On the note of this song’s lyrical theme of transcendence/breaking through, ran across this quote from Maynard (the singer) about the band’s name: "Tool is exactly what it sounds like: It's a wrench. ... we are ... your tool; use us as a catalyst in your process of finding out whatever it is you need to find out, or whatever it is you're trying to achieve."
I'm am Aboriginal man from Australia we had a system of knowledge sharing known as songlines, it was a form of knowledge shared through song. These songlines taught my ancestors about their country and connection and was passed down for tens of thousands of years. It was a kind of feng shui for the Australian country. There are stories of ladies "singing" dolphins to their canoes, the dolphins would hear the song and herd schools of fish to the waiting nets, which would then be shared. Fishing by symbiosis. Could you imagine the connection you would need to create and the length of time it would take to create that connection. The males of the same clan done something similar with Orcas and hunting whales, when the English arrived they seen the relationship the Aboriginals had with the Orcas and created a similar relationship themselves, unfortunately the English didn't understand sustainability and almost wiped out the whale population.
Thank you so much for the perspective. So critical that we keep an inward eye trained on these Shadows of self sabotage so that we can overcome and do better. The beauty of Australia is it's Aboriginal people as well as the diverse wildlife, all symbiotically intertwined.
SPIRAL OUT!! Aenima, Schism, Right in Two, Pneuma, Invincible, Lateralus, Vicarious, Wings for Marie 1&2, Parabol/Parabola - can't go wrong. KEEP GOING!!
Love you Kathryn. I like how you're so into the music, and able to capture the overall feeling any understatements of the music... Keep up the awesomeness that comes with listening to these works of art. Tool by far, is more than musical accomplishments... The background lyrical content is much more than meets the eye.
The song is actually about evolution. The human genome has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46) the additional 2 suggests that 1 more pair will have us evolve into...something... This is one of my favorite songs as a long time Tool fan because of the meaning behind it.
Every primate species on earth has 48 chromosomes...except Homo sapiens Sapiens. If we gained 2 chromosomes, we would be like all the other primates. Maybe Maynard is suggesting that we LOSE 2 more....to evolve.
It's about shadow work. “Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it. But if it is repressed and isolated from consciousness, it never gets corrected."
@Chris Parker It's definitely about chromosomes and evolution. He talks a bit about it in a video somewhere on RUclips. Climbing out of the shadow would be the evolution of missing/mutated/2 extra chromosome. I couldn't really tell exactly where he was going with it in the video (it's very short).
@@jasoncatano3634 Shadow work is about self growth, this song uses the 46&2 only as a metaphor for the evolution of the narrator through shadow work that is heavily referenced through the whole song. The 46+2 chromosomes theory is a pseudoscientific mess that prophesied the "evolution" of humanity like 30 or forty years ago, never happened. It also said that humans at first, in primitive tribes, only had 44 chromosomes and were only able to think as a community... It is fake. It was used to make the song more cryptic. The real theme here is obviously the shadow which you can easily deduct by the lyrics, how it works and the fact that Jungian psychology permeates how Maynard works. Also the album is called "Ænima", anima is another Jungian concept and something very important to Maynard. You have to remember that the official story the band used at first was the whole "lacrymology" bs, always use your critical thinking skills around Tool to not lose yourself. Maynard loves Bill Hicks for a reason. P.S. : You don't "climb out" of the shadow, you integrate it.
Every tool song is either about deep philosophical thought. Or simple points about the human condition .the combination of the two. Is what makes tool so brilliant!they don’t candy coat anything they get right up in your face and tell it like it is it is also very educational for people that otherwise would never open their minds to these concepts.
Call me a curmudgeon, but I am rather sad when this video is used for reactions. Initially Tool, and any music, should be enjoyed blind, and let it spark your imagination and curiosity. Dissecting lyrics and inspiration / themes so thoroughly sucks the magic out of the song for me.
Love your analysis of the lyrics. Maynard James Keenan is one of the best vocalists there is.He is a songwriter, record producer, actor and winemaker. Need I say more!
