PLEASE READ!!! My Wings for Marie/10,000 Days reaction is broken up into 2 parts! DON'T WORRY! I reacted to both songs in one sitting, they're just split into 2 videos (wasnt sure if i was going to finish editing them both in time)! I will drop part 2 as soon as we hit 3k LIKES on this video! If we don't hit 3k likes, I'll drop part 2 next TOOL Tuesday! SPIRAL OUT! 🌀
These 2 songs should be heard as one continuous song. It's part 1 and 2 meaning same song to me. This may torture your fans like someone else mentioned. Part 1 is super short. It will be a little disappointing watching these 2 broken up.
My mother passed away in 2020 after being paralyzed and mute for the last 18 years from a stroke. We read the "shake your fists at the gate....give me my wings" lyrics at her funeral. Probably not too many 72 year olds have TOOL quotes at their funeral. It was beautiful.
I'm sorry for your loss! It's so similar to Maynard's mother too except she wasn't mute (that I'm aware of). That's so awesome about the lyrics at the funeral!
@@Douglas_I much thanks! I'm sure no one besides my direct family knew it was TOOL lyrics. In fact, they probably thought it was blasphemous somehow. That wasn't the intent. 🤷♂️
I lost both of my parents at 33, 2 months apart, both having died of cancer. Im over here just sobbing my eyes out. Its been a hot minute since ive had a good cry. Thank God we are blessed with the masters that are T00L. 🌀 Out
I think the lyrical content of this song stems from Maynard letting go of a lot of anger and resentment about the situation his mother was in. When someone you love has suffered profoundly, and that suffering finally comes to an end, it can be a blessing.
The added context of how Maynard felt back in "Judith" by A Perfect Circle after she was immobilized, increases the pain here in so many ways. You need to listen to that, too.
The intro and outro pieces for each of these two songs are crafted like he's sitting at his mothers hospital bed as she's slipping away and he's trying to articulate his complex feelings in that moment. At the start you'll hear a brief sound like a breathing machine. The line "daylight dims leaving cold florescents" can be a metaphor, but it can also be taken literally as the daylight outside dims leaving only the illumination from the cold florescent lights of the hospital room.
This song hits on a whole other level for me having survived cancer now twice in 2021 & 2022 I almost died. I faced my own mortality I came so close to the other side this hits me hard bc life can be gone just like that. I live each day like it may be my last...🤞🏼🤞🏼
I saw them play this live in 2007, both parts. Ironically, I was there with the man I loved, who passed away a few short years later at 23 years old. It then became such a heartwrenching song for me, that it took a very, very long time before I could listen to it without immediately breaking down into tears. He, and this song, carry a VERY special place in my heart. Thank you for always doing right by Tool, it's awesome to watch someone who 'just gets it'. 🤗
"Please, forgive this selfish question, but What am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?" When everybody appear to look at the casket, after light is dimming for 2years.... Silence is a great answer!
I lost my mom to Alzheimer's just about a year ago, this song has many parallels to her story. When she was getting to the end of her life this song started to hit harder and harder for me, she was such and kind and giving woman, it was horrible to see her transform into an angry, bitter and confused shell of her former self. RIP Colleen.
So sorry to hear you lost your dad. Lost mine very suddenly last fall at the age of 60 and these songs along with many other Tool songs really helped me through the grieving process. I don’t know how or when your dad passed, but I wish you all the best in honouring him through your actions in life. Anyway; love your reactions - keep up the good work! ❤️
Hey brother, I lost my dad due to Covid 2 years ago. This song before his death always made me cry even when nobody close to me was gone. After the passing of my father who was my best friend and the greatest human being to me, this song has so much more meaning for me. It truly is special and I’m sorry for your loss. Much love
my girlfriend's mum had Covid at 83, when she already had COPD. The official record was that she died of Covid, but she'd survived that and then passed the following week. A lot of the cases are being misdiagnosed.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz Im sorry to hear about that. My dad was 61 years old and healthy got covid and was in the hospital 31 days on a vent. The 1st week he was fine and was supppose to come home, then they started treated him with that bullsh!t and he got worse. i blame the hospitals but i have let go of my anger and the love for my father will never die.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz Sounds like she died from complications related to COVID, but what to I know? I only worked with licensed Respiratory Therapists for 6 years, delivered O2 to COPD patients for 6 years, and dealt with oxygen therapy for COVID patients for 2 years.
I can listen to this without tears; but if I sing along, all bets are off. Especially the lines, "tell them their pillar of faith has ascended", "give me my wings!" 🥺😢😭 Which sucks, because it's impossible to sing when you're choked up, much less crying. I've yet to sing the whole thing!
Told ya this one would get you man. My wife took her life 2 years ago 8/28. Never listened to this song the same since. I switched accounts to get 2 likes in, I NEED pt 2
Gah I'm just reading the comments and I'm already tearing up. These songs are the undefeated emotional heavyweight champion. Haha Excited for the reaction though!
I made this story earlier in the Tool Journey, but I think it should be shared again. My boss (Director of the department I work in) is also one of my best friends from High School. Class of '97. When my mom passed away, 9 yrs ago now, and I returned to work, the team had all signed a card of condolences to me. My friend, and fellow Tool Fan, took a whole page of the card, and printed these lyrics. To this day, I rarely listen to this song without shedding a tear. I rarely listen to this song, period, unless I feel a need to have a good cry. Watching you let the emotions show, I'm there too. Condolences to you @Skullz for your loss.
