Therapist reacts to Vicarious by Tool

[@JoeBlow_4]

watching people try to "bop" to TOOL time signatures never gets old.

[@genxhippie3973]

One thing I love about Tool is you can always find a beat, not "the beat" but a beat. 😂

[@geoffreycat1763]

It says alot.

[@MullockHeap]

If you “bop” to the tempo or “speed of the song” instead of the time signature the polyrhythms and how they fit together makes more sense, it’s the only way I’ve been able to play it properly and still know where the f I am in the song.

[@thefluxcapacitor1]

An odd time signature is even if you head bang on the eighth notes instead of the quarter note.

[@camwood8888]

It's not hard to do. She's just weird and awkward about it, no matter if it's the most solid 4/4 or 12/8 (like parts of this song)

[@kencer8320]

The one thing about Maynard is he knows how to write about human nature, his self awareness is amazing

[@quantumpeep866]

Tool def know what's up

[@zyclone910]

he was using some good drugs too

[@Theonlyonestanding415]

I wonder how Maynard manages to understand about human nature and evolution?

[@432htz3]

@@Theonlyonestanding415 Other than being a good aware human being i would suggest healthy doses of DMT might of assisted him.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

No, he writes good music and good lyrics. This may be your first time, but his take is shallow and basic. This is not deep, this is not insightful, this is simply a topic that's rarely played on the radio or on MTV.

[@nikolah.8472]

Glad you reacted to Vicarious. For a Therapist i would recommend this songs: Right in Two(about human nature, also religious dissonance), parabola/parabol(Taking Life as a gift and overcome Pain), Forty Six & 2 (A song about human evolution, 46&2 stands for our modern human chromosomes, taking a step forward)

[@mattlane4367]

Cam you squeeze in another tool song lol. I listen while I'm sober searching for Roseta Stone

[@joseramirez4006]

Forty Six & 2 is more a song about Jungian psychology, the idea of the shadow self and having to integrate it into your consciousness in order to evolve.

[@nikolah.8472]

@@joseramirez4006Yeah, i didnt want to describe her everything, just some small points. You describe it short and compact. Sorry, english is not my first language, so I couldnt describe it more accurate.

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Back in the 80s and 90s I called this kind of art evil music. After PTSD recovery, if there is such a condition, I realize the thought that went into this creation. 1989-1990 and 15 years afterward I could not speak of my experience because it was so incredible that most people wouldn't even be able to imagine it. I now know that I am not alone or confined to my mental space.

[@lottt86]

Jimmy The Grudge H. Push It All the ones you named are not that interesting for a therapist breakdown, except maybe 46 & 2. The rest are good songs, but lyrically these four are MUCH more interesting and I would like her take.

[@EUROCLIO1]

Vicariously i watch somebody reacting to tool

[@Pistolsatsean]

You can only hear it for the first time once

[@crowmki9688]

Vicariously I see what you did there

[@Staunomat]

You all need it, too. Don't lie.

[@77Samuel75]

Exactly, it's the closest we can get to reliving our first-time hearing Tool's songs!

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

​@@Pistolsatseansadly 😢

[@Maltozombie]

“Credulous at best your desire to believe in angels in the hearts of men” is very possibly my favorite lyric of Maynard’s ever. 🤝

[@Ninjabob568]

So underrated.

[@ProfessionalBob]

10,000 Days is easily the best Tool album from a lyrical standpoint, in my opinion. It's also got gems like: "Repugnant is the creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of our fleeting time here."

[@soulstar4268]

The follow up is one of my favorite lyrics, "Devour to survive, so it is, so it's always been."

[@UnsoberIdiot]

Nonsensical wankery. There's plenty of good people doing good things. Practically every day we have stories about people risking their lives for strangers, and even animals. True, we're not actually angels. We're humans. But we, as a species, do have a touch of grace, a touch of the angelic.

[@2Quietus]

This song encapsulates why "Reality" TV is watched by so many.

