TOOL - Parabola (Official Video)

[@GrantZPrice]

thanks to Toolarchive and others for holding it down for all these years.

[@Glue303Lover]

seriously, tool fans owe a ton to toolarchive!

[@antdujar]

Deadass!

[@user-gx8id5bl2e]

Shoutouts to areneros as well!

[@symplyeargasmic]

F for respect

[@educostanzo]

Very well said!

[@pyromain]

that poor little dude getting crushed by that molecule, rest in peace lil man

[@roberthughes1330]

Haha yea.....right

[@conocimientodesimismo-cortos]

thats ego

[@donovan942]

Rip Lil bro 🙏

[@MiggyMigz_]

At what time stamp. God i know theres more to this vid then what it shows. Havent seen this on lsd in a while

[@maximilianodelrio]

​@@MiggyMigz_7:02 lil bro

[@asdf852asdf]

Ive never truly felt fully suicidal but whenever i heard the lyrics "celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing" i get a little misty eye knowing i can come to this song and work those feelings if i ever need to, is really a beatiful message and i have no doubts it has helped tons of people in their darkest moment

[@jeffsilvey8799]

Right here man I'm sitting in a hospital reflecting on being such a balanced you guy out a highschool that was grounded even in this world really grounded well I failed something I knew I could a done a lot of good with and felt cheated I became a self loathing hurting myself with substances. It's so much easier to die in many forms as it is harder to live. If we never meet in the next world I wish you good connections and real food in your future.

[@insertmetalusernamehere]

Try with mushrooms.

[@geotechms]

I needed to read this 👍🔥❤️

[@Keebrev]

@@insertmetalusernamehereas a very experienced psychonaut who has done over 100 RCs don’t ever randomly suggest that to anybody ever again

[@Rechkalov7]

Cool story bro

[@srita_yachy]

"All this pain is an illusion. Celebrate this chance to be, alive and breathing..."💖✨

[@LMMusicL-t6w]

Sometimes so hard😢

[@iwiwd624]

my dad died two days ago. he loved tool. every time he sent me one of their songs he’d always say “turn it up mija” that’s what i’m doing right now dad. i love you. idk how i’m gonna live without you.

[@petiepitbull]

Sorry for your loss. :( hopefully Tool can be a part of your healing process. God bless you. Love you fellow human.

[@TheKrensada]

This song is a mantra for exactly this kind of grief.

[@SanguivorousRevenant]

I lost my father 18 years ago, he was a musician who always shared the music he loved as much as the music he made. I've strove to be someone he would be proud of - just the love you pour out for your dad tells me the kind of dad he was, and you are doing your best in spite of everything. Even if you have to remind yourself to get through today, then the next, keep going. Here in solidarity, friend.

[@iwiwd624]

@@SanguivorousRevenant god thank you for that.

[@madatarchives8725]

Sorry brother

[@betterplacesllc1329]

I just had this song played at my brothers funeral. He died tragically at the age of 40, and was a big TOOL fan. It was a very euphoric and profound experience to hear this song as we told him goodbye....for now. Until we meet again. Love you Eric

[@pathoftheriver]

🧡

[@katrinafitch3534]

My condolences 🥀🌹🥀 This will be played for my "celebration of life" service..

[@zfid]

Goosebumps reading that. 🙏

[@Slat3rbug]

May he rest in peace

[@crystaleldred4720]

His avatar is gone but he remains

[@davidsanz2158]

a fact that a lot of people probably already know, but those are actually two songs: Parabol and Parabola. In the album they are separated and the transition is INSANE

[@killinglonliness88]

Actually it was originally only ONE song, they were forced to split it into two tracks because the record company demanded it.

[@garrett3698]

​@KillingLonliness88 honestly, they made a good comprimise. Kinda but not really helped Lateralus as a good purchase too since it was an added mini gimmick. Best album, next to 10,000 days and Ænema

[@jamesdresser7606]

Q

[@_--_3075]

Yeah, just like "Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)" and "Rosetta Stoned"

[@megaxenu753]

I just bought the album on CD. Can't wait to blast it out my old ass amp.

[@mysocalledslablife]

I wonder if my dogs appreciate the fact that they live in a household that appreciates TOOL

[@d3lt452]

Eon Blue Apocalypse was dedicated to Adam's dog, so I think TOOL appreciates dogs

[@blakesmith7395]

they do

[@diggerdogadventures976]

Mine do. They lay and enjoy.

[@TimH-m8z]

I have a chihuahua that gets all excited when I play the pot.

[@jonathanwright5550]

My puppers get to chill by the fire while my back brakes to cut the wood to fire the burn

[@stupidthefish4981]

My sister walked into my room and asked if I was listening to “Wrench” again. I looked at her confused, then realized she was mentioning “Tool” and called it Wrench because it was a tool. The fucking nerve of her to think I’m smart enough to make that connection.

[@Katharsis540]

Deep thought. Wrench the hell out Shadow Work.

[@brunocremonezzi3715]

English is my second language and even I could figure that out

[@danmage2802]

What if you had been listening to Clutch?

[@harryfrancis4383]

You’re a TOOL fan ofc you’re smart enough ;)

[@siddhanthbhattacharyya4206]

They do have that penis wrench as their symbol, don't they?

[@sillygily4435]

This is a “you can’t leave your car until the song is over” kind of song.

[@ayoxmarlon5592]

Big Facts

[@Elleeekk]

I was about to skip it at minute 9, then I was like ''the fuck am I doing?''

[@michaelkenney2845]

I have driven 40 in a 65 just to slow down my trip when this song was playing lol.

[@Slash27015]

Time to unnessecarily park infront of someone's house and smoke a cigarette around the corner from the actual destination. They won't know, the people at the destination won't know, debateably you won't know, but what's done is done and it was done for the greater good.

[@fulyaackgoz5362]

And then you “accidentally” rewind to beginning

[@chrisharding2885]

" We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion". The best lyrics ever.

[@DurdensVision]

I feel that.

[@arkabiswas9370]

Infact, every tool song has the best lyrics

[@brodenfolz7911]

@@arkabiswas9370 Yeah, Ticks & Leeches probably the best lyrics: "Suck me dry!"

[@ignaciomartinsilva]

The eternal is the present, we are allways living in the eternity of the present, so the pain is and endless illusion that will never end. nihilist thoughs intensifies!

[@-Sober-]

Pearl Jam - "usin, you cant grow old usin" (4/20/02) "loneliness is not a phase. field of pain is where I graze. serenity is far away. saw my reflection and cried." "it took the death of hope to let you go"

[@Hello_world807]

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 We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment We are choosing to be here right now Hold on, stay inside... This holy reality, this holy experience Choosing to be here in... This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in... This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal All this pain is an illusion Alive, I In this holy reality, in this holy experience Choosing to be here in... This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in... This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal All this pain is an illusion Twirling round with this familiar parable Spinning, weaving round each new experience Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing A chance to be alive and breathing This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember, we are eternal All this pain is an illusion

[@zachariahkushner2862]

Thank you

[@Luke-888]

nice profile pic

[@sidders_1368]

who else agrees that lateralus deserved a video?

[@Nega-Tim]

I dunno. I personally would've preferred a grudge music video myself

[@BDB101SB]

I thought it did! Or was that just art?