Blew me away realizing the sound @ beginning of Wings 1 and wnd of Wings 2 were the wings of an angel. Will never forget seeing this live, silence throughout.
Seeing this live in 2007 after my aunt passed from cancer was my one and only out of body experience. It was at an outdoor amphitheater and the music, the crowd and myself were one. I was sweating and in a crowd bumping into people but I wasn’t me. I truly felt the music. It was amazing.
Dude! Bro! I've been watching your entire Tool journey since yesterday morning. Thanks for your insight. I've listened to tool for 20 years and never tied all the albums together as one story!! Thanks
The albums each represent stages in spiritual alchemy. There is so much meaning behind it all. Take a look at the Tool Archive channel videos about Fear inoculum and the alchemy arch of the band it’s amazing. Can’t wait for part 2 of this to drop in the next 30 minutes!!! We’re almost there!
Lost my stepmom last year to cancer, she recorded a video saying goodbye to everyone and a love letter to my father, the doctors made her sleep and 6 hours later she passed away while my dad was holding her hands. And all of this was 17 days after his mother (my grandma) also passed away. Life is temporary and I don't view death as an ending but rather a new beginning. Spiral out everyone, all this pain is an illusion 🌀
Maynard often referred to members of the church congregation as "ghouls" for their hypocrisy and treatment of Judith after her stroke. He despised them. So his selfish question was to ask what is he even supposed to say to them. Also this is one of my fav tool song but also one of the least listened songs as well. It's an emotional JOURNEY each time. After more than a decade and probably 100's of listens tears are still 50/50.
This is exactly how I feel about Wings For Marie/10,000 Days. They are two of my absolute favorites, but I have to be in the right frame of mind to listen to them since they cut deeply at the soul.
I'll leave a more meaningful comment for part 2 after you're all the way through, but I felt like there needed to be a lyrics correction for wherever you found yours. Tool doesn't release official lyrics so some places can get mixed up. The line is: "She never told a lie. Well, might have told a lie, but never lived one." Meaning that she was always true to herself and her convictions. Which I think he does a good job expressing in this song in general.
I had this and 10,000 days playing at my mother’s funeral with a collage of pictures also going on at the same time (along with the lyrics). My mother’s middle name was Marie so it fit. My mother was super religious (Christian) and we did not see eye to eye. But she held onto her faith despite all of the negative things that happened to her. LOVE both of these tracks so much.
Yeah, this one can be rough depending on one's life experience. I loved the song for years, and then my mother (also a devout Evangelical) died from cancer. Now...sometimes I cry.
I think there's an abnormal amount of us that lost our mothers and/or fathers too young- to cancer- mine in 2018 to brain cancer, which came about quite suddenly, we though she was having a stroke, when we brought her in they said no stroke - but a few cells on her jugular, which rendered her immobile and three weeks to live, because the they could not cut it out, her mother, just 9 months before that to breast cancer.. so I feel ya, thank you @skullz for going through with this -my mother was also devout Christian which brought me back to believe..
My mom had a brain tumor that caused meningitis and a stroke in 2005. She’s luckily still with us. She has severe memory problems and is almost completely blind as a result. It’s like growing up with one person, then suddenly having them replaced with a completely diff person.
You can truly hear the pain and sadness in Maynard's voice in these songs. In one of the Joe Rogan interviews he said if he had it to do over again, he probably wouldn't have put himself out there like that. When it comes to the instrumentals this is some of my favorite work from Justin, especially the intro to 10000 Days.
I just wanted to say, the emotion is never a deal-breaker for this guy. This right here is just real shit. I know I had a very similar first reaction to this song, and no lie, have shed some tears on plenty of repeats. Feel it, embrace it. This pain may be an illusion, but these relationships and meanings are not.
Skullz, I lost my mother 5 years ago. Like Maynard’s mom mine believed in me and was my biggest advocate. I cannot listen to these songs without crying. But I purposely listen to them because they are cathartic. Everyone needs an opening up of the emotional floodgates sometimes. These two songs are a gift.
This was sooo good! Skulls, I'm very sorry for your loss. I was only 1 year old when my dad passed, and so it's been a pain point for my entire cognizant life. I see your pain, and I'm truly sorry. Your fans are here for you. Again, thank you for having the courage to share something so personal. Since you did both reactions in one sitting, I'm expecting part 2 to be pretty intense. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have 2,755 new TH-cam accounts to create.
Thanks for being so honest and open with your emotions! Anyone who is empathetic and/or has suffered loss, especially of a parent, would be touched by this song! I lost my mom in 2018, and this song became much more poignant after. She didn't suffer as Maynard's mom did, but still a loss regardless. And I'm sorry for your loss. Peace & love to you and the family. Contrast this piece (both parts) with Judith, by A Perfect Circle (Maynard's other lyrical vehicle) where he is very, VERY angry with God and cannot fathom why He did this to his mom. I'm sure her passing caused him great reflection, through grief. He has taken the stance of 'I cannot quite understand your complete faith, but I commend it, and I admire you for that faith and the love you've given me'. I'm sure this song was a tremendous healing path for him...now on to Part 2!
