Rappers React To TOOL "Vicarious"!!!

[@kaekazakas4597]

"Credulous at best, your desire to believe in angels in the hearts of men." "The Universe is hostile, so impersonal, devour to survive, so it is, so it's always been."

[@Humanipathic]

Kae Kazakas my fav part and the melody and music hits me in my heart and way of humanity is,

[@mattwolfford5151]

Truer words have seldom been spoken 🤘

[@spongylord7131]

Yes I’d like this tattooed on my face in every language thanks

[@TheClassicWorld]

Only good and deep if coupled with theistic hope, otherwise, it's just shallow nihilism and basic modernism. Nothing good or impressive about that. I still can't figure out where TOOL stands as many of their songs appear to be extremely nihilistic, atheistic, and modernist, but then other songs and many lyrical sections disagree with that. I'm leaning more towards 'spiritual nihilism', which makes them very confused and contractionary as it doesn't make sense or have any grounding in deeper reality. Maybe some hardcore TOOL fans can tell me if they are fundamentally Christian/Western in nature and content or just intelligent nihilists because I can't tell (note: I have not heard all their songs, so maybe that's part of it). Thanks.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

@@TheClassicWorld Not nihilists. They explore a range of these topics because it makes for fun subject matter, and this particular song is insulting the average modern human's addiction to negative news and violence, by being sung through the perspective of one such individual. They're actually more spiritual than anything else, taking most of their influence from Buddhist and Hindu spirituality.

[@jordancarver5809]

I’m living vicariously through you guys hearing this for the first time LOL

[@tiffanythomson2852]

Doing, doing, ding... yep in a nutshell!!

[@metaphoria3]

Tiffany Thomson they do Nutshell yet?

[@potatos_4_free]

I should have read some comments before I left the same comment myself, 5 months late. :/

[@JinxMarie1985]

Lol me too

[@JinxMarie1985]

@@radbarij how is this meta

[@Humanipathic]

YES ! YES! Finally! Finally! This song is amazing. And as relevant as it was in 2006, it’s even more relevant in 2020.

[@MsShaido]

Such an amazing song, 10,000 days is one of my favorite albums of all time. I was thinking the same thing about this song being even more relevant today

[@jmathieson15]

Maybe more

[@tykroner1133]

Agreed 100%. I would argue that as long as people exist, and as long as media exists, this will be relevant. People, by nature, are just oddly attracted to tragedy. What an incredible song

[@The86Misanthropist]

Did you have to say, "2006"? Now I feel old.

[@TruzFest]

This song is gonna Lyrically Assassinate Smokey and Hollywood

[@dougderonde1266]

The Universe is hostile, So impersonal

[@Hollywood6IX]

Lol

[@robertjones4361]

@@dougderonde1266 so it is.....so it's always been

[@Varmer]

Much better them than I

[@JackXombi]

They need to hear Dead Kennedys - Riot, ASAP! Get the lyrics if needed to get the message. Take care of each other. This goes to anyone reading this comment as well.

[@eduardopinto989]

Yeeees, yeeees, yeeeeeees!! Today we'll read one of the best CHAPTERS of the book of TOOL!! *Why can't we just to admit it?*

[@stinkfist6422]

I really appreciate you guy that you pay your 1000% attention to tool song as one should definitely do while listening to them.... You guys really are awesome.....

[@Hollywood6IX]

Thank you, tool is probably our fav band. No choice but to love and enjoy the magic from there music

[@PongGod]

Quite possibly my favorite Tool intro. I just love it how it builds and then smacks you in the face at around 0:45. Great track!

[@RichardGriffis]

In my opinion, Tool is this generation's Pink Floyd... Just my opinion...

[@Wazzaozzyskier]

I know you didn't post this to start an argument, and i'm not going to argue either, in fact, respect for having an opinion in a world which tries to shoot them down. I'm just gonna say I'd have hands down agreed with you if not for a little band by the name of Radiohead.