[@paranoidandroid6691]

@@BDB101SByou probably just listened to the album on shrooms

[@DannyLeeOGT]

Well, I can agree, I can make an argument to disagree as well. I mean, the song is probably their most commercially successful and most. of the Toolarmy consider it one of the top 5 for sure. And with Tool that's hard to do. Also, there is probably a third of the entire population that knows what the Fibonacci sequence is now. So definitely deserving of the video. Now my counter argument to myself. This really feels like a courtroom for your pretend and like you're arguing with each other, but you're really on each other side. Anyway, that's a kangaroo court. That's a different tool song. Now, my counter argument would be no matter how great the video was. If Alex & Adam went back to Universal Studios and made the video. It could never live up to the expectations of the variance of pickiness levels within the ToolArmy. Also, all the haters or nickelback and rush fans would be in their feelings. Turn it down in every way possible. Oh, did I forget Nirvana, it's ok Everybody else did too.

[@CorrodedMoon]

I agree, my favourite TOOL song

[@haroldreynolds9853]

You do not have a soul, you are a soul. you have a body.

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

We are basically a nervous system inside a meatbag

[@roronoazoro2970]

@@Shrek_es_mi_pastor no we are more than that

[@Coldcloves]

@@roronoazoro2970 but you're confused...

[@roronoazoro2970]

@@Coldcloves yes I am confused but not about everything

[@SamuelBlack84]

What are we truly inside the flesh? Where is us?

[@serket4381]

Call me cheesy, obnoxious, whatever; I unironically think this is one of the best songs ever written. One of the few songs that truly snapshots how fragile and vexing, yet holy, the human experience is. It is one of the few songs I will never get tired of listening to. "Recognize this as a holy gift and Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing."

[@anticksss]

That line reminds of right in two's line "repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of their fleeting time here". Leave it to Tool to create truly profound works of art

[@CrazyWampa]

I randomly started looking through comments and read this at the exact moment he says the lyrics you posted. Truly an awesome song. I still think this album is their best work ever.

[@samlarsen6706]

CrazyWampa same here

[@discardiac]

I put this song on every once on a while and I call it "going to church"

[@realslimshadyadamkalis5941]

The wisdom shared in this song is extremely profound!

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Lil bro didn't deserve to get crushed by the carbon nucleus 🙏😭

[@BlueOysterStan]

cant have shit

[@ozb2057]

Not Carbon

[@jayfarrock]

I thought it was black seedless

[@JCKmusicandmore]

Dude got squished

[@HandelGothicEnjoyer]

RIP MY GUY 🕊️🕊️🕊️🪦🪦🪦🌹🌹🌹

[@lordoflightning7506]

This song helps me appreciate being alive. Fuck whatever the meaning of life is, we are here in this moment with the privelege to be alive, and thats all that matters

[@markdelgado6984]

Your on step 1 right now. Your in the animal stage where all that matters is yourself. Some people never learn more. There's more to life.

[@prophecy9070]

Mark Delgado lol foreal humans are so ignorantly selfish.. but ehh if dats what u think True happiness is den sucks 2 be U

[@factshurtfeelings6149]

@@markdelgado6984 I'm sure you have all the answers buddy ;)

[@lordoflightning7506]

Mark Delgado i am still young so im not claiming that ive discovered a universal truth or some bullshit through a Tool song. I dont even know where u got off with the whole "all that matters is myself" bullshit. I am always happier making other people happy cuz i sometimes struggle finding happiness, and i feel better when i give others what i often struggle to find for myself. To be quite frank broski, I could give less fucks about myself if i truly felt like it. The message i get from this song is that our only purpose here on earth is choosing to be here and appreciate this gift of life that lies before us and i was just genuinely expressing that

[@Amateur0Visionary]

No. Fuck life.

[@baseballmanbriar]

The world is a cruel place. I hope everyone out there listening is doing well physically, mentally, and spiritually

[@laurenh6174]

Am doing😊

[@Astrosimi]

Necessary vibes at this time. Thanks, friend.

[@crono3339]

I'm trying, thanks friend!

[@brookemarbell9297]

I’m not

[@tatsamaboogadat]

@@brookemarbell9297 hope it gets better.

[@bigboredthing]

Adam Jones' artwork doesn't get nearly the recognition it deserves. So creative and unique.

[@JimmyKlef]

In before people cite the quay brothers because kurt cobain was pissy one day he was asked about Tool. And also here to say that Adam does not deny the influence, in fact he claims his first few were in his own words “almost shameless rip offs”. But it wasn’t popular until Tool, and Adam took it and went beyond it and without a doubt did plenty that was his own thing. The symbolism, Adams unique style and delivery, combining it with Alex Greys super cerebral spiritual colorful identity… just so good. That whole gray scale, flat, blocky, almost black and white flat dead and dark certainty being doused in the bursting magical lively biology and spiritual illumination at the end couldn’t have made either pop any more than it did.

[@alexbeardsley751]

Alex Grey*

[@Minty1888]

@@alexbeardsley751 Didn't they both collaborate on this video?

[@rustymacshackleford6276]

Drink enough magic tea, and talk to the evil elfs that say "kill all humans", and you'll be able to understand where they're coming from.

[@proggerfrogger1030]

he suck

[@Ac3ofSpades_]

So basically I'm not a long time Tool fan like you guys, I'm 16 years old, I started listening a day ago and stopped to listen to the full album now, and man this is the best experience I've ever had, I wasn't into prog metal/rock. I listened to metallica, sepultura, megadeth, slayer. But I quickly became a fan of it now, the heaviest part of the song got me, the entire album is incredible 4:03 is for me Unbelievable, I discovered them through Sepultura's music recommendation. The best thing I've ever done was to listen to them again, my favorites from this album are "The Patient", "Schism", "Parabol", "Parabola", "Eon Blue Apocalipsys", "Ticks & Leeches", "Lateralus", "Reflection" and "Triad", all of them are just masterpieces, sorry for my bad English, it's not my mother language.

[@anytorp]

nice story bro

[@Chris-s1i9v]

Voy a escuchar tus recomendaciones ahora mismo

[@tylerholden1548]

Welcome to the club man, that's how I started too. TOOL is a gem and no matter what you always come back. Happy listening

[@bobwiggle4533]

Tool Will never Leave you, you wil never leave the Tool

[@NERO_MYBAND]

Holy shit! My homepage exploded with all of Tool’s music! I’m so happy!

[@bluestar1250]

I feel ya I'm over the moon this morning.

[@gutimar0328]

🖤🖤🖤

[@ahunold69]

Nero me tooo! It’s early TOOL Christmas 🎄 🤤

[@noogie1]

Same

[@sethstephenson1544]

Same

[@arcaneminded]

The PTSD when you're listing to parabol but it's set to shuffle.

[@redpractition]

when you shuffle lateralus and the album ends on parabol

[@faustlican5566]

Oof

[@monmoymaahdie3177]

@@redpractition oh yeah the other day Parabol came on shuffle and then it went to Cant Stop by RHCP and i was so fucking confused????

[@daniilashurov135]

when your Ipod on shuffle, but parabol is followed by parabola anyway and it creeps you out

[@Stacy.Kittredge11stargazerlily]

Damn right... The calamity is real lol

[@UnholyFurbs]

This song is so special to me. It helped me through a period of time in which I was at high risk of suicide. Any time I would get into a bad space, I would put it on, and it reminded me of how lucky I am to have a physical body, and helped persuade me to keep it. Thank you TOOL.