Note: Judith is a precursor to this song (including 10,000 Days. I consider it to be a single song). I will attempt to evade spoiling anything for it. A little late to the party, but I didn't hear "She never lived once." I heard "She never told a lie.... well, might have told a lie, but didn't live one." She didn't live a lie. The face she showed the world was her true face. A big part of this song, is about his mother's faith. And she was public about her faith, even after the events that struck her low. "Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescents / Difficult to see you in this light." Literally as it says. The day is coming to a close, leaving the fluorescent lights of the hospital room. And yeah, Maynard. It's the lights, not the tears that make it hard to see her. "what am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?" What do I tell all these people here that you died? All these people who were never there to help, but showed up just at the end to watch you die? Should I thank them for being here, like the ghouls they are?
This one gets me every single time. So deep and moving. My mother is deeply religious as is most of my family, me not so much. This always makes me think of my mom who is approaching 90. She really is a Saint and it's going to hurt terribly when her time comes. Cheers Skullz. Can't wait for part 2.
The Bass pulse in the beginning reminds Me of a historical monitor and the very first delayed percussive guitar bit after that almost sounds like a dripping I.V. I’m probably projecting cause I’ve spent some time in my mid twenties in the hospital about a decade ago for brain surgery believe it or not. But actually only noticed this just now even though I’ve heard the song many times before.
I have lost my grandma that raised me. It was year ago. I was listening to tool reactions as an escape. You came up, and then I've listened to your every vid about tool since. Then some time she has passed by. And its still hitting emotionally. I believe it is necessary to go back to some experiences to really understand the influence that they had on yourself. Man, you did amazing, really good. Thanks for this. Sorry for shitty english but I believe all I've wrote is comprehensible. Love you all Tool fans!
You can see why this isn't something they play live anymore. It's too personal. But I'm so glad that Maynard trusted his fans enough to share it on the album because it's beautiful and devastating at the same time, and there is absolutely no other song like it in the world.
Now that ive had death happen close to me many times, this song is far far deeper than I thought possible. I'm crying just knowing someone else is crying to it. Utterly mindblowing
Hey brother have been waiting for this one. So this Saturday just gone, I had the bro over for our annual (since 2019) "last weekend of August Full Tool Discography listen" + bbq + beersies, etc. We got to these songs and I don't think they had caught him before. After the chords start in Wings he was like "Holy shit! This is different!" I brought up the lyrics so he could follow. He says something along the lines of "This song transcends Tool, it transcends music." I was so happy he finally got it. This is truly their greatest work imo.
The most chilling line in this whole song (to me) is at the end when he says "please forgive this selfish question, but what am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?" This one is like the intro, the next one is where they drive it home
Oh man, Skullz..I feel for you. If part 1 hit you hard, 10,000 days is gonna come up on you like a Mack truck! Hang in there buddy, Tool Army has your back, we've all been there. Love your reactions..always honest, genuine, & right on point! This journey is never easy, but we wouldnt want it to be either
Hey I’ve been here from the start and I’ve not heard you mention losing a parent… I lost my mom when I was 16 and my dad when I was 13…I’ve blocked out everything and kinda remember being 8 when I was taken away and put into a foster home…I’ve thought about trying to unlock those memories so I can at least remember my mother and father but as of now …41 yo I’ve decided those are locked away for a reason
Can't wait! This one was always going to be a big one. Such a hauntingly beautiful piece of music. Can't think of a better reaction TH-camr to do this one its due justice. Thanks Skullz.
Skullz' entire Tool journey has let me almost hear it for the first time again. His explanations have also shown me alot ive never considered. Phenomenal....just phenomenal.
feel you bro . lost both my parents, this song gets me every time. We must carry on and live the life they wished we wanted to live ,stay strong sir, you are not alone!
Hey Skullz, sorry for your loss bro. My dad died when I was 17. My mom much later, thankfully. We are all different when touched by grief. Others have probably commented on it, but every time I get to “Daylight dims, leaving cold fluorescence. Difficult to see you in this light” I have this powerful image of a grieving son looking down on his mother’s body in a morgue. You know, silver table, under fluorescent lights. The tears always start to well up. The final, loud *crash* sound at the end causes this awful mental image of the heavy steel door slamming shut after his Mom’s body is slid back into her compartment in the wall - in that same room in the morgue. I don’t know why these images force their way into my head, but they do, every time. 😭 Can’t wait to share your pathos for Part 2. Much respect to you.
I'm sure it has been mentioned but this song is one of the 3 needed for the "hidden track". If you play Viginti Tres and Wings part 1 back to back over Wings 2 they synchronize into a coherent song. The ready made vid on TH-cam regularly comes down but it is worth every minute. With that out of the way, there is nothing I can add to your analysis. Spot on. Just wish I could hit that like button a few more times
Glad you are enjoying it. I get the impression 10,000 days will be your favorite album. Right in Two will be a treat as well. That one puts words to your analysis that people aren’t inherently good etc.
The one person below mentioned it can be tough depending on experiences. They couldn’t be more correct. I can’t get 1 minute into this without getting emotional. Just facts. Thanks for the reaction, great job as always. 🤜🏻
One of the saddest songs in metal history. I still have both of my parents today and it still makes me emotional to listen to part 1 sometimes I couldn’t imagine how this is for you reacting to it for the first time.
