It's the first letter of the person's last name HEARN dumbass thanks again the only reason I have told this is because of the way people are and how much they should be all about this country the people and not be about the money or being a smiley glad tooth with a hidden f******agenda it should be one for all and all for one and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with each other and holding line for helping each otherloving each other and ourselves but also most of all not selling each other or everyone out for f****** money
Literally never heard another band pull off this kind of fucking sound that can be so fluent and beautiful but still be heavy as shit. Definetly a eargasm band for me. I also really love that theres actually like a story with mostly all their songs or theres a good meaning to it.
@@genitalgrinder5704 he was saying that in conjunction to the way it feels before and after joining..a major record label...all major bands refer to this before and after fame the same way.
I remember being almost 11 years old when I would be in the living room playing video games on silent while my dad would play all sorts of tool, (my mother died when I was basically born) and I was terrified of this music. Being that young of a age your mind can’t comprehend how good this music is. I am now finishing my last year in college and have been listening to tool for the past 4-5 years. I never can get enough, it’s difficult to put into words but this band has helped me with so much and understand how great my father is. He’s 61 now and I dread the days he will leave my side. My superhero. Thanks dad, and thank you Tool.
Whenever i hear this song, i can remember being at a dirtbike track with my dad, waiting for my race to come up, sitting in his 97 ford f150, i was 9 years old, eating a fucking cheeseburger just chillin with my old man. Such simple times man. Funny how a song can bring back such vivid memories.
His vineyard has been going well for 10 yrs or so. His first bottles were named Judith because he spread his mothers ashes on the soil. I bought a bottle of Judith, and have never had better wine.
So my father passed away horrible recently and I don't know if Maynard will see this but thank you for uniting us and giving me a special bond with him because of your music. He meant so much to me and I'm happy for the time we had.
[Verse 1] What's coming through is alive What's holding up is a mirror But what's singing songs is a snake, it is Lookin' to turn my piss to wine They're both totally void of hate, and... Killin' me just the same [Refrain] The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again And I feel this coming over like a storm again Considerately [Verse 2] Venomous voice, tempts me And drains me, bleeds me Leaves me cracked and empty Drags me down like some sweet gravity [Refrain] The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again And I feel this coming over like a storm again, now And I feel this coming over like a storm again, now [Chorus] I am too connected to you To slip away, to fade away Days away, I still feel you Touching me, changing me [Post-Chorus] And considerately killing me Considerately killing me Considerately killing me Considerately killing me [Verse 3] Without the skin, here Beneath the storm Under these tears, now The walls came down Once the snake is drowned And as I look in his eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times I could have cried then I should have cried then As the walls come down and As I look in your eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times I have died And will die It's alright [Pre-Chorus] I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind [Chorus] I am too connected to you To slip away and fade away Days away, I still feel you Touching me, changing me [Post-Chorus] And considerately killing me Considerately killing me, yeah Considerately killing me
There are only a few Bands that come once in a lifetime that hits you in the face and reminds you that they are "Special" and damn TOOL is one of them.
I was a wee little lad about 22 years ago with my mom blaring this with the windows down and me in the back seat. She had every tool cd as I was growing up and theres no one like em. Not even close
@@2omgwtf318 the problem is, with both your comment and Warral Van's comment, that just like, your opinion man...for the OP, the band IS one of those bands, whereas for you it's not...doesn't mean he's wrong...just means you have differing opinions.
“And as the walls come down and As I look in your eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times I have died And will die It's all right I don't mind” chills every time
H is the middle initial of his son. This song is about Freud’s concept of repetition compulsion and not wanting to repeat what was done to you again on your kids. The life and his blood before him is is son. The snake behind him is his dad. Nobody intentionally means harm but because of dysfunctional patters and different pressures and expectations they’re killing him but he’s finding a way to love his son and not repeat the cycle
This is what Keenan said about the song: So, any of you ever watched those Warner Bros. cartoons? Sometimes there's that one where that guy is having a tough time trying to make a decision. He's got an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Seems pretty obvious, right? Usually it's the angel who is kind of the one trying to give him the good advice while the devil is trying to get him to do what's bad for him. It's not always that simple though. Most times they're not really angels or devils. They're just 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."
Thank you for this explanation. I've been listening to this song for over 25 years, and never knew this significance of it. I just became a father a year ago. I had an abusive, narcissistic father. The serpent behind me in contrast to my own blood, this perfect life in front of me makes sense now. I cannot fathom doing to my son what my father did to me. But, there is the serpent, like lucifer, who whispers things. I sometimes still feel the rage inside of me that is my father. But, my son can never bear the brunt of it as I did.
A buddy of mine used to always talk shit about Tool. And this one time we were smoking i put this song and once he heard the part at 3:25 he officially became a Tool fan 🤘
Same here man my best childhood friend was the same way then passed from heroin... This song is hard to listen to sometimes this was his favorite and what got him into TOOL.
This song is filled with love. Love that a man can have towards his child. A newborn child is a part of you. It is your renewed self without pain, without mistakes, without regrets. I've never been a father, but I can share the emotions which were put in this song by Maynard.
@1:47: Perfect example of why these guys are rock stars and we aren't. The musical talent it took along w/ the vision, patience, ingenuity and arrangement here is nothing short of genius.
There are only a few times in life when you hear something you’ll never forget. I will never forget the first time I heard this. I was a teenager in high school on the way home from work and this came on the radio. I literally pulled over so I could listen to it.
I was camping out all night for Metallica tickets and it was freezing and someone put this song on and blasted it to the crowd and everyone was completely quiet. Magical.
Venomous voice Temps me Drains me Bleeds me And leaves me Cracked and empty DRAGS ME DOWM LIKE SOME SWEET GRAVITY. Consideratly killing me. Thank you Maynard
105 Days clean from that Bastard that took my soul I pray I never forget where I came from and remain forever grateful I don't have to live that way today!
The last time tool played h was in 2002. It’s 2023 now. They are about to go on tour. It will be my 5th time seeing them. I would love nothing more that to see them open with H 🙏
What's coming through is alive. What's holding up is a mirror. But what's singing songs is a snake it is Looking to turn my piss to wine. They're both totally void of hate, And killing me just the same. The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been. My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again. And I feel this coming over like a storm again. Considerately. Venomous voice, tempts me, Drains me, bleeds me, Leaves me cracked and empty. Drags me down like some sweet gravity. The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been. My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again. And I feel this coming over like a storm again now [2x] I am too connected to you to Slip away, fade away. Days away I still feel you Touching me, changing me, Considerately killing me. [4x] Without the skin here Beneath the storm, Under these tears now The walls came down. As the snake is drowned As I look in his eyes, My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times. I could have cried then. I should have cried then. And as the walls come down and As I look in your eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times I have died And will die. It's all right. I don't mind. [3x] I am too connected to you to Slip away, fade away. Days away I still feel you Touching me, changing me, And considerately killing me. [3x]
thank you, for people whose native language isnt English and who listen to music primarily on TH-cam you people who post the lyrics on the comments are heroes!
Which is why I was so disappointed by a couple tracks on Fear Inoculum. Especially 7empest. I mean, seriously? The same riff, for 6 minutes straight, with zero variation. Where is the 10000 Days Justin that inspired me so much?
