about it. We don’t shut the fuck up when it comes to explaining Tool songs 🤣.

there is a documentary about Tool’s history. They have a special part dedicated to this song and how it’s related to the Fibonacci sequence. It’s funny because the chorus says, ‘Overthinking, overanalyzing, separates the body from the mind.’ It seems that Tool its making fun at the idea of overthinking the meaning of their songs and life. I love Tool, they are one of my favorite bands among all the music I know. I had the opportunity to see them in a show in Spain a few years ago, and I always remember it as one of the best moments of my life. I love your reactions, the way you feel the music, and how you create different theories about it!

Lateralus such a damn good song.

The way I interpret this song is basically describing the individual evolution of a person. There's just the way everyone grows up from basically unconsciousness, through awareness in sort of an animal-like sense, to the human experience where we're sentient and aware of our own reality and mortality, and for many that's just this scary place where the evolution stops and we're trapped in this sort of uncomfortable consciousness. Then he urges us to push the envelope of that experience so that we can continue the pattern of growth instead of being stuck in existential malaise.

"Newborns can see contrast between black and white shapes. The first primary color they are able to distinguish is red. This happens in the first few weeks of life. Babies can start to notice differences in shades of colors, particularly between red and green, between 3 and 4 months old."

Always amazing to see someone knowing Tool, and especially this song. This is a song that connects with me strongly. I'm trying to ride the spiral and not thinking, and thinking and letting anxiety stop me, limiting my life even in the smallest things. "Lateralus" is a life lesson for introverts, a beautiful and strong message.

Maynard has the perfect voice for every song and that is across 3 different bands....one of my favourite songs ever and i will never tire of its wonder.....spiral out...

11:10 that sound is the bass guitar.

Tool songs have different meaning and feeling depending on the listeners current state of being which is why they have endless replayability, and also why it's impossible to pick a favorite. I think I've been split between at least 10 favorite songs it sort of depends on whatever I'm currently going through or even instantaneous mood. The most amazing part of each experience is when a song suddenly hits different; you notice one of the 3000 sounds in there that you never noticed before, or one of the unlimited ways the lyrical phrases mean something completely new (infinity entendre). Spiral Out seems to visualize for me more of a controlled expansion or growth than a "spinning out" or uncontrolled snowballing. The Fibonacci sequence can be drawn as a spiral, which also means the future of the path can be predicted by calculation, a bit predetermined like destiny - but if you swing on it you add your own fun and exciting turbulence to it and can draw way outside the lines. Reminds me of Spirograph which was a art/game/toy/activity set back when I was a kid.

Yess more tool. Plus my favourite song by them

For me it just means "Stop overthinking, enjoy life, grow as a person, think outside the box, and keep growing" for me is like the 2nd part of the message that starts in 46&2

The song is literally math.

"Almost like that underwater kind of sound, like that warbling and then it slowly morphed into almost like, uh, like a...like a... almost like um...a percussion in a way ". Almost like a heart beating, maybe? Edit: As Above, So Below is also a term used by most Esoteric Schools of Magick to denote the correspondence between laws and phenomena of different planes of existence. For an experience unlike any other if you feel up to it, these 2 together - Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)/Rosetta Stoned - are a walk on the 'tripped on acid' side of Tool's discography. Both are from the 10,000 Days album and absolutely worth a listen/reaction.

Tool. Their music is a mathematical mind F-- It’s all about the numbers. From start to finish.

Here's a tip... Tool songs mostly end in a crescendo, so when you stop the song with a minute or two left, you totally ruin the build up and the feeling they're trying to elicit from you. It's like pausing a movie right in the middle of the detective's solution to the murder at the end of the movie so you can go cook some more popcorn. They don't do your typical formulaic "intro>verse 1>chorus>verse 2>chorus>bridge>chorus>outro" type music, especially their newest album. I'd love to see you just talk over the song while it's still playing and then go into detail after the song's over...

you are a vibe and i am digging it!

'Latteriss'

That is how you end a song. I get chills every time I hear danny smash those cymbals at the end paired with how crushing adam’s guitars are

This is one of my favourite Tool songs. May your tool journey continue.