[@Mephzice]

also things like true crime, but it could also just apply to the news, murder cases and such

[@WookieWarriorz]

no it doesnt bro, if thats your takeway youre thinking on like a 3rd grade level.

[@n0tk0sher]

And yet Reality TV is most often very scripted?

[@2Quietus]

@@n0tk0sher Exactly the point. People are addicted to BS like that. When I say people, I mean mostly women.

[@tattoodude8946]

Or just the news.....

[@sarabrothern2442]

It’s also about morbid curiosity. When suffering is happening on a screen, it feels like a safe way to watch the worst parts of the human experience, knowing that it’s not happening to us or people we know. It’s a way to finally be a secret observer of the most heinous acts. It’s the same as not being able to look away from car accidents

[@rogerdodger9192]

This is the best way I've heard it explained. Not necessarily sadistic energy, just an expression of the Shadow. Honestly, their is probably a weird good that can come from safely tapping into that part of ourselves.

[@Synisterz123]

I’ve been a tool fan my whole life, but these reactions are the first time I read all the lyrics along with you and it’s given me an even greater appreciation for the music

[@CybrSlydr]

I've never taken the lyrics to say that we derive "joy" from the suffering of others, I've taken it to be something much more basic, as in a hunger that needs fed, with zero emotion at all. Just something we're drawn to because there's this part of our psyche that needs fed.

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Precisely. Also that it isn't just instinctive and natural to humans but to all existence. "The Universe is hostile so.... So it's always been".

[@Vicariousleighilive..]

She’s such a golden retriever 😄❤️

[@HeartSupport]

HAHAHAH i love this comment! I am :) - T

[@DMKali]

The take away lyric in this song; “The universe is hostile, so impersonal. Devour to survive - so it is, so it's always been”

[@XathexX]

I agree, I also like to point out that it does not say will always be. I think this leaves the option of choice. One can only choose a new path if one is aware of the present and past. Know we are creatures and choose a path to grow.

[@GuruGuru071]

@@XathexXFor us, as humans, it will not be. For the rest of the universe... well...

[@colinburroughs9871]

"better you than I" is the money line

[@theplaguepadart3743]

facts

[@powerpointpaladin6911]

true, but itys meant to be ironic. More a warning than a truism.

[@MegaAlan54321]

As a man of a certain age and a vet of Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, i recommend Invincible.

[@Jacobsmusic-ru5rq]

It’s funny how a song can have the meaning about an actual like hero and soldier like ur talking abt and also have the meaning of trying to stay alive in mainstream media like tool is, like two polar opposites lol

[@Zerokool55]

🫡

[@mikesale6474]

Thank you for your service! And agree Invincible.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

@@Jacobsmusic-ru5rq "an actual like hero and soldier like ur" No. No disrespect meant for MegaAlan as a person, but he was used as a disposable tool to serve evil interest. Then again, if he went to all of those warzones as a, presumably, US soldier, he probably should have figured things out sooner. Maybe he felt guilty about leaving his brothers behind, but he was serving evil masters for an evil purpose. I can't speak for his personal achievements, but the regime he served achieved little else but evil and suffering for practically everyone involved (except for a handful of corporations and Israel).

[@mike133b]

Tool gets in your soul man. GOAT band. Also, I’ve never wanted therapy, but after watching this I definitely want therapy.

[@alanlight2715]

It's incredibly life changing man. Go for it

[@mattlane4367]

I never thought id enjoy a new reactor. But this lady rocks hard. Her lyrical knowledge is top tier and she rocks out with the music. I love this reaction channel

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

She understands and projects empathy.

[@HeartSupport]

awww thank you!! I'm glad you liked it! Happy you're here

[@mattlane4367]

@@HeartSupport next week I'm paying for a membership

[@soth1sol]

new sub (post 12.04.2024)

[@paulhewitt7664]

"Tool is deep, y'all"...truer words were never spoken! Someone's hooked :) Right In Two, H., Stinkfist, or Fear Inoculum are some other deep tracks that you'd probably enjoy.