[@Shawn-my2fn]

I tend to agree. Love them both.

[@tnightwolf]

I can agree but i think of them more like a "new Led Zeppelin". Honestly i think they have all that 60´s/70's/80´s British bands "feel" but improved into something truly improved/new, much more than just "another modern take on the genre"

[@mastershake1790]

I'd say thats a fair statement actually

[@zoniekat]

Agreed.

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

We relive hearing TOOL for the first time Vicariously through you guys! Keep them coming! (I'm sure someone already said it. Ha!)

[@magpieMOB]

Also, after Hollywood said "what can't this band do", I know you've got Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned still waiting, I reckon when that one's done you'll be laughing your ass off in that good, "something awesome just happened but I have no idea what" kinda way

[@drewbieware]

Matt Burnett Just don’t forget your pen ever

[@magpieMOB]

@@drewbieware you joke but I listened to that song when it came out and I've been compulsive about always having a pen+paper on me ever since 😉 not that I think I'm going to receive The Message, just in case my brain gives me weird shit that might raise a smile ☺

[@RobertWilliams-ph9rn]

@@magpieMOB lyrics on hand for this one for sure!

[@FatherDingo]

Fetal spooning and E.T, some crazy ass shit. Batshit crazy.

[@tiawilliams504]

This whole album was amazing. Jambi is my favorite. Named my cat after it 😍

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Cool.

[@thescienceofraw6272]

Front to back, AEnima is their best album. And when you listen to it, you have to remind yourself that this was released in 96! There was nothing that could even come close to this in 96. They have been so far ahead of everyone else since day 1. I saw them live in 92 and had never heard of them. Tool was the second band of like 10 bands at lololapalooza. I was there to see Rage, Chilli Peppers, Ministry, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Ice Cube. But when Tool started playing, it was obvious they were special.I bought Opiate and Untertow, and they have been my favorite band ever since, hands down. So I have had the displeasure of all the waiting periods in between albums....brutal

[@MrMickeymacaroni]

Be sure, when you get to it, that you Play "Disposition, Reflection, Triad" in one go, in that order. It is a must to fully appreciate those songs.

[@MaddSpazz2000]

This!

[@alihijazi4451]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@Ridley_Lockhart]

Oh yeah. I say the same for Intermission/Jimmy on Aenema. I was laying down to sleep, pitch dark and that song where he's talking about aliens and area 51 came on. Freaked me out lol

[@tmedlock9584]

We all just watched this song for the first time vicariously through you guys! Cheers to another great reaction!

[@andrewlynch1754]

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[@ohthatkristina]

I had a feeling it would be Vicarious this week. Looking forward to opening my Book of Tool with you later. 🤘🏻

[@Humanipathic]

bellakix Me too after requesting it lot lol

[@jason8997]

This is song that won't disappoint you guy. This is one of my go to song to kick off a tool work day. I'm actually surprised it took this long for you guys to play this one.

[@GoldTop57]

Adam has a lot of mid and low end in his tone that contributes to the thickness of the bass sound in combination with his guitar. Adam’s chugs and dead notes often get confused for bass. They truly have a unique formula.

[@jrayez4995]

Finally! This was the first song I recommended when I started watching your reactions. I knew you guys would love it. As sad as I would be to see you guys finish the entire catalog, I can't wait for you to finish them all so you can listen to an entire album in one sitting. That's how the albums are meant to be listened to. They transition so well from beginning to end. They are all amazing!

[@MoBot249]

20:00 You mentioned Maynard's lyrics being almost prophetic. Not to call you wrong, cause it sure feels that way with a lot of his stuff. However it's mostly seeing what's going on around him and knowing what has happened before and being like, "come on guys this again?" but with astronomically better words.

[@myrtislockett7792]

The past is the best predictor of the future.

[@davemarsh04]

Seeing the smiles on your guys faces and being somewhat speechless almost allows me to vicariously hear it for the first time again!! Brings back the same feels, cheers lads!!

