TOOL - Parabol (Audio)

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Lyrics:
So familiar and overwhelmingly warm
This one, this form I hold now
Embracing you, this reality here
This one, this form I hold now
So wide eyed and hopeful
Wide eyed and hopefully wild
We barely remember what came before this precious moment
Choosing to be here right now
Hold on, stay inside
This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in
This body makes me feel eternal
All this pain is an illusion

[@GarredHATES]

What’s the worst thing that could happen to someone, it’s not death or disease it’s getting an Ad when you switch to Parabola

[@qosmic1161]

real.

[@kevinmcdonald9508]

Terrible!!!! I hate when that happens

[@N.A.M.LazyCloud]

So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now. Embracing you, this reality here This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful. Wide eyed and hopefully wild. We barely remember what came before this precious moment Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside... This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in This body makes me feel eternal. All this pain is an illusion.

[@rafaelsikk2646]

Thank you. You have no idea how grateful I am

[@jennziff3830]

Yes ty!!!

[@BoWeava]

Amen Reverend Maynard

[@mug1222]

When u only know the vowel sounds... Thanks, bud!

[@VizeedaGr8]

So familiar, and overwhelmingly warm cuzz it's 🔥

[@mr.joshua8664]

this could literally pass as a prayer

[@dantulino3548]

I actually believe it to be a prayer 🙏🏻

[@boyo7918]

Parabola waiting room

[@dann_hernand]

This is part of the path

[@raena_copiacobain]

yeah i can’t listen to that without this

[@alexgee1151]

No.. I came just for this 🤩

[@raegandalbo9731]

This album’s little interludes seem pointless until you realize how dynamic they make the songs

[@WhippingNSpurring]

4 years after your comment and it seems like mainstream people are finally realizing the dynamics of Tool.

[@PsychicSploob]

When a Tool song gets stuck in my head, my mood becomes tranquil instead of irritated.

[@zee_nyc]

balance achieved. 🤘🏽

[@charlymccroskey6306]

I feel the same except for Prison Sex. 😆

[@alexgee1151]

Amen

[@charlesmichirugallo]

Rock music calms me down for some reason

[@raegandalbo9731]

I was sick from metal for 2 weeks. A bunch of Priest songs (Electric Eye, Victim of Changes, Devil’s Child) got stuck in my head and it was such a blessing

[@AXEUROLder]

This calms me down when nothing and nobody else could So familiar and overwhelmingly warm Thanks, TOOL

[@Delta225]

and then Parabola starts

[@upyanuts]

Totally. It’s perfect

[@gyneve]

@@Delta225 My rising anticipation for that song works against the calm in this one.

[@falfonsogo]

Me too .. I feel the same ...

[@jolopolo4761]

​@@Delta225shut up, he's talking about Parabol only

[@mercyr6105]

I love his vocals in this

[@markco61]

My favorite by this man, definitely soulful.

[@kaegee2579]

It's almost mantra or meditation-like. Very soothing.

[@IntoTheHalfMoon13]

Reminds me of a video where the guy was singing an ancient Sumerian song. The vocal technique is so similar.

[@mrmojorisin2595]

*ALL THIS PAIN IS AN ILLUSION*

[@kolloduke3341]

easy for you too say ? ..

[@gamesarefun1338]

*OH REALLY?*

[@vounxd]

This song sits with me differently than most other tool tracks, all because i had THE perfect first listen to this. It was around 12 AM - 1 AM, and it was me and my two best friends (only one was with me at the point of listening to this) and we were out in my backyard on the deck. My friend says "Yo brotha listen to these two tracks from Tool. They're amazing." And so i did. But we decided to lay flat on our backs and stargaze as this was playing. That was an experience and a HALF. I also happened to be high as HELL too so the fact i remember it this clearly obviously shows how well this stuck with me. I get a little soft feeling every time i hear this song, and just flashing images in my mind from that night.

[@kingkrysen]

Omg I feel u bro my first time listening to this was back in summer of 2021 when I was 21 it was raining outside and I was also high and just looking at the rain from my balcony with it playing in my headphones

[@stevelaw3886]

Your story made me smile - and the other reply from 3 months ago 😊 I love that they are going nowhere, and new people are still finding them now. Their name might last while eventually Metallica are forgotten .

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

I LOVE this song. It is center. It is balance. It is grounding. It is peacefully sleeping. It is violently awakening. Parabola is next, but Parabol stands alone, imo.