[@Jacobsmusic-ru5rq]

Definitely H. Very deep and metaphorical

[@MostlyCloudy]

Oooo yeah H. Is a great one to psychoanalyze

[@KilSmiley]

And in other breaking news water is reportedly wet.

[@-TRIAD-]

Rubbernecking is a Perfect example for the meaning of this track. Great reaction and breakdown 👊🔥🔥

[@stinkasscat]

I agree, crazy thing is that after seeing a wreck, the "crowd" takes off doing 90 mph. Doesn't seem to register much. Anyone that has come upon a wreck that has cars in it that they were part of a short time earlier, but for whatever reason got separated from, seem to pay a little more attention.

[@shawnnaotten7667]

Listening to Tool & Perfect Circle just never gets old!

[@martymcfly9542]

Don’t forget puscifer

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

​@@martymcfly9542 Paul Schafer 🤘😂

[@NicolasLong-k8y]

I've recently gotten addicted to your channel. I've never been to therapy. Although trauma was on hand as a child. But I honestly think watching your videos is helping with things. So thank you

[@sparkyspark964]

Interesting personal experience and observation: Relating to this song: When my second husband and I were happily married, we actually lost friends. However, when I was going through a terrible first marriage, I had way more “friends”. I just couldn’t believe that these so called friends couldn’t be happy for us and maybe come away with a positive outlook that perhaps they would find happiness as well. I lost my husband to cancer. I lost him way too soon. But I’m grateful that I got to have the short 11 years that we had. I learned so much from him. ❤❤

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

This might be wrong, but maybe you lost friends because you two were happy... Happy to be with each other all the time. Happy to do everything together. You lost friends because you, in a sense, didn't need them... Your husband filled the role that certain friends filled, individually. As I see it, that made him all the more spectacular of a person... and for that, I'm extremely sorry for your loss. 😔 ✌️♥️🤘

[@JesseTemple]

This song was released in 2006, only 2 years after Facebook and long before the cancer that is social media consumed our reality. There are SO many parallels between this song and social media, long before it began to ruin society. It's interesting to me how relevant these lyrics are today, 18 years later.

[@avedic]

My first reaction was to be like....that can't possibly be true. 2006? Almost 2 decades old? No way. I mean, I was in college when this album came out...my first listen was in my dorm room. It wasn't THAT long ago at all. And then I remembered I'm 41 and 2006 was a _long_ time ago in societal terms. :/

[@juanjosealmanzar6330]

Fb existed in 2006

[@craze77]

@@juanjosealmanzar6330thats what they said 😁

[@pyocopyocoultra2047]

@@juanjosealmanzar6330Maynard even had an account

[@juanjosealmanzar6330]

@@pyocopyocoultra2047 interesting

[@bradical7772]

Subscribed due to the amazing TOOL reactions. Nobody can make you aware of deal with your shit like this band. Keep the Tool coming, so many topics for a therapist to address.

[@infernalchaos1066]

Adam Jones, the guitarist, used to be a Hollywood special effects guy. He's worked on Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park, among others. And he does the effects for their videos.

[@jonmorris6976]

To me this song perfectly explains the media gives us so much tragedy on a daily basis. Don Henley wrote a song called Dirty Laundry 🧺 back in the 1980's . With a classic line The bubble headed Bleach Blonde comes on at 5 she can tell you about a plane crash with gleam in her eyes.

[@daemongod9856]

If you look at the definition of living vicariously through another it will make so much more sense It's not separation from. It's just more of participating without feeling the consequences. Living vicariously through another comes in many forms The commentary on our obsession with suffering is quite a modern problem. Not new to us. But amplified now. People often live vicariously through their children. With expectations and grooming into a career or education.

[@e1t164]

I have always been a Tool fan, but after doing Ayahuasca, I have a whole new innerstanding about his music!! I feel Maynard and I have lived a similar life!! So many of his songs helped me through kicking addiction and staying clean!!