Adam Jones... .....& his 1979~ Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst... ...... it's undeniably Iconic. 🤘😎😈

you should really listen to right in two by tool, masterpiece

GREAT INTERPRETATION! You made connections that i have never thought of that tremendously add to the experience of this song. One example is in the beginning. To me, what sounds like a heartbeat getting louder, you mentioned, sounded like something underwater. The only example of an underwater(in liquid ) heartbeat would be a child in a womb. That fits perfectly with "all we see, in our infantcy." I 've been on the metaphysical aspects of this song and how I can use it to better my life struggles. Shadow work, living in the present, and conscious awareness all (in a nutshell) take an effort to unlock and understand what is going on inside you and how to use it in a positive way. Meanwhile, I still have to get through everyday life. You related "Spiral out, keep going," to anxiety at its worst and having to keep going. Having a panic attack feels like absolute world ending chaos. Although it's hard at the time to believe a panic attack will ever go away, sometimes you have to keep going in order to keep your job, Especially if you are in a high position where employees count on you. For this reason, it is sometimes impossible to get out of bed and get going because of the fear of a panic attack happening. Ride it out, keep going. You related "Spiral out" to a breakdown. "Keep going" is the reality of having to stay engaged. You can't just crawl into the fetal position and sleep it off. And trust me, I've tried, and it hasn't turned out well. There is no excuse in the history of excuses that will make people who have never had mental health issues understand what it's like. So ride it out, and whatever happens, jump back in and keep going. Embrace the random. If an employer, friends, or even family members don't understand, don't be afraid to weep like a widow,then get back up. Bathe in the fountain, getting rid of dirt, and the dead weight.Then jump back on the spiral and prepare for infinite possibilities. Don't overthink ways out of reality. I know I live with something that most people don't understand. That may not ever change. Don't live in black and white; fear, sleepwalking through life. Or red and yellow; inner turmoil and self-destruction because of a past i can't let go or waiting for a future i think i deserve. Black and white or red and yellow, separated may be the subconscious levels that keep us sleeping or daydreaming. Put together, these may be the consciousness we need to stay present and grounded and not overthinking or over analyzing. Sorry this is so long, but this just now came to me from you relating this to anxiety. It may not make sense to anyone else, but I have a whole new way of attacking certain issues.

A prevalent theory amongst evolutionary biologist is that the first animal eyes evolved from seeing only light and dark. (Black then White) Until sunlight and likely blood and blood vessels expanded around or simply directly exposed the eye to a different pallet (red and yellow) That's the basic duality with the first few lines. Others mentioned the Fibonacci sequence (a very common thing in nature) being a big part of this entire song and that would take paragraphs to explain but as a writer yourself, check out just the syllables to the lyrics to see the spiral: Remember Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13 1+1=2 1+2=3 2+3=5 3+5=8 5+8=13 Black 1 Then 1 White Are 2 All I see 3 In my in-fan-cy 5 Red and yell-ow then came to be 8 Reach-ing out to me 5 Let's me see 3 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Goosebumps everytime off TOOL

I've listened to this song a thousand times and still once in a while get something new out of it.

All Tool songs are a journey. Amazing 👏🏼

THERE you go girl! I haven’t made it through the whole video yet, but I wanted to stop real fast to comment. Tool is a very deep-thinking band. As I said from your last video, they are ALL masters of their craft. The lead singer Maynard, is also the lead singer in two other bands as well. He also owns a HUGE vineyard out in Arizona. He is the CEO his wine company, Caduceus Cellars. Tool is where mathematics, philosophy, psychology and spirituality all come together. This particular song constantly looped timing signatures from the Fibonacci sequence… from the timing, the amount of lyrics in each line, the drumbeats, the guitars and bass… EVERYTHING. So once again my love, there is an obvious rabbithole to go down with this band… and oh, of course, this band ROCKS!! Thank you for choosing this song as well. It was one of the best ones off this album. Also, you’re an awesome reviewer. I absolutely love your vibe and everything with it! Happy journeys and safe travels! Love & Light and ✌🏼 out! ❤

I love everything about this video and your journey listening to Tool 🤘🏼 🌀

I love how this channel really turned you into a metal head!