[@omakhawks]

I ❤kagefdad

[@mephiston001]

I love how they stand together

[@joshuasizemore4862]

Verse] So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now Embracing you, this reality here This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful Wide eyed and hopefully wild We barely remember what came before this precious moment Choosing to be here right now Hold on, stay inside This body holding me Reminding me that I am not alone in This body makes me feel eternal All this pain is an illusion

[@chronic2001n]

This sound will more than likely go down as one of the most greatest influences of rock.

[@BENEATH_THE_SEWERS]

Tool in there prime are so far in their own league, in my opinion, no one's topping them. On a technical level, On an original level and on a art level !

[@dantulino3548]

Still in their prime

[@catsven1973]

The majestic ancient Arabic chemistry between the souls and the living !!! Very difficult to put English words in Arabic melody ! They overpassed themselves with this !! Even the album police is written in Arabic style .. unique Maynard !!! Great spirit !

[@nsanenthembrane]

Is this Arabic melody? I wonder if that’s why I like it so much

[@scepticrat]

In May of 2001 I was stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX. It was a strange time in my life, and while west Texas had a rugged, desert beauty, my heart was back in NYC. I was excited for the new Tool album but had lost track of the exact release date. Late one night I was driving along Cliff Drive, which circles the end of the Franklin Mountains where they rise above the desert floor and divide the city. El Paso's local rock station had a special where they would play a new, notable release in it's entirety after hours, and as I drove in the dark that night they played Lateralus. I turned the radio on just as this song was beginning, and I found myself kind of stunned by that familiar voice in this unexpected...ballad? The stars wheeled overhead and I turned the volume way up on this quiet song - almost like a hymn - totally unprepared for the moments, and the music, and the life, that would follow.

[@s7argazer7]

Hello fellow NY'er. Yes, Tool can do that to you..

[@Ms2amores]

Thank you for sharing with us. I guess we all have a moment in which we became a part of this incredible experience that is Tool.

[@Trevor_Shepherd]

jesus no wonder my maynard hates tool fans

[@_leo.png_3208]

Yo i used to live in el paso

[@jaimecarabajal9439]

Qué bello bro!

[@chronalcactus9258]

Finally I found an amazing band I have never heard of can't wait to listen to more

[@groovywaffle401]

Thanks Tool We're eternal All this pain is an ilusion

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

Lateralus is the greatest album of the 21st century.

[@smellynormie3467]

It's not even over yet

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

@@smellynormie3467 I mean... let's just call it. I don't think Pitbull or Dua Lipa are going to knock my man-bits off.

[@smellynormie3467]

@@UncleAnaesthesia except 1,000 other rock bands exist

[@adaisychain4azathoth]

let’s just make a top 50 and call it. any entries you got in mind?

[@feelnothinh4205]

@@adaisychain4azathoth Blackwater Park by Opeth

[@okami_eddy]

That delivery of "wide eyed and hopeful" couldn't be any more perfect!

[@fredericcarpentier9395]

This was our wedding song, right when my wife walked down at the alley. Still giving me chills. Je t'aime ma puce.

[@doctorexit1613]

wow, the lyrics fit rather appropriately for such an occasion. I can only imagine that beautiful moment, made me tear up a bit. No joke.

[@tomschmitt6911]

weird

[@joelchurquina7849]

Parabola makes no sense without Parabol

[@angel_M422]

Hint its not about romance

[@z3ke002]

I don't understand why they are two tracks instead of one 9 min track

[@BAGCLANOFFICIAL]

@@z3ke002 I think parabola was for if a radio station wants to play TOOL

[@bennettfrfrcuh5099]

so truere i swear y

[@jordanboyd5587]

This and Parabola are the songs that I would play after mourning for someone close and important to me who died. It reminds me that we are eternal, and that all this pain is an illusion. I know this song is meant to be about something completely different entirely, but it gives me funeral vibes everytime I listen to it.

[@blockemarckini6741]

It sounds like it would be played at one

[@jasonedge8989]

This is my absolute favorite TOOL song by far! The steady build up, amazing drums, vocals and lyrics meaningful. Just an absolute masterpiece!!!

[@robertjones4361]

Better get yourself a copy of fear inoculum........it's beyond anything you've ever heard from them....a musical masterpiece

[@jasonedge8989]

Trust and believe I've got the physical copy of Fear Innoculum. Every time I listen to it, it somehow gets better and better. Absolute masterpiece from every aspect. From the album art and theme, to the musicality. I just hope that I get to experience Tool live before its too late.

[@adamschneider868]

The first Tool Album I bought. I brought it in for show and tell. I was 12, I caught my music teacher listening to it when I came to pick it up at the end o the day. I was a cool kid, I also introduced her to SOAD. This was 2001.