So many amazing songs to choose from this early in your journey, I think you would be amazed by the entire Lateralus album it completely changed my perception of music
Wonderful reaction! One of "those" Tool fans here. You keyed in on a couple good things. The concept of evolution of the self, mind, body heart, and spirit is central to much of their work. I have heard it postulated (and there is some evidence to back this up) that the band name is Tool because their art is meant to be an instrument of evolution, both for them as creators and for us as listeners. I also like how you mentioned your interpretation. Tool is very subjective. You get out of their art what you need to get out of it. I would suggest for the future Pneuma, Lateralus, Pushit, Descending, and The Grudge. Can't wait for more! Spiral out!
Love the reaction definitely more tool! I do wish you heard the song without the description bc it makes you read during Danny’s drum solo which is like the best part lol
Love your emotion & passion!!! I hear ya, a lot of people suggest that you need the lyrics, but I think they take away the real experience of Tool on a first listen. I recommend the first time you listen, just hear & feel the music. The vocal are just another instrument of the band. After your first listen, then listen a second time with lyrics. After that, learn about the lyrics. Lastly, the third listen will help you experience it all! More Tool reactions please 🤘🏻🌀
Yup, some people like deciphering it on the fly, some like music more than words, i like seeing how the different reactors experience it but the most important thing is the emotion and the feeling.
Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind. I could see her thinking instead of just feeling the music and it definitely detracted from the overall experience. Let that be a lesson. =)
Tool is amazing. If you want to hear a great Tool song, I'd suggest 'lateralus'. Also, I think you should do a reaction to Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score." The lead singer is an amazing woman and her vocal range is phenomenal, plus the song is really simply epic. I'd love to see your reaction to that.
I am so glad I found your video I absolutely loved your response😊 huge tool fan myself😮 not to mention my age but I was lucky enough to have seen TOOL Live 1999 RED ROCKS amphitheater Denver Colorado was the most amazing show I was lucky enough to have seen TOOL Live simply but Best Live show I've seen 😮😊 Appreciate your thoughts awesome video perfect for 🛏️ Thank you have a great day Thanks Kevin Colorado
they have so many deep songs. their lyrics are often deep and yet ambiguous, spiritual and nihilistic. for powerful songs check out the live version of Sober and if you're in the mood to have your emotions wrung out listen to Wings for Marie parts 1 and 2 together but read up on the back story. it's achingly beautiful and heartbreaking.
🎧Ever since I was given the gift that is T⚆⚆L by a friend that calmly instructed, "sit down, get comfortable, put these headphones on and experience this album named 'Lateralus'...see you in an hour young Padawan." ...And I drifted through time and space itself... 🎼😶😧😯😲🤯💥😭Duuuuude👨🏼🎤🔥🤟🏻 Ever since that day in 1998, I've been addicted to everything MJK and the beautiful enormity of his eloquent catalog that continues to flourish and expand with his other incredible bands. One major thing to notice is Maynard's superior, genius level lyrics. It's truly magical discovering the intricacies that are woven into the thought-expansive music. Completely unique. When those words are combined with top-tier, expert musicianship (another insanely rewarding deepdive topic), I find myself in constant awe still today. Each listen gleens a new perspective, for me, and for so many others that are open to taking the time to truly listen and reflect. It really is that deep of a well that is given to us to explore. Enjoy your ride compadre, see you somewhere down that spiral☞♬♪ ✨＼(°o°)／🌀♾️
The song is about evolution. moving forward. Through our struggle, through our shadow. To get to the other side We have 46 chromosomes. And 2 more to evolve
@@joelwillis2043 Ironically, I kind of think that’s what the song is about… “46&2 just ahead of me” tends to leave me thinking that we’re never going to get there. I dunno, Maynard’s a madman
I have a similar reaction to Tool. Feel their music on a primal, visceral level. I get mental pictures of aboriginal people dancing naked with bodies and faces painted around a bonfire way out in the bush. Communal spiritual ritual. Keep doing Tool reactions.
This song helped me recognize myself. I stepped into my shadow and found a huge mountain of repressed feelings. I am a much more complete person having done so.
