@@theterriblepuddle1830 that red dot looks like a defect in the camera recording the show. You can see it at aproximately the same position throughout the whole song.
I saw Tool on this tour in 2006. The audience was so respectful during this song. It was really beautiful. Wings is such a gorgeous song. Much respect to MJK for writing such an amazing song in honor of his beloved mother.
@Toxic Potato Preach. I go to shows now (well up until Covid-19 ruined things 🙄) and you see idiots talking through the show, filming, on Facebook, taking selfies. Disgusting.
@@kokobeatz7222 whenever I drink s ton income to this song. My mother is dying and she is my best friend. If it wasn't for this to believe my mother earned her fkn wings I'd collapse into my self. It is beautiful m
I never thought Maynard would decide to play this song live. I always had the impression he wanted to keep this song private, because it is obviously his most personal and emotional one
My drug counselor who helped me get clean died right at the end of my rehab stint a couple months ago. He was a massive Tool fan as well and this was his favorite song. The man was 52 and seemingly in great health but his doing cocaine for years on end ended up finally killing his heart, even after over a decade sober. They played this song at his funeral and I’m not gonna lie it brings me to tears now. You’re going home, David.
Damn I’m trying to lay off the devils dandruf for the last 2 years. I’ve been slipping deep into the hole the last year. I’m trying to lay off after feeling a change in my body. Trying to lift weight and run again. It’s just getting into that mentality I’m having a hard time. I used to be super active after working construction for years. That’s crazy that after a decade it got him :/
@@Username-ng8jy Try and get outside, find a happy place. Maybe pick up a new hobby. Find friends with common interests. Do anything to stay off of drugs. I can't say too much, because I've never tried cocaine before, nor do I want to. Keep fighting your way out of that hole. Good luck to you, random person on the internet.
@@kai326 Pretty sure that's bullshit but if anyone has a source of info, please share. He said in a very recent interview it was because of the sound, nothing else.
Around 3:55 mark you can see Adam's concern for Maynard when he walks close to him and looks up at him. I know that is somewhat a rare thing when tool performs for the most part. They typically all somewhat stay in their own little world of the stage. He was trying his best to provide some sort of emotional support from afar.
@@BrianGreeneRAD right I agree these idiot think it makes them special I guess?? But if I was MJk ide kick their ass and refund their money and have them removed from the venue..
@@blindmelonlemonjello I don’t think it’s a laser from the crowd. It probably has something to do with the recording because when the camera zooms out, the little dot goes with it into the crowd on the same spot of the frame
5:08 the way how Maynard change his style of singing from this part is incredible. His anger and frustration comes out like an explosion. For this reason this song live has another level of intensity compared to the studio version.
My mother was sick for 20 years. Cancer twice. Both breasts removed. Heart failure. Lupus. She developed a dependency on pain pills because of all that. She overdosed 2 years ago. In a way I do t blame her. This song makes me think of her more than any other
I’m 16, my mom passed away when I was a baby, this song always brings tears to my eyes, so emotional and definitely one of my favourite songs of all time
My dad died of pancreatic cancer that spread through his whole body on May 30th 2022. I wasn’t a Tool fan yet but he FOR SURE was. His birthday is June 25th, as a birthday gift we were all gonna see see Maynard’s other band, Puscifer, which I also never listened to. But I’m pissed off, he was so close to his birthday, he was so close to the concert, it was on June 11th. He didn’t even get to see one of his favorite singers once, it was his dream to see Maynard live, and it never happened. After the concert, i was willing to check out more of the band, but before I dove deeper into Puscifer, i knew i had to try Tool. I listened to the album “Undertow” and it blew me away. I had it on repeat constantly, then in like august, i decided to listen to Ænima, Lateralus, and 10,000 days all in one sitting on the same day. And that night I went to my local store and purchased a Lateralus cd, then i checked out Fear Inoculum, then opiate, then bought undertow on vinyl , then bought 10,000 days, then bought the fear Inoculum expanded book edition, and lastly traveled to Jerome Az with my grandpa to Puscifer, the store, and got the classic opiate cd. I’ve been listening to Tool nearly every day for almost a year along with Perfect Circle and Puscifer. Now as a genuine tool fan, I’m gonna make it my life goal to see Tool live for my dad.
Tool are in another league entirely in terms of musicians. However, in my opinion when it comes to rating their songs this is excluded as it’s automatically far and away the greatest piece of musical art they or anyone will/could ever write. I just automatically assume this ones taken for granted it’s clear number one and whichever song is named first Is best of the rest(which is nothing at all to be ashamed of) Saw them in Melbourne a month ago, from the moment Danny’s double bass kicked in on Ænima to the end of the song, never ever has a live piece sent such tingles and emotion through my body!
I thought Ive seen all there live youtube vids but iI didn't even think about this song! A masterpiece, it was even more powerful live. Jesus!!! I was chopping onion though.
Insane how at 4:33 when he says "you're going home" the screens make it look like his soul is leaving his body... can't imagine what it must be seeing them live
I was the there I have seen Tool three times and this tour in 2006 was by far the best performance. I seen them in salt lake city when I was 16 and will never forget the experience of hearing this and Rosetta Stoned live.
