A Perfect Circle - Orestes with lyrics

[@Bauer753]

I need to listen to this song 3 times to fully experience it. Once for lyrics, again for instrumentals, third time to combine the two

[@rebeccarakuza2845]

Agreed

[@lilmacfarlan3]

You just like living in the moment of this song, that’s what I call living man. Hope you’re still doing the same things 5 years later.

[@TRICKDMX]

same here mate

[@Bauer753]

@@lilmacfarlan3 still am lol

[@omariryder8434]

I guess Im kinda off topic but do anybody know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@adamfrazer5150]

Hearing this live, seeing them make this music on-stage.........an experience I hope to hang onto forever.

[@thegiaalencar2220]

Enigmatic sound....I like listening to this song, it makes me travel miles without leaving my seat!

[@PiniataMurderer]

Orestes is part of Greek mythology. After the Trojan war Orestes father returns home and is murdered by his wife's new lover. Orestes is away and thus unable to prevent his fathers death (metaphor for a missing moment). He is conflicted and spends several years away before returning home and avenging his father. He kills both his mother and get lover. The Greek myth is about a failing household.

[@roxxannebliss]

PiniataMurderer Oh my I just want love peace prosperity of all that I love.. everything is so complicated with Justice responsibility and Love triangulated... I have faith in God my true love of all time the man whom I prayed and show my inner Soul

[@GrimFelArt]

Thanks for explaining it to the likely masses that didn't know the tale and were probably confused by the Grecian artworks in the video 😂

[@stufcrze]

I think this song is about the parallels between the Greek myth and that of his own life when he had to make the decision to release his mother from her suffering.

[@bjellison905]

Close. Orestes missed opportunity is that he didnt get to kill him himself. He took her life later ad a sense of duty and retribution. That kill was to be his, she hadn't earned it even though she was a capture concubine.

[@kaisersozay8978]

So cool. It makes the story of the song doing louder for me now. Everything and this song is such a beautiful tune. Thanks for the insight.

[@lashercollette88]

MJK has the voice of an Angel.

[@elalexvega]

And the face of a devil....how ironic.

[@gmanmurf]

If I had to listen to one singer sing every song in the world...it would be Maynard...hands down

[@MissChloehoeh]

+gmanmurf Totally agree with you!

[@BjPearl]

👆this

[@spiritualopportunism4585]

At first I read "If I had to hear one singer forever it would be Maynard" ... I'm like "I already do" lols.

[@LeonOrenValentine]

gmanmurf Vise-Versa.

[@tutsybassista]

Definitely! His voice is smoothe and hypnotic-he can even make Taylor Swift sound smoothe!

[@cyborexz]

I’ve always loved songs like these and when I come across them,I try my best to explain music with meanings like this to my peers but they don’t seem to care enough or like music like this.

[@THahhhh]

This song is much more captivating when you know the story behind it.

[@veganapiranha7365]

This is a gorgeous backdrop for this song- whoever made it clearly understands and loves the song very much. So do I, thank you.

[@gtnuno1]

there are no perfect circles, only perfect songs, like this one

[@kasual952]

+gtnuno1 the womb is the perfect circle as described by maynard himself.

[@Mike-hl6ev]

Perfect is subjective.

[@jakedyer3134]

Since I was a kid Maynard has touched my soul with his music. No one can or will be able to replace his talent

[@jameslandon4126]

oooooooooooo, you're so deep. Nice try, dork.

[@ginofactap]

except that the definition of a circle is a perfect circle.

[@leonhackworth1724]

Makes me wanna cry

[@phyliciaramsey7364]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this song, always one of my all time favorites and some of their best work. especially maynard.

[@EsCeLLL]

This song is so damn good. And means so much to me! 2020 and still here

[@MillennialMonk]

I remember buying this cd at Wal-Mart... when I was like in 6th grade? Damn... That was a long time ago but still listen :).

[@brandonhg4291]

HE SAID THE BAND NAME!!!

[@akoc18]

+brandonhg4291 they decided to name the band "a perfect circle" after they did this song. I guess they loved that phrase :D

[@spiritualopportunism4585]

Every circle is perfect according to the beholder. Which is why there is a fragment of the circle in the band's icon missing, because: perfection is subjective. I wanted to quote a philosopher that spoke about the symbolism of a circle but I forgot who it was.

[@rustyshackleford6318]

+joseph quezada the logo is an edited 3 dimensional "zero" illuminated from one side

[@GrimFelArt]

Your comment reminds me of that one Family Guy episode "Ah! He said it! HE SAID IT!"