It has many differnt meanings..read jung and his studies in the shadow self.. It also deals with stepping into a metamorphisis of human evolution. Theres a theory that in our dna there is a dormant set of 2 extra human chromosones reserved until we are ready to step thru the shadow of our old form ..shed our old skin..and activate these 2 chromosomes..we have 46 but the next step is just ahead..46&2 😮❤
Invincible is a great compliment to this song. Off Fear Inoculum. Older and wiser lyrically but equally incredible. Maynard is absolutely one of the best lyricists of all time surrounded by 3 of the most talented musicians on earth.
Wow! That was awesome. On the flip side, If you’re inclined to hear the coolest vampire metal song ever, ABOLISH THE SUN, even the title couldn’t be any better :). HELSTAR vocalist must have been 56 when he recorded that track, his voice is….something special. Can’t wait to see your face when you hear it. :)
When i was in high school i never knew whats the cover art for the album means until my teacher turned off the old crt TV in class and saw the static on the screen just as the TV powered down for a split second. I was like 😯 thats the Aenema album art!
In case you don't know 46 and 2 is a reference to our autosomes. I won't bore you with the details. Look it up it's fascinating. The tldr is we have 44 and if we had 2 more we could unlock a higher awareness/awakening.
Man, I feel so old! It is so nice to see you enjoying this for the first time! I feel like the video you watched, while good intentioned, tried to deliver too much info at once! With these songs there is so much to take in with the lyrics and the meaning versus all the instruments playing! I wish you could have just experienced this at first with audio first, then maybe add I the lyrics later, because I think tool songs mean different things to different people, and that’s what makes them special. Anyway, I am happy you enjoyed this! 😊
3:15 it's about spending as much or more time analyzing and critiquing the person in the mirror as we do everyone else and then making the appropriate changes for personal growth
When this song came out I was talking to around 12k people a year … and I had a big chip about shallow behavior … the lyrics to me spoke to people being 2 dimensional like their shadow … and then reaching their midlife and realizing what they had to show for their existence and the resulting crisis, the painful reality they now faced and the subsequent growth or the lack there of as the case maybe 🤔 powerful word imagery any way you slice into these lyrics😮
To truly have your mind blown check out a group of kids from the O'Keefe Music Center I believe it's called cover this tune. It's phenomenal from maybe 10yrs ago or so...
1:09 this is arguably one of the better version because of the additional narrative. There's absolutely nothing wrong with learning a little something with your entertainment
This video is spot on on what this song is about. It's not "wrong" per se, it's just not the official. But, as far as fan videos go, this one is absolutely what Maynard was singing about, and the description of shadow theory, and evolution is exactly right.
Tool is amazing and their live shows are great as well! (Some fan made lyric videos i find are too much with the extra bs and takes away from the songs in my opinion haha) I'd recommend lateralus its so chill and takes you on a journey!
Hi Kathryn I rarely make or send msg but I'd like to say your reactions are a fresh breath and light in a dark world I one of yur other vids u said that u feel it in your arms and legs I was going to say that u probably felt it in other places as well lollzzzz given take your reactions and comments u are simply great abd love ❤️ your work you almost like a in another life soul m8 my best m8 was watching it together and he said she reminds me of u hope that comment didn't freak u out if so much apologies
Loving the energy! 😆 If you're looking for another fun band to react to...I'll suggest Jinjer. The rabbit hole is deep and each song is so different. Lyrics are phenomenal and the music composition is top tier. They're a Ukrainian metal band but don't let that label fool you. I don't really even like metal music but gave them a shot a few years ago and now they're like my 2nd favorite band; only behind Tool. I've never heard anything like them!
Jas! ...and i must admit, as a man who is driven toward good and bad... when a Sexy Woman says "sexy"... it somehow justifies me being here on the dirty, glorious, filthy, amazing rock in space. .... SEXY, when said by a woman, is fantastic. ... ... the time signatures used by TOOL are brilliant. Love 'em. Love this react. I'm a simple man. Doesn't mean I'm stupid. (I am stupid but don't tell me)... PEACE. [edit - eargasm is appiate here]
I subbed to your channel today, your reactions are organic, real, by your expressions you feel music deeply. As I don't know what types of music you enjoy beyond Heavy Metal it's difficult to make recommendations. Everyone does Nightwish (For Good Reasons, Floor Jansen is incredible). May I suggest Beyond The Black or Ad Infinitum both women feel the music and are insanely talented live and not just in studio. Perhaps some Iron Madien or old school rock like CCR or The Animals. I look forward to whatever you choose to do next. Thank you for being REAL.