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

Bullet Train to Iowa lol 🚅👽🛸

[@michaelrobinson4700]

Watching you happily bopping along when the song starts to the complete contrast in expression when the imagery starts - gold

[@michaelacappabianca6461]

I like your breakdown. I would just add to what you said about the pain making us separate ourselves from others. The opposite of that instead would be feeling empathy or sadness with them. It should hurt us to see others suffering if we’re empathetic and in reality that it could also BE us in that same situation. It comes from the dark parts of us or maybe otherwise refers to one’s ego which is just that a “self” identity. Consciousness is universal. We are all connected expressions living personal experiences. Tool is very powerful music and deeply profound. He’s definitely influenced a lot from psychedelics. Most of the artworks for Tool are made by Alex Grey. It gets deeply spiritual into that idea of oneness and collective consciousness

[@IncarnateSable]

Seeing an actual therapist take pause from the questions the song is asking makes me appreciate how incredibly good Tool are at their job

[@vizion81]

He actually explained this during the Salival tour (if you will). The difference in hate and anger. Destructive and constructive behaviors. Anger is constructive because instead of fighting someone, he’s gonna create a song and sing his anger out. Hate would have him doing physical damage to himself and others. It’s also why he doesn’t scream much anymore. When he does, it’s extremely selective and has major purpose. What good does it do someone to continue to scream about the same things over and over? There is no growth. I digress. Your reaction video had me in tears. Thank you for that. The more people begin to hear the depth of Tool, the more free we become… I know that sounds weird, but some of us cannot afford therapy lol. Tool is exactly that. A Tool, to be used, I believe, for the ultimate self awakening. Thank you again.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

HeartSupport - Music to Improve Your Mindset, organizer Comment on this video about any struggle in your life, and we will reply 2-3 times to your post with compassion and encouragement. My struggle in life is the knowledge that I am incredibly dumb and ignorant, while at the same time feeling that I am smarter and know more than too many people.

[@HeartSupport]

From adv_mat: @UnsoberIdiot Thank you for opening up, Your feelings are deeply honest and it takes a lot of courage to say out loud something complex about yourself like this. Life in general is pretty strange tasks of balancing between humility and needed confidence. You are not alone where it comes to trying the find the good approach to these extremes. I sometimes struggle with impostor syndrom cause some people around are much brighter then me in some subjects. It feels like i am pretty dumb comparing to them, but then i feel that this is ok. There is something so human in recognizing our limitations and strengths. There is so much of that human in how you are recognizing both your strengths and limitations. You are aware of this struggle, you are feeling this right now being between these two extremes, which is messy but being part of this world. That awareness speaks alone a lot about your understanding and self reflection. It is completely ok to feel small and recognize what we don't like in ourselves , - but this is a great strength. Many people truly believe in their being above everyone else, without such reflection and the truth is - they are not, or even could have their own challenges and being ignorant. I have sometimes this feeling when i talk with someone that is pretty sure they know what they are talking about, and i know they have no clue - bo for whatever reason they think they know better.( you got it for sure :D ) ... It usually ends that they are not getting smarter, and their ideas don't work well. I am just saying that " stupid people don't know they are stupid" and what you talk about is really a value of self-reflection. Despite you describing yourself in harsh way, you are humble person that wants to be better and openly say what like or not particular in self. It’s a sign of growth, an acknowledgment that you’re evolving and striving. And there’s something truly beautiful in that journey. I am sure that you know best what is there for you, you know what you need and what person you want to be - that is beautiful and having this , you are half way there :) I am rooting for you and i am sure at some point of that journey you will love yourself for person you are :heart: Matt

[@adampindell]

"Tool is deep y'all"... ... welcome to the club!😅

[@fawllen]

🔧

[@KilSmiley]

Water is wet.