[@saphex3730]

Yes! You guys finally got here. Probably my favourite Tool song. As revelant now as it's always been. Knew you guys would love it and you'll love it more the more you listen. Keep rocking 🤘❤️

[@thechefmechanic2484]

the most honest reaction channel I've watched. one gave so many compliments while the other is just too hooked up with the music.

[@noelsmith9184]

Hollywoods facial expressions in the last 20 seconds of the song are classic 🤣🤣

[@MainelyW212]

My favorite Tool song is always the last Tool song I heard, too.... Tool Army Problems.

[@gerarwhyxD]

Oh god, yeees, i was waiting for this one, it's in my top 5 of best tool song ever. I really hope you enjoy it. Tool army will be present!!!!!!

[@seanherr9726]

I've been watching you guys for about a week now and love your tool Tuesday. Give The Pot a listen. It my favorite justin chancellor bass song. Really funky. Keep it up guys and welcome to the TOOL ARMY!

[@MetroCrunch]

Let's take a moment to appreciate Danny Carey here. One of his best performances in my opinion.

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Hear hear

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

I have been playing at pro level for over 20 years and I must say Danny has got a whole damn catalog of his best performances. Now that Neil has passed, Danny might be the preeminent drummer in modern times. The only thing I have never seen from him is straightline foot speed.

[@thmp3r]

Man I look forward to Tool Tuesday every week now. I love it. I can’t wait to get home and live Vicariously through you guys, listening to these songs I’ve lived with for years, for the first dang time! Just hypes me up

[@deelak2329]

Amazing react. In case you guys didn't know Adam did a lot of sculpting for the movies: Jurassic Park, Terminator, Ghostbusters and other movies. His talent is out of this world

[@RosettaStoned462]

You are my two absolutely favorites to watch when reacting to Tool. Your reactions are a constant reminder as to why they are my favorite band ever..if I ever needed one :)

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Right.

[@ThatofMusic]

Thanks guys, this is the best birthday tool Tuesday I could ask for. Awesome video as always, keep them coming 👍 Here's something to twist your noodle, Parabol, Parabola, Pneuma [0.0]

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Love TOOL TUESDAYS!!! Almost always catch it after work, but IT IS a highlight of my week!!!

[@dwarfman6451]

You guys are so genuine with your Tool love and excitement, absolutely love to see it. Vicarious is as relevant if not more so now as when it first came out.

[@tiffanythomson2852]

Love the repiteau of shirts you guys are amassing!! Great song, dig you guys and your honest awakening into the TOOL world!!

[@dustinkinion8230]

I'm glad my birthday happened to fall on a TOOL tuesday, thanks for the gift that was this video and reaction series

[@ramoncovelo]

It is SO difficult to really enjoy TOOL songs on first listen, and you extract 100% of them on the first time. Kudos! You are ready for Parabol/Parabola, they are everything you expect from TOOL... and for Lost Keys/Rosetta Stoned, which is everything you DO NOT expect :-)

[@steelebouwhuis4869]

I am actually loving vicariously experiencing tool songs for the first time through you guys lol

[@fast_mattw8059]

Been waiting for this. This will become a new favorite. The first word spoken after it ends will be....”brooooooooo!!!!”

[@JediChad37]

We get to live vicariously through you, hearing these amazing songs for the first time.

[@audraleonardis6191]

OMG!!! Finally!! I play this song EVERY day on my drive to work...amazing song🔥

[@ultracheese420]

I literally had such a genuine smile on my face the entire time watching this, I fucking love you guys!

[@louisrepucci8407]

We hear TOOL for the first time, again, vicariously through you. We witness it change you, like it changed us. TOOL is a tool to evolve ourselves. When we experience their music, and contemplate their ideas, TOOL doesn't move - it moves us. S P I R A L O U T. Keep digging until you feel something.

