TOOL - SOBER - THEY ARE A BEAST WITH THESE VISUALS 

The box is whatever he’s addicted to, he keeps trying to get away, but he starts shaking (withdraws) and is in pain. Every time he has to go find that hidden box, possibly because he’s ashamed of it? He opens it and is lifted up (getting high, drunk maybe?). But the box is in a trap, like the nails and razors etc. so getting his hands on that substance hurts him, but he needs it to stop the withdraws. Stuck in a cycle of trying to escape, withdraws, hurting himself to get his drug/alcohol. Any time he tries to reach out to the people on the other side of the foggy glass, he can’t get through because of the withdraws and has to go back to his drug. Unfortunately if you’ve ever had a family member addicted to hard drugs the visuals will be very familiar..

I envy anyone who gets to listen to Tool for the first time

Adam Jones, their guitarist makes the videos. He has actually worked on a lot of movies like terminator 2 and jurassic park to name a few.

Tool is a band that don't spoon feed the listeners. They make music that makes one think. Many of their songs don't have a narrative set in stone, but can have different meanings/interpretations.

Lyrics aside, the most prominent part of "Sober" is the constant bass riff. It simply drags you into the song.

The live version of this is one of the best performances I've ever heard.

The guitar player Adam Jones is largely responsible for the production of their videos. He also worked on the visual effects of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.

The pot is their best song in my opinion, he killed it lyrically

Been a Tool fan since I heard Opiate back in the early 90's, there is one song that has bars BEYOND bars, & that is Right in Two that essentially tells you the evolution & demise of humans upon this earth.

The Second verse isn't the alcohol talking. It's the realization of the person under the addiction, of what they are to others. The people they love.

Tool is a door. Once opened, things change. Eulogy, Pneuma, Stinkfist, The Pot, Ænema, Schism, Forty Six & 2, please.

🤘😎👍 Tool is my favorite Rock band, Pantera is my favorite Metal band.

Vicarious is a song full of bars

This was my little brothers fav songs to do karaoke to. He passed away 4 years ago. Usually hearing this makes me cry but this time I smiled a little bit. Love this song.

The live version of this song is so powerful, you should check that out at some point (even if you don’t do a reaction). There’s so much passion behind the song from every member of Tool in that particular music video.

A perfect circle, The outsider Same lead singer. It's off the 13th step album. From start to finish I walks you through addition When he says bullet. It's about a bag of dope. Your pounding on the fault line. Needle in arm

Your way behind cuz, the singer of Tool is also the singer of Puscifer and A perfect circle. Have a nice trip down the worm hole. Maynard is incredibly brilliant. He's the Em of Rock music.

My son was a huge tool fan. Now that I have listened to their music I see why. A phenomenal band. Omg.

This was the song that really launched Tool. I had never heard them before this was on MTV in the 90's and I was like wow, a real ass genuine original song for once holy hell what is going on.

H. is one of my favorites by Tool. The history/background of the song really makes it different in my mind.

Yes...TOOL!...."Rosetta Stoned" next please!!!

Vicarious. Or JUDITH from Perfect Circle. Lead singer of Tool

If you like this you'll really like A Perfect Circle - Passive. Great Vid as ever.

Beautiful. More tool

One of my top songs of ALL TIME‼️💯

Right in Two, Vicarious, Jambi

The box is always black inside because that’s what you inevitably get with an addiction. No matter how many times you try to slake the “thirst” the box, that is you, is still empty

The box is his addiction. He floats when he's around it (high, drunk) but when he's aways from it he's weak and shaking (withdrawals) he wants to leave and connect with the outside world but can't bc of his addiction

Finally back to Tool. Best band!!!!

You gotta do Tool - Ænema. H. Stinkfist. Pushit.Opiate. Def songs worth checking out. Have some lyrics pulled up also. The more you listen the more you will get it, def a band that grow on people.

Sinister was one of my go to horrors.

Enema is one of there greatest songs!!

The Conjuring franchise! 👍🏿, This song takes me back, when I was younger I worked as a bouncer and doorman at this club called The Lizard Lounge in Dallas. When this song came on, the dance 🕺🏿 floor would go insane! Oh, it was mainly played on Thursday and Sunday night when the club was called, “ The Church “ and played Gothic Industrial music.

TOOL is the best! Period

Judging by your 46 & 2 reaction, I think Lateralus is a song you would definitely appreciate

Tool Tuesday’s….tool is amazing group and especially with their newer songs they are all open to interpretation and would to see your thoughts on it

Tool lyrics r hard ASF to hear , 5yrs into listen to em I still struggle...Lolo it's a language of its own

right in two, jambi, the pot, vicarious, wings 1 and 2, pneuma, lateralus, schism, parabol/parabola in my opinion are the ones that would draw him in the most as far as like technical lyricism and writing goes with like hidden/subliminal messages/bars etc etc

I think for the most part of the video the little guy opening and closing the box represents the addiction of whatever substance, and the visual of him looking like he has the shakes probably from trying to stay sober but just cant help himself.

Its so nice to here someone actually dive into the lyrics of Tool. Shits not easy

Stevie watching TooL = stop what you are doing and watch. Worth noting, you listened to a clean version of the song (edited)

One of the best Bands Ever of all time

Tool videos are so in depth that you’re better off learning the song first and then going back to watch the video.

Keep this TOOL door open! Enjoy the ride

THE POT!!!!!!!!!

Soooo many songs for u to check out! Vicarious, stinkfist, push it, laterals, Jambi, right in two! And many more!!!