[@sayooj5873]

I was in the same boat and this song has always helped me get through it. I'll be forever grateful to Tool. Hope you're doing well.

[@cynthiadozois6583]

ART is supposed to transcend us to a better place. TOOL takes us there.

[@megtwinkles]

Me too love!! Covid did a fucking number on my depression. I’m listening to this on four grams of 🍄 right now and loving lifffee xoxo it gets better always

[@kimfinch67]

I’m so glad you found this song to help you through all of that. I am so happy you’re with us!

[@karimnasif]

😭😭😭😭

[@foreUA]

сколько нужно принять, чтобы придумать такое бедный люня..🕯

[@mama.geroina008]

Подписчики Люни, легенды

[@mihailprudnikov2666]

Клип крутой, на самом деле. С философским подтекстом

[@irafrac6163]

ахпхаххахахпхах ура нашла коменты с людей, я тоже решила посмотреть че он там смотрел

[@ghostmp5861]

понабежали аххах

[@bwengzen5585]

It wasn't a creation , but a gift😶‍🌫️

[@alecasosvello]

I can't believe this is happening! All their stuff is officially up now. This is a dream come true.

[@AzureKite619]

Everything except Salival.

[@DarkenedSilhouette]

they just learned about streaming services and youtube bruh otherwise they wouldve done this decades ago

[@thatoneguy444]

@@DarkenedSilhouette But how have they not known about streaming services?

[@DarkenedSilhouette]

Thatoneguy 44 lmao they did know but i guess they didnt know it would become as big as it did. check out Joe Rogans episode with Maynard

[@jakobsolen7762]

This has been up for a little while, I got into tool a few months ago.

[@SB-io7rw]

I remember seeing this as a kid on MTV randomly one day and it changed me forever.

[@musek5048]

I was super baked when i first saw this. Talk about an experience lol

[@krazybadger78]

@@musek5048a kid from school showed me this vid. i think thats when i achieved self-consciousness

[@Borgorg]

my experience exactly. this fucking video affected my taste in music so goddamn much.

[@reza_qn]

Back when MTV used to play good music videos

[@4evabluegirl]

Me too . Was just watching MTV one night & this video came on . I was in tears by the end, tears straight from my heart.

[@sleepedge8257]

Everyone hypes up Schism or Lateralus but honestly this is the best song on the album

[@ryancampbell5039]

Reflection is.

[@Jimb1264]

The patient is my favorite

[@sleepedge8257]

@@Jimb1264 The patient does have an awesome build up and climax

[@THEgenART]

Disposition ➝ Reflection, but it’s subjective. My opinion shifts depending on my mood over a particular couple years. But your original comment is not divisive or surprising whatsoever. Fully legitimate opinion.

[@Jimb1264]

@@sleepedge8257 It do. I also really like the part at the beginning where manyard comes in. I remember listening to that over and over cause it gave me the chills for some reason

[@Mashkinsss16]

Только мы втроем… я, луня и пиво…

[@maffl_plyaa]

Люня 😭

[@MedvedevIM]

Кто это?

[@catswag16]

That hit when Parabola starts gets me every time.

[@area.man.]

It's an orgasm in my ears.

[@kaig2991]

Same

[@nelliesilvers1210]

@@area.man. Eargasm

[@sixhundred3score6]

I really hold TOOL very high on a pedestal. They are one of the greatest bands in history.

[@baileystooldrumcovers2423]

You need to edit it. They are one of the best bands in history

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

Tool fans seem to be very intense. That level of devotion skews your ability to be objective. A bit like trump supporters. I dont think tool fans will like that very much, but i see parallels in any obsessive group of people.......flat earth, islam , even brexit supporters. Its a strange part of human nature. Tribal instinct perhaps. I do like the songs however!

[@pepefrog7456]

pink floyd too, both on the same level of insanity

[@thebathuman]

@@allosaurusfragilis7782 Tool elevated modern music to another level. Production is immaculate, the song writing is immaculate .. the lyricism is inspiring and deep. Have other bands done those things before? Sure .. have they done it to the level that Tool has? Maybe one or two elements .. but Tool took all of the elements, turned them up to 11 and left everyone else for dead. I would also argue Radiohead have a similar trajectory and place in history.

[@n1njadeej401]

Atheism for sure as well

[@thomasdurham2372]

This isn’t a song, it’s a journey. The pinnacle of TOOL in all of their greatness manifested into lyrics and music. Masterpiece of a song!

[@daleo2536]

Couldnt agree more. It doesnt get any better.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend an Indie Song Called 'the bond villain' By Robert Nix

[@Tombo669]

It’s a trip

[@maple6894]

its a song too

[@ranzigeratte00]

we listened to this song on our last acid trip, especially when u close your eyes this song is a journey through a lot of feelings, i can't describe it. Insane experience

[@ВераКовашева]

Клип нереальный!!! Спасибо,Люня

[@miggie705]

who is lyunya?

[@viviss7977]

ХОТЬ КТО-ТО ОТ НЕГО ХАХАХА

[@EliteNK]

OMG OMG OMG I'm so happy they officially released this!!

[@danibeto]

This is awesome

[@mr.zaiked3058]

in a sense but incredible

[@pok0000]

but its in 480p like we are in the 80s

[@ADTR945]

pok0000 LOL no 480 wasn’t invented yet in the 80 you idiot!

[@isoul7484]

This isn’t their official page though, it’s a guy posing as the official page. Edit: nvm, on the home page it says TOOLVEVO and when you click on it it says just TOOL

[@stevegurasich9708]

I realized this in 2021 at age 42: At the beginning of the video, a frame drops down, which creates a smaller "window" that we watch the video in. I never knew what that was about, I kind of thought it was some early 2000s internet pirate artifact and this was the only version of the video I could find, but I never gave it much thought (and I was completely wrong). The frame is there to make our brain think that we're watching a video of a certain size (smaller than the full screen), and the length of the video eventually convinces our brain that the video is that small. At a very specific moment around 8:45, the frame that's been there the entire time slowly zooms out as if the camera is zooming in, but the frame never re-appears, and the next scene is full-screen, physically larger than the video we've been watching. This tricks our brain into believing that we are actually seeing something "larger" or "greater" while it moves through the Alex Grey scenes at the end. Previously there was a limit or boundary, and the boundary gets slowly removed when enlightenment begins, effectively tricking our brain into thinking that we're now looking at something actually larger.

[@CrazySaVaunT]

Thankyou for pointing that out, you are completely right! Awesome insight!

[@shhkyler]

Thank u for the perspective- Alex Grey is amazing

[@deadcats6083]

I hate to burst your bubble but the answer is drugs. Specific techniques are used throughout tool videos that rely on the ghosting effect given by hallucinogens. So much so that if you haven't done heavy psychs and watched these videos, then you just haven't seen them. This isn't just "oh dude weed, yeah man drugs are cool," these are very meticulous choices that take a ridiculous amount of fx skill to emulate. The entire video box set this comes off of is an absolute trip. It even intentionally fucks with you on the home screen, ensuring viewers will have the initial background burned in to their vision by the time the videos start playing. As a collection it is arguably one of the greatest artistic achievements of all time.