[@AlmightyGodsWorldIsBeautiful]

This always reminded me of the Metro redux music you hear when first loading the game.

[@madalindumbrava2799]

Same holy shit

[@freeschaeffercox1640]

Never thought about it that way. It does now that you mention it. Last Light. Cant remember if it was in 2033 too.

[@KingLich451]

Whoa, that's pretty cool.

[@caidenneumann7107]

Oh shit! You’re right!

[@antdujar]

About damn time. Glad Tool finally uploaded all their music onto all digital platforms. Now people can really appreciate their music more than ever before. #spiralout.

[@Maztuhmind]

First it was King Crimson, now Tool. This year isn't so bad lol.

[@charlottescott3742]

Now I can't afford the ticket dude! Been on every song tryna score a 300$ in ATL..Rather buy the album and a 100$ ticket! Huh? What? It's not 2001 anymore? Shizzzzzz.....

[@chokovok7231]

So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now Embracing you, this reality here This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful Wide eyed and hopefully wild We barely remember what came before this precious moment Choosing to be here, right now Hold on, stay inside This body, holding me Reminding me that I am not alone in This body makes me feel eternal All this pain is an illusion

[@benjaminross4325]

No album ever written holds as much power as lateralus. Every every song is perfect the lyrics are profound. Its truly one of a kind.

[@kingkrysen]

Maynard's voice is so hauntingly beautiful in this song

[@kubajastrzebski9310]

Tak znajome i obezwładniające ciepło Tą jedną, tą postać teraz przybieram Obejmując ciebie istniejącą rzeczywistość Tą jedną, tą postać teraz przybieram Tak Z szeroko otwartymi oczyma i pełną nadziei Z szeroko otwartymi oczyma i dziką nadzieją Ledwo co pamiętamy kto lub co przyszło przed tą cenną chwilą Wybieramy bycie tutaj i teraz Trzymaj się, pozostań wewnątrz To ciało trzyma mnie przypominając że nie jestem samotny tu w To ciało sprawia że czuję się wieczny, cały ten ból to iluzja

[@Jeffwalker66]

Wow ! AMAZING! Brilliant. It was finished before I even realised that I'd sat through the whole album. Fantastic to be taken there and back and not even realise it. Mind blowing

[@joshuabennett9534]

Depression +tool = comfort

[@mikepachon5770]

Depression is not cool. Once you develop it you don't talk about it, and specially you don't flaunt it, is a demon eating you from inside. Please stop trying to pose depression as a cool thing because is not.

[@joshuabennett9534]

@@mikepachon5770 there's no flaunting it I just meant that when I feel depressed I like to listen to Tool cuz I know I can get through it

[@brennis_the_menace3414]

Depression and Tool are 2 sides of the same coin, does that make sense?

[@darrenfreyauthor]

Happy 20th birthday to my favorite album of all time. Not everyone can say they were on acid the first time they heard it but a friend of mine and I got ahold of it the night before its official release and each of us took three hits and had the greatest night of our lives.

[@joeornelas7328]

I was tripping balls I got the CD popes it in and put on the over ear headphones and from the first note to the secret track was all one beautiful journey. I still haven't came down and there is nothing that can take me there again

[@michaelbelshe8521]

Lol that's funny because I was tripping the first time I listened to this album

[@mirandaball8955]

This brings me back to when i was homeless. Couch surfing. Staying up for 3 nights on coke hallucinating. Oh those wild days. I almost died. I’m so grateful I made it oit... #Sober

[@BonDieu617]

Glad you made it out, girl. Too many don’t.

[@lasallefranklin4317]

I'm in the midst of a trial similar to yours myself my lady. And your comment is very encouraging knowing someone recovered from listening to TOOL. Hopefully I can too 🤟💯💯💯

[@jewel65]

Listening to this with headphones is amazing

[@raiserverg]

no parabola on KZbin's autoplay, this is a crime

[@QWERTY-qv4qz]

raiserverg I agree so much. Adds destroy the songs vibe

[@charlottescott3742]

AGREED!

[@lukegracie4630]

Your on Parabol singular! The "complete version" is available. You missed the point though.

[@GigglingWillow]

The next song on the autoplay is somewhere I belong for me like wtf

[@heyitsenso]

I was watching the partial eclipse that happened recently and just listening to tool on shuffle because I was like "what's a good band to listen to when you're high as shit watching an eclipse?" Parabol ended and parabola came on the exact moment totality hit. I didnt plan it like that, hhhhhhhhh

[@blooflazh7]

This song actually changed my life

[@the2ndcoming135]

🥇

[@stevelaw3886]

Every single tune is incredible. And then within that relentless brilliance, you get this... Reaches right inside my soul.