@@georgiykireev9678 I didn't like F.I. that much at first because of things like that, but I've grown to accept it. I think what I didn't like so much was how the balance in song writing shifted from previous albums. I feel that the focus on this album was shifted more towards Danny and Adam, whereas other albums catered more to Maynard or even Justin's playing. It's like the percentage of focus changed from being 25% Adam, 25% Maynard, 25% Danny, 25% Justin to being 30% Adam, 20% Maynard, 30% Danny, 20% Justin. Same ingredients, just different contributions and distributions, you know.
@@giovannibloom6433 The fact that guitar wasn't the primary highlight of Tool was the main thing that originally made me like them. Tool's beauty was that nobody really stuck out, it was a very balanced and intricate sound. And then there's 7empest, with its 6 minute long guitar solo while Justin plays the same exact riff with absolutely no fills or variations for the whole duration. It's just an album that sounds the way my grandma's dusty wardrobe smells - old, stale and lifeless
I know that this has been said too much, but god... from 3:29 to 4:40 it's just magic, words can't describe what that part makes me feel... it's just too epic but and the same time too beautiful and even sad, that's what tool is, I've found this song today, and I'm still hearing all of their others songs, definitely one of the best band I've ever heard.
This section still hits the depths of my soul. There's also an 80% chance it will make me cry uncontrollably. It's the song I play to pick at whatever that emotion scab I stuffed deeper and deeper over the years.
What's coming through is alive What's holding up is a mirror But what's singing songs is a snake Looking to turn this piss to wine They're both totally void of hate But killing me just the same The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again And I feel this coming over like a storm again Considerately Venomous voice, tempts me Drains me, bleeds me Leaves me cracked and empty Drags me down like some sweet gravity The snake behind me hisses What my damage could have been My blood before me begs me Open up my heart again And I feel this coming over like a storm again And I feel this coming over like a storm again I am too connected to you to Slip away, to fade away Days away I still feel you Touching me, changing me And considerately killing me And considerately killing me And considerately killing me And considerately killing me Without the skin Beneath the storm Under these tears The walls came down And the snake is drowned and As I look in his eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of those times I could have cried then I should have cried then And as the walls come down and As I look in your eyes My fear begins to fade Recalling all of the times I have died And will die It's all right I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind I am too connected to you to Slip away, to fade away Days away I still feel you Touching me, changing me And considerately killing me And considerately killing me And considerately killing me
This is the song that got me hooked. I heard it on the radio as a teenager in the 90's. Loved the music but the voice and lyrics are what got me. I've been listening ever since!
An underrated Tool classic and one of my personal favourites. The heavy atmosphere in those verses, weaving almost like the snake described by the lyrics, before moving into an explosive chorus that crashes back down again into uncertainty. Then the epic slow build up to the chaotic breakdown before bringing that amazing chorus back for one last crash, fading out beautifully on the words "considerately killing me...". A song that truly takes you on a journey, masterpiece.
So I’ve been a Tool fan my whole life, had my kids alone and young. They’re young adults now. This relates to me, as they’re no longer babies that look at me as a hero, but see me for my faults and don’t feel they need me protecting them anymore. The kids and I always had a plan to move out of LA and state together as a family, but now they have relationships and lives and don’t want to leave. So I’m torn in half, I’ve planned and made everything perfect for the move and I’m ready for the adventure and new life, I’m miserable here. But, I can’t leave them, yet that love that’s not returned the same way as it was is tearing me apart, the loss of their companionship is breaking me. If I stay I doom myself and dreams, and yet I can’t leave them. At least that’s what it speaks to me. It’s enough to make you feel like dying. Thank you Tool, for saying it a hell of a lot better than I ever could.
Sounds like you need to accept the passage of time and move on The bird must fly from the nest, and the mother too, for both would die of suffocation otherwise
You must not smother your children or they will resent you. Let me be what they want and do what they want. They will still love you and talk to you. But if they are adults... You got to treat them as such and let them make their own choices for their lives.
29 year old here......I have a 4 and a half year old and a 3 year old....they are my purpose and my moment....and it wasn't until I had them that I truly understood the love my parents had for me, and since having my kids....all I want to do is spend time with them and my family....honestly though from my late teenage years until having my kids I was very focused on myself....I think it's normal, but while my kids are my moment and purpose right now, I also look forward to what my moment and purpose will be while my kids search for theirs, and may they always know that my love for them will never fade away.....love your way my friend
Damn.. interesting how we're both on different sides of this song! I just had my first child less than 2 weeks ago (I'm 47 years old - A tool fan from early 90's). Moved out of LA about 20 years ago. Anyways, I think we have to come to terms with the fact that we will (eventually) let our kids down. It's human nature. All we can do is try our best..... I wish you the best of luck.
During several tours, the lead singer of Tool, Maynard James Keenan, has referenced his son, whose middle name is H, just before performances of this song. Anthony Hubert Fantano.
His middle name is Hubert (James Hubert Keenan) was called Maynard when he was in the Army and it stuck. His kids middle name may be too. But this song like 30+ songs among Maynard's several bands is about Heroin and Opiate addiction. Kind of like the entire album called "13th Step" which is the step you do after the 12 steps "do more drugs" 😂 Look up Weak and Powerless song: "Jam another dragon down another needy hole, please release me" Or "Someone feed the monkey while I dig in search of (China White) as Dracula as I approach the bottom" Or Gravity song on same album, or "The Package" song.
you should hear there's a live version of this song where he does that longer vocalization and he comes at it with a different approach and it's just... classy. there's no other word for it. he's a consummate genius and professional.
my grandma has cancer and will not be under us for long anymore... its really sad, espically for my mom and my grandmas mam. My grandma is totally awesome. Its a shame we all have to die some day... but life is worth living and shes 80. Its over soon...
@@victortheoneandonly i know that, i was just giving a brief statement because i wasnt trying to focus on the commenting rather than the listening. (not trying to be rude.)
Ænima Bottom Chocolate Chip Trip Descending Eulogy Forty Six and Two H. Invincible Jambi Missed only G and K Lateralus more than makes up for that. If she wants to enjoy Tool alphabetically, S and T will knock her socks off.
Hands down not even a close second my fav song of all time from tool.i tear up after i dont mind is repeated everytime.This song has its meaning to everyone it speaks to me threw addiction an the snake will always be there.
The lines “I could’ve cried then, I should’ve cried then” hit me hard because I remember one time I started to listen to this song but I literally stopped it because it was going to make me cry. I wish I would’ve just listened because I haven’t cried in a long time man.
Andrew Reed we control this reality, we die and come back to learn more and more, one day we’ll be able to catch up with the human mind and remember everything, maybe even be able to turn into pure energy and leave our bodies behind at anytime we want. Who knows?🤷🏾♂️
The song can be about whatever you want (like all art) but Maynard wrote this song about fatherhood. His son’s middle name is H. It’s about dying to your old, selfish self when you become a parent. Possibly their most touching song
Hands down my favorite Tool song for a bunch of reasons, too many to get into but I will say music will help you get through some hopeless shit in your life if you find the right artists/songs
I agree with you wholeheartedly. When I was 13 I discovered the band the offspring, which not only became one of my favorite bands, but it was a gateway for me to a whole world of the genre of rock music and all the different bands (including TOOL). I’m about to be 18 now and i’m so glad I had rock music there by my side to get me through some really dark shit in my life when nobody else was there. H is also a very underrated song by TOOL
This music kept me alive through a harrowing 13 year nightmare of heroin addiction. So grateful i made it to the other side and am still able to listen to/appreciate TOOL
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Paul D'Amour? The best songs from Ænima (Stinkfist, Eulogy, H., Pushit and probably Ænema too) were all written with him in the band.
