Lyrics for Stinkfist as interpreted by implode

Stinkfist Lyrics
Something has to change
Undeniable dilemma
Boredom's not a burden
Anyone should bear

Constant over stimulation numbs me
But I would not want you any other way

It's not enough
I need more
Nothing seems to satisfy
I don't want it
I just need it
To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive

Finger deep within the borderline
Show me that you love me and that we belong together
Relax, turn around and take my hand

I can help you change
Tired moments into pleasure
Say the word and we'll be
Well upon our way

Blend and balance
Pain and comfort
Deep within you
'til you will not want me any other way

It's not enough
I need more
Nothing seems to satisfy
I don't want it
I just need it
To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive

Knuckle deep inside the borderline
This may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to
Relax, slip away

Something kinda sad about
the way that things have come to be
Desensitized to everything
What became of subtlety?

How can it mean anything to me
If I really don't feel anything at all?

I'll keep digging 'til
I feel something

Elbow deep inside the borderline
Show me that you love me and that we belong together
Shoulder deep within the borderline
Relax, turn around and take my hand

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gomerpile
06-28-2002

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not tryin to step on any toes but, fuck our countries our gay (Canada, US) we live in one of the most sexual societies in the world but we're also in one of the most censored, figure that one out. And there are still people whining that there isnt enough censorship. Look at Holland or Amsterdam their renowned for their lack of censorship and drug laws, but its not like their youth are growin up all messed up. I don't know if MTV is the same but here in Canada on Muchmusic nearly half of all the lyrics in Papa Roach's Last Resort video are edited out. They cant put cut, life and pieces together in a sentence, at least two have to be cut out, at least thats my theory on how they edit the videos. I'm rather lucky tho, i live in Vancouver, BC and we get a radio station called XFM who rarely edits, at around 8 they stop caring at all and almost any lyrics are played (eg. RATM's - Killing In the Name Of) and during the rest of the day only 'fuck' and 'god' (in goddamn) are edited out, and thats only if it really sticks out. So anyways what im tryin to say is FUCK CENSORSHIP

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gomerpile
06-28-2002

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oh ya i forgot to say, with XFM at least the listeners can hear the music they like with out it being filled with gaps. I don't just fight censorship to be rebellious, all i want is to hear good music

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n8
07-03-2002

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I did a little research and found this athttp://toolshed.down.net/articles/text/aquarian.xxx.96.html :

sorry i din't reformat it

AQ: What inspired 'Stinkfist?'

MJK: A guy named Stinkfist. He's a very good friend of Danny's. It's a
tribute to him, because he very much embraced life whole-heartedly, a
go-getter. that's how he got the name Stinkfist, because hewas the kind
of guy who got his hands dirty. he wasn't afraid. He just kind of
grabbed life by the throat. The imagery of the song is kind of like
stepping through a portal like in the movie Stargate, where James Spader
is standing in front of the portal, a little afraid of what was going to
happen. He's excited as he puts his hand through the portal, he steps
through and it's a whole differrent reality. It's a whole different
perspective or way of seeing things. Every sense just lit up and he was
completely overwhelmed by feeling this way.

AQ: People have a very graphic interpretation of 'Stinkfist.' I don't
know what your intention was, but it's ovbbiously stirred up a lot of
controversy. Is the general interpretation what you had in mind or are
people off base?

MJK: I think that there's many meanings that we really strive for within
the music. There's layers of interpretation. If people want to think
it's about fist-fucking, that's fine. That's where they're at. But if
they really look at it and really look at us and who we are, they'll
understand that we go a little deeper than some write-off song about
fist-fucking. Now they'll dig a little deeper, trying to find out what's
really going.

This is probably my favorite tool song, but even this interview doesn't clear up the meaning completely. If anyone else finds something other than pure conjecture please post it.

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Guitarist
07-04-2002

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This song is highly metophorical. The whole fisting thing, I believe, is a metophore used to describe how people have become detached and numb. (Desencitised to everything...) At least thats my take on the song.

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jesterphizer
07-07-2002

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aint arguing great:) i think none of us should ever use the words obviously, or simply in conjunction with tool because, seeing as though it is not our piece of art we will probably not know exactly what maynard intended with these lyrics. we could all in fact be so far off the mark that maynard is reading this all and pissing his pants laughing. although i doubt it. he has too much dignity to piss his pants

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Harry Manback
07-08-2002

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He probably isn't wearing any pants ;) Maybe lady's knickers and/or bra like in the old days *sigh

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jesterphizer
07-10-2002

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and a corsett

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Phreek840
07-11-2002

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Stinkfist is about being addicted to sex. "Not Enough i Need more nothing seems to satisfy'' is talking about not enough sex. Also he is trying to get into a girls pants to i think because maynard says "Finger deep insinde the border line show me that you lover and that we belong together turn around and take my hand" he is trying to get laid. HE is saying if you love me have sex with me. I think thats what it is all about

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ledtoolcubus
07-12-2002

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i think, as is the case with every tool song, its up to you to decided what the lyrics mean. there's a reason they just dont come out and tell you what the song means to them, so we think for ourselves, the one thing tool trys to get us all to do. so pretty much everyone here is right, except the ones who decided to turn their posts into a chat room instead of about the tool lyrics. anyway, this is a great song plain and simple, regardless of what its truly about.

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cheesypieces
07-13-2002

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phreek840, thats only what the song is on the surface.

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Ancient Lorcado
07-20-2002

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Everone is pointing out different specific things that people over-use and get desensitized to (drugs, sex, 'love'). In my opinion that is alll correct but the song seems to be making a statement about the human nature to waste what we have because we can get more of it and then it means nothing, though the analogy of fisting.