You can hear a pin drop at 9:40. What an amazing tribute to his mother. People are just in shock at the strength of Maynard, the amazing rifs from Adam, the pounding drums throughout from Danny and heart and soul of the bass from Justin. This is one of the greatest live songs I've ever witnessed... so grateful for the person who captured this that we can experience a morsel of the emotion from this live version of 10,000. I see why they rarely ever play it live... It has become one of my all-time favorites from TOOL. Just wow! Coach Chris at Critical Bench
Highh is the wayyy, but our eyes are upon the ground. You are the light and the way. They'll only read about. I only pray heaven knows, when to lift you out.
At 6:33, he possibly could be wiping back a few tears(or maybe just has an itch). Also, the audience is showing a lot of respect during this song. Very powerful and one of my favorites!
This is probably the most powerful song by any of Maynard’s many works. It is an intense song and very moving. My favorite Tool track easily because it penetrates the soul and awakens the most frightening parts of our emotional existence, but one can’t help but love the pain because it transcends us all.
Fixx613 My mom too, I'm crushed, she was my rock and best friend. Now what. I'm speachless. I have r her ashes now, I want this song to play while I find a beutiful place to deliver her back to the earth. She was my light, she's going home now, she can hold her head up high, give her her wings.
So much respect for this song. My mother is on hospice now and I did the math it's almost at 14,000 days of suffering she has survived 2 brain tumors and is paralyzed now watching her suffer is absolutely killing me,yet Tool is the best reprieve I can find. Knowing that pain I can't imagine how he manages to perform this absolutely Beautiful Song♥️🖤
I'm 17 years old and my mom is in an assisted living facility. I've cried myself to sleep in regards to her mental state and I found this song and truly looked into this band this year. Now they're helping me to heal myself.
The best band of all time. See them if you get the chance to. I hope you’re well. Probably an adult now, yeah? Go out and make your loved ones proud. God bless you.
I managed to catch them on this tour in Glasgow and this song was unbelievable. It was my favourite song on the album and I had no idea they were going to play it. Can't quite put words on the feeling being there experiencing it.
When it comes to Danny's drumming people keep talking about Rossetta Stoned, Pnuema or Lateralus and rightly so, but how come nobody ever mention this song? His drumming is so delicate, elegant, creative here. How he creates atmosphere with different rhythms on the cymbals, Then the unique pattern he plays from 3:13 onwards. Masterful. Just masterful.
When I discovered this song (with its twin, Wings for Marie, of course), I realized only a few seconds after it started that I should get out to a solitary peaceful place (which was extremely hard because I was in school), close my eyes and just surrender to the experience. About halfway into the song, a great inspiration struck me and I couldn't let it just fade away, so I (trying to stay as peaceful and calm as before), went to my class, took a notebook and a pen, and went back out. Then I sat down on the grass and just started writing whatever was in my head. No matter how weird or irrational those ideas were, I pulled them out of the spiritual experience I was willingly trapped in, and wrote them down on the notebook in front of me. As I started writing, a story took shape in my head, a story that I have worked on a bit with my former band members for a concept album. It was the story of a man who have arrived on another planet, and didn't manage to return home. He was completely alone, and he started to go mad. He started to hallucinate and come up with highly intelligent and abstract ideas, and eventually, he realized that if he would die alone on that planet, all of those ideas would go to waste. At the same time though, he came to the conclusion that life has no purpose, and his isolation drove him crazy to the point where he didn't see any reason to live. But if he would kill himself, all of those highly intelligent ideas would disappear from existence and probably would never be thought of again. Suddenly, a friend of mine came and shook me back to the real world, and said that we have to go back to class because recess was over. In the few following hours, I was just peaceful and happy. It made me appreciate life more and see things differently. For that, I forever thank TOOL.
I was at this concert , it was just epic it was my 4 th time seeing them .jesus a tool concert is just a journey. From start to finish you are taken with them to a far off place
my mother passed away in 2022 with covid, she had been in pain for a very long time with other medical issues and she had been living with me for the past 3 and a half years. she was a christian and i'm an atheist and we had many discussions on the topic of faith and religion. this song breaks my fucking heart every time i hear it. this is the MOST heartfelt tribute ever penned and i'm so grateful to Maynard for writing it.
Exactly what I expected different from the studio album, this is so much more heartbreaking. You can hear his emotion instead of a grunting low singing. Love it, and hope I will be lucky enough to see it live one day.
I wasn't at this particular show but on this tour. I distinctly remember looking around at the start of this song and EVERYONE was locked in, eyes forward, not a peep from the crowd!! Tool fans know what's up, proper respect was given
@@RunawayOcelot Saw them in 2006 in New Jersey. Man the entire arena was silent, respectful and just in the zone. Tears were shed that night. So haunting was MJK's voice. You could feel his pain. It was heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. I really felt for him that night. The whole audience did.
This song helped get me through my mother's last year, and the year after her passing. I didn't eat much. Not much sleep. Taking care of a 4 year old daughter who has no recollection of the stories my mother told her. Except what I remind her of. Wrecked my heart physically and emotionally. But the music helped. I was not so alone. So grateful
Maynard said in an interview once that this is the most difficult song of their's to play live. I don't doubt it...what a masterpiece. They have mastered the art of crescendo. I just wish the camera man spent more time on danny and justin playing their instruments instead of watching maynard's silhouette just standing there
I was lucky to see them twice in 2006, Lisbon and Madrid, but sadly they didn´t play this song on either show... Holy God, it is so beautiful.... Amazing
Lord Jesus. I am a New fan and this is one of the best songs I have ever heard. They are the best band i have ever known in my life. This song has a Puscifer mood, he sings in a Lower range, so Gothic, he seems another person. I deeply love him. The song is something not of this earth.
