Tool

A band which merits full attention and closer examination.

Videos: (all videos created by Tool)


 * Hush('92) |
 * Sober('93) |
 * Prison Sex('94) |
 * Stinkfist('96) |
 * ╞nema('97) |
 * Schism('01) |
 * Parabola('02)


 * = need realplayer

Random lyrics of tracks off of the various Tool albums released. (better experienced with music)

Tool#Opiate | Tool#Undertow | Tool#Aenema | Tool#Lateralus

Opiate
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/opiate.gif

Track 06 - Opiate Choices always were a problem for you. What you need is someone strong to guide you. Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow, what you need is someone strong to use you... like me, like me.

If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow. Let me lay my holy hand upon you.

My God's will becomes me. When he speaks out, he speaks through me. He has needs like I do. We both want to rape you.

Jesus Christ, why don't you come save my life. Open my eyes and blind me with your light and your lies.

Undertow
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/undertow.gif

Track 69 - Disgustipated

And the angel of the lord came unto me, snatching me up from my place of slumber. And took me on high, and higher still until we moved to the spaces betwixt the air itself. And he brought me into a vast farmlands of our own midwest. And as we descended, cries of impending doom rose from the soil. One thousand, nay a million voices full of fear. And terror possesed me then. And I begged, Angel of the Lord, what are these tortured screams?" And the angel said unto me These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard, tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust." And I sprang from my slumber drenched in sweat like the tears of one million terrified brothers and roared, "Hear me now, I have seen the light! They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers!"

Can I get an amen? Can I get a hallelujah? Thank you Jesus.

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Life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on life feeds on........ =

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This is necessary. =

╞nema
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/greeneyeCD.jpg

Track 13 - ╞nema Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. I sure could use a vacation from this

Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. Any fucking time. Any fucking day. Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Fret for your figure and Fret for your latte and Fret for your hairpiece and Fret for your lawsuit and Fret for your prozac and Fret for your pilot and Fret for your contract and Fret for your car.

It's a Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of Freaks

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call LA The only way to fix it is to flush it all away. Any fucking time. Any fucking day. Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay.

Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves. Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.

Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will cuz I sure could use a vacation from this

Silly shit, stupid shit...

One great big festering neon distraction, I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.

Learn to swim.

Mom's gonna fix it all soon. Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be.

Learn to swim.

Fuck L Ron Hubbard and Fuck all his clones. Fuck all those gun-toting Hip gangster wannabes.

Learn to swim.

Fuck retro anything. Fuck your tattoos. Fuck all you junkies and Fuck your short memory.

Learn to swim.

Fuck smiley glad-hands With hidden agendas. Fuck these dysfunctional, Insecure actresses.

Learn to swim.

Cuz I'm praying for rain And I'm praying for tidal waves I wanna see the ground give way. I wanna watch it all go down. Mom please flush it all away. I wanna watch it go right in and down. I wanna watch it go right in. Watch you flush it all away.

Time to bring it down again. Don't just call me pessimist. Try and read between the lines.

I can't imagine why you wouldn't Welcome any change, my friend.

I wanna see it all come down. suck it down. flush it down.

Lateralus
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/lat/lateralus.jpg


 * Track 13||Faaip de Oiad||

"I, I don't have a whole lot of time. Um, OK, I'm a former employee of Area 51. I, I was let go on a medical discharge about a week ago and, and... [chokes] I've kind of been running across the country. Damn, I don't know where to start, they're, they're gonna, um, they'll triangulate on this position really soon.

OK, um, um, OK, what we're thinking of as, as aliens, they're extradimensional beings, that, an earlier precursor of the, um, space program they made contact with. They are not what they claim to be. Uh, they've infiltrated a, a lot of aspects of, of, of the military establishment, particularly the Area 51.

The disasters that are coming, they, the military, I'm sorry, the government knows about them. And there's a lot of safe areas in this world that they could begin moving the population to now. They are not! They want those major population centers wiped out so that the few that are left will be more easily controllable."

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"Parabol"

So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now.

Embracing you, this reality here, This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful.

Wide eyed and hopefully wild.

We barely remember what came before this precious moment, Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside...

This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in This body makes me feel eternal. All this pain is an illusion.

"Parabola"

We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment, We are Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside... This holy reality, this holy experience. Choosing to be here in...

This body. This body holding me. Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal all this pain is an illusion.

Alive

This holy reality, in this holy experience. Choosing to be here in...

This body. This body holding me. Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal all this pain is an illusion...

Of what it means to be alive

Swirling round with this familiar parable. Spinning, weaving round each new experience. Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing chance to be alive and breathing.

This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality. Embrace this moment. Remember. we are eternal. all this pain is an illusion.

one of the pictures reminds me of a picture done by alex grey, called PraYinG good eye! he let them use his work on the last album -Lateralus- check out the parabola video especially the ending sequence