I know that wasn't easy brotha, I really appreciate you putting yourself out there like that!!! I cant make it more than 2 mins without the flood gates opening in this one
I've heard this song numerous times since it came out but it's only brought a tear to my eye 3or 4 times. I must be in the right mindset. Plus my mother is still alive. I bet when she passes I won't want to hear this song unless the setting is right. This is a powerful song indeed
I can feel it in my powerfully sensitive and intuitive body a Soul level resonance with you my good man!! I feel like I'm looking into a mirror when watching you be totally free, flowing in the moment, and literally Feelin' the pure magic of the tracks artistic creation in your bones! 🤘🤘 EXTRA shout out for displaying the true beauty that lies within a man secure enough to without hesitation show vulnerability, tenderness often still needed long after a wound was first felt/experienced.......... Imma wrap it up now b4 I end up leaving you an e-book 4 a comment 😜 I totally look fwd to watching your channel & art grow.... #Fan4Life🤘🕊️💜
I watch reaction videos every day; comedy, movies, music, tv show compilations, but Wings for Marie reactions are my absolute favorite. Everyone please help this get to 3k likes so I can hear part two, I hate that I have to wait. I think it was a mistake on Skullz part to post it this way but it is what it is.
I think this was actually a musical interlude to Lateralus for years, I remember hearing in 2002 here in OKC, could be wrong, but I think I'm in the ballpark.
My mother was in a convalescent home from the time i was 14, with MS, she passed 2 years ago. This song cuts to my soul. I have been a fan of Tool since the early 90s but didn't appreciate them until I started working on my own Shadow. My mother was not a saint but the suffering of having your mother there but not there, is something I know way too well.
Much love to you skullz about your parents I’m not there yet but my mom is the purest thing I know in this world someday I will have to be there too don’t know what I’ll do.
Your such a beautiful soul ..I love this always has me tearful ...Phenomenal thanku so much special skullz much love an God bless always from Cyprus x x x
such an incredibly beautiful song that hits me in the heart every time I hear it. I have never had a relationship with my parents like Maynard had with his mom, nor you, Skullz, with your own family. I can see the sincerity and heartfelt pain you are experiencing in this reaction. Every time I hear this song I ache for Maynard and wish I had that with my own parents, or them for me. Beautifully done Skullz.
You are very courageous to review this song like this with also the life experiences you have gone through. Kudos to you and congrats to you also for your insights.
Thanks a lot for sharing these experiences with us. You've definitely had an impact on my days, weeks and months, as I've eagerly followed you through your Tool journey!
Love your analysis and breakdown of Tool's songs, your reaction and perspective is always on point and has taught me to see them from a different angle. Sorry for the loss of your parent I definitely feel your pain with that feeling. You see why these songs are so powerful for people who have experience this kinda loss. This is why I love this band and the poetic genius of Maynard. Let your emotions flow brother we all have felt it when hearing this. Tool is very therapeutic for me. Keep spiraling out bro.
I’m here for it skullz 🙋🏻♀️🎶🌀every time I hear this masterpiece I cry chills and the experience of loosing someone 💔😭🎶 the music and lyrics so moving … R.I.P. Judith Marie 💖 can’t wait for the second part✌🏽
This songs transcends me to a new spiritual universe ✨️ it is abseloute genius....as is your analysis and the manner of your description of TOOL's songs
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My Wings for Marie/10,000 Days reaction is broken up into 2 parts! DON'T WORRY! I reacted to both songs in one sitting, they're just split into 2 videos (wasnt sure if i was going to finish editing them both in time)! I will drop part 2 as soon as we hit 3k LIKES on this video! If we don't hit 3k likes, I'll drop part 2 next TOOL Tuesday!
SPIRAL OUT! 🌀
There’s another 2 part piece which really could do with a single video, I’m sure you’ll be warned. 😂
Hanging out for your reaction
These 2 songs should be heard as one continuous song. It's part 1 and 2 meaning same song to me. This may torture your fans like someone else mentioned. Part 1 is super short. It will be a little disappointing watching these 2 broken up.
Waiting a week for part 2? The first song is basically a short introduction to part 2. Very worried Skullz very worried
Boooo
My mother passed away in 2020 after being paralyzed and mute for the last 18 years from a stroke. We read the "shake your fists at the gate....give me my wings" lyrics at her funeral. Probably not too many 72 year olds have TOOL quotes at their funeral. It was beautiful.
I'm sorry for your loss! It's so similar to Maynard's mother too except she wasn't mute (that I'm aware of).
That's so awesome about the lyrics at the funeral!
@@Douglas_I much thanks! I'm sure no one besides my direct family knew it was TOOL lyrics. In fact, they probably thought it was blasphemous somehow. That wasn't the intent. 🤷♂️
I lost both of my parents at 33, 2 months apart, both having died of cancer. Im over here just sobbing my eyes out. Its been a hot minute since ive had a good cry. Thank God we are blessed with the masters that are T00L. 🌀 Out
I think the lyrical content of this song stems from Maynard letting go of a lot of anger and resentment about the situation his mother was in. When someone you love has suffered profoundly, and that suffering finally comes to an end, it can be a blessing.
There are worse things than death 💯
@@Skullzrapper Absolutely.
The added context of how Maynard felt back in "Judith" by A Perfect Circle after she was immobilized, increases the pain here in so many ways. You need to listen to that, too.