The universe brought Tool together, it was destiny. How else do you explain the greatest vocalist of all time moving in next door to the greatest drummer of all time and this century’s most talented and visionary artistic genius? Coincidence?!
JHaz to me what sets Maynard apart is his emotion and passion when he sings. I think there are more gifted singers but Maynard is my number 1, followed by Robert Plant and Freddie
Yeah exactly. There are technically more "talented" vocalists but it's not preferred. There's probably some 18 year old that songs Bubblegum pop that's technically a "better" singer but obviously that's not our thing. In the end it comes down to individual voice and style.
We listen to the tales and romanticize, How we'd follow the path of the hero. Boast about the day when the rivers overrun, How we rise to the height of our halo. Listen to the tales as we all rationalize, Our way into the arms of the savior. Feigning all the trials and the tribulations. None of us have actually been there, Not like you... Ignorant siblings in the congregation. Gather around spewing sympathy, Spare me... None of them can even hold a candle up to you. Blinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see. But enough about the collective Judas. Who could deny you were the one who illuminated Your little piece of the divine? And this little light of mine, a gift you passed on to me I'm gonna let it shine To guide you safely on your way. Your way home... Oh, what are they gonna do when the lights go down? Without you to guide them all to Zion? What are they gonna do when the rivers overrun Other than tremble incessantly? High is the way, But our eyes are upon the ground. You are the light and the way. They'll only read about. I only pray heaven knows, When to lift you out. 10,000 days in the fire is long enough. You're going home... You're the only one who can hold your head up high. Shake your fist at the gates saying, "I've come home now! Fetch me the spirit, the son and the father. Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended. It's time now! My time now! Give me my Give me my wings!" Give me my [5x] Give me my wings You are the light, the way, That they will only read about. Set as I am in my ways and my arrogance. Burden of proof tossed upon the believers. You were my witness, my eyes, my evidence, Judith Marie, unconditional one. Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence. Difficult to see you in this light. Please forgive this bold suggestion. Should you see your maker's face tonight, Look him in the eye. Look him in the eye and tell him, "I never lived a lie, never took a life, But surely saved one. Hallelujah It's time for you to bring me home."
I’m so glad I got to see them perform this live three times. The fourth time I took my wife and they didn’t do it. I was disappointed because I know they will never do it live again.
On the 10,000 Days tour when they were playing this, pretty sure some asshole threw something on the stage during one of the quieter parts.. They never played it again after that.
When I first started listening to these songs (i.e before i knew the story) I thought they were really great songs by themselves. Then, I read up on them out of curiosity and afterwards everytime Maynard shouted "Unconditional one!" I always shed a few tears from the sheer power combined with the story behind the two songs. And now, with my grandma being dead only a month; give or take, these are very hard songs to listen to and every time Maynard utters the three words "bring me home" at the end of the song I start crying because I'm positive that my grandma is in heaven now and that she will serve god as a pillar of light along with Ms. Judith Marie.
@@stickyjocky thank you, that means a lot. i know she is, and i know she's kicking ass while being there because she lived a lot longer than the doctors expected.
I know it’s been said a lot, but I just feel the need to point it out…from 9:40 until the end of the song, the silence of the crowd says it all.... there’s not a scream, whistle, clap or anything. When have you ever been at a live show and thousands of people are totally hushed during a super quiet part of a song? Only Tool fans are on this level. I Hope Maynard noticed.
This song is so so powerful, enough to move me to tears when I really give it my full attention. And I rarely cry. Must have taken a lot of strength to get up in front of hundreds of strangers to sing such a personal song and nail it at the same time.
The quality of this live performance is mind blowing. I get emotional every time I play it. Maynard’s vocals are so Raw. And the reason why Tool is in league all their own.
Amazing beauty this song has. It was played maybe a handful of times. Such a personal song from Maynard about his mother's struggle being crippled after having a stroke and still having so much faith in god. I know what it's like to watch your mother slowly wither and die. Different circumstances, I was 29 but it stays with you forever. I always get a tear from the depth of Manard's lyrics in this song. The music is phenomenal. These guys are legends that have stood the test of time. I've seen TOOL maybe seven times since 97' and in my opinion, the 10,000 Days Tour is still my favorite.
Was never one of those super fanatic tool fans but I don’t care who you are this song hits something. The atmosphere, build up, the way Maynard starts reserved and slowly lets out more and more. Everyone I’ve showed this song to has liked it, even people who don’t like rock.
Tool is the very best band that has and ever will exist.Just listen to this song for proof.They are the only band that I have never heard a single weak song from.
High is the way, but all eyes are upon the ground You were the light and the way they'll only read about I only pray Heaven knows when to lift you out Ten thousand days in the fire is long enough You're going home
One of the greatest songs ever written. Fact. It's so emotional and meandering ride and is so, so underrated. I am a drum-freak and I think the drumming interlude is incredible. Obviously this combined with the precursor WFM makes it haunting and encompassing of all the emotions one can experience. Thanks for the clip. :)
I bawl when I listen to this song....it always moves me to such an emotional state. Their music is so transcending. I can't even describe how much it affects me.
If you dont cry when you hear this, you're not human. You have no heart or compassion if you don't get emotional listening to this. One of Tools most beautiful songs. 13 years later, I still shed tears when I hear it. Saw them do it live 13 years ago. There wasn't a dry eye in the house that night.
