This line reminds me a lot of this person when I look at it more closely actually.
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They were always ready to point out exactly what I was doing wrong and how I should be doing it, trying to control your life and how you should act and think. I guess you could call them an emotionally abusive person and a bully too for that fact. I once had a close member of my family who was a domineering person. Ranting and pointing his finger, at everything but his heart, we'll miss him We can also see this part as a reference to a political or religious leader such as Adolf Hitler or Jesus or even just a normal leader and how controlling people can be seen as similar to them. While this can also be seen as a leadership trait, the lyrics seem to make this out to be a control freak rather than just a regular leader. Their voice is always heard above yours and anyone else's and it's always a voice that seems like they know what you should be thinking and doing at all times. Here we have the a typical example of someone who controls others. Standing above the crowd, he had a voice that was strong and loud He didn't quite make the level of divinity as Jesus, but he gave it his best shot, he can have a participation award at least. The last two lines could be a reference to Hubbard wanting to be seen as a Christ like figure, but instead is seen as a con man. This could be why they are crying that they would actually have to follow up their claim and die.
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You told us how you weren't afraid to die could mean that you claimed you would die for the people/cause you were supposed to lead, but actually you weren't being truthful and wouldn't die for it. Now these few lines are quite an interesting few. You told us how you weren't afraid to die It also shows how when the controlling person leaves your life you're never quite sorry to see them go. However outside of his followers no one cared what he said so we'll miss him is most likely just sarcasm on the part of Keenan.Īgain this line is most likely more sarcastic than genuine sentiment from Keenan, who is well known to dislike Scientology as can be seen elsewhere on this album. We could interpret this part as being said after the death of Hubbard in 1986, that he always had something to say about what you could do within Scientology and his followers would always believe him. I suppose everyone at some point in their life has known someone who always has something to say, but isn't saying anything that's worth listening to. So for the opening line we have one of Tool's more quotable lyrics. We'll miss him, we'll miss him, we're gonna miss him He had a lot to say, he had a lot of nothing to say This person is the science fiction author and the founder of Scientology, Lafayette Ronald Hubbard or L Ron Hubbard for short.Īnyway, enough explanations. I also believe the lyrics are focused on a specific individual that is greatly disliked by Maynard and is referenced in other Tool songs. I feel these sorts of people are usually narcissistic and usually make good politicians and religious/cult leaders as it feeds into their desire to be looked up to and obeyed. Some people can only feel good if they are making other people feel horrible about themselves or are having people look up to them so they can tell them what they should be doing in life.
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What I believe Maynard James Keenan was describing in his lyrics here was a person who desires to be in total control of people and who wants to be seen as a figure to lead them. So before I get down to analysing these lyrics I think it's a good idea to see what the basic meaning of the song is first. Whilst some people prefer Lateralus or 10,000 Days, I've always been drawn to this album as it has many of my favourite Tool songs on it, including Eulogy. This album for me is the absolute pinnacle of Tool's song writing capabilities, pretty much every track on here is an experience in of itself.