[@cahns5025]

@@deadcats6083 yeah trip flashes

[@kyleholland6983]

The forest... Focus on the trees! 🌲 🌴 Wait... The forest... The planet... The universe... Souls aren't mortal however people ARE... And people are in a spiritual war with Satan for the survival of the human species. 🧐 Oops, I did it again. 🤦 Credit: Brittany Speers 🤔 "The truth is stranger than fiction because the truth is obliged to stick to the FACTS however fiction is not so obliged." 👀 Credit: Mark Twain 🫡

[@bobathedinosaur]

4:07 eargasm

[@adambandurak8913]

Tool's music, seems dark but when you've been to hell can bring you back to life. I can't even express the gratitude.

[@Katharsis540]

Exactly and this element people miss.

[@Katharsis540]

@Scuba Steve What other songs?

[@genevieve-gh3lp]

I saw hell and tools videos always give me nightmares and reminds me of the trip to hell.

[@GrowingDank42]

Say what you will, this song is clearly one of the best songs ever written, in any genre.

[@chrisr8207]

This song has saved me from suicide multiple times.

[@samathaking3837]

Real talk

[@ithe86thpsn10]

You are goddamn right brotha

[@stevenvhughes]

@@chrisr8207 This body, this body holding me... my cousin (1 of only 2) took his life Sept 28, 2016. I cry everytime I listen to this song.

[@JKoooozie]

It IS one of the best songs ever written.....right next to no quarter!

[@paulohenriquesaboia5592]

I tell myself everyday "Remember: we are eternal, all this pain is an illusion"

[@smilefenn4813]

aw buddy are you okay

[@paulohenriquesaboia5592]

Aw you know, thks

[@rjgamer6693]

We are eternal? Interesting..well depends on where you go

[@rjgamer6693]

And pain is not an illusion if you keep telling yourself that you'd only get more pain

[@paulohenriquesaboia5592]

It works to me and it's fine if don't for you

[@flaviaalves7455]

During the hardest time of my chronic pain illness (fibromyalgia), i simply could not fond relief. Meds, therapy, family and friends support, nothing would make it easier. Once it started to become more acceptable, i found this song and my entire mindset changed. It was asif the melody entered my body and changed something inside of me. Thank you, thank you, thank you❤ I finally chose to be here, in this moment.

[@happyangel_0526]

How come nobody talks about TOOL anymore? It has such a unique and distinct sound. I’ve brought them up around friends and they had no idea what I was talking about, and I was surprised because they really like metal.

[@jaysen2200]

Going to see them in October!

[@ce2647]

Tool fan since I was 14, 1st concert I ever went to, I'm 40 now.

[@salihom59]

Then you know what you must do, recruit them into the Tool Army.

[@isadoreducasse9822]

Saw them during their Aenima tour. Amazing

[@cherrypepsi2815]

everybody still talks about them lmao

[@DJdext]

This song. "All this pain is an illusion." Guts me. Nothing but goose bumps and tears during this song. So glad to be a alive and breathing despite all the pain.

[@SamuelBlack84]

We can never truly appreciate being alive

[@redrage369]

@@SamuelBlack84 actually we can, you are the one that chose if not, freedom, imprisonment, it’s all an illusion

[@redrage369]

GRAVITY IS A HARNESS

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@redrage369 Don't you dare say that to me. I would give my tortured soul to truly be alive and enjoy the pleasures of this world if only I had the damn luxury to do it!!

[@Flesh_Wizard]

we are a turtle, all this penis an illusion

[@robbutterill1426]

5:44 - 6:13 this solo is absolutely outrageous, almost as good as the parabol transition

[@trafficking2596]

I learned how to play this solo and song on guitar so I could experience it in a different way. It wasn't as good as listening but it was a great experience.

[@iateuranium-235forbreakfas7]

@@trafficking2596definitely think its better to learn the whole song, nothing too difficult in there and its a nice journey when playing it from start to finish

[@trafficking2596]

@@iateuranium-235forbreakfas7 I do know the whole song though.

[@iateuranium-235forbreakfas7]

@@trafficking2596 sorry, didnt realise u said solo AND song

[@trafficking2596]

@@iateuranium-235forbreakfas7 no big

[@khm-i7e]

сейчас люня и его друзьяшки поднимут обороты этому клипу

[@koronae]

кто такой люня

[@morideya]

У него и без люни обороты хорошие

[@thatslemming]

да, мы

[@MedvedevIM]

@@khm-i7e есть пояснительная бригада?

[@yashaziga887]

Всё от него и приперли сюда😅

[@oliverblack3609]

Every time I listen to this song it reminds me of my dad who had a illness called ALS which kills the muscles in your body and slowly make your weaker. The doctors told us that he had only a few months to live but he actually lived for about 6 more years he was really strong, and now whenever I hear the lyrics “this body , this body holding me , we are eternal all this pain is an illusion.” It reminds me of him this song was also one of his favorites i really do miss him but not much I can do about it he’s always here in my heart and so is Tool🤟

[@petrosmiskos]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@CcUhgg-iu1gy]

I appreciate you sharing your insight you had on your dad. Sometimes I wonder if people actually think about my perspective and experience and that kind of helps me reflect that, yes, people are capable of critical thinking, people don't just tape everything at face value. I wonder because Im constantly trying to relate to people and sometimes I feel so unwanted by people I care about it makes me wonder if they even care, but I dont think feeling unwanted is related to them not reflecting on how it makes me feel if that makes any sense. Lol

[@juanmabarrionuevo3315]

@@CcUhgg-iu1gy That makes a lot of sense

[@luispaulocarlos]

I've been listening to this for almost 20 years now. This morning my daughter Leonor was born, I was there during labor and I became a father for the first time; since because COVID 19 I can't stay together with my wife and daughter in the hospital, I'm back in my house, listening music, mainly TOOL. To be really honest, I feel like today is the first time I've heard this song. This holy reality, This holy experience, Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing.

[@Redhotmoon87]

Congratulations on becoming a father! I keep saying this was playing in my daughters head as she was being brought into this world. ❤️Tool❤️

[@traumainduced4905]

Congratulations on becoming a father. It’s a shame you can’t be with them over something that doesn’t exist.

[@jonathanlarosa1801]

congrats dude

[@Monkamustard]

Trauma Induced the fuck u mean COVID 19 doesn’t exist?

[@asslan8930]

Congratulations man!!

[@joalirivera1802]

This song is so euphoric. I remember seeing these visuals live and I couldn't help but cry tears of joy. Seeing Tool live is a life-changing experience you can't put into words.

[@missbobisty799]

Oh, 100%. I only knew of "Sober" before I saw them live (went with a guy I was dating, he was super into them. I'd heard of them and liked the one song I knew but no real exposure to them other than that) Needless to say, I became an actual fan after the concert. Just an amazing overall experience, I'd recommend anyone who hasn't seen them live to go see them if they can.

[@ivanchavez3711]

i compared it to being on hallucinogenics while sober haha glad i saw them with no filters

[@joalirivera1802]

@@ivanchavez3711 Yes, exactly! It's amazing how you can still have an experience like that without taking hallucinogens

[@davidcurr6221]

Yeah baby, my angels protected me long enough to see them in there last concert. Brisbane.

[@davybaby79]

Same I actually cried during Aenima. Literally the best concert I’ve ever been to.

[@Highplainsdrifter44]

Not sure if this happens to anyone else but when I listen to TOOL and hear the beats and various sounds they come as different shapes in my mind. It’s really pleasing to me. It really doesn’t happen with any other band except a few

[@Michael_X313]

Ya. MJK is like "I don't want people to worship me". I'm like, "who are you?". The instrumentation had me at hello.