Never in my life have I heard a more perfect live version of a song.... I could simply NOT tell if this was a recorded track or not. Basically sounds like the album version with audience members dubbed in.... Only Tool could perform such perfection live!
Maynard had some demons in this song. But he turned the pain into something beautiful. I never thought that they’d ever play this song live it’s so personal, but it’s also humbling that Maynard and the band were willing to share it with the audience. The lyrics to this song hit something buried deep.
The respect coming from this crowd is insane. The silence speaks.
@@theterriblepuddle1830 that red dot looks like a defect in the camera recording the show. You can see it at aproximately the same position throughout the whole song.
I am assuming the crowd is in a psychedelic state where they are looking and does not know how to process what is in front of them
I saw Tool on this tour in 2006. The audience was so respectful during this song. It was really beautiful. Wings is such a gorgeous song. Much respect to MJK for writing such an amazing song in honor of his beloved mother.
@Toxic Potato
Preach. I go to shows now (well up until Covid-19 ruined things 🙄) and you see idiots talking through the show, filming, on Facebook, taking selfies. Disgusting.
The Terrible Puddle what’s the story on that? What happened?
How he can manage to make it through this song is beyond me
I tear up a little nearly every time I hear this.
Ikr. So f'n powerful, beautiful and profound. I tear up all the time.
Lmfao I can’t even make it about 30 seconds lol
@@kokobeatz7222 whenever I drink s ton income to this song. My mother is dying and she is my best friend. If it wasn't for this to believe my mother earned her fkn wings I'd collapse into my self. It is beautiful m
@@kokobeatz7222 give my mother her fkn wings
There is definitely a special beauty in Maynard’s anguish. No loving son has ever penned a more sensitive or magnificent eulogy for his mother.
I don't think it's nearly as powerful as this but Alter Bridge's song In Loving Memory hits deep too
@@JS-jo3wj "Thank You" by Hellyeah makes me tear up every time.
I never thought Maynard would decide to play this song live. I always had the impression he wanted to keep this song private, because it is obviously his most personal and emotional one
I was shocked to find a live version
Couldn’t agree more. I feel like he’s doing it more for his mother. It’s a very beautiful song.
They don't play it live often because it is an extremely difficult song to play maynard said this in an interview before
They played it live only during the 2006/2007 tour, I attended in Lyon in december 2006, can't believe it's been 14 years !!
@@anthonya04 emotionally or technically?
You can hear him choking back tears the entire song. undoubtedly the finest piece of musical art in the 21st century
OneAmongst2113 agreed.
Very good, but i doubt its the finest one
Momma sed by puscifer I can't sing without having to choke back tears. Or this
Maybe your the 1 choking back tears. Just saying hard to absorb. Even for me.
I meant no offense. I cry hard hearing this. My mother my best friend my protector is dying. So hard to fucking deal.
My drug counselor who helped me get clean died right at the end of my rehab stint a couple months ago. He was a massive Tool fan as well and this was his favorite song. The man was 52 and seemingly in great health but his doing cocaine for years on end ended up finally killing his heart, even after over a decade sober. They played this song at his funeral and I’m not gonna lie it brings me to tears now. You’re going home, David.
You wrote down beautiful words. May you both be blessed!!!
Damn I’m trying to lay off the devils dandruf for the last 2 years. I’ve been slipping deep into the hole the last year. I’m trying to lay off after feeling a change in my body. Trying to lift weight and run again. It’s just getting into that mentality I’m having a hard time. I used to be super active after working construction for years. That’s crazy that after a decade it got him :/
@@Username-ng8jy Try and get outside, find a happy place. Maybe pick up a new hobby. Find friends with common interests. Do anything to stay off of drugs. I can't say too much, because I've never tried cocaine before, nor do I want to.
Keep fighting your way out of that hole. Good luck to you, random person on the internet.
🙏
this gave me goosebumps, i wish you good luck on your journey
This is why I love Adam Jones, the way he holds notes in his solos and just lets them sing and breathe is incredible. He doesn’t have to be flashy.
Which makes sense that he's so proficient at that, he used to play violin and upright bass (or maybe still does, idk)
Absolutely agree. His playing is always full of so much emotion especially in this song
When people ask why Maynard is always in the dark...
This. This is why
Matthew Schincariol it’s so he could hear better
@@Ibanez527 it's also because he suffers from epileptic convulsions from exposure to bright flashing lights
@@kai326 Pretty sure that's bullshit but if anyone has a source of info, please share. He said in a very recent interview it was because of the sound, nothing else.
No , it’s all part of the show.... an act.
@@ryanurquhart8436 he said it himself
It's powerful to hear him holding back tears on this.
Nice profile picture.
Poor Maynard 😓😞
*try not to cry*
*cry a lot*
"You are the light that they will only read about."
*"you are the light and the way that they'll only read about"
@@whitenoise5383 username checks out 😳
Around 3:55 mark you can see Adam's concern for Maynard when he walks close to him and looks up at him. I know that is somewhat a rare thing when tool performs for the most part. They typically all somewhat stay in their own little world of the stage. He was trying his best to provide some sort of emotional support from afar.
Adam is looking at that laser pointer and says to mjk that asshat is back!!!!!
no kidding .. what kind of person would do that for the entire song? 🤦🏻♂️
@@BrianGreeneRAD right I agree these idiot think it makes them special I guess?? But if I was MJk ide kick their ass and refund their money and have them removed from the venue..