[@AyThroughZea]

Your perspective and readings on Tool's music is some of the most insightful and thoughtful I've seen out of all these "reaction" type videos. I also really appreciate that you read the lyrics along with the music. Would really love for you to keep going with Tool. Your thoughts on The Grudge, Parabol/Parabola and Disposition/Reflection would be incredibly interesting as those are songs that really helped me through my own mental health journey and gave me some new perspective on myself. Love the work you do!

[@medhead964]

This album came out 18 years ago, and this song is more relevant now than it was back then. It's everything she said, but in simpler terms its about how society literally gets off on other people's misery and tragedy, and now that social media and viral videos have taken the place of the very limited nightly news show or newspaper, that disconnection with reality and humanity has gone exponential.

[@colinburroughs9871]

It was relevant then, it was an issue going back to like the dawn of mass media and it's as bad as it's ever been now.

[@medhead964]

@@colinburroughs9871 agreed, my point is that the wealth of tragedy found now on social media vs back then is night and day. There are entire channels on this platform alone that solely broadcasts horrific vehicle accidents, another that shows police body cams of violent incidents. You can search for all sorts of violence or the atrocities of war and view it within seconds right now…. 18 years ago there was no venue like this for that level of vicarious viewing.

[@lloewenberg]

Mabey so, but Aenima is way more relevant today than ever. Goes for every democrat city

[@gfimadcat]

@@lloewenberg can you leave politics out of Tool?

[@lloewenberg]

@@gfimadcat what you afraid of goober? It's fucking true. Lmfao.

[@homeforbreakfast]

Your reactions are so refreshing! I love watching Tool reactions and you’ve found a really fascinating approach to yours. Well done, subbing!

[@tattoodude8946]

Tool really is a treasure trove for internal and societal examination.

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

All their work better be in the Smithsonian fr

[@anthonymccain2743]

You have such a vigorous and beautiful insight and I enjoy watching your reactions to some of my favorite music.

[@derekjones6761]

I’ve received so much joy from watching you listen to Tool. It seems silly to say but they’ve pulled me from some of the darkest places I’ve been. That being said I’ll throw my two cents in. H. , jimmy, the Patient, and the wings for Marie 10,000 days (wings part 2) consistently have tears streaming down my face

[@davidgregory504]

It’s not silly at all! I’m in the same boat, and eternally grateful that I found Tool (and the strength in myself) to pull myself out of dark times as well. I’m glad you made it too!!

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

Not silly one bit 🌀🤘🤝

[@Aftermost3590]

This is the song that got me into Tool. It will always be a part of me.

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

Part of Me is so good...I had to lol

[@ryantracy1531]

Hardest line = The universe is hostile, so impersonal Devour to survive, so it is, so it's always been

[@mattnsac]

I like to watch things die beats that 1000%

[@youngjiggymf1704]

Always been my favorite line of this song cuz it’s so real

[@evobroshighpressurecleanin2027]

My fav Tool song hands down!!!!

[@mattbedrosian9319]

They crafted their art in the town of schadenfreude. Sounds like you’re spot on. I love these.

[@harryvirguez5797]

To be honest, if you have never experienced death, tragedy and anger in life you can't be part of a vicarious world, this song helps the brain to understand more and more about us as wild creatures that we are, more in theses days in which we don't know nothing about what is real or a lie.

[@lawrencefine5020]

My favorite Tool song. I love when Maynard delivers the ugly truth about us humans. Good stuff.

[@avedic]

I love how he always balances the perspectives out. Across their output there's almost an even split....as many songs about the cruel hostile shallow nihilism of humanity, as there are songs about healing from trauma and connection and empathy. For every HwaP(not baiting the YT censors with that one lol) or Aenima....there's a Reflection or Schism.

[@richard_from_england333]

terrorist flag

[@DeltaKT]

@@avedic Oh you can say Hooker with a Penis just fine, just letting u know - probably from experience! :pp

[@-Heavy-]

You are incredibly good at analyzing meaningful lyrics!I'm so glad I found your channel,I absolutely love it!❤

[@aleksthevoyager1260]

Do The Patient next please

[@camwood8888]

By far the most underrated Tool song in my opinion. And I agree, would love to hear her analysis of those lyrics.