[@crowbear516]

And that's how the inception begins.

[@jennymarie7470]

I always thought this was about his internal struggle while his mother was dying. His inability to stop her pain and suffering because he "selfishly" doesn't want her to go.

[@jacknife10000]

It is. But this is just a different interpretation

[@TheMysticJibby]

I'm pretty sure this is EXACTLY why Maynard wrote this. He was definitely in love with his mother (not in the Oedipus way) like every young boy is to the first woman they spend time with. He both loved her and despised her decision to hold on to a faith so strong. He's trying to "cut away and clear away" the love/hostility that he's feeling for her and her blind faith to a god that failed her. His umbilical residue is tying him to his mom and keeping him in the world of sadness and depression that ironically is the foundation for all his beautiful music. Its the sadness he is feeling at the moment as he speaks the words of the song. He doesn't want to keep "pulling her down with him, here" in this state of pain and anger. If he could find a way to sever that pure, umbilical connection, he could come to terms with his mothers "silly" decision to hold on to God instead of holding on to him. He wants to love his mother the way he did as a boy. This whole album ties into itself on sooooo many levels and is the core of Maynard. The fact that he was able to share his most inner thoughts and vulnerabilities to the entire world makes him a stronger person than the majority of all human beings.

[@vascobroma8907]

@@TheMysticJibby underrated comment. Well put. Everyone give this one a like.

[@allenclark4235]

I shared this song on space book one day years ago.. I got several "Are you ok?" responses from people who are in metal bands.

[@goat_horde]

…and we are still here doing better than ever 💜

[@adamfrazer5150]

2:56 Many thanks for putting this together - I realized how long I'd been in love with this song, and that I should know more about its meaning - cheers 👍🍻

[@michaelcurtis4697]

2019 and it's still AMAZING.... TIMELESS PERFECTION !!!!

[@Lunamoon1159]

Smoking a Doobie in 2024 and getting lost in this song. MJK that 2nd chorus will forever be unmatched 💯

[@rickjames547]

Like how these artifacts have meaning to this song! Makes so much more sense in terms

[@telsa7812]

This song is not just about the Greek Story of Orestes, but it is in relation to his experience of having to let go of his own mother having to cut away the umbilical residue.

[@juliemeador7155]

I so relate to this song bc I, myself, recently cut my own mother out of my life & is now dead to me. ♥️

[@ewreck944]

So much deep meaning in this song.. chills. One more medicated peaceful moment.. smh

[@ryry8552]

my wife goes to show me an ed Sheridan song she is emotional about. i told her all this new guitar poppy stuff doesnt make sense to me cause they seem to be singing about a personal feeling or problem that is hard to connect with cause its thier own personal problems, waaay too many words, and not enough poetry or music. i explained that the music is standard and not engaging. so i pulled THIS one out of the hat and said this is a true emotional song that speaks to you with just the music then the words are arraged supremely so that they can make you feel how it speaks to you. She was blown away. i love Maynard!!

[@vicedm1145]

This is beautiful

[@fortunevalerian7194]

Eso es Demuestra quien manda XD

[@jacknife10000]

Well this song is about MJKs feelings about his mom so it's not really that different

[@ryry8552]

@@jacknife10000 right ..... which we can all relate to having feelings about our moms...

[@bjellison905]

@@jacknife10000 you must not know who orestes is then or his story.

[@googlyeyeman5440]

this songs meaning is amazing and all around one of the best songs ever

[@rockmanzero10]

About the note you have on the video. Here is more info: The name of this song is a reference to a Greek myth. Orestes is the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. While he is away, his mother kills his father. Later on, Orestes comes back to avenge his father, killing his mother and her lover, Aegisthus. However, breaking family ties is a terrible offense to the Erinyes, the Furies that even gods fear. They pursue Orestes around Greece, and he finds salvation in Athena’s temple, where the goddess makes a trial and acquits Orestes.

[@braindistorsia]

eargasm song...ONE OF KIND...

[@MichaelSundown]

I thank the people who explain this song as well as the The meaning behind the name Perfect Circle

[@WhiteSploitationFavs]

Jason Pascale There's no such thing as a "Perfect Circle"... lol

[@Ianizlooking]

Jason Pate there is in conception

[@tinawang9790]

Am not %100 clear but am lucky question that maybe a perfect circle is womb related . A perfect womb. Something related to his Mother since his Mother inspired the band.