Carl Jung, a celebrated psychologist, had a theory which involved what he called Shadows. Shadows, occur in us when we 'try' new expressions of ourselves. They are natural, and healthy to develop. But, we can begin to believe that our shadows are actually ourselves and Jung believed that this debris of 'selves' needed to be inventoried, understood and then dumped.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” Carl Jung
for tool i think it is much better that you listen to a video with lyrics because some of their music videos can be a bit distracting and have nothing to do with the song lyrics, and ive noticed that other youtube reactors in the past tended to focus more on trying to figure out the music video instead of listening to the song itself. I loved your emotional reactions to eminems songs about his childhood and his daugthers so id love to see what you think about one of tools deepest songs with some of the best lyricism ...If you want a deep tool song i recommend the songs 10,000 days and wings for marie, these are 2 different tracks but are ment to be listened as 1 so alot of people just call it Wings for Marie part 1 and 2. the song is about Maynard James Keenans (the lead singer) mother, Judith Marie, who was paralyzed from a brain aneurism when he was 11 years old, she remained paralyzed for 27 years untill her death in 2003. 27 years is roughly around 10,000 days hence the name of the part 1 track.
I can tell how much you dug this song. You should take a journey through the Deftones music library. Start with the songs “Minerva”, “Rosemary”, “Change”, and “The Tempest”.
On the note of this song’s lyrical theme of transcendence/breaking through, ran across this quote from Maynard (the singer) about the band’s name: "Tool is exactly what it sounds like: It's a wrench. ... we are ... your tool; use us as a catalyst in your process of finding out whatever it is you need to find out, or whatever it is you're trying to achieve."
Every song is just as deep in their own ways. "Lateralus" with lyrics pulled up is a masterpiece.
You're never wrong about what a TOOL means to you. Their music is meant to be used as a tool for self reflection \improvement\progression
Apart from Stinkfist. We all know what Stinkfist means.
\possession\oppression
I love your Tool reactions, please the song "The Grudge". It's sooooo amazing ✨🖤✨
Do it!!!! Killer song!
I'm am Aboriginal man from Australia we had a system of knowledge sharing known as songlines, it was a form of knowledge shared through song.
These songlines taught my ancestors about their country and connection and was passed down for tens of thousands of years.
It was a kind of feng shui for the Australian country.
There are stories of ladies "singing" dolphins to their canoes, the dolphins would hear the song and herd schools of fish to the waiting nets, which would then be shared. Fishing by symbiosis.
Could you imagine the connection you would need to create and the length of time it would take to create that connection.
The males of the same clan done something similar with Orcas and hunting whales, when the English arrived they seen the relationship the Aboriginals had with the Orcas and created a similar relationship themselves, unfortunately the English didn't understand sustainability and almost wiped out the whale population.
Thank you so much for the perspective. So critical that we keep an inward eye trained on these Shadows of self sabotage so that we can overcome and do better.
The beauty of Australia is it's Aboriginal people as well as the diverse wildlife, all symbiotically intertwined.
That’s really cool!👍👍👍
More Tool please do Jambi 🤘🎶🔥
Great reaction! 46&2 one of my favourites. Please react to the O’Keefe Music Foundation cover of 46&2. Those kids are mind blowing!
Here we go!! Enjoy this journey. You will be enlightened after this song.
The TOOL rabbit hole goes deep!🤘
SPIRAL OUT!! Aenima, Schism, Right in Two, Pneuma, Invincible, Lateralus, Vicarious, Wings for Marie 1&2, Parabol/Parabola - can't go wrong. KEEP GOING!!
7empest is epic!
The grudge 😊
Love you Kathryn. I like how you're so into the music, and able to capture the overall feeling any understatements of the music... Keep up the awesomeness that comes with listening to these works of art. Tool by far, is more than musical accomplishments... The background lyrical content is much more than meets the eye.
This is absolutely the right version to have watched!
Yay! Love your reactions and can't wait for more Tool!
The song is actually about evolution. The human genome has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46) the additional 2 suggests that 1 more pair will have us evolve into...something...