[@dadouttolunch6486]

From Canada, I’m here for the TOOL, legit you guys give best reac’s, had a doob with you for this one. More TOOL, Cheers friends!🤙🤘

[@Clipsgonewildyt]

One of the best, you guys should definetly react to the studio versions of Descending and Pneuma, especially Descending as the live clip doesn't do it justice for the masterpiece it is!

[@Humanipathic]

AGREED. I didn’t care for the live version of Descending but the studio IS a masterpiece and vaulted top 5 of tool and gives me musical frisson.

[@baynard3461]

@@Humanipathic the live version is just as good when you see it live, but for a first listen of the song, i agree an unofficial live recording does not do it justice.

[@vicavon9276]

Agreed. Experiencing them live and in person is one thing, but watching a live video doesn’t do the studio versions justice.

[@xXCaptainLouXx420]

Yeah while I love the live Danny-cam version of Pneuma, that song need to be heard divorced from the visual.

[@davidbailey6397]

I usually blast the studio version of Descending in my car while driving my long distance to work. There is an ambience to the song that fits and fills the car with such awesome sound .

[@ZacVenne]

I love how my hip hop brothers are trying to bob their heads to the 9000 Tool time signatures 😂

[@stickywicketful]

Loved watching your reactions. First time I heard this song my mind was blown ... loved seeing your minds getting blown

[@maureenwagg5305]

It never fails. I get chills listening to this song...or any Tool song, but especially this one. Perfect reaction. It was mine too.

[@MikeyFX]

I’ve watched this reaction vid like 10 times 😂😂😂 So glad you finally did it and loved it and even happier o happy as here for it live 😁

[@kranky2005]

love the channel keep up the TOOL tuesday, its a release in the week, i hear your breakdowns and totally agree from australia, you need to see them live though, its the outer body experience literally , keep up the good work dudes

[@MattKrogmeier]

I work in TV news. This one cuts close to the bone, no doubt. If I ever get a tattoo, it's gonna be themed around this tune.

[@jarcher3033]

I'm curious as to what that would look like.

[@MattKrogmeier]

J Archer old school tube TV, with the words “vampire, warrior, carnivore, voyeur” in a circle around it. The tv screen would have the Tool “eye” - like the priest on the cover of Opiate. Something like that is what I envision.

[@ibmasterblaster]

@@MattKrogmeier that sounds awesome!

[@Varek.50]

Nice. Now we're getting into the MEAT of what TOOL is depth wise. These lyrics and this song is as relevant to today as the day they wrote it. So good.

[@MostlyCloudy]

You can thank Ticks and Leeches for Maynard's voice sounding different.

[@-TRIAD-]

Enough said 🔥🔥🔥

[@OldManMalek]

I personally say that APC is one of the main reasons that Maynard's voice changed a lot.

[@chrishanson8496]

Age has nothing to do with it

[@chrishanson8496]

Mer de Noms! Smokey mountain first colorado fall first mdma trip, campfire. I fell in love with myself. It was like the ultimate healing process. It lasted for year's. I walked away cleansed. Can't say that about any other moment with music. But one and only mdma experience.

[@tnightwolf]

Ticks and Leeches is just fkn brilliant! Still my favorite Danny Carey solo and build-up, by far.

[@IceKoldKilla]

This was sick! Gave me chills with the song again! Reminded me of when I heard it! 🤟🏽

[@paquipeon9735]

Once again a great reaction. And once again I can’t wait for you to “experience” Tool live. Smokey you’ll have to keep your eyes open and let the band provide the audio and the visuals.

[@heidia7832]

I love you guys even more now knowing how much you both love Culling Voices. Thats been my favorite on the album from the beginning. Keep up these reactions and Spiral out

[@a.3032]

I love this song!

[@markmaloney3140]

Well guys another great mission. Smokey... my late wife(sept 17/20) loved lost keys and rosetta stoned. Next toolsday maybe? Thanks brothers.