Calling it now, the views alone will have you going down the tool rabbit hole. Tool army do your thing! lol

Excellent Steve I'm glad you enjoyed it! There is sooo many songs to take you down the path you want! Try SCHISM OR STINKFIST, ENIMA OR A REAL JOURNEY.... PNEUMA

You have got to stay on Tool!!! You will not regret it!!! Lateralus, Stinkfist, Vicarious, Wings for Marie Pt.1 and 2, Third Eye, Parabol and Parabola, Jambi, hell I can go on and on! If you wanna work your mind and really start thinking about shit.... TOOL

Tool: The Grudge, Vicarious, Fear Inoculum, Bottom, Lateralus

Tool is the best it’s hard to not like them

Maynard once jokingly said Adam won't even let you in the room when he's working on the videos. They're all him.

Tool is one of my all time favorites, I had the pleasure of watching them live and they did not disappoint especially when they had a light show with it. 🙌🙌

Pantera domination live in Moscow.. lyrics, music, performance, and audience🔥!!

Stevie! I appreciate your passion to understanding all genres of music and actually taking the time to read lyrics and understand a message that may not entirely come over naturally. Keep it up brother.

This is all introspective music witch is poweful

I been waiting for this. Gotta do the pot next

Tool - Pneuma (Live) | Drum cam the whole time, one of the best drummers in the world Tool - Lateralus | Do a bit of research before this one, like 46 & 2 Tool - The Pot | Bars Edit: You might also really like the show Legion. It deals with a of things that are so real they stray into "scary" The live performance of this is best visual, I think. This one seems to be an abstract representation of a demon/internal struggle. There's probably very deliberate imagery if you break it down, I just haven't.

Stay Humble Stay Hard working... 👍

it's so ironic for me, because this is my 1st tiol song that got me hooked back in 1994 and just last week my gf of 21yrs just passed from alcohol😥😥😥.

The Pot by Tool won a grammy, hint hint.

Way dope ! Check out 3 Libras

Notification gang! Never clicked so fast.....

DO MORE TOOL. LOVE IT.

Rob Zombies "House of a thousand corpses", and "Devils Rejects" are a couple of my favorite halloween movies

If you dare to go harder and darker check out Cradle of Filth. My favorite is Bathory Aria.

PLEASE do RIGHT IN TWO, absolutely incredible and the lyrics are sweet. It's something you will love I promise.

loved manson, nin and tool videos back in the 90's

Lateralus bro! Most spiritually inspirational song of theirs played in line with the Fibonacci sequence. Look it up. It’s a masterpiece!

I have been waiting ages for Tool reactions from you! The band in all aspects are unparalleled!

You da man stevie! Keep up the awesome vids!

They are the best rock band in the world.

Bruh, when you talked about loving the scary stuff but not being down with the disgusting visuals I resonate with that.

Opiate- BARS

The lead singer Maynard James Keenan has 3 band's he sings for tool ,a perfect circle ,puscifer!

This song was so important to me!

A perfect circle- same singer different band. check it gets deep aswell

Anything Maynard is great. He makes you open your mind up.

right in two by tool has some amazing lyrics also a dope song!!

7empest!!!

You found that sound finally brother, thinking man's music! Fitting for you.

Oh and at the end where he rips off that paper looking stiff and underneath it looks like something is moving (and you had that wtf look on your face. LOL) is like a vein and blood running through it and reps alcohol running through his veins. So many details to break down in this one. I love it .

You nailed it most people don’t get it the first time listening but yes it’s addiction talking to the person. This is my number one most favorite song so bad ass ! The connection in the video is the box in the very beginning is where he held his drugs and he was sober in the beginning, but he got out his box and opened it up and the rest of the video is just tripping. All of Tool songs have deeper meanings and there are multiple meanings to the song but for the most part we’ll start there. And as far as scary movies go . Check out the exorcism of Emily Rose . Or event horizon

Live version of this song is even more haunting than the video. Also 'Ghost Stories' was a pretty good movie, i saw it live at the theatre so i might be a little attached to how amazing it was. The video is representing pandora's box and people not being able to face themselves, as far as i interpreted it anyway.

Yo Stevie...you want a tool song with bars and a sick Instrumental???? LATERALUS!!!! Also any member of the Tool Army will tell you keep away from the music videos cuz the visuals can be distracting...lookin forward to c ur face on that one Big Dawg!!!!

Oh God you got the tool army here now bro you bout to get all of us blowing up your vids now!

Tool! Fuck ya!!

NIN is a band to look into, maybe even Ministry and Living Color? Also vids were done by one of the band members Adam Jones!

Love your Tool reactions!!! Ahhh to be a new Tool listener ❤ since you like bars and the lyrical message, Lateralus should be next on the list. Enjoy the ride Stevie!!!!!

“The Strangers”. Took my wife and I like 3 nights to watch. Should check it out Stevie. The 1st one, not the second one.

If you like how they do horror videos you should watch the fan made video to 46&2

I'm really glad that you continiued the thing dosen't matter how late

Please keep reacting to TOOL!!

Scary films for you: The Evil Within & The Empty Man.

They're giving you so so tool songs, my dude. 4° is fucking incredible... sooo many more!!

First time I heard this song was on beavis and butthead in the early 90’s. Been hooked ever since. The line from the show I remember was when they were watching the video and butthead said “if I can move my arm that fast, I would never leave the house.”🤦🏻‍♂️

TOOL ARMY IN THE HOUSE!!!!🤘

The Pot

i love the variety

A tool song with great meaning is schism