![]() First and foremost, the person they are addressing is alive and is hearing this song, so again it isn't Jesus or Mr. ![]() This is a big line in the clue department, perhaps the biggest. I think we can all agree that Tool are not former scientologists.ġ1) Why then are you so surprised to hear your own eulogy? One big giveaway that this song is not about L. This is someone that Tool used to have in their lives but no longer. They are annoying as hell, making an issue out of every little thing.ġ0) I swallowed his facade cuz I'm so eager to identify with someone who seemed to feel the same.Īnother great clue. Its becoming clear why Tool is saying "so long" to this person. Come on now, did Jesus yell? Of course not.ĩ) You took a stand on every little thing and so loud. Someone they witnessed yelling, so another strike against the Jesus interpretation. The person they are addressing is someone they knew or listened to at one point, but no longer listen to (regretting now that they "swallowed his facade"), have forgotten what they were ranting and pointing their finger about, and no longer care. Again, the Jesus interpretation is off the mark.ħ) No way to recall what it was you said to me. It seems the person Tool is addressing had the quality of finding fault in the world around him but ignoring his own faults. Did Jesus rant and point his finger when delivering his message? Tool if anything is CONTRASTING the person they are addressing with Jesus.Īnother dead give away they are not addressing Jesus. ![]() It makes more sense that this is someone they've ended a relationship with, that they have learned no longer "feels the same" although at one point they "seemed to feel the same."Ĥ) Not all martyrs see divinity. Hubbard not to cry or feel too down? It makes no sense. By the way I don't think this person they are addressing is literally dying - I think they are dead to Tool in the sense of "goodbye, so long, you're dead to me and you had it coming." Perhaps this is that explanation.Ģ) You told us how you weren't afraid to die. I know in 1996 I wanted some explanation from the band why this bassist that I adored and worshipped in 1993 when I listened to Undertow again and again and again, was no longer around. This is the first album recorded without him. Paul D'Amour perhaps? It would make sense. We learn later that its a male ("He had a voice/etc/I swallowed his facade/etc"). This is someone that Tool knew personally, that they're saying goodbye to, and that they have no real ill feelings toward. Let's take a look at the lyrics! There must be clues to follow! Hubbard directly and to the point, without resorting to eight and half minutes of lyrics which have to be stretched to fit that interpretation. Ron Hubbard and all of his clones"? Well, it seems like they know how to insult Mr. Ron Hubbard?īecause they mention a cross here? Metaphor, people!īecause in Anima they say "f*** L. And thus they were revolutionary.How can people think this song is about Jesus or L. Unlike most moral codes, which are based entirely on Jello Pudding Pops and the lyrics to Journey songs, Hubbard's world-altering grocery list-slash-booklet was offering the world principles that heretoforthwith had never, not even once, been organized and stated so conveniently. By following the 21 precepts outlined in this revolutionary, yet common sense approach to morality, entire communities are transformed into Utopian paradises that resemble the everything-is-made-of-candy room in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. His 1981 pamphlet The Way to Happiness was the first moral code (in the history of the universe) based entirely on common sense.
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