@@davidovics92 Hmmm, yeah I was actually reading about how he left in the middle of Aenima after I posted this. How the fuck are you gonna leave Tool? Paul could have just done side projects...really kind of amazing.
@@CosmicEpiphany I read in a interview that paul and the rest of the band didnt get along and the rhythms and stuff were "too difficult" for paul but I'm happy with justin bc to me he was the missing link.
Ya ever wonder why they just DO NOT play that song on tour, like hardly at all, even though it's so popular? Well it's because this song has a special meaning to Maynard. Devo Keenan, his son, has the middle name of H... not anything extra... just H. The song isn't about any person at all, it's about his son... think about the song. Maynard had a bad relationship with his father when he was young, constantly being abused. Even though he loves Devo, sometimes he has a problem, and wants to hurt him. He gets it from his father... and it causes him to want to lash out at his wife and his child. that's why when he says they're "void of hate, but killing him just the same"... he means that Devo loves him, but he's still hurting Maynard because of Maynard's past.... When he talks about "snake behind me hisses, what my damage could have been", he's talkin about how what his father did to him wants to resurge through him and onto Devo. then the next verse "my blood before me begs me, open up my heart again"... he's sayin that the blood before him (his children, future grandchildren, etc.) is begging him to forget the past and start over... Infer the rest of the song for yourself. I think this is the best explanation possible. Think about it "what's holding up is a mirror" And "My blood before me makes me open up my heart again" His sons middle name is "H"
@@vidmaster5916 I've been a huge fan and follower of Maynards music from the opiate album. It's more than just music to me.. It means something.. It's intelligent.. It's complex.. It's patient..It doesn't hurry.. It's way beyond today's shitty mindless music with a simple "hook" and basic catchy lyrics.. I've listened to tool and a perfect circle songs and listened to the same song for years then one day on that same song while i'm listening to it I'll have a "holy shit" moment.. Like... THAT"S... what that song is about.. I'm a geek I suppose..
This song made Danny my all time favorite drummer. Just the whole band though. Very tribal like. Real. Genuine. Rare. I can honestly say I have never heard a band quite like Tool. I have also never really had a band MOVE me so much musically & lyrically. Dedicated fan since '93
Nirvana came and went because Kurt died lmfao If Maynard died after like Lateralus, it would be the same. Hype would die down over time but they would still be remembered.
I’m 15 rn and my parents have been playing tool for me since i was an infant, tool has been the biggest influence in my life and this one, the pot and 46 and 2 Are ones a brain has permanently retained. Tool was and will always be #1
Don't let the world reduce you to stupid. I see you talk very educatedly, do not change dude, even though the world may try and make you stupid, don't ever lose yourself to society and you'll stay pure and clear.
IS YA BOI GENJI ohmy gosh that makes me feel old! I was 15 when I was first exposed to Tool back in the 90s and they blew my mind and still do. Maynard has been on such an incredible journey which is evident in his music. Beyond amazing, defining! Am deeply happy you were bought up with Tool ❤️ Bless
I found this song in lockdown. I really struggled but once my buddy put me on to this song, I got through. I have listen to this song over 1000 times now, 3rd eye is opening boys 👽, THANK YOU TOOL 🤟
After going through hell with child abuse and addiction my life seemed like it was gonna be a never ending battle for myself but at 23 years old I found out I was having a little girl. Looking in her eyes as I seen her for the first time took all the pain away and lifted me from the darkness and pain I had felt and gave me a second chance at life. She is two years old now and I have a beautiful wife and a good job, my life couldn’t be better. This song reminds me that my pain has made me who I am today.
I feel compelled to explain and share the why behind a lot of Maynard lyrics: I placed these song lyrics on my mother during her funeral when I was 29. She was 50 when she suffered an accidental overdose from prescribed meds that I spent a year warning everyone, including all her doctors, would eventually kill her. Maynard's mother suffered a basically life ending aneurysm when he was 11. It left her a vegetable for roughly 30 years before she finally died (about 10,000 days if you wondered where the album title came from). His mom was Judith Marie, hence two tracks on "10,000 Days" called, respectively, "Wings for Marie" parts one and two. Nearly every song Maynard ever wrote was about his mother, Judith Marie Keenan, who was a devout Christian despite God blessing her with 10,000 days of paralyzed agony after an aneurysm. Every Tool album makes a lot more sense after you know that backstory. This song is about the personal struggles with substance abuse during a thirty year torture, about the lies we tell ourselves during our most emotionally desperate moments, about our transformation and resurrection after we become self aware of our situation, and how we heal from injustice without killing ourselves, without killing others, without forgetting those lost along the way, and eventually learning to feel gratitude for how the pain of life turned us into better humans by destroying our former selves and enemies. It's about the deepest regrets, recalling all the times we failed the dead, and how we had to eventually refuse to give mind to our mistakes and forgive ourselves to survive tragedy. Pretty sure 99.99% of you missed the point of the song. Dude is talking about coming to grips with his anger with God, his mother, his self, and his self awareness of the fact it will eventually make him better because he doesn't mind killing his former self, doesn't mind others killing his former self either. Get it together, TH-cam! You're better than this. Go listen to the song he wrote for A Perfect Circle, "Judith," and tell me this man didn't have personal issues with his vegetable mother continuing to praise Jesus after her aneurysm 😂 If you wanna get REAL deep into analysis, you'll go ahead and read everything Carl Jung wrote about psychology and, in particular, our psychological archetypes created by middle age: the band and their most used artist, Alex Grey, were all fans of Jungian psychology (as was I after reading all Freudian disciples between age 12 and 18); the greatest lesson Jung will give you is awareness of the fact that everyone's unconscious mind contains the drives and desires of a murderer, every one of us has the capacity and unconscious will to kill anything that threatens that which we love the most. All Jungian psychology and psychological archetypes are based on that division between the conscious and unconscious, much like his master Freud taught him. You can hate the way Freud presented his facts all you want but it will never change the fact he accurately described problems of human consciousness long before neuroscience began to understand it. When you listen to Tool and A Perfect Circle, you're listening to the thoughts of a man aware of all the above as he learns to navigate the life experiences above. Maynard had a degree in psychology and was a military school graduate by the time he wrote most of his songs. Want another example? Go listen to his song "Orestes" by APC. Y'all getting a master class in artist inspiration tonight: it's drugs and tragedy. Then remind yourself of the Orestes story here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orestes
i listen to alot of other bands but i always find myself coming back to TOOL and especially this song, i still cant believe they named a Letter after it
This song was so great they named a letter after it
Lmfao
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
very funy my frends, so much red love from India!