This is one of my favorite songs as a long time Tool fan because of the meaning behind it.
Every primate species on earth has 48 chromosomes...except Homo sapiens Sapiens. If we gained 2 chromosomes, we would be like all the other primates. Maybe Maynard is suggesting that we LOSE 2 more....to evolve.
Technically we are 2 chromosomes away from being a common potato (48). Of course not really but potatoes have 2 more than us.
It's about shadow work. “Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it. But if it is repressed and isolated from consciousness, it never gets corrected."
@Chris Parker It's definitely about chromosomes and evolution. He talks a bit about it in a video somewhere on RUclips. Climbing out of the shadow would be the evolution of missing/mutated/2 extra chromosome. I couldn't really tell exactly where he was going with it in the video (it's very short).
@@jasoncatano3634 Shadow work is about self growth, this song uses the 46&2 only as a metaphor for the evolution of the narrator through shadow work that is heavily referenced through the whole song.
The 46+2 chromosomes theory is a pseudoscientific mess that prophesied the "evolution" of humanity like 30 or forty years ago, never happened. It also said that humans at first, in primitive tribes, only had 44 chromosomes and were only able to think as a community...
It is fake.
It was used to make the song more cryptic.
The real theme here is obviously the shadow which you can easily deduct by the lyrics, how it works and the fact that Jungian psychology permeates how Maynard works. Also the album is called "Ænima", anima is another Jungian concept and something very important to Maynard.
You have to remember that the official story the band used at first was the whole "lacrymology" bs, always use your critical thinking skills around Tool to not lose yourself. Maynard loves Bill Hicks for a reason.
P.S. : You don't "climb out" of the shadow, you integrate it.
Every tool song is either about deep philosophical thought. Or simple points about the human condition .the combination of the two. Is what makes tool so brilliant!they don’t candy coat anything they get right up in your face and tell it like it is it is also very educational for people that otherwise would never open their minds to these concepts.
This is actually the right choice for video as it explains a bit of what the song is about. Referring to the writings of Carl Jung.
Bliggity bloop
Totally agree
Call me a curmudgeon, but I am rather sad when this video is used for reactions. Initially Tool, and any music, should be enjoyed blind, and let it spark your imagination and curiosity. Dissecting lyrics and inspiration / themes so thoroughly sucks the magic out of the song for me.
Love your analysis of the lyrics. Maynard James Keenan is one of the best vocalists there is.He is a songwriter, record producer, actor and winemaker. Need I say more!
This Song got me thru my dead end relationship, I found out that I wasn't gonna be a crying wimp, THERE IS JUST SO MUCH MORE OUT THERE !!!
Hell, yeah!
Parabol/Parabola need to be played together on the 2001 Lateralus album by Tool! 😊
So many amazing songs to choose from this early in your journey, I think you would be amazed by the entire Lateralus album it completely changed my perception of music
I'm loving your take of TooL thus far :)
YEEES!!! This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Loving the Tool reactions!!!
Wonderful reaction! One of "those" Tool fans here. You keyed in on a couple good things. The concept of evolution of the self, mind, body heart, and spirit is central to much of their work. I have heard it postulated (and there is some evidence to back this up) that the band name is Tool because their art is meant to be an instrument of evolution, both for them as creators and for us as listeners. I also like how you mentioned your interpretation. Tool is very subjective. You get out of their art what you need to get out of it. I would suggest for the future Pneuma, Lateralus, Pushit, Descending, and The Grudge. Can't wait for more! Spiral out!
I just want to see her reaction when Maynard cuts loose! Epic vocals!
Love the reaction definitely more tool! I do wish you heard the song without the description bc it makes you read during Danny’s drum solo which is like the best part lol
I actually like this video. It does the best job explaining this deep ass song
Love your emotion & passion!!! I hear ya, a lot of people suggest that you need the lyrics, but I think they take away the real experience of Tool on a first listen. I recommend the first time you listen, just hear & feel the music. The vocal are just another instrument of the band. After your first listen, then listen a second time with lyrics. After that, learn about the lyrics. Lastly, the third listen will help you experience it all! More Tool reactions please 🤘🏻🌀
Yup, some people like deciphering it on the fly, some like music more than words, i like seeing how the different reactors experience it but the most important thing is the emotion and the feeling.