The intro and outro pieces for each of these two songs are crafted like he's sitting at his mothers hospital bed as she's slipping away and he's trying to articulate his complex feelings in that moment. At the start you'll hear a brief sound like a breathing machine. The line "daylight dims leaving cold florescents" can be a metaphor, but it can also be taken literally as the daylight outside dims leaving only the illumination from the cold florescent lights of the hospital room.
This song hits on a whole other level for me having survived cancer now twice in 2021 & 2022 I almost died.
I faced my own mortality I came so close to the other side this hits me hard bc life can be gone just like that.
I live each day like it may be my last...🤞🏼🤞🏼
I saw them play this live in 2007, both parts. Ironically, I was there with the man I loved, who passed away a few short years later at 23 years old.
It then became such a heartwrenching song for me, that it took a very, very long time before I could listen to it without immediately breaking down into tears.
He, and this song, carry a VERY special place in my heart. Thank you for always doing right by Tool, it's awesome to watch someone who 'just gets it'. 🤗
"Please, forgive this selfish question, but
What am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?"
When everybody appear to look at the casket, after light is dimming for 2years....
Silence is a great answer!
I lost my mom to Alzheimer's just about a year ago, this song has many parallels to her story. When she was getting to the end of her life this song started to hit harder and harder for me, she was such and kind and giving woman, it was horrible to see her transform into an angry, bitter and confused shell of her former self. RIP Colleen.
So sorry to hear you lost your dad. Lost mine very suddenly last fall at the age of 60 and these songs along with many other Tool songs really helped me through the grieving process. I don’t know how or when your dad passed, but I wish you all the best in honouring him through your actions in life. Anyway; love your reactions - keep up the good work! ❤️
Appreciate you 🙏 And my condolences to you and your family. Much love.
Wings for Marie is the appetizer, 10,000 Days is the main course 💯
Hey brother, I lost my dad due to Covid 2 years ago. This song before his death always made me cry even when nobody close to me was gone. After the passing of my father who was my best friend and the greatest human being to me, this song has so much more meaning for me. It truly is special and I’m sorry for your loss. Much love
Much love to you and your family my friend 🙏❤️ So sorry for your loss.
my girlfriend's mum had Covid at 83, when she already had COPD. The official record was that she died of Covid, but she'd survived that and then passed the following week.
A lot of the cases are being misdiagnosed.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz Im sorry to hear about that. My dad was 61 years old and healthy got covid and was in the hospital 31 days on a vent. The 1st week he was fine and was supppose to come home, then they started treated him with that bullsh!t and he got worse. i blame the hospitals but i have let go of my anger and the love for my father will never die.
@@dan.j.boydzkreationz Sounds like she died from complications related to COVID, but what to I know?
I only worked with licensed Respiratory Therapists for 6 years, delivered O2 to COPD patients for 6 years, and dealt with oxygen therapy for COVID patients for 2 years.
I can listen to this without tears; but if I sing along, all bets are off. Especially the lines, "tell them their pillar of faith has ascended", "give me my wings!" 🥺😢😭
Which sucks, because it's impossible to sing when you're choked up, much less crying. I've yet to sing the whole thing!
Told ya this one would get you man. My wife took her life 2 years ago 8/28. Never listened to this song the same since. I switched accounts to get 2 likes in, I NEED pt 2
Sorry to hear that bro
I still get choked up listening to these two songs.
Gah I'm just reading the comments and I'm already tearing up. These songs are the undefeated emotional heavyweight champion. Haha Excited for the reaction though!
I made this story earlier in the Tool Journey, but I think it should be shared again.
My boss (Director of the department I work in) is also one of my best friends from High School. Class of '97. When my mom passed away, 9 yrs ago now, and I returned to work, the team had all signed a card of condolences to me. My friend, and fellow Tool Fan, took a whole page of the card, and printed these lyrics. To this day, I rarely listen to this song without shedding a tear. I rarely listen to this song, period, unless I feel a need to have a good cry.
Watching you let the emotions show, I'm there too. Condolences to you @Skullz for your loss.
Blew me away realizing the sound @ beginning of Wings 1 and wnd of Wings 2 were the wings of an angel. Will never forget seeing this live, silence throughout.
EVERYONE HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON !!!
We want Part 2 !
Didn't want you wait another week. Can't listen to these songs separate
@@whitejosh444 Jump in, "like" and come back later...we work together !
(Not an attack; I presume that is your plan)
Seeing this live in 2007 after my aunt passed from cancer was my one and only out of body experience. It was at an outdoor amphitheater and the music, the crowd and myself were one. I was sweating and in a crowd bumping into people but I wasn’t me. I truly felt the music. It was amazing.
Dude! Bro! I've been watching your entire Tool journey since yesterday morning. Thanks for your insight. I've listened to tool for 20 years and never tied all the albums together as one story!! Thanks
props. ain't easy waiting every week for Tool Tuesday to roll around again.
The albums each represent stages in spiritual alchemy.
There is so much meaning behind it all. Take a look at the Tool Archive channel videos about Fear inoculum and the alchemy arch of the band it’s amazing.
Can’t wait for part 2 of this to drop in the next 30 minutes!!! We’re almost there!