[@Highplainsdrifter44]

@@Michael_X313 they play a orchestraded game of each member almost stealing the song or show. Each one of them walk a fine line of being noticed the most. Just when you think you hear one of them strongly something else comes along like hey look at me and it’s this never ending cycle 🔃

[@loyaluwang4228]

It's a tool figure out how to use it

[@dylanevartt3219]

I get that often, especially with electronic music

[@grimshawr]

It's amazing how 20 years later, I'm teaching students who are the same age I was when I discovered this wonderful band. Despite having different tastes in music, they think this is really interesting music. Tool is just one of those bands who carved out their own unique niche.

[@andrewbozhozr]

I remember it clearly, the impact that band and album had on me, it was 2002 or beginning of 2003 when I heard it for the first time... My friend talked me into it "just listen to them you will be amazed".. And I was.. totally new sound, their style... And a couple of years later I watched them live with same friend. We were Godsmacked! And that was such a long time a go...

[@Deathfecater]

I’m in my teens and I absolutely love Tool

[@Norbert011]

@@Deathfecater dumb trend-following sheep

[@emmafroo]

In 96 I listened to ænima over and over again wide awake for 3 days in a house with others coming and going yet doing the same. I learned more in that weekend then in all my 43 years combined. Listening to it now still reminds me that I am not alone, all this pain is an illusion.

[@themirandaproject2468]

I wish I had a teacher who was into tool and taught me about the spiral 🌀

[@heezypeasy8611]

It always does something indescribable to my soul when Maynard hits that "Aaaallliiiiivvveeeee" it's just beautiful

[@heezypeasy8611]

@@Devonx777 Omg I know. It's almost impossible to explain!

[@DrDuckDrDuck-jh7ki]

Agreed on the vibes, his entire existence and the collective existence of all is vibrated in that one word. Fun fact, one word translated to Latin is uni verse.

[@idkbro6425]

And breeaaaaathiiiiiing.. My fav part

[@beastmerc84]

I love y'all!

[@heezypeasy8611]

@@beastmerc84 love ya too!

[@darcyrosewilson]

Tool kept me from committing suicide when I was 16. I didn't know how to deal with the pain I was feeling and almost ended it all. Tool kept me thinking and feeling alive and I took the words literally. The chance to be alive and breathing. This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality ❤️

[@potyka1730]

I'm glad that you're still here :)

[@JaseekaRawr]

Same. 😌 RATM, TOOL, APC, in particular. Family disowned me; was a homeless runaway. Times were fkn *hard.* Was nice to have art there for us when everything else wasn't. Thank you, to Maynard & crew. The art you created is very special to so many ppl. Literally life saving. I hope to create art one day that helps others so much! Glad you're still here with us, Darcy! Life is unreasonably hard, for no reason lol 😅

[@skeligun]

No matter how hard times get brother, just remember, pain is an illusion, and we're here for you.

[@OldManMuskrat]

I listen to old songs like this tryin to drag myself out of this depression and it seems like it all just makes me miss better times. I slip a bit further down the slide every day.

[@lyleschoepflin5444]

I feel that, I had a very similar experience. It's a beautiful thing that music can save a life.

[@dr.vinnyboombatz22]

This is what recurring childhood night terrors are all about.

[@apaleguy]

This is one of those songs that if someone were to interrupt it at any given point I'd have to restart it so I can just fully immerse myself and listen to it.

[@iancameron6868]

Everything TOOL has a greatreasonableffect on the listeners

[@Stacy.Kittredge11stargazerlily]

truth, and nothing but lol 😎

[@toshaspradlin6252]

I actually just did that!

[@zkmarkov2984]

ask alexa to play this song she will stop just before the drop because on spotify its cut in 2 parts, the definition of insanity is listening to this song until just before the drop. I damn near punched my alexa because of that XD

[@Coldwater-sw6me]

@@zkmarkov2984 laughed so hard😂😂😂😂

[@SurprisinglyDynamicAnimeSideC]

Motivational music everyone else listens to: "Baby you're a fiiiiirework...!" My motivational music: *"We are eternal; All this pain is an illuuuuusion!"*

[@ThomasClewsArt]

damn straight

[@TheNightKing22]

The legend of ass huh? Indubitably.

[@dandylion8003]

I'm just glad I got to be the 69th like on a 15/10 comment

[@annieblehm840]

I wasn't expecting to find someone with a JJBA profile pic to comment on a tool video, but I'm glad I did.

[@TheDude8008]

_Shame on you, shame on you_

[@kingkasper2725]

"Dammit George, why is there a perfect circle of black sludge on the dining table?" "Business meeting."

[@biggamba06]

A perfect circle

[@kingkasper2725]

WOAH

[@aidanrocha2043]

Nyuk nyuk

[@indigoelegance]

Haha get it a perfect circle

[@ashxana]

i saw a perfect circle and did a double take

[@damnerey]

Все 23 миллиона от люни, верно?

[@nova8091]

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING??? You know tools been a big thing for a while. I never understood gatekeeping till today you cunt.

[@sanzharrakhan5610]

@@nova8091 Ебать разорвало его от шутки 💀

[@obelisk7870]

нет, уйди в туман со своей толпой от этого дауна

[@nicoletabaltag1820]

Да что за люня ? О чём это все

[@salen-h4yl]

Tool - вообще популярная группа

[@davehenry7262]

I always get a sense of relief when I'm at the 7 minute mark and realize the song isn't over by a long shot. This happens on pretty much every song crafted by Tool.

[@gustavo420anut9]

there is no band like tool

[@Katharsis540]

Fun Fact: The main actor in this video: Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English record producer, rapper and actor. Born and raised in Bristol, he began his career as an early collaborator and guest rapper/producer and also best known as founding member of the band Massive Attack alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall & Andrew Vowles.

[@harold8615]

Tricky, the king of trip-hop, a good producer of this style, I hope to see Tricky work with the band Tool, it would be great and amazing.

[@mikepachon5770]

Interesting fact, I'm still waiting the funny part.

[@kaidoluht1957]

I thought it was him, some specific characteristics of face. Glad to get my notion some backing here

[@SeijinEdd]

@@mikepachon5770 why so angry

[@davidkay1948]

And he was in the fith element

[@sanssin344]

Lyrics (from genius lyrics) [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 [Verse] We barely remember Who or what came before this precious moment We are choosing to be here right now Hold on, stay inside [Pre-Chorus] This holy reality This holy experience Choosing to be here in [Chorus] This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion [Post-Chorus] Alive [Pre-Chorus] In this holy reality In this holy experience Choosing to be here in [Chorus] This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion [Bridge] Twirling 'round with this familiar parable Spinning, weaving 'round each new experience Recognize this as a holy gift and Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing A chance to be alive and breathing [Outro] This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion

[@ffaalyx3104]

Wrong.

[@sanssin344]

@@ffaalyx3104 🙄

[@paradox9551]

@@sanssin344 FFA Alyx is right, those lyrics have mistakes, and are not the actual lyrics he sings.

[@sanssin344]

@@paradox9551 "from genius lyrics"

[@jonanderson4474]

Put the right shit or shhhhh. Close enough for a copy n paste for us lazy asses.

[@jakepolvi4031]

My dad used to play this song in the car for me… he passed away last year. Now I just play this when i’m driving with my son. love you dad, rest easy❤

[@normpage4604]

Sorry for your loss Man ..