Tool is like the one band that makes music that perfectly resembles the random thoughts you get when you’re high

Amazing song and album

The musical signiatures of this song are incredible. The time changes are brilliant.

9/9 8/7 7/7 time signatures . Hard to folow.

Tool is always a trip, their songs have a way of making think and ponder the lyrics. Good stuff lol.

Lateralus is Tool's best song by far. Fight me. Love the reaction. Good job!

That sound was the bass. Justin can be pretty creative.

it's painful to see someone not get what a masterpiece this is

Such a great song and a great album

I think the spiral is a metaphor about the mysteries of life; everytime you try to walk out one of them you only make it bigger. That´s why: Spiral out, keep going Spiral out, keep going Spiral out

The time signatures LOL

First song from the first concert i seen of them, right after the album came out. Showed me instantly how epic they are live

This isnt just a song or art. Its a modern spiritual canon, a guide to escaping our own prison of neuroticism.

Probably their most technical song

I was once told depression is living in the past, and anxiety is living in the future. So live in the now.

this song was written with so much complexity literally being written to match that of the fibonacci sequence to the syllables in each verse.going as such 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, and so on

I see the looks on your face.. Welcome! You are now apart of the tool army 🪖

This IS the greatest hard rock song ever written. In my opinion, that is. Like you say, the "journey" is everything. Musically and Lyrically. The fact the band restricted themselves to following the Fibonacci sequence is just more icing on this 8 layer cake of a tune. It will probably take you two or three more listens to truly appreciate. Best song of all time... No big whoop.

I’ve always loved this song. It’s just so soothing and perfect when called for, and then so visceral at other times. As far as all the Fibonacci talk - as you continue along the Fibonacci sequence, the ratio between each number and the one before it approaches 1.618. The first word in the song is at 1:37, which is 1.618 minutes into the song. Maybe everyone knows that, but I had heard the syllable thing for years before I heard about the first-word part

“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul” - Hermes Trismegistus

No good place to stop, indeed. Just let it play. Cheers!

Lateralus is the craziest Tool song mainly because every part of it follows the Fibonacci Sequence. The only thing that doesn't follow the Fibonacci Sequence is the length of the song.

I like that Maynard never says what the songs mean to him. That everyone is right on how they see/hear every song and note. We are all one, and we are all individual.

just a little something you may find interesting : according to the band themselves, the name 'tool' was chosen because they believe that what their music means to the individual is entirely up to the individual. Whatever it makes you think, whatever it makes you feel, whatever you get out of it, is up to you. A tool does not create on it's own, it merely facilitates. Maynard rarely talks about what his lyrics are supposed to mean. They mean stuff to him, sure, but what everyone else takes away from them is not for him to decide.

There are few things more beautiful than beauty finding beauty, listening to beauty...beautiful.

Overthinking, overanalyzing, separates the body from the mind...." such a great line. If you can't let yourself go, can't stop analyzing every little thing, then how can you feel anything? Something as simple as focusing on the lyrics while listening to a song for the first time causes your brain to pay attention to one thing, which means you can't enjoy the entirety of the way the song is supposed to make you feel. Maynard is an amazing vocalist, not only for the lyrics he writes, but his timing and tone. He matches the vocals amazingly with the music.

Spiral out, keep going!

The swells you’re hearing at the end are the bass guitar with an octave pedal

This song takes me out into the universe, it may not be the intention of this masterpiece, but it does anyway, I love it!

"That sound" from memory is Justin using a Wah pedal, or using volume control up and down on the distortion. Am sure I'll get corrected at some point. Time by Pink Floyd would be another good reaction to see from you :)

Tool gives everyone musical tools to use in the way they interpret the songs instrumentality and lyrically. Timeless, and as relevant today as the day it was released!

Master piece of Master Piece's!

Good job with your figurative interpretation of the "black then white" line. Most of us take this more literally in the sense of a newborn literally goes from blackness to brightness (white) and then does not see color right away. Children do see things as black/white, such as characters in movies are either good or bad. They don't know about the complexity of gray areas till they get older. Nice reaction!