[@tileguydamon]

My daughter and i had same conversation....if I had to only listen to one singer it would be maynard james keenan. What a good human

[@jonlehew2838]

One of my favorite songs

[@ceciliogarcia9569]

Maynard has to be in some kind of trance or possessed by a deep state of mind to come up with these complex lyrics. Even though he seems always to be complaining about his life. He is gifted with the talent to convey his feelings and emotions to huge crowd of fans. Maynard is a great performer who shows suffering and discomfort through his songs. Nevertheless he transcends music and art to become the talented musician that he really is, now and forever.

[@lei-lani9983]

So Beautiful and the mythology was perfect for those who don't know x

[@marcusburton621]

Example of irony: Right after screaming my lungs out singing this masterpiece an ad for mothers day comes on..

[@mrs.d2411]

Oh, universe!🤣🤣

[@colinrambo7848]

Thanks for the classical education, B L! Wish more people would post insightful/meaningful/enlightening comments instead of the other trash we see on here... sincerest thanks!

[@katycoleman9806]

"Give me 1 MORE MEDICATED PEACEFUL MOMENT..." . I say that all day long, everyday...

[@madamkirk]

I wish you many unmedicated peaceful moments. :)

[@katycoleman9806]

Adam Kirk Thank You! I KEEP ON, 1 moment at a time! It's SO HARD some days... Many thanks for your kindness!

[@madamkirk]

You are inherantly capable of anything. So theres a lot to look forward to.

[@0_Ka-Bar_0]

trust me when I say....7 yrs of medicated peaceful moments...and now finally free.....there is no peaceful moments in medication

[@madamkirk]

Good for you my friend. I quit when I was 19. It's better to confront one's troubles than to numb them down.

[@thesierramadre8245]

gosh I really love this song. the pictures go perfectly with the song, and I like how you explained the meaning. I love learning the meanings of wonderful songs such as this one. thank you :D

[@carmeljarrell4054]

And I don't wanna feel this overwhelming hostility!!!!!!!

[@ilikejapchae02]

The line 'one womb, one shame' had me laughing so bad, it reminded me of got lol.

[@Margaret2332]

Orestes - A Perfect Circle - Produced by Billy Howerdel - Album Mer de Noms - Orestes Lyrics - [Verse 1] - Metaphor for a missing moment - Pull me into your perfect circle - One womb, one shape, one resolve - Liberate this will to release us all - [Chorus] - Gotta cut away, clear away - Snip away and sever this - Umbilical residue - That's keeping me from killing you - [Verse 2] - And from pulling you down with me, here - I can almost hear you scream - [Bridge] - One more medicated, peaceful moment - Give me one more medicated, peaceful moment - - And I don't wanna feel this overwhelming hostility - I don't wanna feel this overwhelming hostility - [Chorus] - Gotta cut away, clear away - Snip away and sever this umbilical residue - Gotta cut away, - clear away - Snip away and sever this umbilical residue - That's keeping me from killing you - - (Snip away and sever this) - Keeping me from killing you -

[@danalooney7875]

Maynard is TOP SHELF!!! He is at the top of my "musical miracles" :-) Music is a very major part of my everyday life. Thanks Maynard for sharing your Genius with I & the rest of the world! :-)

[@skylaradams8232]

I'll drink to that...top shelf only please

[@kimberlykerwin5099]

This complex song brings me to a world I never thought I would find myself in. Filled with silence and hostility, Kimberly Kerwin has never given me the chance to show her who I really am. Aside from killing her deep inside, I am left to ponder what could have been and this song is amazing to listen to.

[@dannylee6542]

It has always been there all along , right inside of Kimberly and you .. Shine on and smile , life is tragedy and beauty all in one breath .

[@yodinarenas9687]

Great sound, I love to listen this song every night before to sleep

[@JaronLogan]

maynard is the lyrical master mind since jim morrison. yeah might be a strange comparison but true to myself

[@Nomas1221]

Awesome video. i love the artwork and how you explained the metaphoric meaning for Orestes. one of my favorite APC songs. great job on the video

[@morganophelia5963]

this is why you have to forgive

[@Spidaface666]

*I see 👀YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC 👍🏿*

[@myfeesaredue5557]

Well thank you

[@raymckenna2485]

This song is incredible

[@LeonOrenValentine]

Ray Mckenna €= . . . McKenna . . . €=

[@kristaspecht]

Beautiful..bitter sweet

[@rmorcn]

The Histories of Greece and Italy weave themselves in this and many other myths. Studying them, you will enjoy the legend of the highest literary culture, and will discover plenty of historical/mythological events from which to draw inspiration for every form of art.