[@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio]

Tool - Parabola (Parabol) 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 (Parabola) We barely remember Who or what came before this precious moment We are choosing to be here, right now Hold on, stay inside This holy reality This holy experience Choosing to be here in This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion Alive In this holy reality In this holy experience Choosing to be here in This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in This body, this body holding me Feeling eternal, all this pain is an illusion Twirling 'round with this familiar parable Spinning, weaving 'round each new experience Recognize this as a holy gift and Celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing A chance to be alive and breathing This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion

[@Flesh_Wizard]

we are a turtle, all this penis an illusion

[@groobs]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@espdtx4260]

Demons write his lyrics, they're talking about the relief they feel when they're able to possess someone

[@TapiocaMCZ]

​@@espdtx4260why would demons describe possessions as "holy experiences", though?

[@featheredpyredancer8673]

This song and video means so much more to me now after my husband ended his fight with brain cancer RIP Jan Kenning! Thank you so much for this beautiful piece of art Maynard James Kennan, all the artests of Tool Alex Grey and all of the Muses who inspired this masterpiece, as it has helped me in grief so much!

[@brovunn]

He is in a better place, and we’re all just biding our time until we go there. We must be great full for every moment of this existence and I’m glad that he lived a full and happy life with ups and downs. I love you, and god loves you. And everything happens for a reason and it will all be ok at the end of the day :,) stay strong for him, and I care for you

[@zigzag69]

Rip

[@boyd1998]

@@brovunn Dont ever try to bring a religion into a musical place again. God is not real. If otherwise: Explain.

[@KarlaO1986]

❤

[@danwilson7035]

@boyd1998 Pretty hypocritical of you to say that when Tool uses religion in their music often. You must not be listening very well. I'm agnostic but I'm not a dick about what other people believe in.

[@lollipopwaraxe6032]

I remember when I first heard this I was so obsessed with it. The transition from parabol to parabola is still mind blowing to me.

[@razikboston3414]

Same. It fucking rocks

[@philphilly9654]

Just imagine that transition...x1000 while on psilocybin👀🤯🤯 absolutely fucking mind-blowing

[@mikespearwood3914]

The song's not complete without Parabol. It's like Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2 isn't complete without The Happiest Days Of Our Lives preceding it!

[@stevelaw3886]

@@mikespearwood3914 or Wings for Marie - I want the whole

[@stevelaw3886]

@@philphilly9654 as a senior gent from Dundee, I can thoroughly recommend the light rough along any one of our multitude of golf courses, should you feel the desire to avail yourself of a plentiful supply of psilocybin. First light is always best - at the latest, one hole ahead of the first golfers. October is the month.

[@pbear83]

I met Maynard today! He came into my store and I was able to help him fix his plumbing issue, and he called me a hero! 🤩 Gold star day for sure!!!

[@robertwilson3453]

Adam Jones and Jerry Cantrell are easily the most under rated guitar players of any generation. Their exemplary work stands out each and every album. They get better each and every album.

[@robertholland5771]

Jerry Cantrell?

[@IanChristopherson-t9v]

@@robertholland5771 WHAT!!!!!!!! You just gave me a heart attack! Alice in Chains.

[@Mitch-wc9zx]

Dood what are you talking about. These 2 are very highly rated. Thats the exact opposite of under rated bub

[@watchlistenlearn]

​@@robertholland5771Yes Jerry one of the greats!!

[@arugiggitygoo]

Hell yeah I'm glad to hear Jerry Cantrell thrown in there aswell

[@NoWorldOrd3r]

Tool is on a different level.

[@Sketcher86]

@montse fonsecaa The practice of Kundalini yoga is supposed to arouse the sleeping Kundalini Shakti from its coiled base through the 6 chakras, and penetrate the 7th chakra, or crown.

[@eric108]

Yep

[@pickledpeckers7789]

I N T E L L I G E N C E

[@CobraTopGD]

Tool is a different level

[@messhugah8273]

Definitely. Yes.

[@angeltellez3303]

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. We barely remember who or what came before this precious moment We are choosing to be here right now Hold on, stay inside... This holy reality, this holy experience Choosing to be here in... This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in... This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal All this pain is an illusion Alive! In this holy reality, in this holy experience Choosing to be here in... This body, this body holding me Be my reminder here that I am not alone in... This body, this body holding me, feeling eternal All this pain is an illusion Twirling round with this familiar parable Spinning, weaving round each new experience Recognize this as a holy gift and celebrate this chance to be alive and breathing A chance to be alive and breathing This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember, we are eternal All this pain is an illusion

[@TROUMW3]

Angel Tellez Thanks 👍👍

[@alaaaldafrawy6837]

Thx

[@ll-db6kd]

I loveee:(

[@tannertubbs7492]

By far my favorite tool song! The up an downs of this song captured me an took me on a journey

[@GM-fx1jz]

@@tannertubbs7492 Same here. I listened to it every single day in Afghanistan in 2002/2003. I always hoped I would find the love that is expressed in this song and I finally did-in a cat 15 years later. She popped out from nowhere when I was at my worst and just gave up. That night we were laying on my couch, her purring and I got it. I owe my life to that kitty. Literally.

[@jax8740]

I showed 2 homies who were tripping for the first time this vid. We all had the best 10 minutes ever I swear on my life lol

[@summpwner7837]

I love that animation of the hands grabbing across the circle to create the star. Gives me Full Metal Alchemist vibes

[@stepthrough6169]

You mean Full Metal Alchemist gives you Tool vibes

[@mekflower1850]

Yes

[@tehpanasmanis5662]

This way back before ur fma airing.

[@joeycrooks6217]

Same

[@Bloodsworth1993]

Fucking this. That hit bro.

[@patches2877]

Tiny brain: This body holding me Normal brain: Reminds me of my own mortality Giant brain: Embrace this moment Galaxy brain: Remember, we are eternal, this pain is an illusion

[@sandymcmahon984]

Best visual to written meme ever.

[@redrage369]

@@sandymcmahon984 can’t explain it better

[@redrage369]

Coomer brain: Hold on... stay inside Multiversal brain: this holy reality, this holy experience

[@vanessavondelle971]

Well-played, Patches. Well-played.

[@kingcain8296]

High asf when you wrote this lmfaooo. And high asf everyone who responded

[@bprosperie]

This song was a banger before I understood the lyrics. My appreciation for this band went through the roof once I read the lyrics. This band creates art that will be still talked about for centuries, unbelievably complex and ultimately unbelievably human.

[@jaret217]

idk how well you know the rest of their songs, but the lyrics are pretty much always this good. This is definitely THE masterpiece to me, but MJK is amazingly poetic 24/7.

[@Petcontrol]

Keep listening to these songs, you will find true meaning of life

[@bullenovitch]

It amazes me how much a music video makes you think and reflect over life, death and some other fundamental thoughts.

[@espdtx4260]

Demons write his lyrics, they're talking about the relief they feel when they're able to possess someone

[@memyselfandeeznutz]

​@@espdtx4260exactly someone finally gets it. " something familiar about this form I hold now"

[@Наугад-щ9л]

Любимая песня люни 😊😍

[@axel.1358]

This song simultaneously makes me want to live life to the fullest, while also feeling completely comfortable with death.

[@italo5612]

It gives me the same feeling

[@samcee8659]

💞💞

[@Monorat]

I think, to some degree, those are the same concepts. Which is a beautiful thing.