Lost my stepmom last year to cancer, she recorded a video saying goodbye to everyone and a love letter to my father, the doctors made her sleep and 6 hours later she passed away while my dad was holding her hands. And all of this was 17 days after his mother (my grandma) also passed away.
Life is temporary and I don't view death as an ending but rather a new beginning.
Spiral out everyone, all this pain is an illusion 🌀
Maynard often referred to members of the church congregation as "ghouls" for their hypocrisy and treatment of Judith after her stroke. He despised them. So his selfish question was to ask what is he even supposed to say to them.
Also this is one of my fav tool song but also one of the least listened songs as well. It's an emotional JOURNEY each time. After more than a decade and probably 100's of listens tears are still 50/50.
This is exactly how I feel about Wings For Marie/10,000 Days. They are two of my absolute favorites, but I have to be in the right frame of mind to listen to them since they cut deeply at the soul.
I'll leave a more meaningful comment for part 2 after you're all the way through, but I felt like there needed to be a lyrics correction for wherever you found yours. Tool doesn't release official lyrics so some places can get mixed up. The line is:
"She never told a lie. Well, might have told a lie, but never lived one."
Meaning that she was always true to herself and her convictions. Which I think he does a good job expressing in this song in general.
I had this and 10,000 days playing at my mother’s funeral with a collage of pictures also going on at the same time (along with the lyrics). My mother’s middle name was Marie so it fit. My mother was super religious (Christian) and we did not see eye to eye. But she held onto her faith despite all of the negative things that happened to her. LOVE both of these tracks so much.
Yeah, this one can be rough depending on one's life experience. I loved the song for years, and then my mother (also a devout Evangelical) died from cancer. Now...sometimes I cry.
I lost a parent so its a tough one for me too 🫂🫂🫂
I think there's an abnormal amount of us that lost our mothers and/or fathers too young- to cancer- mine in 2018 to brain cancer, which came about quite suddenly, we though she was having a stroke, when we brought her in they said no stroke - but a few cells on her jugular, which rendered her immobile and three weeks to live, because the they could not cut it out, her mother, just 9 months before that to breast cancer.. so I feel ya, thank you @skullz for going through with this -my mother was also devout Christian which brought me back to believe..
My mom died of cancer too which also makes this one hard sometimes. RIP to your mom she is always with you!
My mom had a brain tumor that caused meningitis and a stroke in 2005. She’s luckily still with us. She has severe memory problems and is almost completely blind as a result. It’s like growing up with one person, then suddenly having them replaced with a completely diff person.
This song always packed a helluva punch... but when I lost my Mum in 2016, this song and 10,000 days is just heartbreaking....
You can truly hear the pain and sadness in Maynard's voice in these songs. In one of the Joe Rogan interviews he said if he had it to do over again, he probably wouldn't have put himself out there like that. When it comes to the instrumentals this is some of my favorite work from Justin, especially the intro to 10000 Days.
This will be the first time I listen to this song since life changed so much. Maynard has said he wished he never wrote the song, I'm glad he did.
Thank you for sharing your raw, vulnerable reaction. 🙏💫🙏
I just wanted to say, the emotion is never a deal-breaker for this guy. This right here is just real shit. I know I had a very similar first reaction to this song, and no lie, have shed some tears on plenty of repeats. Feel it, embrace it. This pain may be an illusion, but these relationships and meanings are not.
Gonna wait til next wk so I watch / listen to both reactions. Hearing one and not other with it will feel incomplete,
Skullz, I lost my mother 5 years ago. Like Maynard’s mom mine believed in me and was my biggest advocate. I cannot listen to these songs without crying. But I purposely listen to them because they are cathartic. Everyone needs an opening up of the emotional floodgates sometimes. These two songs are a gift.
Thank you for always being so open with your emotions. You're so supported and appreciated!
I appreciate you! ❤️ It's a balancing act but I try my best.
@@Skullzrapper Balance is the key, for sure. ❤
These songs make me cry like a baby every time
This was sooo good! Skulls, I'm very sorry for your loss. I was only 1 year old when my dad passed, and so it's been a pain point for my entire cognizant life. I see your pain, and I'm truly sorry. Your fans are here for you. Again, thank you for having the courage to share something so personal. Since you did both reactions in one sitting, I'm expecting part 2 to be pretty intense. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have 2,755 new TH-cam accounts to create.
Thanks for being so honest and open with your emotions! Anyone who is empathetic and/or has suffered loss, especially of a parent, would be touched by this song!
I lost my mom in 2018, and this song became much more poignant after. She didn't suffer as Maynard's mom did, but still a loss regardless. And I'm sorry for your loss. Peace & love to you and the family.
Contrast this piece (both parts) with Judith, by A Perfect Circle (Maynard's other lyrical vehicle) where he is very, VERY angry with God and cannot fathom why He did this to his mom. I'm sure her passing caused him great reflection, through grief. He has taken the stance of 'I cannot quite understand your complete faith, but I commend it, and I admire you for that faith and the love you've given me'.
I'm sure this song was a tremendous healing path for him...now on to Part 2!
Note: Judith is a precursor to this song (including 10,000 Days. I consider it to be a single song). I will attempt to evade spoiling anything for it.
A little late to the party, but I didn't hear "She never lived once."
I heard "She never told a lie.... well, might have told a lie, but didn't live one." She didn't live a lie. The face she showed the world was her true face.