@@blindmelonlemonjello I don’t think it’s a laser from the crowd. It probably has something to do with the recording because when the camera zooms out, the little dot goes with it into the crowd on the same spot of the frame
"I sing in the dark so that no one sees me crying"
-maynard, probably
5:08 the way how Maynard change his style of singing from this part is incredible. His anger and frustration comes out like an explosion. For this reason this song live has another level of intensity compared to the studio version.
It’s the same sorta thing with salival pushit tbh
This is probably the only high quality version of this song live.
only one where the crowd actually stays quiet that's for sure
My mother was sick for 20 years. Cancer twice. Both breasts removed. Heart failure. Lupus. She developed a dependency on pain pills because of all that. She overdosed 2 years ago. In a way I do t blame her. This song makes me think of her more than any other
I’m 16, my mom passed away when I was a baby, this song always brings tears to my eyes, so emotional and definitely one of my favourite songs of all time
:( moms are holy humans
sorry for your loss brother
Keep Going
My dad died of pancreatic cancer that spread through his whole body on May 30th 2022. I wasn’t a Tool fan yet but he FOR SURE was. His birthday is June 25th, as a birthday gift we were all gonna see see Maynard’s other band, Puscifer, which I also never listened to. But I’m pissed off, he was so close to his birthday, he was so close to the concert, it was on June 11th. He didn’t even get to see one of his favorite singers once, it was his dream to see Maynard live, and it never happened. After the concert, i was willing to check out more of the band, but before I dove deeper into Puscifer, i knew i had to try Tool. I listened to the album “Undertow” and it blew me away. I had it on repeat constantly, then in like august, i decided to listen to Ænima, Lateralus, and 10,000 days all in one sitting on the same day. And that night I went to my local store and purchased a Lateralus cd, then i checked out Fear Inoculum, then opiate, then bought undertow on vinyl , then bought 10,000 days, then bought the fear Inoculum expanded book edition, and lastly traveled to Jerome Az with my grandpa to Puscifer, the store, and got the classic opiate cd. I’ve been listening to Tool nearly every day for almost a year along with Perfect Circle and Puscifer. Now as a genuine tool fan, I’m gonna make it my life goal to see Tool live for my dad.
I love the sound of the bass
salchiladog justin playing is what inspired me to start playing lol
you are not alone
The very reason I bought my first bass
@@corbinhollars7088 same
Justin is a true master of the instrument. Knows exactly what works for each track.
"Never lived a lie
Never took a life
But surely saved one."
I cannot express what i feel.
Masterpiece. That's all i can say
This is by far the best song on the album.
DoTheEvo 2010 the pot is pretty good but yeah this is my second favorite on the album
Agreed. I have been jamming to Rosetta Stone a lot recently. Especially when it hits 2:12.
I'd like to change that sentence "This is by far the best song ever".
Jambi is imo but it’s close.
Tool are in another league entirely in terms of musicians.
However, in my opinion when it comes to rating their songs this is excluded as it’s automatically far and away the greatest piece of musical art they or anyone will/could ever write.
I just automatically assume this ones taken for granted it’s clear number one and whichever song is named first Is best of the rest(which is nothing at all to be ashamed of)
Saw them in Melbourne a month ago, from the moment Danny’s double bass kicked in on Ænima to the end of the song, never ever has a live piece sent such tingles and emotion through my body!
dont hear this song with headphone, it will tear your soul
too late :')
Roberd Tobing my guy I'm already crying
Aedin Crispin If this song doesn't make you cry there's something wrong with you
OneAmongst2113 Well it doesn't make me cry... but it definately touches me...
I thought Ive seen all there live youtube vids but iI didn't even think about this song! A masterpiece, it was even more powerful live. Jesus!!! I was chopping onion though.
This song hits my soul directly...
Like every other Tool song.
Yes
Insane how at 4:33 when he says "you're going home" the screens make it look like his soul is leaving his body... can't imagine what it must be seeing them live
This was very hard to get through without shedding a few tears. I can't imagine being there live with all that energy.
I saw the 10,000 days tour 3 times, they played this and right in two all times. So emotional
I was the there I have seen Tool three times and this tour in 2006 was by far the best performance. I seen them in salt lake city when I was 16 and will never forget the experience of hearing this and Rosetta Stoned live.
You can hear a pin drop at 9:40. What an amazing tribute to his mother. People are just in shock at the strength of Maynard, the amazing rifs from Adam, the pounding drums throughout from Danny and heart and soul of the bass from Justin. This is one of the greatest live songs I've ever witnessed... so grateful for the person who captured this that we can experience a morsel of the emotion from this live version of 10,000. I see why they rarely ever play it live... It has become one of my all-time favorites from TOOL. Just wow! Coach Chris at Critical Bench
Highh is the wayyy,
but our eyes are upon the ground.
You are the light and the way.
They'll only read about.
I only pray heaven knows,
when to lift you out.
That part gets me every time...
10000 days in the fire is long enough, you're going home!!!!
One of the most perfectly written songs ever. (period)
I'm a die hard tool fan, he says "all eyes are upon the ground" You know Maynard, he is genius!
At 6:33, he possibly could be wiping back a few tears(or maybe just has an itch). Also, the audience is showing a lot of respect during this song. Very powerful and one of my favorites!