[@ashcan6]

Me, too. I think the plot to it is this: the men at the beginning are the "gods", aliens, higherpowers. The antennae guy is mankind, or an alien equal to such. The little guy is animal life, "lesser life". While the human rep is busy studying science and trying to unravel the universe, the lesser life is desperately trying to warn him of mortality and danger. The human doesn't listen, tries to rage at the coming death, then flees into the wilderness, but is ultimately overcome. He finally sees the light and energy of us all, and the two eyes represent Male and Female as a spiritual concept, both living equally in every living thing. They bind together at his death, his real or "third" eye opens, and he lays down into the interwoven fabric of life's light blanket...

[@junior4654junior]

To live is to die - Metallica.

[@maxelsstellh7687]

The guy that understands lateralus: Thumbnail

[@ggmbushboi3440]

maXelss tellh 1 1 2 3 5 8

[@theplayer4399]

@@ggmbushboi3440 New Einstein ?

[@davidmezadiaz5374]

9:20

[@spamsingles5948]

@Zara for universal lord It was a joke

[@robertcombs9469]

I'm out of pot and I do not have a card

[@impureiv5667]

"This edible ain't sh-"

[@veeend8]

Lol

[@eliasmsv3156]

*parabola kicks in*

[@lukecoyi1784]

3:47

[@micheal2458]

This is after you decided you'd have a second one cause you weren't feeling the first one 😂

[@justinmine924]

Lmao

[@FzStudiosFilm]

Discovering Tool is a blessing and a curse.

[@kattykit139]

Anybody else discover tool and simultaneously have a huge spiritual awakening

[@MaynardsSpaceship]

The drummer is a wizard.

[@ianshahan4229]

what the fuck? get out of my head..

[@daddyfaso3689]

@@ianshahan4229 there's only one head - Tool

[@jacobslaughter7198]

about 25 years ago :D , they have been a part of my whole life musically. The message that we are one and not alone will forever keep people like us together.

[@kattykit139]

@@jacobslaughter7198 one breath one word :)

[@baileymoran8585]

These songs helped me re-learn to walk when I was in a bad accident. Now I’m gonna use them to get through my Crohn’s surgery. Embrace this moment. Remember. We are eternal. All this pain is an illusion.

[@paulolacson2183]

I hope everything goes well 🥰🥰

[@school123-m9g]

I have crohns to man it sucks everything out of you keep fighting I am 15

[@gonzo_o_o]

I feel your Crohn's pain and this music is therapeutic ❤️️

[@petermain6791]

Good luck if you haven't had your surgery, speedy recovery if you have 👍

[@regleclaire5669]

sorry to hear man....colonoscopy ?....that;s gonna suck.....it's going to happen to me too eventually but if I can buy a few more years , I may get over the danger curve............................I don't know what to say man

[@ndwoodfuzzy]

Wow. Just wow. I've only recently discovered Tool and honestly this is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard.

[@jackalope2302]

Welcome, sibling. We missed you.

[@fergarising1972]

Wecome my friend, welcome, welcome to the machine...

[@transa9755]

Welcome.....ohhhh reality......

[@HugoJanas]

Good luck brother, you're fucked now

[@wulfsong]

Only found them 2 weeks ago, this is my 2nd listen to this, it's beyond fucking brilliant. I did lots of acid etc in the 90's and this just sums up all the profound moments in one hit

[@ddk1026]

самый лучший клип, смотрю по совету рыжебородого❤❤🏴‍☠️

[@carolw8579]

You late. 🕒

[@ddk1026]

@@carolw8579 че

[@jacobbales8834]

Her: He's probably cheating on me Me and the boys at 3am: 3:49

[@rumi910]

xD

[@johnhilton529]

lol sft

[@bencemaraczi992]

Xdddd

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

IM DEAD lolol

[@smkattoula45]

lmao

[@danmage2802]

This is a Tantric message about the death of ego, and the expansion of consciousness.

[@danmage2802]

@@ltheanine183 I subscribe to the gnostic heresy too. It's a great song in any case. than the "booze cars and chicks" brand of metal.

[@GregoryWilnau]

Nailed it bro

[@jimjenkins1694]

I'm doing an 8 gram shroom trip

[@danmage2802]

@@jimjenkins1694 Did the walls seem to tilt inwards on you due to patterns of zig-zagging lines? (if your were inside at all)

[@RenegadeRanga]

@@ltheanine183 pneuma sure as hell is.

[@rebeccaholguin2360]

4:09 just sends chills down my body

[@bleennn]

fr

[@taylormarrs3056]

Every time

[@Fools_are_fine_honey]

It always makes me exclaim "So fucking hard!"

[@pieterw72]

Parabol into Parabola and the end of Parabola (8:43 )are my two favorite moments in all of the Tool catalog.

[@lbozo7386]

@@Fools_are_fine_honey I say the same thing every morning

[@MARGATEorcMAULER]

This band is by far the most incredible group of inspired and inspiring musicians/artists ever at least in my lifetime.

[@stevengray4595]

I've just discovered Maynards music, and I think you are absolutely correct about them 😊

[@Sacrer]

I miss those times when the music videos were a piece of art.

[@neolbioldey]

The music has to be a piece of art for the music video to be a piece of art

[@hlbumbarger]

Most definitely

[@redskies4530]

Hi I Recommend an Indie Song Called 'the bond villain' By Robert Nix

[@debeb5148]

​@@neolbioldey Music is art period lmfao, don't know what reality you're living in

[@neolbioldey]

@@debeb5148 yeah honestly I agree with you I don't even remember typing that 2 months ago

[@brainstormgfx]

This song is my favorite. Period. Religion at its core is a parable The idea that we were part of the universe...then born into this brief existence of pain...then we return to the infinite. This path is the shape of a parabola.

[@padd6007]

All in the human experience eh.

[@torsvaghavfiske2528]

There's a lot of truth in that Elizabeth. You put it sweet.

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@brainstormgfx these don’t mean shit listen to actual music thanks

[@timbibin1301]

Very well put Ms Elizabeth ✊✊

[@alexcostello3681]

Crazy shit bro!. I first seen tool at 98 ozzfest Orlando

[@jeremyharris-ball6654]

"Choosing to be here" I thought this meant I am choosing to be here because I'm not killing myself. But I now realize it means we are choosing to be "here", in the moment, to take life seriously, because life is a holy, sacred experience, if we choose.

[@megatron6713]

So in other words......it ACTUALLY MOST CERTAINLY IS a song about turning away from suicide......as treasuering life as the holy gift it is would negate the desire to end one's life by their hand.......I should know, I am only still alive because of this song and all of tool/Maynards work........I mean that absolutely literally too......this song stopped me.....and I didn't put it on......it was on a Playlist my friend made and I had it on shuffle, there were HUNDREDS of songs that could have started playing as I put that bottle of Xanax up to my lips.......but it was the ONE.....SINGLE.....SONG......that I needed to hear RIGHT at that moment to stop me......tool saved my life.......