Agree 1,000%
Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind. I could see her thinking instead of just feeling the music and it definitely detracted from the overall experience. Let that be a lesson. =)
This song literally saved my Life.
I never tried to understand anything by Tool. It's all about the music and groove. The building and release. Yes!!!
Tool is amazing. If you want to hear a great Tool song, I'd suggest 'lateralus'.
Also, I think you should do a reaction to Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score." The lead singer is an amazing woman and her vocal range is phenomenal, plus the song is really simply epic. I'd love to see your reaction to that.
Every reaction to someone hearing Tool for the very 1st time ….🤔😳🤯😍
Simply Splendid THANK YOU yeaa TOOL is deep waters !! 😁💥👀🌹🥨🔥⚡🎃💎🎩
This is my track
There's a version of this where a group of kids do it. It's fantastic
I am so glad I found your video I absolutely loved your response😊 huge tool fan myself😮 not to mention my age but I was lucky enough to have seen TOOL Live 1999 RED ROCKS amphitheater Denver Colorado was the most amazing show I was lucky enough to have seen TOOL Live simply but Best Live show I've seen 😮😊 Appreciate your thoughts awesome video perfect for 🛏️ Thank you have a great day Thanks Kevin Colorado
@6:55 “hello” 😜
I feel like this song is hard to attempt on drums 😮
they have so many deep songs.
their lyrics are often deep and yet ambiguous, spiritual and nihilistic.
for powerful songs check out the live version of Sober and if you're in the mood to have your emotions wrung out listen to Wings for Marie parts 1 and 2 together but read up on the back story. it's achingly beautiful and heartbreaking.
🎧Ever since I was given the gift that is T⚆⚆L by a friend that calmly instructed, "sit down, get comfortable, put these headphones on and experience this album named 'Lateralus'...see you in an hour young Padawan."
...And I drifted through time and space itself...
🎼😶😧😯😲🤯💥😭Duuuuude👨🏼🎤🔥🤟🏻
Ever since that day in 1998, I've been addicted to everything MJK and the beautiful enormity of his eloquent catalog that continues to flourish and expand with his other incredible bands.
One major thing to notice is Maynard's superior, genius level lyrics.
It's truly magical discovering the intricacies that are woven into the thought-expansive music. Completely unique. When those words are combined with top-tier, expert musicianship (another insanely rewarding deepdive topic), I find myself in constant awe still today. Each listen gleens a new perspective, for me, and for so many others that are open to taking the time to truly listen and reflect.
It really is that deep of a well that is given to us to explore.
Enjoy your ride compadre, see you somewhere
down
that
spiral☞♬♪
✨＼(°o°)／🌀♾️
The song is about evolution. moving forward. Through our struggle, through our shadow. To get to the other side
We have 46 chromosomes. And 2 more to evolve
evolution can also be moving backwards - regards, a biologist
@@joelwillis2043 Ironically, I kind of think that’s what the song is about… “46&2 just ahead of me” tends to leave me thinking that we’re never going to get there. I dunno, Maynard’s a madman
@@joelwillis2043 Wouldn't that be devolution?
I have a similar reaction to Tool. Feel their music on a primal, visceral level. I get mental pictures of aboriginal people dancing naked with bodies and faces painted around a bonfire way out in the bush. Communal spiritual ritual.
Keep doing Tool reactions.
This song helped me recognize myself. I stepped into my shadow and found a huge mountain of repressed feelings. I am a much more complete person having done so.
This is beautiful. I'm so happy for you.
Coming out the other side!
This is actually my favorite video for this song.
Tool Army welcomes you. For me I find Maynards lyrics are tough subjects at times, self improvement and reflection. I'm happy you found them
Such an important song
Let’s do this. Love Tool so much. Glad you liked it! 👍
I’m digging the catalog you’re going through
greaaaaaat reaction! (thanks also for fixing your mic levels, you are the best!)
Love this band. Also one of the best drummers to touch a kit.
That’s how we lived as kids listening to this music. And now it’s gone for now. It will be back.