Showing respect? This is on another level man, they are witnessing something that word respect doesn't mean anything this is way beyond respect
This is probably the most powerful song by any of Maynard’s many works. It is an intense song and very moving. My favorite Tool track easily because it penetrates the soul and awakens the most frightening parts of our emotional existence, but one can’t help but love the pain because it transcends us all.
Prison Sex, Stinkfist, 4 Degrees. They also penetrate
@@jasonsanders4177 4 degrees is a great song along w prison sex
@@jasonsanders4177 I hate you. And I respect you. But mainly, I hate you.
I have always starting singing this song for my mother who passed away 5 years ago. This is my song to her, she deserves her wings.
Fixx613
My mom too, I'm crushed, she was my rock and best friend. Now what. I'm speachless. I have r her ashes now, I want this song to play while I find a beutiful place to deliver her back to the earth. She was my light, she's going home now, she can hold her head up high, give her her wings.
@Cbone Cleveland @Fixx613 keep on kicking ass for her. much love for you both.
One of my favorite Tool songs. Love how Maynard released the pain at 7:58.
I feel like I shouldn’t be watching this. It’s just too personal
This song truely is a gift. But the writer noted, it's a mistake that he'll never make again. Blessed.
Seeing Wings for Marie live always gave me the chills. Felt like Maynard's mother spirit was in the same building as well.
"you are the light the way that they will only read about" ---you can hear the pain in his voice during theae lyrics.
Brandon Dressen you can feel his pain during the whole song
So much respect for this song. My mother is on hospice now and I did the math it's almost at 14,000 days of suffering she has survived 2 brain tumors and is paralyzed now watching her suffer is absolutely killing me,yet Tool is the best reprieve I can find. Knowing that pain I can't imagine how he manages to perform this absolutely Beautiful Song♥️🖤
I lost my mom two months ago.
@@dougthompson9909 so sorry for your loss
Christ I'm a hairy arsed construction worker & this is that emotional & powerful the tears are rolling down my cheeks.
Which cheeks😳
I'm 17 years old and my mom is in an assisted living facility. I've cried myself to sleep in regards to her mental state and I found this song and truly looked into this band this year. Now they're helping me to heal myself.
The best band of all time. See them if you get the chance to.
I hope you’re well. Probably an adult now, yeah? Go out and make your loved ones proud. God bless you.
@@yoitsdaman Thanks man, seriously. And I saw them last March. So good! Hoping to see Chevelle and Three Days Grace!
Never ever listened to this song without crying my eyes out.
Emotional song, indeed.
I managed to catch them on this tour in Glasgow and this song was unbelievable. It was my favourite song on the album and I had no idea they were going to play it. Can't quite put words on the feeling being there experiencing it.
I'm not crying... you're crying...
When it comes to Danny's drumming people keep talking about Rossetta Stoned, Pnuema or Lateralus and rightly so, but how come nobody ever mention this song? His drumming is so delicate, elegant, creative here. How he creates atmosphere with different rhythms on the cymbals, Then the unique pattern he plays from 3:13 onwards. Masterful. Just masterful.
If I died right after this show, I would’ve said “This was a great life”
the emotion in his voice is viscerally touching
Step 1: Try not to cry
Step 2: Cry alot.
When I discovered this song (with its twin, Wings for Marie, of course), I realized only a few seconds after it started that I should get out to a solitary peaceful place (which was extremely hard because I was in school), close my eyes and just surrender to the experience. About halfway into the song, a great inspiration struck me and I couldn't let it just fade away, so I (trying to stay as peaceful and calm as before), went to my class, took a notebook and a pen, and went back out. Then I sat down on the grass and just started writing whatever was in my head. No matter how weird or irrational those ideas were, I pulled them out of the spiritual experience I was willingly trapped in, and wrote them down on the notebook in front of me. As I started writing, a story took shape in my head, a story that I have worked on a bit with my former band members for a concept album. It was the story of a man who have arrived on another planet, and didn't manage to return home. He was completely alone, and he started to go mad. He started to hallucinate and come up with highly intelligent and abstract ideas, and eventually, he realized that if he would die alone on that planet, all of those ideas would go to waste. At the same time though, he came to the conclusion that life has no purpose, and his isolation drove him crazy to the point where he didn't see any reason to live. But if he would kill himself, all of those highly intelligent ideas would disappear from existence and probably would never be thought of again.
Suddenly, a friend of mine came and shook me back to the real world, and said that we have to go back to class because recess was over. In the few following hours, I was just peaceful and happy. It made me appreciate life more and see things differently.
For that, I forever thank TOOL.
I was at this concert , it was just epic it was my 4 th time seeing them .jesus a tool concert is just a journey. From start to finish you are taken with them to a far off place
Where was this? Nokia?
@@losdog13 Paris, France
Surfing an ancient wave
my mother passed away in 2022 with covid, she had been in pain for a very long time with other medical issues and she had been living with me for the past 3 and a half years. she was a christian and i'm an atheist and we had many discussions on the topic of faith and religion. this song breaks my fucking heart every time i hear it. this is the MOST heartfelt tribute ever penned and i'm so grateful to Maynard for writing it.
putting aside the fact that this song as a whole is an absolute masterpiece, i think it has one of the best guitar solos ever made.
Exactly what I expected different from the studio album, this is so much more heartbreaking. You can hear his emotion instead of a grunting low singing. Love it, and hope I will be lucky enough to see it live one day.