[@DJMAERZ]

Puscifer - Mama Sed Live version from "What is........ Puscifer"

[@TheAlmo87]

I love watching your videos I learn something new every time. Thank you for doing this

[@richpeltier9519]

TOOL is Pink Floyd for the new millennium. 🤘🧙‍♂🤘

[@Itsthatoneguy371]

🤔🧐👏👏👏🌚🔺🌈

[@bulletproofair]

Yikes...not even close...Tool is another animal. But I respect your perspective. 😊

[@TheDKServices]

Different animals. But point taken, both are bands whose music makes you think.

[@diegomoreno9557]

Essentially this song is about empathy , it has so many subjects . This is one signature about tool songs , they can be interpreted from many perspectives

[@compujohn96]

Understanding 46&2 changed my life and is a great song for you to explore. Understanding and accepting our shadow is a reoccurring Tool theme. I would love to see you explore H. - I think it is about raising a child and thanking them for "considerately killing me' so I can become what they deserve while always being mindful of my past habits. Also Jimmy is a good one for you.

[@ChristopherSturgill-tx6yu]

Your videos are so uplifting, and fruitful. Makes me smile to watch you experience TOOL. ❤

[@liquididentity101]

It speaks to the human condition bindings us all. Suffering through joy, pleasure in pain. Between apathy and empathy lies our therapy.

[@calebjohnson8718]

This song has always meant to me, that there is a part in EVERYBODY that takes joy from others pain and suffering because it makes people feel better about themselves and their lives. I love Maynard for that because he'll pick at these topics and these mannerisms that people don't want to admit about themselves and act like they walk such a high road. Great pick on this one, I LOVE this song!

[@wickedPrints3256]

That bass though!

[@Peppa_Pig_Fan86]

Justin is such a vibe

[@chopracer]

learned about tool when i was tripping very hard a friend of mine showed it to me (he knew me well enough to know i would be okay with it) and i've never been the same the trip went very deep into the core of who i am as a person i got to know myself that day and it changed my life for the better

[@ryanfinco6849]

There's no joy. It feeds. And we never actually "care"...it doesn't press us, because we are entirely desensitized. It's a song about human nature and loneliness combined by the effect of mass media.

[@SpektreAZ]

Loved this analysis! I've always been an observer and a people watcher so I naturally experience the joys of watching someone else's suffering, but I've never let it turn me into someone that cheers for it. You put it so well, to use that energy, anger, or passion into a more positive means. I know it's a massive part of being a therapist, but I just love the objective lens you view the lyrics through and how you dissect them. I haven't scrolled through enough comments to see anybody request Wings for Marie by Tool, so here's my vote in the hat!

[@donkane7308]

Lateralus. My all time fav tool. Album.

[@jonmorris6976]

That my 3rd favorite Tool Album behind Anemia , and 10000 Days

[@kadster65]

Been a Tool fan for years, and your analyses actually brings out some things I hadn't really noticed or considered before. Enjoying these videos!

[@t_umami]

Disillusioned by A Perfect Circle would be great too!

[@edwardmunoz7853]

By and Down 💯🔥

[@Storm23PS3]

Disillusioned is f*cking phenominal....

[@chaoticpainting1507]

Tool is amazing, they always have so much meaning and layers upon layers in every song.. mostly.. Maynard is a musical genius.. from what i've gathered is they are very particular about the messages they write in their songs, when the songs are made, when they're released.. everything has to have meaning...

[@joshmorris9908]

Your reactions/reviews are really good. Very insightful. I’d love to hear what you think of pushit by tool.

[@amlisvess3445]

Me too! I just hope she does the live version from Salival, if she does.

[@bradical7772]

Live!! What a heart wrenching experience for those of us that have had toxic relationships.