H
It's the first letter of the person's last name HEARN dumbass thanks again the only reason I have told this is because of the way people are and how much they should be all about this country the people and not be about the money or being a smiley glad tooth with a hidden f******agenda it should be one for all and all for one and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with each other and holding line for helping each otherloving each other and ourselves but also most of all not selling each other or everyone out for f****** money
I think i would gladly pay for maynard's piss 🤦♂️
Literally never heard another band pull off this kind of fucking sound that can be so fluent and beautiful but still be heavy as shit. Definetly a eargasm band for me. I also really love that theres actually like a story with mostly all their songs or theres a good meaning to it.
Uh...Deftones?
I'd argue Mastodon
@@theoneandonlylordfarquaad3361 was about to mention deftones although I do prefer tool. Deftones are a fucking powerhouse
T gasm!! Ahhh ear potatoes..come from ..tool clensings..tool cleans your ear potatoes out of bad musical memories..
@@genitalgrinder5704 he was saying that in conjunction to the way it feels before and after joining..a major record label...all major bands refer to this before and after fame the same way.
I remember being almost 11 years old when I would be in the living room playing video games on silent while my dad would play all sorts of tool, (my mother died when I was basically born) and I was terrified of this music. Being that young of a age your mind can’t comprehend how good this music is. I am now finishing my last year in college and have been listening to tool for the past 4-5 years. I never can get enough, it’s difficult to put into words but this band has helped me with so much and understand how great my father is. He’s 61 now and I dread the days he will leave my side. My superhero. Thanks dad, and thank you Tool.
Beautiful!
my mum and dad love tool, mum passed away though. My pops took me to see them when I was 15(;
@@fiftyfiveRespect to your parents.
Whenever i hear this song, i can remember being at a dirtbike track with my dad, waiting for my race to come up, sitting in his 97 ford f150, i was 9 years old, eating a fucking cheeseburger just chillin with my old man. Such simple times man. Funny how a song can bring back such vivid memories.
@@jeremyrabon517 enjoy him as much as possible & try not to think about that yes my daughters think about my end & I say enjoy the now
The build up from 4:00 to the ''I don't mind'' gives me some crazy chills. One of the most underrated songs, it's amazing.
From 3:30-4:40 is my favorite part of the song, and probably some of my favorite lyrics ever written
Don't get me started on Eulogy...no...fuck it...get me started on Eulogy
@@duderules9444 GOOOD BYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEE
@@jaayy.steele right?!
I love TOOL if y'all here to discriminate then leave.😆🤟😘
Not sure how I feel about the lyric "Looking to turn my piss to wine." now that Maynard has opened a vineyard.
that made me laugh! Thanks!
Arizona Piss wine. Then again I think all wine taste like piss.
His vineyard has been going well for 10 yrs or so. His first bottles were named Judith because he spread his mothers ashes on the soil. I bought a bottle of Judith, and have never had better wine.
@Schnbl She was expensive, but very tasty.
@@heathcliff8624 lmaooo
After like 25 years of Aenima I'm pretty sure this actually is the best song on the album
There all good
Is right behind Eulogy
@@stefbrooks1 Agreed. I wish they made more songs, but then again... Quality over quantity.
Don't know if the best, but this is my fav from all their albums.
mee too
So my father passed away horrible recently and I don't know if Maynard will see this but thank you for uniting us and giving me a special bond with him because of your music. He meant so much to me and I'm happy for the time we had.
Rest In Peace.
May he rest in peace friend
Sorry to read. I fear these days.....
@@Djmada78 thanks brother. Me too... me too
I'm terribly sorry for your loss,, may he rest in peace.
The way Maynard says “And I feel it coming over me like a storm again” gets me every time. Just a chilling line.
Exactly
Theres a look in his eyes his fear begins to fade.
I Concur
4:42 always fucks me up after all the build up
I just came again
cool letter bro
Underrated
Better than your baby H.
Heroin
@@DrBarbequeSauce to you but
It's H. Like Hell. See you there 😘
Vastly underrated song, although everything Maynard touches is gold ✨️
[Verse 1]
What's coming through is alive
What's holding up is a mirror
But what's singing songs is a snake, it is
Lookin' to turn my piss to wine
They're both totally void of hate, and...
Killin' me just the same
[Refrain]
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again
And I feel this coming over like a storm again
Considerately
[Verse 2]
Venomous voice, tempts me
And drains me, bleeds me
Leaves me cracked and empty
Drags me down like some sweet gravity
[Refrain]
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again
And I feel this coming over like a storm again, now
And I feel this coming over like a storm again, now
[Chorus]
I am too connected to you
To slip away, to fade away
Days away, I still feel you
Touching me, changing me
[Post-Chorus]
And considerately killing me
Considerately killing me
Considerately killing me
Considerately killing me
[Verse 3]
Without the skin, here
Beneath the storm
Under these tears, now
The walls came down
Once the snake is drowned
And as I look in his eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times
I could have cried then
I should have cried then
As the walls come down and
As I look in your eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times
I have died
And will die
It's alright
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
[Chorus]
I am too connected to you
To slip away and fade away
Days away, I still feel you
Touching me, changing me
[Post-Chorus]
And considerately killing me
Considerately killing me, yeah
Considerately killing me
I thought it's H
@@dmitrij201 it's TOOL
I love you
Thanks for posting the lyrics...
where h
There are only a few Bands that come once in a lifetime that hits you in the face and reminds you that they are "Special" and damn TOOL is one of them.
only 3 that ever did that to me.
TOOL
Opeth
Metallica
and TOOL is so far away on top
I was a wee little lad about 22 years ago with my mom blaring this with the windows down and me in the back seat. She had every tool cd as I was growing up and theres no one like em. Not even close
Facts
A bit far fetched. Tool is great but they fall in the pink floyd, deftones, nine inch nails umbrella
@@2omgwtf318 the problem is, with both your comment and Warral Van's comment, that just like, your opinion man...for the OP, the band IS one of those bands, whereas for you it's not...doesn't mean he's wrong...just means you have differing opinions.
“And as the walls come down and
As I look in your eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times
I have died
And will die
It's all right
I don't mind” chills every time
4:26 for those wondering (i know, 2years l8r but better late than ever, im 15 and absolutely OBSESSED with TOOL)
I don't know why, but
"All of the times I could have cried... I should have cried" has such a sense of emotion to it that gets me every time
I can’t explain it. And it’s killing me again.
Tool makes me... Take extra long trips to the gas station
Maybe thats my dads problem. Hes probably still at the corner store waiting for the next album 👀
@mountaingoat1003 meh the joke isnt for everyone.
Me too bro....
They used to make me late for work if I happened to be listening to them when I'd pull up in the parking lot
I so relate 😂
H is the middle initial of his son. This song is about Freud’s concept of repetition compulsion and not wanting to repeat what was done to you again on your kids. The life and his blood before him is is son. The snake behind him is his dad. Nobody intentionally means harm but because of dysfunctional patters and different pressures and expectations they’re killing him but he’s finding a way to love his son and not repeat the cycle
Best explanation ever
This is what Keenan said about the song:
So, any of you ever watched those Warner Bros. cartoons? Sometimes there's that one where that guy is having a tough time trying to make a decision. He's got an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Seems pretty obvious, right? Usually it's the angel who is kind of the one trying to give him the good advice while the devil is trying to get him to do what's bad for him. It's not always that simple though. Most times they're not really angels or devils. They're just 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."