Clayton Gorman sadly he doesn't sing this live anymore; understandably this song is painful for him to sing
@@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai doesn’t after a show where some douche kept yelling “PLAY THE POT” during this song
Every mother should crave to have a son like maynard.
Gambit The Exiled I was thinking this too. What a woman she must have been.
this song hits a spot i never get hit on with any other song. play this at my funeral
Nah brah. You nor I deserve to have this played at our funerals. Plus it technically doesn't make sense.
Play this at everyone's funeral
JHaz I was thinking that we mere mortals are not nearly worthy of such an honor.
What a performance and what a crowd. Love the togetherness of the fans and the band.
I wasn't at this particular show but on this tour. I distinctly remember looking around at the start of this song and EVERYONE was locked in, eyes forward, not a peep from the crowd!! Tool fans know what's up, proper respect was given
@@RunawayOcelot
Saw them in 2006 in New Jersey. Man the entire arena was silent, respectful and just in the zone. Tears were shed that night. So haunting was MJK's voice. You could feel his pain. It was heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. I really felt for him that night. The whole audience did.
i thought this was a recording over a live video but then i realized the audience was being silent
Respect. I mean, it's a song about the death of his mother.
Also
Probably another country
This song helped get me through my mother's last year, and the year after her passing. I didn't eat much. Not much sleep. Taking care of a 4 year old daughter who has no recollection of the stories my mother told her. Except what I remind her of. Wrecked my heart physically and emotionally. But the music helped. I was not so alone. So grateful
Maynard said in an interview once that this is the most difficult song of their's to play live. I don't doubt it...what a masterpiece. They have mastered the art of crescendo. I just wish the camera man spent more time on danny and justin playing their instruments instead of watching maynard's silhouette just standing there
Yes Justin is most fascinating to watch play he brings so much energy
😢 I know we may never see this live again but I can only hope some day it makes it back on a set list. Maynard’s voice here is magic
I was lucky to see them twice in 2006, Lisbon and Madrid, but sadly they didn´t play this song on either show... Holy God, it is so beautiful.... Amazing
Dude wrong the best progressive metal song about a tribute to his passing mother of suffering 10,000 days. What a badass.
I have no idea how they managed to play this song live like this... utmost respect...
Lord Jesus. I am a New fan and this is one of the best songs I have ever heard. They are the best band i have ever known in my life. This song has a Puscifer mood, he sings in a Lower range, so Gothic, he seems another person. I deeply love him. The song is something not of this earth.
Absolutely one of the best songs and instrumental period!!
The universe brought Tool together, it was destiny. How else do you explain the greatest vocalist of all time moving in next door to the greatest drummer of all time and this century’s most talented and visionary artistic genius? Coincidence?!
Greatest vocalist of all time? That's a stretch.
@@jhaz89 or a matter of opinion
@@kitpalmer1583 Yeah I know
JHaz to me what sets Maynard apart is his emotion and passion when he sings. I think there are more gifted singers but Maynard is my number 1, followed by Robert Plant and Freddie
Yeah exactly. There are technically more "talented" vocalists but it's not preferred. There's probably some 18 year old that songs Bubblegum pop that's technically a "better" singer but obviously that's not our thing. In the end it comes down to individual voice and style.
We listen to the tales and romanticize,
How we'd follow the path of the hero.
Boast about the day when the rivers overrun,
How we rise to the height of our halo.
Listen to the tales as we all rationalize,
Our way into the arms of the savior.
Feigning all the trials and the tribulations.
None of us have actually been there,
Not like you...
Ignorant siblings in the congregation.
Gather around spewing sympathy,
Spare me...
None of them can even hold a candle up to you.
Blinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see.
But enough about the collective Judas.
Who could deny you were the one who illuminated
Your little piece of the divine?
And this little light of mine, a gift you passed on to me
I'm gonna let it shine
To guide you safely on your way.
Your way home...
Oh, what are they gonna do when the lights go down?
Without you to guide them all to Zion?
What are they gonna do when the rivers overrun
Other than tremble incessantly?
High is the way,
But our eyes are upon the ground.
You are the light and the way.
They'll only read about.
I only pray heaven knows,
When to lift you out.
10,000 days in the fire is long enough.
You're going home...
You're the only one who can hold your head up high.
Shake your fist at the gates saying,
"I've come home now!
Fetch me the spirit, the son and the father.
Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended.
It's time now!
My time now!
Give me my
Give me my wings!"
Give me my [5x]
Give me my wings
You are the light, the way,
That they will only read about.
Set as I am in my ways and my arrogance.
Burden of proof tossed upon the believers.
You were my witness, my eyes, my evidence,
Judith Marie, unconditional one.
Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence.
Difficult to see you in this light.
Please forgive this bold suggestion.
Should you see your maker's face tonight,
Look him in the eye.
Look him in the eye and tell him,
"I never lived a lie, never took a life,
But surely saved one.
Hallelujah
It's time for you to bring me home."
Thank you for the lyrics. This song always brings me to tears and makes me grateful for the time I have with my mom.
I was fortunate to see them perform this song live 4 different times, and all 4 make it in to my top 10 Tool songs performed live that I've seen.
I’m so glad I got to see them perform this live three times. The fourth time I took my wife and they didn’t do it. I was disappointed because I know they will never do it live again.
On the 10,000 Days tour when they were playing this, pretty sure some asshole threw something on the stage during one of the quieter parts.. They never played it again after that.