[@Mreffs101]

Speaking of prophetic, we wait 14 years for Tool's next album and they release Fear Inoculum right before a 100 year pandemic...

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Okayyyyy sheesh

[@oathbreaker2339]

Just wanted to say I legitimately look forward to this day all week. Love watching you guys react to all my favorite songs! Such cool dudes. You’ve really made life better, no joke. Thanks for all you guys do!

[@matthewchance8835]

Everything TOOL does is freakin' amazing, this song especially f***in' ROCKS!!! You guys are cool asf

[@jam1870utube]

Y’all still need to react to the studio version of DESCENDING, where y’all are quiet and listening to the words and the music. It is most EPIC!

[@thomasfowler8212]

It's so satisfying to watch other people enjoy this music

[@strandburger6353]

6:58 a completely reasonable reaction to Vicarious. This is what really got me into TOOL, my mind was absolutely blown

[@RobertWilliams-ph9rn]

When I first discovered Tool around 8 years ago and I came across The Pot, I genuinely thought that the singer was somebody else. That is an incredible feat to pull off

[@LimeGuy101]

"...and 3 or 4 other songs" ...*cough* Rosetta *cough* stoned..

[@olly8453]

LOST KEYS/ROSETTA STONE!!!!!!!

[@olly8453]

I honestly think they should save it as the very last Tool song they react to.

[@Andy-nl8uq]

Rosetta stoned has gone from confusing me to being one of my favourites by them. It's confusing, funny and incredible all at the same time 😂

[@marcusbrown5080]

Fuckin oath bro!

[@1holibill]

YES! One of my top 5 favourites! This song just gets better and better each time you listen to it... can’t wait for the reaction guys 🤘🏻🎧🛠

[@sarafrey3163]

Not just his range either, the emotion he can put behind any given word at any given time is brilliant!

[@mparsons85]

First time I heard this on the radio (pre-internet leak time) I was driving and had to pull over to listen. It was the first new tool song in 10ish years.

[@SegundaOfficial]

5 years but nice

[@mparsons85]

@@SegundaOfficial felt like 10 haha.

[@jamestaylor4431]

I still remember the first time I heard this. Bought the CD the day it came out...left the mall in Santa Rosa...opened it while walking through the parking lot on the way to my car. As soon as i got in the car I popped it in the CD player...FUCKING WOW. I almost had to pull over on highway 101 on my way home. THEN...before I could even start to try to catch my breath and mentally digest Vicarious...BOOM! That OTHERWORLDLY fucking RIFF that starts off JAMBI kicks in. Even though i had been a tool fan for over 10 years at that point and had all of their albums (except Salival...still don't have that as of yet) ... and had seen them live and knew the lyrics to 90% of their songs by heart and...just judging from their track record and the caliber of everything else they had ever put out i already fully EXPECTED 10,000 Days to be amazing before I ever put it in the CD player in my car. HOWEVER...despite all of this...I WAS NOT READY for what I was about to experience. Vicarious standing alone...BY ITSELF is OVERWHELMING and it is one of the top 3 most EPIC songs... if not THE MOST EPIC song i have ever heard in my life. I will never forget where I was and what I was doing the first time i heard Vicarious. There are only about 5 songs EVER that i can say that about. The one besides Vicarious that comes to mind is Master of Puppets...but experiencing VICARIOUS for the first time in all it's GLORY...and then a second and half later having JAMBI split my face open right from the first riff? I don't know if there is a better one two punch to start off an album in music history. Funny cause I already referenced this but now that I think about it...it's the best one two punch to start off an album I can remember since the mid 80's... the first time i heard the last notes BATTERY fade out and MASTER of PUPPETS kick in. To me the opening combo on the 10,000 Days album with Vicarious followed by Jambi is on the same level as the opening combo of Battery Master of Puppets on the MOP album...and no other opening 2 songs on any other album that I have ever heard even come CLOSE to those 2

[@74awatene]