Thank you for this explanation. I've been listening to this song for over 25 years, and never knew this significance of it. I just became a father a year ago. I had an abusive, narcissistic father. The serpent behind me in contrast to my own blood, this perfect life in front of me makes sense now. I cannot fathom doing to my son what my father did to me. But, there is the serpent, like lucifer, who whispers things. I sometimes still feel the rage inside of me that is my father. But, my son can never bear the brunt of it as I did.
💯
So... Not Heroin?! 🤯
I've been in love with this guy's voice for almost 30 years!
Yes! Introducing my kids to GOOD music one tool song at a time. Trying to explain the meaning well that’s a different story lol
You must be gay
@@chaddeez8446 what’s wrong with being gay
@@genitalgrinder5704 huh?
What about A Perfect Circle and Puscifer?
A buddy of mine used to always talk shit about Tool. And this one time we were smoking i put this song and once he heard the part at 3:25 he officially became a Tool fan 🤘
That's awesome. I always say jokingly, yet seriously on how not to trust anyone who doesn't appreciate Tool. Haha.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmetal.
What was he criticizing about them?
I'm glad yall are no longer scrubs
Same here man my best childhood friend was the same way then passed from heroin... This song is hard to listen to sometimes this was his favorite and what got him into TOOL.
This is my "All-Time" Favorite song.
Always will be, & has been for years.
I even named my puppy H.
That’s freaking cool name even without the song’s existence
That’s freaking cool name even without the song’s existence
Kick-ass dog name. H
And H eats dog food
Brilliant. 👊🏻
This song is filled with love. Love that a man can have towards his child. A newborn child is a part of you. It is your renewed self without pain, without mistakes, without regrets. I've never been a father, but I can share the emotions which were put in this song by Maynard.
Very profound.
I love how this song takes 2 minutes and 45 seconds to get to the chorus. They take their time but it's always worth it.
Aren't most of their songs actually like that?
@1:47: Perfect example of why these guys are rock stars and we aren't. The musical talent it took along w/ the vision, patience, ingenuity and arrangement here is nothing short of genius.
Good job Tool taking Taylor Swifts spot on number 1. this is what we needed
i am almost hungry for u all nuts
i wish it had been a better album tho.
@Director Owl it didn't suck but it wasn't too to par with what we know tool is capable of
William Alarie the album was liquid magma
@@billyalarie929 Time will make u realise how good it really is. At least it worked for me
I’m working on putting together a playlist of my favorite Tool songs.
So far, it has all of them.
Yep, not a playlist really. It's a Tool box
What about the song right after this where it's just the same sound on loop
You sound like my mom lol good way to be
Yeah dude especially Caesaro summability
Top 5 would be , H, Sober, Stink, Lateralus and 46&2
There's no way to compliment this song without sounding cringey. I love it
Cringe away. Nothing could damage this song. It is paramount TOOL.
😂😂 TOOL fans sure can be cringey at times
Tool fans are cringe though. Just look at any Tool video.
@@brianj4201 People who use the word cringe suck at life.
@@brianj4201grow up
There are only a few times in life when you hear something you’ll never forget. I will never forget the first time I heard this. I was a teenager in high school on the way home from work and this came on the radio. I literally pulled over so I could listen to it.
I was camping out all night for Metallica tickets and it was freezing and someone put this song on and blasted it to the crowd and everyone was completely quiet. Magical.
Venomous voice
Temps me
Drains me
Bleeds me
And leaves me
Cracked and empty
DRAGS ME DOWM LIKE SOME SWEET GRAVITY.
Consideratly killing me.
Thank you Maynard
That part always gets me
When i first heard this song i cry so bad dude
Yesss
only real tool fans can relate to this masterpiece. heroin addiction is a real bitch. I love and hate it at the same time
105 Days clean from that Bastard that took my soul I pray I never forget where I came from and remain forever grateful I don't have to live that way today!
The last time tool played h was in 2002. It’s 2023 now. They are about to go on tour. It will be my 5th time seeing them. I would love nothing more that to see them open with H 🙏
sadly they didnt i was really hoping too maybe next year
@@pomponhat4864 They just play other songs?
God I hope
@@slgray16half the setlist is stuff from Fear Inoculum, the other half are random picks.
No way maynard can do it still sorry man
3:28 is the greatest low key break down of all time. The build up is incredible!
My favourite part. I think that riff appears in Rosetta Stoned as well in a higher tempo.
I completely agree with you
That breath out...
I think the fucking same thing
What's coming through is alive.
What's holding up is a mirror.
But what's singing songs is a snake it is
Looking to turn my piss to wine.
They're both totally void of hate,
And killing me just the same.
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been.
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again.
And I feel this coming over like a storm again.
Considerately.
Venomous voice, tempts me,
Drains me, bleeds me,
Leaves me cracked and empty.
Drags me down like some sweet gravity.
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been.
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again.
And I feel this coming over like a storm again now [2x]
I am too connected to you to
Slip away, fade away.
Days away I still feel you
Touching me, changing me,
Considerately killing me. [4x]
Without the skin here
Beneath the storm,
Under these tears now
The walls came down.
As the snake is drowned
As I look in his eyes,
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times.
I could have cried then.
I should have cried then.
And as the walls come down and
As I look in your eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times
I have died
And will die.
It's all right.
I don't mind. [3x]
I am too connected to you to
Slip away, fade away.
Days away I still feel you
Touching me, changing me,
And considerately killing me. [3x]
@@heathcliff8624 Why not heath, why not?
@@heathcliff8624 Because I sing them
@@heathcliff8624 why the need to complain?
Thanks again
thank you, for people whose native language isnt English and who listen to music primarily on TH-cam you people who post the lyrics on the comments are heroes!
When he get's to the "I don't mind part." I just get a cold shiver it's just hauntingly beautiful
It's getting colder... and its... getting colder... and im... locked in a place where no one goes
It is
Still my favourite Tool album, after all these years
well it is the best
Agreed
It was truly flawless
Lol OK boomer
Lord Commander dude that was just uncalled for. You are the reason the older generations hate us so much.
Tool's bass licks bend space and time.
I base my style of playing off of Justin's. He kicks ass
Which is why I was so disappointed by a couple tracks on Fear Inoculum. Especially 7empest. I mean, seriously? The same riff, for 6 minutes straight, with zero variation. Where is the 10000 Days Justin that inspired me so much?
@@georgiykireev9678 I didn't like F.I. that much at first because of things like that, but I've grown to accept it. I think what I didn't like so much was how the balance in song writing shifted from previous albums. I feel that the focus on this album was shifted more towards Danny and Adam, whereas other albums catered more to Maynard or even Justin's playing. It's like the percentage of focus changed from being 25% Adam, 25% Maynard, 25% Danny, 25% Justin to being 30% Adam, 20% Maynard, 30% Danny, 20% Justin. Same ingredients, just different contributions and distributions, you know.