[@TheHellKnight]

you have helped me view tool much differently than I used to. I used to think tool was just music that you'd listen to while tripping on acid but I've come to realize that its much deeper than that. the acid trip is just the journey that tool takes you on while you're tripping. what they're really trying to teach you is very deep emotional processing. I think coupling this way of thinking with the trip would be very eye opening.

[@toolfankrk]

I think you should listen to "Prison sex" by Tool.

[@jtdub-wanders]

Kneeled down, hands bound…

[@heyskipj]

Exactly. For a therapist, "Vicarous" can be unpacked well before the session's over. And the downward spiral of "Undertow" is up there with me.

[@edwardmunoz7853]

No 🤣😳

[@tattoodude8946]

I actually read back in the day that therapists were using the song to help abuse victims deal with their trauma.

[@amyroberts5445]

"Do unto you now, what has been done to me"

[@schoocg]

Wow your insight into their lyrics is amazing , thank you. The best out there ! Please give us your interpretation to Tool ‘Descending’.

[@davmtip]

very bright young lady. she chose the right career path for sure. extremely deep thinker. great job!

[@dedsun81]

You are such a great therapist. I don't know if I could have you as mine, because I wouldn't be able to focus, due to you beauty. Love your content. Just discovered you channel. Loving it.

[@johncruise5638]

Laterals. Best Tool song the universe ever conceived.

[@thefractaleye]

Swing on the spiral and still be a human... Yeahhh I made an animatic with this as the soundtrack. Mentors said remove the music but... that kinda missed the point.. its on my channel titled A Knight Reborn - Video Game Concept / Animatic

[@Varek.50]

The song is about the nature of humanity. We feed the algorithm. We feed by tuning in to what the media is showing us. And it's inate. We are an animal that has always fed on tragedy. Overtaking each other. Fighting for the land. Money. Power. Etc...

[@theebulll]

Stinkfist (Tool) or The Package (A Perfect Circle) are my suggestions

[@pitoarmand6056]

This song is beyond brilliant, a masterpiece among masterpieces.

[@felipecampos3045]

Hell yeah, the grudge is a good one too...also, stay away from the videos, they have nothing to do with the song and only distract from the lyrics

[@danielshaffer6067]

I respectfully disagree. I think their videos are intrinsic to the lyrics and the meaning of the song as a whole. The visuals alone are like poetry. I'm a visual artist myself, though. So I tend to look at visual art as poetry.

[@dominikschrader5930]

Love how you you listen to the people in the comments. You got it recommended so often.

[@HeartSupport]

We heard the people so we answered. -The Video Editor

[@laurabuer4714]

You'll hear this a lot. Don't watch the official videos when listening to Tool at first glance. It's distracting. I love Adam's artistic creativity, but it does draw away from the music and lyrics. Circle back to it later. Edit: I never took it to be that harm happening to others makes us feel better, but that we're relieved that it didn't happen to *us*. But there is a sense of the Coliseum, right? Watching people fight for their lives. That basement level of entertainment? Tool is very deep.

[@KShiro-xb7sj]

Wasn’t following at the beginning but you really took this in an interesting direction, good analysis, I think those things that ‘deserve’ to be destroyed are precisely those tendencies that are driving the divide between us deeper and isolating us from our own sense of being humane and caring because it can be scary and painful

[@dangr123]

Schadenfreude

[@samvimesfan9779]

I reckon this goes beyond schadenfreude

[@jeffbishop6043]

The ultimate treatise of our twisted mankind, put to music.

[@MostlyCloudy]

Omg do Jambi! AND Parabol/Parabola!

[@Requiem4aDr3Am]

Great song. Please cover every Tool song. They are my favorite. 46 and 2, schism, and vicarious are my jams

[@calebdeming5515]

Keep listening to my favorite metal. I am learning so much.

[@HeartSupport]

Glad you like it! - T

[@acuraintegra101]

Check out pucifer- the humbling river Maynard is the lead singer of this group as well. Or check out a perfect circle ( pet ) or (the noose )this is also Maynard that is the lead singer.