A big part of this song, is about his mother's faith. And she was public about her faith, even after the events that struck her low.
"Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescents / Difficult to see you in this light."
Literally as it says. The day is coming to a close, leaving the fluorescent lights of the hospital room. And yeah, Maynard. It's the lights, not the tears that make it hard to see her.
"what am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?"
What do I tell all these people here that you died? All these people who were never there to help, but showed up just at the end to watch you die? Should I thank them for being here, like the ghouls they are?
The "cold florescents" makes me imagine a hospital room/ funeral parlor....IDK ?
This one gets me every single time. So deep and moving. My mother is deeply religious as is most of my family, me not so much. This always makes me think of my mom who is approaching 90. She really is a Saint and it's going to hurt terribly when her time comes. Cheers Skullz. Can't wait for part 2.
Yeah my Girlfriend loves Jambï.
she had a spiritual experience during it at the gig, 29th February 2020. Her own mother had recently passed.
If this song doesn’t make you feel something, well then, you have dead soul. Great reaction! Eagerly anticipating part 2
The Bass pulse in the beginning reminds
Me of a historical monitor and the very first delayed percussive guitar bit after that almost sounds like a dripping I.V. I’m probably projecting cause I’ve spent some time in my mid twenties in the hospital about a decade ago for brain surgery believe it or not. But actually only noticed this just now even though I’ve heard the song many times before.
I have lost my grandma that raised me. It was year ago. I was listening to tool reactions as an escape. You came up, and then I've listened to your every vid about tool since. Then some time she has passed by. And its still hitting emotionally. I believe it is necessary to go back to some experiences to really understand the influence that they had on yourself. Man, you did amazing, really good. Thanks for this. Sorry for shitty english but I believe all I've wrote is comprehensible. Love you all Tool fans!
Thank you and bless you, Skullz, for your authenticity and obviously very hard work - can't wait for Toolsday! 🤟
Appreciate you 🤘
I appreciate you being open and vulnerable in this video, man. So sorry for your loss as well.
Thank you 💯🙏
You can see why this isn't something they play live anymore. It's too personal. But I'm so glad that Maynard trusted his fans enough to share it on the album because it's beautiful and devastating at the same time, and there is absolutely no other song like it in the world.
Justin kills it.
Now that ive had death happen close to me many times, this song is far far deeper than I thought possible. I'm crying just knowing someone else is crying to it. Utterly mindblowing
Hey brother have been waiting for this one.
So this Saturday just gone, I had the bro over for our annual (since 2019) "last weekend of August Full Tool Discography listen" + bbq + beersies, etc.
We got to these songs and I don't think they had caught him before. After the chords start in Wings he was like "Holy shit! This is different!"
I brought up the lyrics so he could follow. He says something along the lines of "This song transcends Tool, it transcends music."
I was so happy he finally got it.
This is truly their greatest work imo.
Don’t forget to like the vid everyone. We need 3000 likes for part 2!
The most chilling line in this whole song (to me) is at the end when he says "please forgive this selfish question, but what am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?"
This one is like the intro, the next one is where they drive it home
Oh man, Skullz..I feel for you. If part 1 hit you hard, 10,000 days is gonna come up on you like a Mack truck! Hang in there buddy, Tool Army has your back, we've all been there. Love your reactions..always honest, genuine, & right on point! This journey is never easy, but we wouldnt want it to be either
Hey I’ve been here from the start and I’ve not heard you mention losing a parent… I lost my mom when I was 16 and my dad when I was 13…I’ve blocked out everything and kinda remember being 8 when I was taken away and put into a foster home…I’ve thought about trying to unlock those memories so I can at least remember my mother and father but as of now …41 yo I’ve decided those are locked away for a reason
Been waiting for this. Love your channel. Keep plugging. I will share it.
Can't wait! This one was always going to be a big one. Such a hauntingly beautiful piece of music. Can't think of a better reaction TH-camr to do this one its due justice. Thanks Skullz.
Skullz' entire Tool journey has let me almost hear it for the first time again. His explanations have also shown me alot ive never considered. Phenomenal....just phenomenal.
I cry every time I listen to this song. It’s devastating and beautiful at the same time.
feel you bro . lost both my parents, this song gets me every time. We must carry on and live the life they wished we wanted to live ,stay strong sir, you are not alone!
Yea this bro will make you weep like a widow for sure
Hey Skullz, sorry for your loss bro. My dad died when I was 17. My mom much later, thankfully. We are all different when touched by grief.
Others have probably commented on it, but every time I get to “Daylight dims, leaving cold fluorescence. Difficult to see you in this light” I have this powerful image of a grieving son looking down on his mother’s body in a morgue. You know, silver table, under fluorescent lights. The tears always start to well up. The final, loud *crash* sound at the end causes this awful mental image of the heavy steel door slamming shut after his Mom’s body is slid back into her compartment in the wall - in that same room in the morgue. I don’t know why these images force their way into my head, but they do, every time. 😭
Can’t wait to share your pathos for Part 2. Much respect to you.
13:45 The lyrics you have are slightly off here. It's supposed to be:
"She never told a lie, well, might have told a lie, but never lived one."
I'm sure it has been mentioned but this song is one of the 3 needed for the "hidden track". If you play Viginti Tres and Wings part 1 back to back over Wings 2 they synchronize into a coherent song. The ready made vid on TH-cam regularly comes down but it is worth every minute.