@@giovannibloom6433 The fact that guitar wasn't the primary highlight of Tool was the main thing that originally made me like them. Tool's beauty was that nobody really stuck out, it was a very balanced and intricate sound. And then there's 7empest, with its 6 minute long guitar solo while Justin plays the same exact riff with absolutely no fills or variations for the whole duration. It's just an album that sounds the way my grandma's dusty wardrobe smells - old, stale and lifeless
@@georgiykireev9678well…it’s called ostinato 😅
I know that this has been said too much, but god... from 3:29 to 4:40 it's just magic, words can't describe what that part makes me feel... it's just too epic but and the same time too beautiful and even sad, that's what tool is, I've found this song today, and I'm still hearing all of their others songs, definitely one of the best band I've ever heard.
Absolutely
This section still hits the depths of my soul. There's also an 80% chance it will make me cry uncontrollably. It's the song I play to pick at whatever that emotion scab I stuffed deeper and deeper over the years.
This part is so wtf.
its so melodically perfect, Danny in the back with the spot on percussion. Brings tears to my eyes.
"I'm still hearing all of their other songs" especially Third Eye
My God and my woman somewhere in the wilderness❤
4:47-4:58 will forever be one of the greatest things I’ve ever heard in music.
The whole song is amazing but from 3:29 till the end...beautiful
Absofuckinlutly. Could not agree more
That scream needs to go to the rock and roll HOF by itself with TOOL right next to it
That double bass fill at 5:35 is just legendary. Something as simple as that just makes the sound that much bigger.
THAT DOUBLE BASS IS THE BEST PART I NEED 10HRS OF JUST THAT DBL BASS
As much as I love the environment of their songs,what truly breaks my heart here is the vocal you can feel the hurt in his voice
What's coming through is alive
What's holding up is a mirror
But what's singing songs is a snake
Looking to turn this piss to wine
They're both totally void of hate
But killing me just the same
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again
And I feel this coming over like a storm again
Considerately
Venomous voice, tempts me
Drains me, bleeds me
Leaves me cracked and empty
Drags me down like some sweet gravity
The snake behind me hisses
What my damage could have been
My blood before me begs me
Open up my heart again
And I feel this coming over like a storm again
And I feel this coming over like a storm again
I am too connected to you to
Slip away, to fade away
Days away I still feel you
Touching me, changing me
And considerately killing me
And considerately killing me
And considerately killing me
And considerately killing me
Without the skin
Beneath the storm
Under these tears
The walls came down
And the snake is drowned and
As I look in his eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of those times
I could have cried then
I should have cried then
And as the walls come down and
As I look in your eyes
My fear begins to fade
Recalling all of the times
I have died
And will die
It's all right
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I am too connected to you to
Slip away, to fade away
Days away I still feel you
Touching me, changing me
And considerately killing me
And considerately killing me
And considerately killing me
This song sends me on a trip its so good
beautiful🖤
Thx
@@ChristianBolles0925 you're welcome
Thanks for lyrics while hearing this
The key change at 5:26 really makes this song. Incredibly powerful and the perfect closing to a masterpiece of a track.
2:46 is identical key.
This is the song that got me hooked. I heard it on the radio as a teenager in the 90's. Loved the music but the voice and lyrics are what got me. I've been listening ever since!
An underrated Tool classic and one of my personal favourites. The heavy atmosphere in those verses, weaving almost like the snake described by the lyrics, before moving into an explosive chorus that crashes back down again into uncertainty. Then the epic slow build up to the chaotic breakdown before bringing that amazing chorus back for one last crash, fading out beautifully on the words "considerately killing me...". A song that truly takes you on a journey, masterpiece.
This is the best observation of the song I have ever heard.
So I’ve been a Tool fan my whole life, had my kids alone and young. They’re young adults now. This relates to me, as they’re no longer babies that look at me as a hero, but see me for my faults and don’t feel they need me protecting them anymore. The kids and I always had a plan to move out of LA and state together as a family, but now they have relationships and lives and don’t want to leave. So I’m torn in half, I’ve planned and made everything perfect for the move and I’m ready for the adventure and new life, I’m miserable here. But, I can’t leave them, yet that love that’s not returned the same way as it was is tearing me apart, the loss of their companionship is breaking me. If I stay I doom myself and dreams, and yet I can’t leave them. At least that’s what it speaks to me. It’s enough to make you feel like dying. Thank you Tool, for saying it a hell of a lot better than I ever could.
Sounds like you need to accept the passage of time and move on
The bird must fly from the nest, and the mother too, for both would die of suffocation otherwise
You must not smother your children or they will resent you. Let me be what they want and do what they want.
They will still love you and talk to you.
But if they are adults...
You got to treat them as such and let them make their own choices for their lives.
29 year old here......I have a 4 and a half year old and a 3 year old....they are my purpose and my moment....and it wasn't until I had them that I truly understood the love my parents had for me, and since having my kids....all I want to do is spend time with them and my family....honestly though from my late teenage years until having my kids I was very focused on myself....I think it's normal, but while my kids are my moment and purpose right now, I also look forward to what my moment and purpose will be while my kids search for theirs, and may they always know that my love for them will never fade away.....love your way my friend
@@bryanclevinger Beautifully put friend. Love and live in that moment together! Ups and downs, they all are irreplaceable! Much love to you! Enjoy!!
Damn.. interesting how we're both on different sides of this song! I just had my first child less than 2 weeks ago (I'm 47 years old - A tool fan from early 90's). Moved out of LA about 20 years ago. Anyways, I think we have to come to terms with the fact that we will (eventually) let our kids down. It's human nature. All we can do is try our best..... I wish you the best of luck.
Easily my favorite tool song, and I'm glad to finally see it officially on youtube, spotify etc!
Same here!
My favorite too.
It's not my favorite (46 and 2 is), but somehow it is the one I identify with most.
My fav 2
También mi favorita
Tool is still the greatest band ever whooooooo
Amén
Fuck yea they are!!
One of Tool’s most underrated songs
really beautiful playing, Tool is one of the best bands in the world, this is a band from another dimension.
I played this song a thousands times.. Timeless and a masterpiece
Same
Right on, I always end up playing it over again
During several tours, the lead singer of Tool, Maynard James Keenan, has referenced his son, whose middle name is H, just before performances of this song. Anthony Hubert Fantano.
Thank you for bringing that fact up. So many people in this comment section want to believe the song is about heroin.
LOL
@@Lewis-me7jryou know OP was joking right? Anthony Fantano as in theneedledrop, the TH-cam music reviewer guy
His middle name is Hubert (James Hubert Keenan) was called Maynard when he was in the Army and it stuck. His kids middle name may be too. But this song like 30+ songs among Maynard's several bands is about Heroin and Opiate addiction.
Kind of like the entire album called "13th Step" which is the step you do after the 12 steps "do more drugs" 😂
Look up Weak and Powerless song:
"Jam another dragon down another needy hole, please release me"
Or "Someone feed the monkey while I dig in search of (China White) as Dracula as I approach the bottom"
Or Gravity song on same album, or "The Package" song.
MJK's delivery on this song is perfect!
Totally man... How he brings that second voice in I dont mind never fails to put shivers up my spine
you should hear there's a live version of this song where he does that longer vocalization and he comes at it with a different approach and it's just... classy. there's no other word for it. he's a consummate genius and professional.
@@billyalarie929 th-cam.com/video/EqXrWSMTim8/w-d-xo.html
best live version imo
I feel this song is talking about losing the self and having a ego death and that it's ok to be vulnerable.
