"Think for yourself, question authority" Many know this quote from the beginning of Third Eye on Tools forth album Salival and its the basis this piece is written on. If you think things are black or white and nothing else or that Tool are just some band then you might as well stop reading now, this isn’t for you. For those still here I hope you find this theory at the least interesting, hopefully more.
Most know Maynard James Keenan is a stage name for James Hubert Keenan but it is not just a cosmetic name change. It is because Maynard is an act, a persona, like Ziggy Stardust was for David Bowie. Maynard’s role is to become a martyr figure to the fans until they realise this fact, like a puzzle. Eulogy is Maynard’s Eulogy, h. stands for Hubert, his real middle name. jimmy is his real first name but isn’t a capital because to Tool fans this is his middle name. Prison Sex’s line "Release in sodomy" is actually "Release inside of me" the fans are his "Lamb and Martyr" In effect the fans need to understand and destroy the Maynard persona because he is James and most the songs are about the struggle between Maynard and James over control of the one person (Pushit, Third Eye) No wonder people say he's schizophrenic.
All of the symbolism I’ve found will be gone into in much more detail in later posts, there is too much to post here all at once but I’ll give a couple more things I’ve noticed. Here is my take on the end lyrics in Reflection. What has to be remembered is that all Tools work can be interrupted in many ways, what I’m saying is that there is one common thread which links it all.
"So crucify the ego before its far too late" - The ego being the Maynard persona.
"Leave behind this place so negative, void and cynical" - The platform Tool currently hold.
"When you come to find, that we are all one mind" - That Maynard is a "Reflection" of the four
members.
"Capable of all this, imagine it all conceivable" - That what I’m trying to say is conceivable?
"Let the light touch you and the words spill through" - The light being Tools visual work and the words being there music.
"Bringing out our hope and reason" - Tools hope for mankind and there reason for why they’ve done this.
And then you have Schism "I know the pieces fit" and Disposition’s "Mention this to me and watch the weather change" Ticks and Leeches is for all the people who have questioned Tools intentions while they built this puzzle. "Hope this is what you wanted, hope this is what you had in mind, cause this is what your getting"
I don’t know how many of you know about the true track order for Lateralus but here it is. It revolves round the number 13. Which is the track number of the garbled message Faaid de Oiadd
13
1,12 =13
2,11 =13
3,10 =13
4,9 =13
5,8 =13
6,7 =13
It runs on two spirals revolving around track 13, they are -
6,7,5,8,4,9 then 12,1,11,2,10,3 making the full order, 6,7,5,8,4,9,13,12,1,11,2,10,3.
Listen to the timing of the last bit of guitar in Parabola going into Schism and the drums coming out of Schism going into Ticks and Leeches and you should be able to hear why this order is correct.
There's so much more but I just want to see peoples reactions to this first before I waste my time trying to explain further.
an interesting interpretation I found on the net....Im not sure If I agree with all the stuff about maynard
has anyone listened to it in that track order
If i could quantify *my* interpretation with words... heh
heres more
The Tool Enigma.
"So crucify the ego before its far too late" - The ego being the Maynard persona.
"Leave behind this place so negative, void and cynical" - The platform Tool currently hold.
"When you come to find, that we are all one mind" - That Maynard is a "Reflection" of the four
members.
"Capable of all this, imagine it all conceivable" - That what I’m trying to say is conceivable?
"Let the light touch you and the words spill through" - The light being Tools visual work and the words being there music.
"Bringing out our hope and reason" - Tools hope for mankind and there reason for why they’ve done this.
Hope life finds every one well
Tool gives out enough clues to dig it all up, but they tend to be the things that are paid the least attention to by most, and how appropriate... I don't agree with the just proposed interpretation whatsoever, although it took meritous thought.
opps wrong one
Yeah he is known as Maynard for A.P.C, Deftones, R.A.T.M e.t.c.... but thats the point. Everything Maynard has done has relevance to what I'm saying and it will be gone into in more detail later. 3 Libra's is about Tool fans "Threw you the obvious" is the word Tool with all the fans wearing the t-shirts "Flew with it on your back" and he ends that song repeating "You don't see me" and Judith is saying fuck Maynard, the fans God, in the f.a.q on A.P.C's Читать далее...