[@mikemchaney925]

I would've loved to see a collaboration with MJK and Peter Steele, both have such beautiful voices it would've been amazing.

[@jameslandon4126]

It would have been funny just to see the two of them standing side by side.

[@kasperrieberg3495]

Beautiful song 🙏🙏

[@Pike25x99]

Well done. This song deserved something this beautiful

[@MegaGator39]

“Perfection”

[@mcmuffinerson]

This song is so gorgeous. This is the first song by APC I've heard and it's really great :)

[@shaindarkart5412]

love this song sooooo much.

[@EKIM713]

"And from pulling you down with me....Here."

[@EKIM713]

Thanks Dani Girl.

[@encryptedknight6744]

Thanks for upload, your awesome!

[@jamielake-boyd3600]

I guess it's keeping him from killing her by maybe pulling the plug? Like he can't let her go because he can't cut away that invisible connection of being attached. Even though it was her time. Her one more medicated peaceful moment. Her suffering, his selfish is keeping him from killing her

[@SarahLittle-wk6oo]

Sometimes I really believe Maynard was in this band to have an outlet for his melancholy side. He was a tough guy for TOOL. Some of the TOOL fans hated this band and equated it to leaving TOOL behind but this dude is so full of art that he had enough to spare for 3 bands. I’m a lover of TOOL, A perfect circle and PUSCIFER. I just love Maynard enough to approach his different flavors of music with an open mind.

[@ljcjagxsiempre]

2019 y contando nunca para!!!! Larga vida APC

[@MichaelSundown]

all I know is I been through some depressing times where I had to live with people I wanted to kill. n this song's was like medication. Not that it made me happy but sustainable. it's was pretty much a doc work house where I could have my own music.

[@stonedoummaynardjame]

Nice sound quality, thanks.

[@catwoman007]

For YEARS I've been singing this soo wrong. I would sing, "And I don't wanna feel this world around me.... I still might leave you....." OMGOSH, sometimes It pays to actually look up the lyrics lol 🥴

[@jacknife10000]

Haha it happens to the best of us, I promise you

[@richoffman6226]

Healing from the trauma Increased sensitivity

[@desperadojess]

This and Pet are tied for first as far as my favorite APC song 😍😌🙌

[@jacknife10000]

That is also a great song

[@adrew1400]

what is the painting in the video with the man covering his ears surrounded by women?

[@jacknife10000]

Its called "Orestes Pursued by the Furies"

[@skittle8108]

absolutely love apc and tool! just perfect!

[@legendsneverdie4207]

please Maynard comeback and least give apc one more album. by and down was just a tease Man.

[@jessikanation7326]

They're supposed to be working on something from what I hear. :D

[@tashamobley6202]

Legends Never Die 420 they just announced a tour for A Perfect Circle. Maynard also has Pusifer. If you haven't heard of it definitely look into it!!

[@JennySujey]

We got that new album dude!! Eat the Elephant!! 😁🙌

[@Kokoshannel666]

brilliant

[@MarceloLazarteKSharp87]

Te felicito por el video.

[@allgoodnamestaken76]

Bravo. Linked and liked.

[@jacknife10000]

@Nomas1221 Thank you for your kind comments. This song is one of my favorites too.

[@ryanmorley8211]

Sometimes I think this song is about giving birth or something. Like Maynard is speaking from a baby's point of view In Utero. "Pulling down with me, I can almost hear you scream" and "Snip away this umbilical residue" "one womb, one shame." I know Orestes is related to Greek mythology and lore.... but this is what the lyrics speak to me.

[@jacknife10000]

@MrBobby55 thank you very much. That was a very kind comment, and much appreciated.

[@chadcox2052]

Thanks for the lyrics on this 🖕'ed up night bro!!🎧👊😔🤙🎤🍺🦁

[@ilonaramazanova6940]

"Orestes is a boy's name of Greek origin that embodies resilience and strength. With its roots in the Greek words oros, meaning “mountain,” and histemi, meaning “to stand,” Orestes means "from the mountain" or "he who stands like a mountain." The name has a rich history and origin in Greek mythology and drama."-Google Gripe: 1. Phoenetics- A-rrest-these? 2. What f--ng perfect circle...? Who is getting medicated? 3. The FBI made me miss a tool show, put on fifty pounds with vericose veins and hair-loss. They keep my son from getting an education. They put poisons and viruses in my food and incessantly harrass me. They have attacked me in violent outbursts on numerous occasions.

[@jacknife10000]

@ratm4Lui thank you very much, glad you liked it.