Have a lovely day beautiful beings❤🥰
This song makes me reminisce on my brother. I miss you so much ❤
This is one of my favorite rock songs of all time.
One of the best songs on Aenima!
The best song on the album is all of them ;)
beforeTHEthought ofPERCEPTION we WERE not HUMANS DUH
I love the Way it comes in when he says, "I DONT MIND!!!"
Me after having a nice LONG Tool listening session: "I will die. It's alright. I don't mind."
Me too
👀
sweet gravity...
my grandma has cancer and will not be under us for long anymore... its really sad, espically for my mom and my grandmas mam. My grandma is totally awesome. Its a shame we all have to die some day... but life is worth living and shes 80. Its over soon...
@@trueworldprince3939 Don't let go of the notion that life is worth living or you'll end up in a dark place. You're right, it is.
This is a god damn masterpiece. This song is way too underrated by Tool fans.
Were still here in 2020 commenting
@@jadecady3424 We are here
the beauty of TOOL is they are all GODDAMN masterpieces...
Real Tool fans don't underrate any of their songs...
I'm ear
The guitar riffs are straight up Grammy award winning sounds ! 🎸🎧🎤
Love the bass on this
Been jamming this band since 92. This remains an all time favorite.
What a perfect song.
4:25 might be my favorite tool moment ever. Compared to everything else tool has done this part of the song feels so stripped back and genuine.
It has a very post-hardcore feel, that’s why I like it
As I went back and listened I began to cry. Then remembered why I love Tool. On the head though.
Jack Pyne yeah the heaviness in this song fits perfectly unlike a lot of tool songs where it feels somewhat contrived
My favorite tool moment as well
@@shnoogums1 A lot? Examples please.
for a song about his son this is beautiful.
Its heavier than you think, its about maynard's past and his new relationship with his new born son
@@victortheoneandonly i know that, i was just giving a brief statement because i wasnt trying to focus on the commenting rather than the listening. (not trying to be rude.)
@@ermacweird thats alright man, you have a good taste in music
4:25 and the riff at 4:45 ... omg ... will never get tired of this
Me: shows gf this song
her: does that mean theres songs A-G to?
Me:
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Ænima
Bottom
Chocolate Chip Trip
Descending
Eulogy
Forty Six and Two
H.
Invincible
Jambi
Missed only G and K
Lateralus more than makes up for that.
If she wants to enjoy Tool alphabetically, S and T will knock her socks off.
AEnima
Bottom
Chocolate chip trip
Disposition
Eulogy
Forty six and two
H.
Ions
Jimmy
Lateralus
Mockingbeat
Opiate
Schism
Tempest
Undertow
Vicarious
@@chrisvaughn4399 What are S and T?
4:38 "i don't mind." - "H." - Tool
"lost my mind, can't find it anywhere, i don't mind." - "Angry Chair" - Alice in Chains
Still my favourite Tool somg all these years later ❤❤
Hands down not even a close second my fav song of all time from tool.i tear up after i dont mind is repeated everytime.This song has its meaning to everyone it speaks to me threw addiction an the snake will always be there.
The lines “I could’ve cried then, I should’ve cried then” hit me hard because I remember one time I started to listen to this song but I literally stopped it because it was going to make me cry. I wish I would’ve just listened because I haven’t cried in a long time man.
Cool
Same with mi first time listening this song...
Exactly why I'm listening right now. Let the floodgates open & let the purge begin 😭
There comes a time, where you wish you could cry. One of those life lesson’s that change your core.
@@game_4_growth here comes the water
Underrated song
So underrated. Adam's solo is great.
Noise solos were always Mr. Jones' strong suit... if you haven't heard it, check out his performance on the Melvins' "Pink Bat"
@@andrewpearson1903 that is a gem!!
You mean cacophony of squeals coming from his guitar?
“I have died, I will die, I don’t mind”
This.
Andrew Reed we control this reality, we die and come back to learn more and more, one day we’ll be able to catch up with the human mind and remember everything, maybe even be able to turn into pure energy and leave our bodies behind at anytime we want. Who knows?🤷🏾♂️
@Andrew Reed flush it away
Thx for getting it right. Once tje snake drown
I'm praying for tidal waves
I was a heroin addict off and on for 20 years thank you tool getting me thru my demon!
Song ain't about heroin unless you want it to be
Definitely not about heroin
@@asmithii84It doesn’t have to be
The song can be about whatever you want (like all art) but Maynard wrote this song about fatherhood. His son’s middle name is H. It’s about dying to your old, selfish self when you become a parent. Possibly their most touching song
Hands down my favorite Tool song for a bunch of reasons, too many to get into but I will say music will help you get through some hopeless shit in your life if you find the right artists/songs
I agree with you wholeheartedly. When I was 13 I discovered the band the offspring, which not only became one of my favorite bands, but it was a gateway for me to a whole world of the genre of rock music and all the different bands (including TOOL). I’m about to be 18 now and i’m so glad I had rock music there by my side to get me through some really dark shit in my life when nobody else was there. H is also a very underrated song by TOOL
This music kept me alive through a harrowing 13 year nightmare of heroin addiction. So grateful i made it to the other side and am still able to listen to/appreciate TOOL
I remember someone telling me they weren't into Tool post Undertow. Aenima was too "artsy." SHEER LUNACY! LISTEN TO THIS!
Sundays always a game changer welcome❤ rock on with your bad ass selves
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Paul D'Amour? The best songs from Ænima (Stinkfist, Eulogy, H., Pushit and probably Ænema too) were all written with him in the band.
Paul was only with Tool for Opiate and Undertow. Every song you listed is Justin...not sure why you think that? I do really like Undertow though!
@@davidovics92 Hmmm, yeah I was actually reading about how he left in the middle of Aenima after I posted this. How the fuck are you gonna leave Tool? Paul could have just done side projects...really kind of amazing.
Justin did 46_2 which is nasty
@@CosmicEpiphany he hated the tedious writing process....imagine if he were in the band today he would have been pissed about how long they took
@@CosmicEpiphany I read in a interview that paul and the rest of the band didnt get along and the rhythms and stuff were "too difficult" for paul but I'm happy with justin bc to me he was the missing link.
Finally, a song dedicated to H!
Probably one of the most underrated Tool songs.
Ya ever wonder why they just DO NOT play that song on tour, like hardly at all, even though it's so popular? Well it's because this song has a special meaning to Maynard.
Devo Keenan, his son, has the middle name of H... not anything extra... just H. The song isn't about any person at all, it's about his son... think about the song. Maynard had a bad relationship with his father when he was young, constantly being abused. Even though he loves Devo, sometimes he has a problem, and wants to hurt him. He gets it from his father... and it causes him to want to lash out at his wife and his child. that's why when he says they're "void of hate, but killing him just the same"... he means that Devo loves him, but he's still hurting Maynard because of Maynard's past....
When he talks about "snake behind me hisses, what my damage could have been", he's talkin about how what his father did to him wants to resurge through him and onto Devo. then the next verse "my blood before me begs me, open up my heart again"... he's sayin that the blood before him (his children, future grandchildren, etc.) is begging him to forget the past and start over... Infer the rest of the song for yourself. I think this is the best explanation possible.