It has many differnt meanings..read jung and his studies in the shadow self.. It also deals with stepping into a metamorphisis of human evolution. Theres a theory that in our dna there is a dormant set of 2 extra human chromosones reserved until we are ready to step thru the shadow of our old form ..shed our old skin..and activate these 2 chromosomes..we have 46 but the next step is just ahead..46&2 😮❤
Great - thanks for the explication 😉
This is such a great reaction!! I feel like this after 100s of listens still. Subscribed!
Invincible is a great compliment to this song. Off Fear Inoculum. Older and wiser lyrically but equally incredible.
Maynard is absolutely one of the best lyricists of all time surrounded by 3 of the most talented musicians on earth.
You are cranking out Tool reactions. This is wonderful! Wow you have gained alot of subs, here's to more amazing songs.
Fun one! Really enjoying your perspective on these!
This album made me row as a person through high school.
TOOL IS THE BEST!! Gotta react to Schism
Right in Two is a great song as well
Ok. So your Korn reaction was great and now I'm here and going down the Tool rabbit hole with you. Great job!
Wow! That was awesome. On the flip side,
If you’re inclined to hear the coolest vampire metal song ever, ABOLISH THE SUN, even the title couldn’t be any better :).
HELSTAR vocalist must have been 56 when he recorded that track, his voice is….something special.
Can’t wait to see your face when you hear it. :)
Great reaction to an amazing band! 👏
Bless ya kido Toolarmy 🤘🏻❤️🔨🔨
Check out Tool’s Descending. Your ears and soul will thank me forever.
When i was in high school i never knew whats the cover art for the album means until my teacher turned off the old crt TV in class and saw the static on the screen just as the TV powered down for a split second. I was like 😯 thats the Aenema album art!
I’ll have what she’s having 😅🎉…. Love your reaction & breakdown.
In case you don't know 46 and 2 is a reference to our autosomes. I won't bore you with the details. Look it up it's fascinating. The tldr is we have 44 and if we had 2 more we could unlock a higher awareness/awakening.
Chop Suey by System of a Down is amazing. Would definitely recommend a reaction to that one!
Ah, I’ve heard that song before!! It’s amazing!!!!
Man, I feel so old! It is so nice to see you enjoying this for the first time! I feel like the video you watched, while good intentioned, tried to deliver too much info at once! With these songs there is so much to take in with the lyrics and the meaning versus all the instruments playing! I wish you could have just experienced this at first with audio first, then maybe add I the lyrics later, because I think tool songs mean different things to different people, and that’s what makes them special. Anyway, I am happy you enjoyed this! 😊
Your reactions are very expressive.., I can tell whether to be excited or frightened. Probably both.
Yes! More Tool!
"Until you make the unconscious conscious it will rule your life and you will call it Fate" Carl Jung
3:15 it's about spending as much or more time analyzing and critiquing the person in the mirror as we do everyone else and then making the appropriate changes for personal growth
When this song came out I was talking to around 12k people a year … and I had a big chip about shallow behavior … the lyrics to me spoke to people being 2 dimensional like their shadow … and then reaching their midlife and realizing what they had to show for their existence and the resulting crisis, the painful reality they now faced and the subsequent growth or the lack there of as the case maybe 🤔 powerful word imagery any way you slice into these lyrics😮
To truly have your mind blown check out a group of kids from the O'Keefe Music Center I believe it's called cover this tune. It's phenomenal from maybe 10yrs ago or so...
Very refreshing.
Great reaction. Anytime you can find a Tool lyric video, use it!
1:09 this is arguably one of the better version because of the additional narrative. There's absolutely nothing wrong with learning a little something with your entertainment
You should do Alice in Chains Love,Hate,Love. The Live at the Moore version.
You have to do PNEUMA !! 🖤 it’s a whole journey!!
Studio first then live
@@alexfrank6534 live with danny carey ye haha
You should react to the Cover of this Song from the O'Keefe Music foundation. (Kids covering Tool.) Very impressive, trust me.
This video is spot on on what this song is about. It's not "wrong" per se, it's just not the official. But, as far as fan videos go, this one is absolutely what Maynard was singing about, and the description of shadow theory, and evolution is exactly right.