[@r3b3lvegan89]

That’s a very plausible and applicable conclusion. But it’s not so much about avoiding suicide and it’s more so about existence itself and where we come from. It’s why the first words are “embracing new this reality; this one this form I hold now, we barely remember what came before this precious moment” they are saying it’s a deeply holy experience to realize where we actually come from and I don’t mean the womb of a woman, I mean the essence of human life to begin with: both women and men and it’s the same source for all matter and existence which Eastern science has known for millennia but western propaganda has muddied the waters for so many sadly. It’s why they show the “egg of life” and the ego portrayed by the little creature. The ego is an illusion and when looking past it we can see the holiness of reality

[@villainambitions]

Or we are choosing to be here incarnated into the flesh/human bodies. "And the word became flesh and dwelt among us"

[@JimmyKlef]

Anyones theory can be as valid as anyone else’s. The lyrics are pretty up for interpretation, intentionally so that it means what it needs to mean to each person. Mark of a great artist. Mark of a decent person as well, as many if not most songs are highly narcissistic… Tool have plenty that are genuinely here to be for everyone, including dear Maymay. I always thought of it a little more cerebrally. As in… we are all made up of an outrageously unlikely potion of ingredients and choices and chaos, and the incredible unlikelihood of that lends there to be reason to think that consciousness itself decided to… be. A sort of birthing of itself. We are a mix of choices the universe made, and not to take that for granted… as we are highly significant in our extreme insignificance compared to the other or nothing that could have been. Basically, to breathe is to appreciate itself. And to drown in misery is basically the only thing you can do wrong when it’s all such a marvel, including you and your suffering.

[@JohnDoe-pd2lh]

@@villainambitions That's how I interpreted it. Being incarnate in physical form, instead of spirit.

[@TheUnhousedWanderer]

Brilliant how the music goes from mellow and meditative to REMINDING YOU THAT YOU ARE ALIVE in an instant

[@YaLokalJenkemGuy619]

everybody gangsta until the giant subatomic particles attack the alien sidekick and leave him lifeless, split perfectly in half

[@mercuryrising9174]

Hell yeah you've won the internet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@enjoiboy14]

Lol giant subatomic

[@andrewmartin4436]

Split that boi right in two

[@chelseareynolds4899]

Lol. Clearly... or (hopefully) you've done dmt...? Almost sounds like you "get it" lol

[@Iamjhack1212]

69 lol

[@danscu5278]

The thumbnail is literally the galaxy brain meme

[@valrose4409]

Lmfao you aren’t even wrong though

[@logantrashh7781]

My first thought

[@greasybumpkin1661]

I've seen a lot of Alex Gray art used for galaxy brain meme so yah you're pretty much spot on

[@TheOscarkalin]

In fact the meme was because of this video

[@presidentmorsi4677]

that meme is based from alex greys work

[@khadiharamain]

I was introduced to TOOL in 2009 by my husband who was my then boyfriend. He said Maynard's voice is one of the best he has heard. And to date he still goes on about how TOOL & Perfect Circle is one of the best bands ever.

[@1Plebeian]

He's not wrong

[@JMat-wv5rf]

He forgot puscifer lol

[@generalgrievous92]

I just listened to this song for the first time while listening to the album and I'm blown tf away. Full body chills in the transition from Parabol and then the first part of this song sent me to another plane of existence. This band is unbelievable.

[@dyingbreedart4226]

Choosing to be here, right now.

[@fruitysnax9219]

Hold on, stay inside.

[@matthewaycox5859]

How original

[@fruitysnax9219]

@@matthewaycox5859 So very original, if I do say so myself.

[@stephenm8725]

@@fruitysnax9219 this hooooooooooly reality

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

Stephen M In this hoooooly experience

[@stevenslone2555]

This isn’t for clout but my papaw literally just passed and this song is keeping me together. Pains an illusion and he’s never really gone. Love you papaw

[@stormbornbjornsson6576]

Mine too, man. A couple weeks before Thanksgiving. I hope you and your family are doing as well as you can be.

[@shawn3784]

Both u prob get golden buzzer on americas got talent.

[@vietnow4611]

When my stepdad died in a car accident a few years ago, this song was my absolute everything

[@jayden7106]

I'm so sorry

[@shmikeymo]

His spirit lives on wthin you with all the teachings he gave

[@thomasmorse5175]

One of the greatest songs of all time.

[@joblins3753]

can we talk about how much painstaking detail went into the practical effects tho

[@lazarusnecrosis5869]

Particle effects?

[@haku301.]

@@lazarusnecrosis5869 no, PRACTICAL as in live work.

[@vxxiii4160]

The whole video is literal art

[@tetsusiega2]

This and vicarious are masterpieces of film alone. When Alex Grey and Adam Jones team up together, the results are ineffable

[@sk8boardin4life]

Thank Adam (guitarist) for that. he is responsible for a massive amount for their videos and to an artist he knows who does most of the artwork. The whole band are so talented even outside of the music.

[@PaulvonPaulus]

I love the outro in this piece. It sounds like ascending into different state of existence, like achieving Nirvana, Heaven or whatever you believe awaits us after death

[@hansgerber8654]

I also like to see it as transcending into a higher form of understanding of existence since a big part of tools message is that we are all just part of one big thing ... basically the universe. The end of the video shows the character suddenly having a third eye which typically basically means finally seing the truth and how everything is connected as well as his head being connected to the fabric of eyes around him.

[@grapenut6094]

Eh? Nothing, no reason to believe otherwise. I dont think tool like organized religion tho, its in the name and you can see it in some of their older work. Like the symbolism with the suits at the beginning and the fruit of knowledge shitting out their mouths which zooms out to create the star of david XD Which is like whatever to me, if you absolutely need god this is the way to do it.

[@RebZoomer]

​@@grapenut6094 that's not even the star of David, your tangent is whack +L+ratio

[@grapenut6094]

@@RebZoomer Isnt it? Im not saying anything bro kinda just wondering why its there lmfao😂

[@Galm1Cipher0]

@@RebZoomerThere actually was a Star of David in the cut up apple before it turned into the TOOL symbol we all know

[@chaddoom7993]

We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion.

[@branko666]

[@Menzobarrenza]

All this pain is a lesson.

[@jacoblavoie8326]

@@Menzobarrenza tool itself is a lesson.

[@Menzobarrenza]

@@jacoblavoie8326 Fair, but besides my point.

[@jacoblavoie8326]

Just saying

[@umamifan]

I wasn't expecting a TOOL song to make me cry, but the lyrics, the video... It's just too beautiful. I need a second...

[@folwy7778]

I know people often love Lateralus and Schism but I personally think that Parabola is my favourite song from this album. Who thinks the same?

[@dHempfler]

TOOL is the tool

[@dopey473]

I agree, this is their best song and one of the best songs I've ever heard. I'm not even a huge TOOL fan just a casual one but I cannot deny how incredible this song is. I don't feel as if I understand the song, rather the song understands me and makes me proud of my humanity.

[@govetter]

Agreed. It's ALL good! Maynard and crew LIVE just cemented it!

[@grave1234]

Yeah, parabola is definitey the best song on lateralus 1. Parabola 2.Lateralus 3.Schism IMO

[@kennethalbert4653]

I definitely think that everytime I listen to it...then I listen to another Tool song and I feel guilty for daring to pick a favorite !!

[@MrsRabbit8]

Years ago, while preparing to sail across the Pacific, I forgot all my CDs at home. But for one that my brother bought me. Lateralus. Never listened to Tool before. Changed my life. This album deserves epic surroundings. A true masterpiece.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Marines?

[@MrsRabbit8]

@@DakotaofRaptors dropping a sailboat off. Wish I could do more of that!

[@CastFromTheHip]

Yeah if you could only have one album for a long trip, Tool is about as good as it gets. Awesome story.