![]() ![]() Here, Maynard is speaking to the chosen people. ![]() What are they gonna do when the rivers overrun? "Oh, what are they gonna do when the lights go down? Maynard is acknowledging the spiritual effect that Christ has had on him, and is now returning the inspiration, which Christ, living as a suffering man (and, of course, an avid listener of Tool:-), also benefits from. The essential quality of the chosen one is spiritual and that quality effects those who seek it. I'm gonna let it shine to guide you safely on your way." "And this little light of mine, a gift you passed on to me Christ's compassion, born out of his own suffering, is conveyed spiritually to the suffering faithful. How does Christ understand the heart of the suffering masses? He suffers too, perhaps even more so. His very presence on earth effects everyone, but especially the suffering faithful. ![]() Who could deny you were the one who illuminated?Īgain, Maynard is talking directly to the chosen one, and acknowledging his unique spiritual role, which ultimately effects everyone. In the end, before the chosen one rises, the chosen people are dramatically judged, ala, for example, the Book of Isaiah in the Bible. Thus adding to the chosen one's suffering. Unfortunately, the chosen people are confused, tend to worship false images, and otherwise do not recognize or appreciate the chosen one. The "chosen one" is a man who lives among a "chosen people", which is probably some small spiritual group, e.g. None of them can even hold a candle up to you.īlinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see." Suffice it to say, that even for Christ, you can not sing the blues unless you pay your dues. Why does he have to walk this course of humility and suffering? This is how Christ, who is born as a man, ultimately obtains compassion, and how he gathers the souls of the lost suffering. Here, Maynard is specifically talking to the "chosen one" who is on earth, and who, as a matter of natural course, is forced to walk an extremely difficult course of suffering before his ultimate enlightenment and rise to prominence. Maynard is also making an expression of his own humility here, by essentially saying: our course is difficult, but not as difficult as that experienced by the "chosen one". For Campbell, this is the prototypical course that all the enlightened ones, including Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Dionysus, etc., must walk. This refers to Joseph Campbell's theory on the course of the mythic hero, the so called "path of the hero". Listen to the tales as we all rationalize,įeigning all the trials and the tribulations." How we'll rise to the height of our halo. Here are my thoughts:īoast about the day when the rivers overrun, But I was also looking forward to doing something that would be like running down a set of stairs with my eyes closed and know that I’m gonna land on my feet.This song is pretty straight forward. I wanted to do some of that because I really enjoy the challenge of a puzzle, and putting lyrics to those complex pieces. It was very difficult to get a groove going on some of 10,000 Days because everything was so complex and choppy and like running up an uneven set of stairs with a blindfold and a wooden leg. I was kind of hoping the album would bring back some of the energy we expressed on our early records. This is tasty.‘ And I can add my spice to it and take it to some other level or take it in a different direction lyrically or structurally. I can just enjoy it on the table and go, ‘Oh, this is fun. I love going away and coming back and having something that I get to enjoy because I wasn’t there in the kitchen helping cook it. It requires some sort of form of psilocybin to enjoy – which is great. ![]() They’re the ones that kind of meander off and go crazy and there are all these complicated turnarounds and loops. You can tell which tracks on the album I was away for. ![]()
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