Hollywood and Smoky! I've been binging on your tool reactions for about 6 hrs today. Love your work. I just wanted to mention that Henry Rollins the guy doing the spoken word on the song Bottom. Had a band called the rollins band and if you check their early stuff you can see that Tool were heavily influenced by the Rollins band. As specially undertow. 🤙🏽

[@bluefalcnstudios4434]

this was the first song that got me hooked to tool back in the day, theres definitely something about it, a lot of other tool fans I know have this in common for some reason

[@JinxMarie1985]

I wish I had that first time experience with this song. I LOVE this song and its top 3 songs id say for TOOL. Also you two are my favourite right now lol I love your videos. You guys are funny asf. And I love how you explain or take your own perspective into place.

[@timenkraak01]

Nice, one of my favorites. One of Maynard's finest vocal and lyrical performances.

[@HelloHello-uh9qz]

So good that he can’t repeat it live

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

@@HelloHello-uh9qz I would disagree with statement. I've seen it performed live 5 times and every one was excellent.

[@HelloHello-uh9qz]

Lance Thompson I was referring to Maynard not singing the final crescendo in years. He lets the audience do it. I think he tried once recently and his voice cracked

[@LanceThompsonKssooner]

@@HelloHello-uh9qz agreed but rarely is any live performance as perfect as the studio. I saw them in KC last year before the new album released. The first 3 songs did not sound good. But then they seemed to warm up and get the sound mix dialed in and the rest was amazing.

[@antawnsalinas2680]

This isn't even one of my top favorite Tool songs (I still really like it), but when I saw them do this live, it blew my mind

[@Shadowise-46.2]

I hope y’all plan to do the studio version of descending. The professional recording makes a huge difference, and it has become my favorite tool song lyrically and sonically. It’s worth a second listen anyways but tool bootlegs just do not do their live performance or studio recordings any justice whatsoever

[@sidarthur8706]

that peak

[@jodybarnes9466]

Most critics have considered this the best song they ever did (and I can't deny that). Regardless, it always fun to watch you guys respond to any track.

[@emilyleayman5688]

I screamed a little inside. I’ve been waiting for this!!! Perhaps you saw my request last week :)

[@MainelyW212]

Gotta love how Tool forces you to learn new words. Tool Army, don’t like: you had to look up “Allegorical Elegy”, too!

[@LordSpongy]

OH HELL YEAH!! One of the first Tool songs I had on repeat!

[@collinleahy7404]

This is the first Tool song I ever heard, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I still consider this Tool’s greatest masterpiece!

[@airplanejazz]

I remember hearing this song for the first time before the album release. I got to see tool at Coachella that year.

[@Humanipathic]

I got chills and musical frisson to song, watching you guys listen and react to it. You guys are my favs reacting to tool and bands I’m into.

[@guitaroffthecuff-davids5528]

Love your reaction. This song hits hard.

[@Jennay86]

Happy Toolsday everyone!❤ Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies Much better you, than I.

[@PowderedToastMan420]

Trash Talkers check out POTIONS by PUSCIFER. It's a collaboration between Maynard and Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails.

[@chrisg1772]

Awesome track

[@anthonystarke893]

Originally designated the Tapeworm Project.

[@PiterDeVries668]

Man, yall are GOOD at the word games at the beginning... Love watchin yall w that!!

[@PiterDeVries668]

And thank yall for letting us live "vicariously" through yalls videos!!! Love em all we've watched so far!

[@MattKCChiefsfan]

I've been waiting for y'all to react to this glorious masterpiece for quite some time!

[@nezlar]

"Have we heard every song on Fear Inoculum?" A smile spreads across my face and I say to myself, they haven't heard 7empest yet

[@KenDoLL666]

They have already done it!😂

[@nezlar]

@@KenDoLL666 I missed that one??? Well now I have to go find it!