Think about it "what's holding up is a mirror"
And
"My blood before me makes me open up my heart again"
His sons middle name is "H"
Slow clapping
You just made me love this song even more.
man now that you spelled it out like that this song hurts to listen to
I would have never found this out if it wasn’t for you thank you
@@vidmaster5916 I've been a huge fan and follower of Maynards music from the opiate album. It's more than just music to me.. It means something.. It's intelligent.. It's complex.. It's patient..It doesn't hurry.. It's way beyond today's shitty mindless music with a simple "hook" and basic catchy lyrics.. I've listened to tool and a perfect circle songs and listened to the same song for years then one day on that same song while i'm listening to it I'll have a "holy shit" moment.. Like... THAT"S... what that song is about.. I'm a geek I suppose..
His vocal skill is flawless.
This is one of my favorite songs 🖤
This song made Danny my all time favorite drummer. Just the whole band though. Very tribal like. Real. Genuine. Rare.
I can honestly say I have never heard a band quite like Tool. I have also never really had a band MOVE me so much musically & lyrically. Dedicated fan since '93
Yes. Nirvana came and went. And they were good. But Tool?
Shew buddy. No one compares.
@@harveyboy7019 Don't get the nirvana hype, sure they made good catchy songs but so did many other bands.
Nirvana came and went because Kurt died lmfao
If Maynard died after like Lateralus, it would be the same. Hype would die down over time but they would still be remembered.
I guess it's just consideritly killing me since 93
Check Danny’s POV vids. Fiuuuxxxkkk me!!! I’m in love with a drummer again! 😂😂😂
I’m 15 rn and my parents have been playing tool for me since i was an infant, tool has been the biggest influence in my life and this one, the pot and 46 and 2 Are ones a brain has permanently retained. Tool was and will always be #1
Don't let the world reduce you to stupid. I see you talk very educatedly, do not change dude, even though the world may try and make you stupid, don't ever lose yourself to society and you'll stay pure and clear.
Rock on man rock on!
My dad did the exact same thing and when I was a baby and he played schism a lot and lateralus and those both take me back
IS YA BOI GENJI ohmy gosh that makes me feel old! I was 15 when I was first exposed to Tool back in the 90s and they blew my mind and still do. Maynard has been on such an incredible journey which is evident in his music. Beyond amazing, defining! Am deeply happy you were bought up with Tool ❤️
Bless
Quality parenting right there...Send my regards to your old man!
This band is really something else! If you found it, and you use the tools, God bless!
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I found this song in lockdown. I really struggled but once my buddy put me on to this song, I got through. I have listen to this song over 1000 times now, 3rd eye is opening boys 👽, THANK YOU TOOL 🤟
It needs to be re-released!
After going through hell with child abuse and addiction my life seemed like it was gonna be a never ending battle for myself but at 23 years old I found out I was having a little girl. Looking in her eyes as I seen her for the first time took all the pain away and lifted me from the darkness and pain I had felt and gave me a second chance at life. She is two years old now and I have a beautiful wife and a good job, my life couldn’t be better. This song reminds me that my pain has made me who I am today.
The riff at 0:40 - 0:50 is one of my favorite riffs of all time
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This song gave me chills the first time I heard it 30 years ago. The intro is just legendary. Been hooked to Tool ever since. You guys rock
Released in '96 bro 🤟🏼
@@callaghanbrakepads6823 felt like forever. Kept thinking it was 1991. Still a classic I can enjoy today .
Woodstock Portland Oregon. We fucking rocked on! That was the sickest show in human history!
Musical Geniuses. Nothing else to say.
I feel compelled to explain and share the why behind a lot of Maynard lyrics: I placed these song lyrics on my mother during her funeral when I was 29. She was 50 when she suffered an accidental overdose from prescribed meds that I spent a year warning everyone, including all her doctors, would eventually kill her. Maynard's mother suffered a basically life ending aneurysm when he was 11. It left her a vegetable for roughly 30 years before she finally died (about 10,000 days if you wondered where the album title came from). His mom was Judith Marie, hence two tracks on "10,000 Days" called, respectively, "Wings for Marie" parts one and two. Nearly every song Maynard ever wrote was about his mother, Judith Marie Keenan, who was a devout Christian despite God blessing her with 10,000 days of paralyzed agony after an aneurysm. Every Tool album makes a lot more sense after you know that backstory.
This song is about the personal struggles with substance abuse during a thirty year torture, about the lies we tell ourselves during our most emotionally desperate moments, about our transformation and resurrection after we become self aware of our situation, and how we heal from injustice without killing ourselves, without killing others, without forgetting those lost along the way, and eventually learning to feel gratitude for how the pain of life turned us into better humans by destroying our former selves and enemies.
It's about the deepest regrets, recalling all the times we failed the dead, and how we had to eventually refuse to give mind to our mistakes and forgive ourselves to survive tragedy. Pretty sure 99.99% of you missed the point of the song. Dude is talking about coming to grips with his anger with God, his mother, his self, and his self awareness of the fact it will eventually make him better because he doesn't mind killing his former self, doesn't mind others killing his former self either. Get it together, TH-cam! You're better than this.
Go listen to the song he wrote for A Perfect Circle, "Judith," and tell me this man didn't have personal issues with his vegetable mother continuing to praise Jesus after her aneurysm 😂
If you wanna get REAL deep into analysis, you'll go ahead and read everything Carl Jung wrote about psychology and, in particular, our psychological archetypes created by middle age: the band and their most used artist, Alex Grey, were all fans of Jungian psychology (as was I after reading all Freudian disciples between age 12 and 18); the greatest lesson Jung will give you is awareness of the fact that everyone's unconscious mind contains the drives and desires of a murderer, every one of us has the capacity and unconscious will to kill anything that threatens that which we love the most. All Jungian psychology and psychological archetypes are based on that division between the conscious and unconscious, much like his master Freud taught him. You can hate the way Freud presented his facts all you want but it will never change the fact he accurately described problems of human consciousness long before neuroscience began to understand it. When you listen to Tool and A Perfect Circle, you're listening to the thoughts of a man aware of all the above as he learns to navigate the life experiences above. Maynard had a degree in psychology and was a military school graduate by the time he wrote most of his songs.
Want another example? Go listen to his song "Orestes" by APC. Y'all getting a master class in artist inspiration tonight: it's drugs and tragedy. Then remind yourself of the Orestes story here en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orestes
Imagine the hatred this man harbours for that cloud man. Im thankful but at the same time he must have struggled so deeply with it.
Thanks for the read
wow man thx for the insight guess I btr put it on repeat
@@briankimmel1149 I do my best, sometimes #RIP
I don’t mind… I don’t mind… I DON’T MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND!
i listen to alot of other bands but i always find myself coming back to TOOL and especially this song, i still cant believe they named a Letter after it
I don't mind
I don't mind
I DON'T MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIND
Hell yes
try to listen to this while falling sleep, you will
definitely wake up.
Cheers,,,,I do not mind either
Max Gibson I don’t miiiiii iiiiii (958x) iiind!
Definatly needed more I's
One of their best, for sure. Love it.
Greatest piece of music, ever
I'll never forget how tool touched me and changed me four the better
2024 listening to this masterpiece from Iraq 🇮🇶 🤟🏻
My favorite tool song
Really the best when the break down hits .