*Pokes the stick at the reactor*
"Do moar Tewl, du moore Tool"
Lateralus will blow her mind
Tool is amazing and their live shows are great as well! (Some fan made lyric videos i find are too much with the extra bs and takes away from the songs in my opinion haha) I'd recommend lateralus its so chill and takes you on a journey!
Song always makes makes feel like I just got beat up.
Scabs are the ego not willing to step out of self in ORDER to find oneself.
Hi Kathryn I rarely make or send msg but I'd like to say your reactions are a fresh breath and light in a dark world I one of yur other vids u said that u feel it in your arms and legs I was going to say that u probably felt it in other places as well lollzzzz given take your reactions and comments u are simply great abd love ❤️ your work you almost like a in another life soul m8 my best m8 was watching it together and he said she reminds me of u hope that comment didn't freak u out if so much apologies
+1 for reminding me of someone. good stuff
I’d love to see your reactions to
A Perfect Circle - “So long and thanks for all the fish”
&
Puscifer - “The Remedy”
Tool army, assemble!
Loving the energy! 😆
If you're looking for another fun band to react to...I'll suggest Jinjer. The rabbit hole is deep and each song is so different. Lyrics are phenomenal and the music composition is top tier. They're a Ukrainian metal band but don't let that label fool you. I don't really even like metal music but gave them a shot a few years ago and now they're like my 2nd favorite band; only behind Tool. I've never heard anything like them!
Happy to see your journey
Jas! ...and i must admit, as a man who is driven toward good and bad... when a Sexy Woman says "sexy"... it somehow justifies me being here on the dirty, glorious, filthy, amazing rock in space. .... SEXY, when said by a woman, is fantastic. ... ... the time signatures used by TOOL are brilliant. Love 'em. Love this react. I'm a simple man. Doesn't mean I'm stupid. (I am stupid but don't tell me)... PEACE. [edit - eargasm is appiate here]
Check out A Perfect Circle too! Maynards side job. They rock. The "Insider" is my pick!
I knew you would like that!! now you can check out O'Keefe Music Foundation cover of this song!! All kids playing and singing it...
I know in the few other Tool songs you reacted to, you have commented on the drums, and in this one you talked through the epic drum solo. LOL!
Grab a handful of mushrooms and see them live. FUCKING AMAZING!!!
I subbed to your channel today, your reactions are organic, real, by your expressions you feel music deeply. As I don't know what types of music you enjoy beyond Heavy Metal it's difficult to make recommendations. Everyone does Nightwish (For Good Reasons, Floor Jansen is incredible). May I suggest Beyond The Black or Ad Infinitum both women feel the music and are insanely talented live and not just in studio. Perhaps some Iron Madien or old school rock like CCR or The Animals. I look forward to whatever you choose to do next. Thank you for being REAL.
you're a beautiful creature. Fun vid... Tool is great. thanks for sharing!
Carl Jung, a celebrated psychologist, had a theory which involved what he called Shadows. Shadows, occur in us when we 'try' new expressions of ourselves. They are natural, and healthy to develop. But, we can begin to believe that our shadows are actually ourselves and Jung believed that this debris of 'selves' needed to be inventoried, understood and then dumped.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.”
Carl Jung
for tool i think it is much better that you listen to a video with lyrics because some of their music videos can be a bit distracting and have nothing to do with the song lyrics, and ive noticed that other youtube reactors in the past tended to focus more on trying to figure out the music video instead of listening to the song itself.
I loved your emotional reactions to eminems songs about his childhood and his daugthers so id love to see what you think about one of tools deepest songs with some of the best lyricism ...If you want a deep tool song i recommend the songs 10,000 days and wings for marie, these are 2 different tracks but are ment to be listened as 1 so alot of people just call it Wings for Marie part 1 and 2. the song is about Maynard James Keenans (the lead singer) mother, Judith Marie, who was paralyzed from a brain aneurism when he was 11 years old, she remained paralyzed for 27 years untill her death in 2003. 27 years is roughly around 10,000 days hence the name of the part 1 track.
I can tell how much you dug this song. You should take a journey through the Deftones music library. Start with the songs “Minerva”, “Rosemary”, “Change”, and “The Tempest”.