[@rainonyourparade3045]

Tool just kicks ass period. I kinda wish the whole world would bow to their greatness, but then again, I kinda like the feeling of belonging to an exclusive club. ❤️

[@munkeebranestoo5259]

You have never heard Tool until you've heard Sweat, the 1st song on the 1st album they made together. There's a hint of everything Tool grew and became in 1 song. You'll be a Tool fan when you've heard all 6 songs on Opiate. It's my fav album because it's their 1st, they were young & raw. Whole album is just under a half hour. You could do a vid on whole album. It's best if you don't stop it (if possible)

[@pauljansen1137]

yes..Tool Tuesday right after i get home from work!!! great song too with straight forward lyrics!!

[@manna6618]

Best music reactions on KZbin, thanks guys.

[@dejvidslonecki9702]

Ohhhh your in for a treat. Amazingly done! Parabol parabola is next right! Haha! Don’t let me down Smokey!

[@margaretgreen5263]

Maynard is really a poet, like a modern day Bob Dylan! Keep rockin’ it out! ❤️🤘🏻

[@shep4life]

Awesome reaction! This song always gets me going

[@juliepeterson6639]

I love what this band has done. A mood every single time. We all know whether or not we have been impacted by them.

[@dejvidslonecki1052]

Oh boy time to be amazed. You guys are going to love it. Next week Parabol Parabola, right Smokey! Don’t let me down bro. Suggest having the lyrics while watching. Very deep!

[@robertjones4361]

Boys...........this is a big one!!! amazing lyrics, amazing drums, absolute monster of a song! Credulous at best is your desire to believe in angels in the hearts of men!

[@infernalsymphonytv2928]

About the lyrics in this song, it's always hit me deep because I've always agreed with the message of this song. You turn on the news and day in, day out, it's nothing but trauma and tragedy and death and destruction. It's so depressing and a constant reminder that evil shit goes on in the world all the time. The universe doesn't care - bad stuff happens all the time. But we as a society are literally addicted to watching this stuff and keep the news teams and the media rolling. And then you look at all the musicians and celebrities that have had their lives ruined and in some cases committed suicide because of constant media pressure and you realise that it all becomes a vicious circle - now that musician that killed themselves because of the media, and suffered through us having such a need to know every tiny little detail about their personal life and in the process, stripping them of their privacy, has now died which itself will become a news story and the cycle starts all over again. Think about all the talented musicians which took their lives for this very reason - Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Layne Stanley.... The list is endless. A self-fulfilling prophecy. And to this day, 15 years after it came out, this happens now more than ever. We as humans have an odd desire to seek out the tragedy of others to force ourselves to appreciate the good things we have in life. If your own brother dies, it's a tragedy. But it's a totally different story if it's someone you don't know. Then it's not a tragedy - now its entertainment. Which is pretty sick if you think about it. It makes me think about people who look up to serial killers and enjoy watching murder documentaries. This weird fascination with death and horror that we all have. Wouldn't it be nice if, for once, we actually heard some good news for a change? You've probably thought that to yourself from time to time - Well, we're the reason why. The media gives us more of what we want. They wouldn't show that shit all the time if people didn't watch it. We only have ourselves to blame. That's just my two cents. I could go on and on even more lol but I'll leave it at that for now. Definitely a very thought-provoking song, like all tool songs are.

[@jasonbolin181]

The media always has something bad to say about drugs too. Why can't something positive come from doing drugs, "Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively there's no such thing as death life is only a dream and we are just an imagination of ourselves, here's Tom with the weather."

[@SHAFFA71]

​@@jasonbolin181 Mate alcohol is the fucking worst drug of all,but we can go n buy it anywhere, social accepted,even endorsd,coz,its taxable,,,,it's the only drug that if your addicted ya can't just stop,coz your body will shut down n ya die

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​@@jasonbolin181bill hicks, love it

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The opening song to 10,000 Days. Hell of a song and very relevant even to this day. Maynard is actually well known in the music industry of having a unique voice and range . Hence the reason why you can find him doing back vocals on song by Rage against the Machine,Deftones,etc.