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

This song alone is the greatest. It's center and balance. I sing this to me all the time. Helps keep me grounded. Thanks for the tools, Tool!!!!!!!

[@genoatkins2440]

Tool is uploading stuff... wowow

[@JediHobbit007]

If this is the real Geno Atkins and you like TOOL, you just earned yourself a new fan! I'm a Broncos fan above all, but I'll be rooting for you.

[@JediHobbit007]

@Connorshark Thanks Mr. Shark. Now here's some advice for you: fuck off!

[@XG-OFFICIAL-59]

Why do people get so pissed about advice? You realized your mistake, then get mad? What in the blue Hell is that going to do besides start more drama? Mr 12 year old, you're only making this situation worse for you buddy

[@andrewarmenta2700]

I know right?!?!? Well ... Shit i guess tool is public???

[@aaronyeomans5799]

​@@XG-OFFICIAL-59 Because he was a dick first?? He deserved being told to fuck off.

[@rintohsaka1928]

Fun fact this song kept me sane when I was tripping for 2 weeks straight

[@kole-sama19]

On what?

[@MaddSpazz2000]

Listening to lateralus took away my anxiety while tripping. Thank you Tool.

[@Daggeira]

"Sure, you've listened to Third Eye, but have you listened to Third Eye... On _acid?"_ A paraphrase of a quote from Half Baked my ex dealer said to me as a fitting joke once. My _god_ is that song long when you're high on LSD.

[@Lavl-dq2tk]

I don't think that's really possible tbh. The drug would’ve been out your system way before that. If you felt like you were tripping for two weeks straight you had a psychosis

[@Lavl-dq2tk]

@@asm-ex1jw Sounds like he either had some serious trauma from that trip, or he has a predisposition to schizophrenia and the LSD triggered it. It was not like the LSD was in his system his whole life

[@ANUNNATEMPLE]

Lyrics: So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now Embracing you, this reality here This one, this form I hold now, so Wide eyed and hopeful Wide eyed and hopefully wild We barely remember what came before this precious moment Choosing to be here right now Hold on, stay inside This body, holding me Reminding me that I am not alone in This body, makes me feel eternal All this pain is an illusion

[@aaronyeomans5799]

I listened to this song on loop for an entire acid trip. Lol

[@badminty0156]

How did that go?

[@kingkrysen]

I'm doing the same high on weed lol

[@marcon1259]

Welcome TooL. We’ve been waiting for you

[@lovethesideways8]

Omg get a life

[@Egoblivion]

@@lovethesideways8 you first

[@theauraclesalon]

Hearing just even the first note of this track makes me feel so good. ❤

[@munkeeBraynStoo]

Hard to believe but true. Maynard doesn't hear the songs until all the instrumental tracks are recorded, mixed, ready to go. Then, and only then will Maynard listen to the songs and add vocals. I heard Maynard say it in an interview

[@joshuakountouris192]

I got to see Tool in concert in October of 2023 and it was life changing experience for me. Thank you for all the mind blowing music, and the way you to weave this story of yours throughout your music is just amazing

[@Nate_Mack1]

The freaking transition from this song to parabola is godly

[@Uniqueone001]

This form I hold now, Embracing you this reality here This one this form I hold now, So wide-eyed and hopeful, this body. Holding me, Reminding me i am not alone, This body holding me all this pain is an illusion

[@bre53748]

The amazing 3 minutes and 7 seconds leading up to one of the greatest songs of all time

[@jennziff3830]

How can u Not Turn Tool up supa loud?!!????? LOUD & PROUD!!! COME ON...............LETS GO!...... .......... . SLIP INTO THE ABYSS...................

[@aaoreugif]

Parabol to Parabola is gold

[@selfactualization8400]

Conceived to a tool song, and have been listening sincerely since utero. Thanks for being the Tool.

[@MrJett-lr7yr]

We are eternal all this pain is an illusion!

[@jasonedge5441]

This is probably my favorite track with Parabola off Lateralis. I love the building and almost spiritual tone. Gotta love the amazing artistic music video as well. Spiral out!!!

[@vicariouspunishment]

this and parabola are unbeatable

[@randomgayboy7550]

This album gives me actual *goosebumps*

[@hectorcollazo8845]

Love the connection between the 2 songs. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@tedstrong3990]

We barely remember, who or what came before, this precious moment choosing to be here, right now hold in stay inside, this body holding me reminding me that I’m not alone

[@Dproceeder]

This and Parabola...💖

[@shpup]

My older brother (16) and I (14) dropped acid at our childhood home the night before moving out and he played this song. We sat in my dark, empty bedroom with a single lava lamp as our lighting and smoked 4 year old weed we found in our parents cabinet. 8 years later at 22 its still the most special psychedelic experience ive ever had. I feel like im transported back there when I hear this song

[@ozb2057]

Parabol, just Parabol by itself, is an underrated song.

