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6,825
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34,379
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288,632
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Song Views:
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43,940,701
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Reviews:
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Usage Statistics
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Ænema
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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The lyrics in the song "Ænema" refer to California falling into the ocean after the San Andreas fault breaks. This is also an idea presented by Bill Hicks on his album titled Arizona Bay.
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Ænema
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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In 1997, Tool won a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Metal Performance" for this song.
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(-) Ions
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Submitted By: Big D
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"(-) Ions" refers to negatively charged ions.
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Bottom
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Submitted By: Big D
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Henry Rollins is featured in this song via spoken word.
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Die Eier Von Satan
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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"Die Eier von Satan" is a hash cookie recipe spoken in German. The title translates to "The Eggs of Satan," although "Eier" is a double-entendre in German as a slang word for testicles.
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Eon Blue Apocalypse
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Submitted By: Big D
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In Danny Carey's interview, he said that this instrumental is about Adam Jones' great dane "Eon Blue" who died from cancer.
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H.
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Submitted By: Lucid Dreams
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Speculation has surrounded the song "H." The "meaning" of this song has seldom been detailed by the band, as they do not regularly comment on such things. However on several occasions, specifically on November 23, 1996 during a show at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Maynard does grant some insight into the meaning of the song. Speaking to the audience he says, "Any of you ever seen those old Warner Bros. cartoons? Sometimes there's that one where the guy is trying to make a decision and he's got an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Seems pretty obvious, right? The angel is trying to give him good advice while the devil is trying to get him to do what's bad for him. It's not always that simple though. A lot of times they're not really angels or devils but friends giving you advice, looking out for your best interest but not really understanding what's going to be best for you. So it kind of comes down to you. You have to make the decision yourself. This song is called H." The song was discussed live during a few other shows around this time, one example being on February 23, 1997, when Maynard introduced this song by referring to the shoulder angel and devil, and also said it's about a hurtful yet dependent relationship.[16] In an interview Keenan gave in December 1996, he commented, "My son's name is Devo H. That's all I'll say." It is also of note that the song's working title was "Half Empty", as it was introduced during a mini-tour of California by the band in December 1995. In the book, "Teachings of Don Juan, a Yaqui Way of Knowledge", the author refers to a character named H. Keenan.
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Intension
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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'Intension' is commonly defined as 'intensification'; however, it may also mean "a strenuous exertion of the mind or will". In Logic, it means "the sum of all possible attributes in a term". In the study of evolution, it can refer to the process of interbreeding.
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Jambi
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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Jambi is a wish-granting genie in the TV show "Pee-wee's Playhouse".
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Jambi
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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"Jambi" is an Indonesian Province in Sumatra, which was once part of a powerful kingdom with a rich sultan who lived an opulent lifestyle. The setting reinforces the message that family and friends are more important than wealth.
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Jambi
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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Jambi is also Finnish for iamb, a metrical foot where an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one. Iambic meter is used in the lyrics of the song.
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Jambi
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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The rhythm used just before the talk box/guitar solo in Jambi plays out in such a way that it "writes" out '3, 2, 1' in Morse code.
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jimmy
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Submitted By: Big D
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"jimmy" is indeed written without a capital letter, as written in the album's liner notes.
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jimmy
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Submitted By: Lucid Dreams
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During 1996 concerts, Maynard told audiences that the song "jimmy" is the sequel to "Prison Sex", and how it's about getting through the abuse.
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Lateralus
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Submitted By: Big D
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In this song, Maynard James Keenan's voice during the first few minutes form a Fibonacci sequence (starting from "black" and ending at "watch it bend").
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Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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This song's title refers to Dr. Albert Hoffmann, hailed as "the father of LSD" for being the first person to synthetize the drug.
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Mantra
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Submitted By: Big D
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"Mantra" was alleged to be a slowed-down recording of someone—possibly an old woman—saying "I love you"; Maynard James Keenan has since stated that the song is a slowed-down recording of one of his Siamese cats being squeezed
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Message To Harry Manback
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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The track titled "Message to Harry Manback" is according to drummer Danny Carey "a recording of the words of an uninvited Italian guest who came to Maynard's house one day. A so-called friend of a friend of a friend of Harry's ... Before we finally managed to figure out that nobody really knew him, he had already emptied the fridge and run up a huge phone bill. He got kicked out of the house." Harry Manback is a pseudonym for the real recipient of the message, presumably a past roommate of Maynard's: Hotsy Menshot of Green Jellÿ.
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Prison Sex
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Submitted By: Big D
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The video for "Prison Sex" was taken off of MTV's playlist back in 1995 because it was "too graphic and offensive."
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Rosetta Stoned
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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The Rosetta Stone is an archeological artifact of carved granite found in Egypt. The tablet was used as a key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs; its name was also used as a nom de plume for children's author Dr. Seuss. It is also a quick second language learning system.
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The Pot
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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In the Guitar World interview, Jones confirmed that the title of "The Pot" was a reference to an idiomatic term for hypocrisy (i.e., the "pot calling the kettle black").
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The Pot
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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"The Pot" has topped #1 in US Mainstream Rock charts.
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Third Eye
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Submitted By: Big D
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This song samples some of Bill Hicks' sketches (including "Drugs have done good things for us").
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Useful Idiot
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Submitted By: i'm defected
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The song "Useful Idiot" is actually the sound of a vinyl record reaching the end of a side. Because on vinyl pressings this track is at the end of the first side some people think this track is missing.
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Vicarious
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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Vicarious means either "experienced or gained through someone else" or "done on behalf of others".
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Vicarious
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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"Vicarious" was the first single from 10,000 Days. Debuting April 17, 2006 on commercial radio, the single entered the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at #2.
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Viginti Tres
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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"Viginti Tres" is Latin for "twenty-three" - the number has a lot of historical, mathematical, and occult significance.
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Wings For Marie (Pt. 1)
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Submitted By: Lancer.sdP
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"Marie" is the middle name of Keenan's deceased mother, Judith Marie Garrison. As Keenan explains in his commentary on A Perfect Circle's aMOTION DVD, Judith suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. The two-part song, "Wings for Marie", is an opus dedicated to her. The length of time between the paralysis and her death was 27 years, or approximately 10,000 days. The band debuted Wings for Marie (Pt 1) and 10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2), on September 7, 2006, before a live audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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