The Unwanted Scrub wow that really sucks.
When I first started listening to these songs (i.e before i knew the story) I thought they were really great songs by themselves. Then, I read up on them out of curiosity and afterwards everytime Maynard shouted "Unconditional one!" I always shed a few tears from the sheer power combined with the story behind the two songs. And now, with my grandma being dead only a month; give or take, these are very hard songs to listen to and every time Maynard utters the three words "bring me home" at the end of the song I start crying because I'm positive that my grandma is in heaven now and that she will serve god as a pillar of light along with Ms. Judith Marie.
Hope your grandma is in a place wear she can't feel pain
@@stickyjocky thank you, that means a lot. i know she is, and i know she's kicking ass while being there because she lived a lot longer than the doctors expected.
I know it’s been said a lot, but I just feel the need to point it out…from 9:40 until the end of the song, the silence of the crowd says it all.... there’s not a scream, whistle, clap or anything. When have you ever been at a live show and thousands of people are totally hushed during a super quiet part of a song? Only Tool fans are on this level. I Hope Maynard noticed.
I absolutely love how the crowd respect Maynard and the band enough to stay silent through this emotional, powerful song
This song is so so powerful, enough to move me to tears when I really give it my full attention. And I rarely cry. Must have taken a lot of strength to get up in front of hundreds of strangers to sing such a personal song and nail it at the same time.
Love your HL profile pic as well
best video i came across where i could see maynard's shadowy figured self...
The quality of this live performance is mind blowing. I get emotional every time I play it. Maynard’s vocals are so Raw. And the reason why Tool is in league all their own.
The best live version
Phenomenal. This is music and art at its purest form. A moment in time forever captured but in the best way imaginable.
HIGH IS THE WAY, BUT ALL EYES ARE UPON THE GROUND,
YOU WERE THE LIGHT AND THE WAY THEY ONLY READ ABOUT!!!
FUCK thats powerful!!!
Arrrrrgh when he growls “give me my wings” u can feel the pain 🥺
Amazing beauty this song has. It was played maybe a handful of times. Such a personal song from Maynard about his mother's struggle being crippled after having a stroke and still having so much faith in god. I know what it's like to watch your mother slowly wither and die. Different circumstances, I was 29 but it stays with you forever. I always get a tear from the depth of Manard's lyrics in this song. The music is phenomenal. These guys are legends that have stood the test of time. I've seen TOOL maybe seven times since 97' and in my opinion, the 10,000 Days Tour is still my favorite.
greatest band ever of all time history WAS made.
Freaking Justin Chancellor couldn't have written a better bass for this song, it's so overwhelming, I'm crying now
One of the best songs by the greatest band of all time. There will never be another TOOL. They will never be surpassed.
Was never one of those super fanatic tool fans but I don’t care who you are this song hits something. The atmosphere, build up, the way Maynard starts reserved and slowly lets out more and more. Everyone I’ve showed this song to has liked it, even people who don’t like rock.
The bass sounds so sick. Such a good song!
legit tears :( so beautiful
I concur.
If that's not the greatest musical expression of love then show me what is
On the end of the song you can perfectly hear only the sound of silence and pure emotion... my eternal respect .
Tool is the very best band that has and ever will exist.Just listen to this song for proof.They are the only band that I have never heard a single weak song from.
Love how towards the end of the song, instead of Carry leading off, as is tradition, they let Maynard
High is the way, but all eyes are upon the ground
You were the light and the way they'll only read about
I only pray Heaven knows when to lift you out
Ten thousand days in the fire is long enough
You're going home
Just by the immense power and meaning in this song, there’s no doubt Judith heard this before getting her wings.
Had the honor to be there at the time, left center. It was amazing. People around me smoking it up. CONTACT HIGH IS THE BEST
That bass is nasty 🤯🔥🔥🔥
One of the greatest songs ever written. Fact. It's so emotional and meandering ride and is so, so underrated. I am a drum-freak and I think the drumming interlude is incredible. Obviously this combined with the precursor WFM makes it haunting and encompassing of all the emotions one can experience. Thanks for the clip. :)
I just witnessed a very very deep definition of pain. The pain of loosing someone you care and love..
When you sing that passionately it does tear you up, some physical reaction gets the emotions flowing. This is why we love Tool........
I bawl when I listen to this song....it always moves me to such an emotional state. Their music is so transcending. I can't even describe how much it affects me.
If you dont cry when you hear this, you're not human. You have no heart or compassion if you don't get emotional listening to this. One of Tools most beautiful songs. 13 years later, I still shed tears when I hear it. Saw them do it live 13 years ago. There wasn't a dry eye in the house that night.
All the goosebumps 😭😭😭 This song has a whole new meaning now that i know the meaning behind it 💗
Most touching song that's ever been written, cry every time.
Never in my life have I heard a more perfect live version of a song.... I could simply NOT tell if this was a recorded track or not.
Basically sounds like the album version with audience members dubbed in.... Only Tool could perform such perfection live!
This is exactly what got me hooked.♥️✌️ Glad I lived to see them live again
This is a masterpiece. I never listened to it until recently and I can't stop listening to it. Amazing song and band.
Maynard had some demons in this song. But he turned the pain into something beautiful. I never thought that they’d ever play this song live it’s so personal, but it’s also humbling that Maynard and the band were willing to share it with the audience. The lyrics to this song hit something buried deep.