[@respira...]

this is my favorite song ever, the one and only. for now.

[@Jointanatomy]

Buying and listening to this album back in 2001 changed my view on music. The structure of the songs sure was something else, but very very welcome!

[@fallentruth1]

There is something particularly magical about this piece of music!

[@jeffrandallrozario]

These sounds just cocoons me in melodic states of trance!

[@aloafofbagels6381]

Buckle up everyone, brace yourselves.... You know that transition is coming.

[@austinnewby9666]

This is the equivalent of a full blown religious experience/revelation. Anyone feel your being encouraged to remember something ancient we have long forgot.

[@siddharthjadhav9233]

So familiar and overwhelmingly warm This one, this form I hold now.

[@thezztop666]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the release of this masterpiece!!!

[@Daruma_Studio]

Track Listing: 00:00 Parabol

[@lovethesideways8]

Hell ye

[@cbj4sc1]

Thanks

[@lagunkaz]

The real MVP

[@gaylebrown8662]

Speaks of soul recognizing it always was

[@LuiLane]

this is my mantra when I need to come back to me

[@amimarietomaino2209]

Wide eyed and hopeful...ly while we barely remember what came before this precious moment ...

[@francispa3]

This is actually a love song.

[@darenmiller2218]

I played it at my brother’s funeral. I still can’t listen to it without turning into a waterfall.

[@amimarietomaino2209]

James I’m bracing me this reality here... this form I hold now. Wide eyed and hopeful.

[@guidestone1392]

This is the first song on the Holy Gift order of Lateralus, the best way to listen to the album. It goes 6, 7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 13, 1, 12, 2, 11, 3, 10. Parabol Parabola Schism Ticks & Leeches Mantra Lateralus Faaip De Oiad The Grudge Triad Eon Blue Apocalypse Reflection The Patient Disposition

[@JasonGifford-2400CFP]

One of my best tool jams of that Album💯😎👍 0:54

[@georgetaylor2024]

This is a great song

[@anarhija11]

It's been awhile but i am ready for Parabola!!!

[@madlipzjagd5378]

Just now im realising that the guitar simulates a heartbeat.

[@damla4512]

ders videosu izlicektim geldigim yere bak ya

[@_erayerdin]

İngilizce bir şaka böyle çevirilebilirdi. xD Neyse imma #spiralthefuckout

[@georgetaylor2024]

Tool is awesome

[@neonennui]

Shivers

[@kaeditnos]

Parabola is empty without parabol

[@ShowMeYourBonus]

I want this played at my funeral. K thanks bye 👋

[@kolloduke3341]

i want " they are coming to take me away " at mine heehee ...lol

[@ShowMeYourBonus]

kollo duke I’m so drunk idk what you’re saying but ... yes sir! 🙃

[@vishwanath4961]

Thank you Tool. All this pain is an illusion...

[@emeraldeyedstruggler3362]

Calm before the storm

[@angelofwar9223]

I like repeating this song sometimes... Sometimes just once 🤷

[@jasondean6966]

Reminder a parabola is a reflection of a mathematical curve that literally reflects itself.. so if you’re entering a parabola i really hope you’re looking at a reflection of yourself. Not meaning to just look into a mirror😅.. y’all have a good day

[@user-ow1zk9zz5t]

This masterpiece is to short

[@JoaoPaulo-pm8se]

Oq seria de mim sem o talentoso maynard

[@user-og1pl5gx2e]

Pre Bola!! 🌀

[@stephenmcguire9934]

I just realized I been listening to Tool before I even did drugs.

[@JDFISOHSBBKGSDKBGKBJG]

i found this when my friends dad blasted this at 2 am in his shitty Honda Accord.

[@nsanenthembrane]

Lmao

[@Jimenez69]

To be honest Parabola well the intro (parabol) is one of the most calming part of the song

[@mirandaball8955]

Wait for it............. ........... .......... 🎤 🎤

[@GeoCK1]

I was about to go parabolic @3:00... and then the ad blew it! Time to dig out and dust off the CD

[@marciemitchell2261]

Sundays are for church and Maynard is my preacher

[@LadyDeath___]

I love listening to this album & practicing my Witchcraft. The vibes are fucking perfect.!!!