[@angelofwar9223]

That picture with Maynard with the mic is legendaty at the end

[@kerrydustin3996]

I just had a vasectomy, this song hurts.

[@ewreck944]

💀

[@Templedog420]

❤️ this tune! ✌️

[@jacknife10000]

@RaiderA528M well all the lyric sites vary between chain, shame, and shape so i picked one. thanks though

[@kristianlovetejada1851]

To me, Orestes is being used as a metaphor. Great metaphor btw! But when I hear this song it makes me think of a covert narcissistic and the victim. This would be the victims point of view. Been studying psychology lately and I feel like I understand more of what he’s saying. But that’s my point of view 🤓

[@Derryberry1]

Great song. Really great vid too BL. Well chosen images

[@jacknife10000]

Thank you sir

[@chrisjurczak9812]

There are no Perfect Circles. Matter of fact they are all Perfect.....

[@davidgray8359]

Great video! Thank you! Maynard has an amazing gift. Whats the name of the painting towards the end with the 4 women screaming and man covering his ears trying to get away?

[@telsa7812]

Anybody who loves this song I advise watching the movie Agora. At the end of the movie it will all make sense. I just can’t believe they didn’t play the song when the credits roll.

[@swallowbox]

I thought it was shame, too. I guess "Shape" makes more sense from a writing standpoint. Then again, I'm not quite as wacky as our boy Maynard.

[@austinf8758]

I wish I could cry but if I could it'd be to this song

[@nlmarkas]

Heh… Seriously, I think I've probably bought, lost, and then *eventually* repurchased this album more than any other in the entire history of [lost] compact discs xÞ Well… this 1*OR quite possibly* (həd) p.e.'s Broke… or maybe System of a Down's [**almost** perfect❗] 1998 self-titled album… or maybe Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)… maybe Bone Thugz-N-Harmony's E. 1999 Eternal… If you're starting to feel like you're sensing some kind of "pattern," it's just all in your head and you're probably just having a stroke. . . . *UNLESS* that so-called "pattern" that you believe you're sensing is that I'm **careless as Γυςκ** when it comes to CDs, then yeahーyou're absolutely 100% correct. . . *OR* that I just have a phenomenal taste in music… 😘 …a'cause that's probably true, too｡｡｡ God, the '90s were so greatーweren't they just⁉️ Ρεαςε Όοτ❕

[@laylasilver8291]

Jacknife 10000, Thank You. We have experienced things this world should not know about. Yet this world breeds horrors no child should endure. We are healing, beloved. We are healing. We are touching fingers in the Spiritual world. Thank You for touching mine.

[@revelation18-soon]

"I don't want to feel this overwhelming hostility" daily life in this world........

[@raymckenna1122]

Read the story or Orestes and this will hit even more home or listen to the Orestes story on you tube if you prefer to listen and not read

[@TatiZelEvanescaki]

Orestes was something like a Ancient Greek God...

[@musicalbro3197]

My neighbors love this song .

[@angelofwar9223]

Soul

[@builtunique_1689]

His songs to me always sound like he's the devil talking about jesus and the connection with god. This song to ME Is where his hostility towards jesus And the umbilical cord is the connection towards god.. Thats keeps him from killing him.. Cain and abel type shit..

[@builtunique_1689]

+dani brooks greek mythology is in the bible. the sons of god that had children with the daughters of men. these are all what greek mythology calls gods.

[@builtunique_1689]

+dani brooks genesis 6 2-7 these are facts. im not the idiot here. you just want to argue about MY interpretation of this song. its my own thoughts and beliefs that I relate too when hearing this music. which I listen to daily.. Im not disrespecting u even if u do deserve it.

[@builtunique_1689]

+dani brooks Strawmen? lol.. No im not. I am a man.. Flesh and blood man of god..

[@TheAlphaOmegaCryan]

You're completely allowed to have your own interpretation of the song. That is completely of your own opinion and separate from what the song's written meaning is. However, Greek mythology is not present in the bible due to the opposing beliefs and completely separate time periods and locations. In Christianity, there is one god. In Greek mythology, however, there is many. These are facts, and cannot be harmed by rebuttal.

[@sting130u]

Oculolingus you've missed the point of Genesis 6 if you think Greek mythology isn't mentioned lol

[@angelofwar9223]

Nice

[@ginsengpugs1245]

❤️

[@jacknife10000]

@JohnTightlips Sure, id have to make another vid to do that, this is just what I thought of doing at the time.

[@jessieheinz3007]

Cut away clear away slip away