[@adrielalvarez7192]

Bro. There is not one of your Tool reviews so far, that haven't given me a new perspective on the song. And I'm a live long fan. Very interesting channel

[@Ovara343]

Always reminds me of that one Calvin and Hobbes strip, where their house gets burglarized and they're talking about that, how you always feel like that kind of staff happens to someone else, and one of them said "You're always someone else to someone else."

[@martymcfly9542]

Hands down tools best song. IMO so many great songs but this one is near and dear to me. It’s the first song I heard from them

[@DobrieNIN]

you should listen to tracks by Opeth on the double album Damnation/Deliverance. the whole record is about depression and is brutally honest and sincere. damnation sounds beautiful and clean, but is about the absolute depths of depression and how hopeless everything feels. deliverance is very heavy and dark sounding, but its about developing coping mechanisms and doing the hard work internally to overcome these hopeless feelings. may i recommend Hope Leaves on Damnation and the eponymous track of its counterpart: Deliverance. but really any of the songs will do wonderfully

[@Heisen-d3n]

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[@chriscoote2690]

Opeth is awesome

[@Tonetruk]

I really Dig You,. I think you have nailed every TOOL song, thus far......BRAVO!!!!!

[@parkwrestler09]

You are an absolute joy to listen to breaking down this song. Bravo madam 😉

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

As with anything TOOL this is as surreal as it gets. Love this band.❤😊

[@kevinstull8552]

It was hard for me to concentrate on the lyrics of this song and the musical instrumentations and instead my eyes were just mesmerized by the visual conceptions of the music video. Absolutely amazing and gorgeous video and major kudos to whoever created this visual work of art.

[@gabrielfernandez8717]

They’re my favorite band and I’m happy when new people discover their music. Love your insights and analysis. If you’re taking recommendations you should react to a song from their first album called Prison Sex. It’s incredible dark and goes into the cyclical nature of SA.

[@that_heretic]

This is, in my opinion, on the shortlist for greatest song ever made, and possibly even the best piece of art ever made.

[@JefferyKillian]

I just saw them in Vegas last month they were awesome they always have been great

[@Bourberic]

You are the only reactor that saw this song the way I do. Saw this tour and have seen them twice since then. Thanks for finally “validating” me lol

[@lesdaniels9321]

I enjoy seeing others joys and successes and feel the pain of others especially children and animals. It is being empathic and many people have little or none at all.

[@chrisroyal4238]

This whole album is quiet the experience and mental journie. enjoying your content.

[@IceKoldKilla]

Loved it. I will definitely say with Tool, the music video has its own meaning alongside some parallels with the lyrics but not always. Adam Jones, the guitarist usually has done the videos. From what I remember from an old interview, it's that he wants the music video to go alongside the music but not necessarily lyrically. It's why it all seems abstract when trying to tie it to Maynard's lyrics.

[@PANTERAIsTrueMetal]

it makes us feel good because it reminds us of how bad things can be . and makes us grateful its not us

[@pattyspinosa1710]

I second the comment that someone else made about commenting on the song Right in two. Awesome song with great lyrics.

[@LudusAurea]

I wouldn’t say you can’t vicariously experience positive things happen to other people and feel good about it. I love those videos where people go buy like $1000 of food and feed the homeless or they help small businesses or help someone accomplish some goal they’ve been working towards. It definitely works more than one way. Also Danny’s tom work in this song sends me. Especially in the crescendo at the end around “credulous at best”

[@illuminahde]

Great perspective. I could watch you break down Tool songs all day. Well done.

[@XathexX]

I want to bring up the concept of compersion (uncountable) 1. The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response. 2. The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy. According to Wikipedia this was coined in reference as a romantic opposite to jealousy. However I have been using it as a non-romantic sense and to remind myself I CAN experience joy from another's joy and to actively look for it.