Id like to know what was laterlaus supposed to be about. . .

Okay, heres another thought:

What do you think Maynard would do if a fan captured him and tortured him until Maynard told him what all of the songs were about?

Do you think he would tell, or die with the mystical answers? :eek:

the song?

To become something greater about sums it up.

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Okay, heres another thought:

What do you think Maynard would do if a fan captured him and tortured him until Maynard told him what all of the songs were about?

Do you think he would tell, or die with the mystical answers? :eek:[/QUOTE]

:lol: fans shoudnt mess with maynard, look what happend at push!t. But anyways, mayanrd would probably. . .cry?? i dunno:(

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Okay, heres another thought:

What do you think Maynard would do if a fan captured him and tortured him until Maynard told him what all of the songs were about?

Do you think he would tell, or die with the mystical answers? :eek:[/QUOTE]
He would transform into a spiritual being, turn back time, and before the fan captured him, he would know this was happening and would proceed to kick his as[COLOR=White]s[/COLOR] as he's done to other fans.

Either that, or just die with the answers.

I have a feeling Maynard would be smart enough to realize that dying to hide the meanings of his songs would be dumb.

[QUOTE=Mr Herb] mayanrd would probably. . .cry?? i dunno:([/QUOTE]

He would weep like a widow.

Wait. ZOMG LATERALUS IS ABOUT MAYNARD GETTING CAPTURED BY AN OBSESSED FAN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT SONG MEANINGS!

:p

I [I]knew[/I] it!

lol jake.

We have to meet mayanrd one of this days.

I

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]He would weep like a widow.

Wait. ZOMG LATERALUS IS ABOUT MAYNARD GETTING CAPTURED BY AN OBSESSED FAN LOOKING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT SONG MEANINGS!

:p

I [I]knew[/I] it![/QUOTE]

All this time.. and the answer was right in front of our faces... this is life changing...

:lol::lol::lol:

I like the idea...just show the whole kidnapping thing to Blair, he'll claim that he is a psychic alien who knew it all along.

Jake, I just got the general idea for all of the songs, so that's why, perhaps, they are vauge.

Schism? I think it's about ultimate division in general, not just the church, but a relationship ([I]"set two lover's souls in motion"[/I]). So, I think that's what it is............

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Okay, heres another thought:

What do you think Maynard would do if a fan captured him and tortured him until Maynard told him what all of the songs were about?

Do you think he would tell, or die with the mystical answers? :eek:[/QUOTE]

He'd lie to the fan.

Yeah, he probably would, wouldn't he?

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]Very vague descriptions, yet concise. As for the whole Lateralus being satanic topic, let us keep in mind that Schism has direct ties to The Great Schism formed between Catholic and Protestant branches of Christianity. That is where the term "schism' came from in the first place, wasn't it? How is writing a song about Christianity Satanic?

Oh well, glad to see you got the album back, as it's one of the greatest albums ever conceived.

[b]Jake's realization on the new album[/b]
Well, not so much a realization, but more of a in-progress theory- From what i learned from speculation, Maynard and the rest of Tool perhaps have a thing for the Pagan concepts involving yin and yang- Opposites attracting to form a supreme being. Eg. Parabol/a is a 2 part song- The intro being quiet, the rest being heavy, and also the song sounds like it could be about sex, the 'ultimate union of 2.'

The rumors of the album being about light and dark seem to tie in well here.

Just a thought/topic starter[/QUOTE]


I didn't Get the album back....He still has it...that's why I came, it's a great forum yall

I don't know if he thinks the album itself is satanic. one of his little friends
apperantly told him they were, He's kinda stubbern so he hasn't listened to it
(and probably won't) it would be awsome if he did though!

[QUOTE=Maynard James Keenan]I like the idea...just show the whole kidnapping thing to Blair, he'll claim that he is a psychic alien who knew it all along.

Jake, I just got the general idea for all of the songs, so that's why, perhaps, they are vauge.

Schism? I think it's about ultimate division in general, not just the church, but a relationship ([I]"set two lover's souls in motion"[/I]). So, I think that's what it is............[/QUOTE]


That's what I took it for

SOOOooooo

whens the album coming out?

I like to think that the lyrics of the songs in Lateralus are purposely vague in general. These abstrct lyrics happen to be my favorite because they make you think instead of telling you what their opinion of something is. Schism, in my opinion, is just about schisms in general.

One of the things I don't like about Aenima is that most of the songs have a concrete meaning. Stinkfist IS about desensitization, Eulogy IS about false martyrs...etc.

@kurppt: Is that the only thing you ever say when you come in here?

Well seems like it could be the 26th of September like the rumor.

[QUOTE=Dried Muffin Remnants]One of the things I don't like about Aenima is that most of the songs have a concrete meaning. Stinkfist IS about desensitization, Eulogy IS about false martyrs...etc.[/QUOTE]

That's a progression that I like....Ænima's messages were pretty straightforward, and Lateralus's messages were abstract, allowing you to fill in the blanks. I like the idea of them exploring both sides of messages.

I liked Aenima's better because there was more of a puzzle to solve and there was an answer. Lateralus is kind of annoying in the way that you'll never have a straight answer. Poetry-wise I like Aenima better because it used clever and more metaphors.

I like to explore different messages when it comes to music.

BTW, does anybody have ( ) by Sigur Ros....can I get in on AIM?

[QUOTE=Moses]

Well seems like it could be the 26th of September like the rumor.[/QUOTE]

Why does it seem that way? Any new info?

[QUOTE=Moses]I liked Aenima's better because there was more of a puzzle to solve and there was an answer. Lateralus is kind of annoying in the way that you'll never have a straight answer. Poetry-wise I like Aenima better because it used clever and more metaphors.[/QUOTE]

I only like Aenima more because it progresses better as an album. I'll take abstract over concrete any day, though.

Aenima isn't really concrete, it just has different issues that make it seem so. Also Lateralus isn't really abstract. Nirvana is more abstract. :confused:

I don't know how to explain it but that's what I think.

[QUOTE=Moses]Aenima isn't really concrete, it just has different issues that make it seem so. Also Lateralus isn't really abstract. Nirvana is more abstract. :confused:

I don't know how to explain it but that's what I think.[/QUOTE]

Lateralus IS abstract. You could come up with 49750934509 different explanations for songs like Lateralus and Parabola.

You know what Aenima's lyrics are about.

Well abstract is more like something you can't explain. Abstract is somthing that doesn't make sense but also stands for somthing. Lateralus makes sense. I'd say that Lateralus is more vague than abstract.

Tool sucks beyond belief.

Maynard is more confused than Anna Nicole Smith at a spelling bee.

That was "coldblooded"

Jeeze, you must be retarded?

You are "retarded"

[QUOTE=coldblooded]Tool sucks beyond belief.

Maynard is more confused than Anna Nicole Smith at a spelling bee.

That was "coldblooded"[/QUOTE]

BUUUUUUUUUUUUURN... :lol:

Next time you randomly insult a band, try to be funny.

Please?

It's not about being funny. i like how you used the "please?" It makes it sound like tool is a band that i should take seriously.