I can see you've been educated a lot on the meaning of the song. Though to everyone who has commented and their credit. Most of us have had 25 years with this song and Album for that matter. However my correction for you is this. Lateralus (Lat-ter-al-us) 😉 You should try Sober, from 1993. Or Vicarious from 2010.

I love how people trying to bop to a Tool song from the head up looks like they're on a cantering horse that can't decide how fast to go.....numerous time signatures and meters a Tool song doth make.

The lyric tempo follows the Fibonacci sequence. 1,1,2,3,5,8. And you're also right. There's no good spot to pause and then you're on a 4 minute ride lol.

This is one of their best songs. Best song on this album.

_"we're back with some more TOOL, this is their song _*_LATELUS_*_ "_

😂 The 1st pause lol😊 You are an actress or have not read the lyrics, what’s coming. Oh I needed a laugh.

I never knew "As above, so below" was a movie. That phrase always brings the emerald tablet to mind. I read about it as teen, studying world religion. I still find it strange that hermes trismegistus went from such a huge name, to an unknown one, in so short a time. I am sure that Christian Europe, in the renaissance held him as one of history's biggest figures.

to me its about not asking why or looking for answers to everything but instead to just live in the now and enjoy things without needing to know why. just let yourself go. the end when he sings spiral out keep going to me means dont live in a box or in your safe little part of the world just experience everything life has to offer and keep living and learning

You're much more intuitive and insightful than you give yourself credit for. Keep Spiraling Out...

The underwater sound in the opening was always a heartbeat to my ears. Embryonic but also cosmic, then suddenly we're thrown into the black and white world of sound and form, and from there it's a journey home

You know, we only have a speck of time here on this Earth. I've gone around the sun 50 times now. But this song has blessed my ears for 23 of those revolutions. I hope to keep it going for at least 50 more. Spiral out. Keep going.

I think the “challenging” part of this song, is the rotation of time signatures. If you have any inner voice with a level of spirituality and psychology (especially of the self improvement deep dive) the lyrics are not difficult. But, been a Tool fan since ‘93 Undertow album. Tool is spiritually deep - or running a fantastic P T Barnum “sucker born every minute” schtick. I choose the spiritual part. “As above so below” - prayer to the heavens? New age theory - manifest in your mind, it will appear? It is a philosophy on how things are in your “heaven” you want here in the physical. But, I digress …

I like that Maynard never says what the songs mean to him. That everyone is right and wrong on how they see/hear every song and note. We are all one, and we are all separate just riding out this spiral

You have a wonderful soul

Love TOOL 🖤

Tool, yes please!

It's beautiful magical genius❤

All that I can picture in my mind when hearing Lateralus is Danny hitting the humongous gong behind his set on some RU-vid drum clinic video I saw gazillion years ago. 😂

That moment when you realized this song actual sing about you listening to this song over thinking over analyzing 😂

Hello 👋🏻 You look so amazing I really love your videos 🌹 You rock 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Your favourite Tool song is always the one you just listened to, but this is probably their defining piece of work, something like that. It’s really quite special, and not just because of the maths.

i love tool ❤❤

This is that song with the Fettuccine sequence.

Good point of view 🙂

Dan Vasc my heart will go on

How dare you...how dare you hit pause on the spiral out. 😂

Among other things, the syllables of the lyrics count out the Fibonacci sequence - both directions. There are hidden gems throughout the song.

Invisible es una obra maestra!

Fibonacci sequence. Golden Mean. That’s the time signature.

bracing for the fibonacci sequence comments!

I totally agree that this song is about anxiety, and also depression or addiction or anything else a person might struggle with.

You're great ❤👍

just one step short, I believe he is talking about looking to what is out beyond us, spiral refers to the sequence, (Fibonacci). where it goes, and the bewildering nature of what we don't understand yet, but being willing to reach out with interest to find out.

Cool reaction and interpretation 👍 Not sure about the pronunciation if the song name though, haha. I say it with 4 syllables lat er al us