Tool
Fear Inoculum

Review Summary: Reaching out to insatiable fandom / Who'll speak in hyperbole about anything the band's done

Chugs
And
Triplets
In drop D
Is that all you need
To be famous and make money
Jung philosophies
DMT

All the songs sound the same or at least I imagine
Polyrhythms in phrygian
Preachy lyricist
Fuck that cunt

Over-listening
Preachy fanboys crying,
“Did you know that Maynard makes good wine?”
Dithering and on a mission to test the bounds of fans' trust
Feed them bills, they've missed their moment
Just release some shit this time

Toms
And
Tablas
Constantly
Is that all you need
As a drummer to break the scene
Kit needs one more piece
Gongs ain't cheap
There are
Heaps
Of
Songs that
Are in need
Of a sick chime tree
Chinas, splash, kick drum number three
And so we're selling over-priced deluxe editions
To fund Danny's gear addiction
Want a cheap CD?
Well too bad

Over-writing
Math needs analysing
Meter is eleven over pi
Dithering and on a mission to explore the bounds of fans' trust
Crowds dispersed and all gone home before they stumbled 'cross the line

Reaching out to insatiable fandom
Who'll speak in hyperbole about anything the band's done

I'll embrace my desire to
I'll embrace my desire to
Show people Schism, to
Then be rejected
Then understand the irony and
Weep like a cuckold, yet
Still be inspired to
Spurt praise in showers
As if it's my duty
To sermonise from mountains:
“They're so inspiring,
Swing on the spiral, dude...”
Scream like a child
Show your stupidity
Waste of a human

Despite the fact you've heard these sounds
A million times or more I've found
The band's message has not sunk in
Appreciation deep as skin
You're reaching, sure, but still without
The wherewithal to figure out
That while this shit's bewildering
The bag of tricks is running thin
The breadcrumb trail is folding in
Finding ground where noone's been
Finite returns diminishing
Not spiraled out but spiraled in
Thirteen years of pure chagrin

At least it's out
Stop moaning
At least it's out
Stop moaning
At least it's out
Stop moaning

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