With that out of the way, there is nothing I can add to your analysis. Spot on. Just wish I could hit that like button a few more times
Glad you are enjoying it. I get the impression 10,000 days will be your favorite album. Right in Two will be a treat as well. That one puts words to your analysis that people aren’t inherently good etc.
Happy Jambi grew on you hard. It's musical fire.
Wow ! This touched my heart,
Sorry for your lost and what away HANDLE UP,
The one person below mentioned it can be tough depending on experiences. They couldn’t be more correct. I can’t get 1 minute into this without getting emotional. Just facts. Thanks for the reaction, great job as always. 🤜🏻
One of the saddest songs in metal history. I still have both of my parents today and it still makes me emotional to listen to part 1 sometimes I couldn’t imagine how this is for you reacting to it for the first time.
I know that wasn't easy brotha, I really appreciate you putting yourself out there like that!!! I cant make it more than 2 mins without the flood gates opening in this one
I always thought he said "...might have told a lie, but never lived one"
It’s all good Skullz, take your time, we got you bro. Wish I could give you 10,000 likes…
Every time I dig in on this song it gets me. Every damn time.
Timeless music.
I lost my mother around the time this came out so it has meaning to me as well
This is beautiful. Thank you, Skullz.
I've heard this song numerous times since it came out but it's only brought a tear to my eye 3or 4 times. I must be in the right mindset. Plus my mother is still alive. I bet when she passes I won't want to hear this song unless the setting is right. This is a powerful song indeed
How is JAMBI a difficult listen all the other reaction channels it was instantaneous love when they listen to me it's my favorite tool song
I can feel it in my powerfully sensitive and intuitive body a Soul level resonance with you my good man!! I feel like I'm looking into a mirror when watching you be totally free, flowing in the moment, and literally Feelin' the pure magic of the tracks artistic creation in your bones! 🤘🤘 EXTRA shout out for displaying the true beauty that lies within a man secure enough to without hesitation show vulnerability, tenderness often still needed long after a wound was first felt/experienced.......... Imma wrap it up now b4 I end up leaving you an e-book 4 a comment 😜 I totally look fwd to watching your channel & art grow.... #Fan4Life🤘🕊️💜
eye was happy to hit the like before the song even started as i knew your reaction would be insightful and honest as ever.
I watch reaction videos every day; comedy, movies, music, tv show compilations, but Wings for Marie reactions are my absolute favorite. Everyone please help this get to 3k likes so I can hear part two, I hate that I have to wait. I think it was a mistake on Skullz part to post it this way but it is what it is.
I think this was actually a musical interlude to Lateralus for years, I remember hearing in 2002 here in OKC, could be wrong, but I think I'm in the ballpark.
My mother was in a convalescent home from the time i was 14, with MS, she passed 2 years ago. This song cuts to my soul. I have been a fan of Tool since the early 90s but didn't appreciate them until I started working on my own Shadow. My mother was not a saint but the suffering of having your mother there but not there, is something I know way too well.
Yes. ❤️
TEASER TRAILER FOR SKULLZ REACTS LMAO!!!!! I LOVE IT
Much love to you skullz about your parents I’m not there yet but my mom is the purest thing I know in this world someday I will have to be there too don’t know what I’ll do.
Dude, I haven't lost a parent yet...but this pair of songs still makes me cry anyway. You hold it together very well.
Your such a beautiful soul ..I love this always has me tearful ...Phenomenal thanku so much special skullz much love an God bless always from Cyprus x x x
You’re wise beyond your years my man. Another great reaction. I look forward to the next one.
such an incredibly beautiful song that hits me in the heart every time I hear it. I have never had a relationship with my parents like Maynard had with his mom, nor you, Skullz, with your own family. I can see the sincerity and heartfelt pain you are experiencing in this reaction. Every time I hear this song I ache for Maynard and wish I had that with my own parents, or them for me. Beautifully done Skullz.
You are very courageous to review this song like this with also the life experiences you have gone through. Kudos to you and congrats to you also for your insights.
Thanks a lot for sharing these experiences with us. You've definitely had an impact on my days, weeks and months, as I've eagerly followed you through your Tool journey!
Nice read of the sound 👌 Tx for this double react 🤟
Love your analysis and breakdown of Tool's songs, your reaction and perspective is always on point and has taught me to see them from a different angle. Sorry for the loss of your parent I definitely feel your pain with that feeling. You see why these songs are so powerful for people who have experience this kinda loss. This is why I love this band and the poetic genius of Maynard. Let your emotions flow brother we all have felt it when hearing this. Tool is very therapeutic for me. Keep spiraling out bro.
I tear up every time
I’m here for it skullz 🙋🏻♀️🎶🌀every time I hear this masterpiece I cry chills and the experience of loosing someone 💔😭🎶
the music and lyrics so moving …
R.I.P. Judith Marie 💖 can’t wait for the second part✌🏽
Cannot wait, for part 2
Hey if TOOL makes you cry this will be the song that does it to you. Very emotionally raw.
hit that like button fools...need part 2 now!
This songs transcends me to a new spiritual universe ✨️ it is abseloute genius....as is your analysis and the manner of your description of TOOL's songs
Respect brother real talk
Great reaction my friend!
sorry for your loss friend..