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HighLow_Tool
07-23-2002

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What i think this song is over all about is addiction for now matter what. some people are addicted 2 sex, some drugs and god knows what else. a lot of you say its a song about sex and love, and a lot say its about drugs. sex is a drug it self. some times you dont want it, you just need it to feel/know your alive. same with drugs. once you start, its hard to stop. i dunno which one of those 2 Maynard was pointing to, but he writes those songs for you. so you choose and stop thinkin about anal fuckin you sick idiots. it may be there.... but i think not. its just sick.

thank you for your time.

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tygra
07-25-2002

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umm GodHatesACoward , I don't know where in Australia you were or if you have even been here.. but nothing like that is showed at 7:30. Shows with nudity are shown after 9:30, and shows with swearing are usually shown after 8:30

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DarkPoetLoki
07-28-2002

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what does "Chupa minha pica pichu, chupa minha pica pinto" mean?... maynard whispers it at about 2:45 in this song

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-Sïlèncè-
08-03-2002

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Tool's best song.

When I first heard this song, I was like, hey, this song is about putting your finger inside of a girl, wow, what a great song, I need to show my girlfriend. Well, I don't know i that s really what the song is about, and honestly, I don't care. Sometimes, hen you hear a sound so pure and so perfect and so wonderful, you don't really need to know why they wrote it, just appreciate the fact that someone wrote it at all.

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GodHatesACoward
08-04-2002

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it was in Perth at my cousins house. it might have been on some cable chanels.

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Little_Baby_Nothing
08-11-2002

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"how can this mean anything to me when i really don't feel a thing at all." Do you not feel anything when having sex. Its about drugs because you have a 'high' where you think everything is great but you don't really feel it.

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MemphisQt2002
08-13-2002

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Anyone who is a Tool fan knows that their songs are incredibly complex. You can guess for hours about what you think the song is about, but if you were to ask Maynerd he'd spend hours theorizing the Universe to you. So. This song means a lot to me, because it is the first Tool video I saw on MTV a long ass time ago and because it turned me on to the whole hard rock scene.

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nastynickknocker
08-15-2002

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I heard that "Chupa minha pica pichu, chupa minha pica pinto" is a Portuguese slang that is slightly offensive and wont work in a translation website, so if anyone can speak Portuguese please enlighten us

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nastynickknocker
08-15-2002

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I think the whole song is a metaphor for how the world has become more and more desensitized to reality
Like in the 50's all that was necessary was the finger.
Then as the world got used to the finger's stimulation, we needed the knuckle and so on, obviously the band didnt know about 9/11, but you gotta wonder if that was like past the shoulder or something, and now it seems like some people have gotten used to the fear of another attack that everyone had in the few months after september...they've gotten used to the fear and im really scared to say it but we might need a new depth to stimulate us
like this part of the song mostly:Blend and balance
Pain and comfort
Deep within you
'til you will not want me any other way

It's not enough
I need more
Nothing seems to satisfy
I don't want it
I just need it
To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive

Knuckle deep inside the borderline
This may hurt a little but it's something you'll get used to
Relax, slip away
does anyone know what the new live version says? it might apply a little sense to my madness

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nastynickknocker
08-15-2002

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jeez after reading all the posts i kinda realized that not many people here a are actually from America. Maybe i just have a morbid curiosity but how did some of you react to 9/11, i mean i have an uncle who worked in the World Trade Center.
Our family was very panicked until we heard he was alright.But then when the channels like CNN and MSNBC began to show the collapse and people jumping to their deaths instead of burning it seemed like "who gives a damn anymore"
none of that day could be censored apart from just not showing any of the turmoil, anger, panic, or senseless destruction of thousands of families. I came home from school that day nearly accepting the fact that some 50,000 people could be killed in one act of disregard for human life....uh after my therapy session i just wanna say that if you connect this with my earlier post it creates a pretty good description of what i think this song is about, yeah


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Kuridem
08-15-2002

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Maynard did it again. He hid 15 different meanings into one song. Sure if you read the lyrics drug adiction and fisting both fit, but this song isnt just about that. You cant look at Tools songs individualy. You have to look at every song they have ever done. In my experience most of their work has been about pushing the boundaries of what society sees as "right". This song seems to acknowledge the downside to this; becoming desensitized and numb. But I would not want you any other way

by n8 on 07-03-2002 @ 12:48

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rog27
08-16-2002

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I believe this song on the most shallow level can and was made to be interpreted as the fisting of a lover... and I thoroughly believe Maynard did this on purpose. The context of the lyrics, while seemingly out of place, do excactly what they are meant to do--pull you in by their seemingly offensive diction. The context and conotation of the words (once you study them) illustrate Maynard's original point. Like Maynard said in his interview (and might I add quite vaguely like he always does), this song is dedicated to a friend of Danny's nicknamed Stinkfist. Nothing is ever enough for this Stinkfist. Stinkfist is addicted to instantly gratifying himself...whether it be drugs, sex, or in his case work, or striving for material success (or as Maynard would say material excess). The easiest and most vivid way to poetically paint a portrait of this image is through the vulgar description of this type of sex. As many guys know, and almost all women know...its harder and harder for a woman to reach orgasm when the object placed inside her consistently becomes larger...mainly because she gets looser and looser. As many drug addicts know, you have to pop more pills, smoke more, inject more, etc. to reach the same high the next time. For Stinkfist to get the same high off success he had to gain more and more material wealth. This is all because the body and mind both build a tolerance to certain types of stimulation. If the stimulation becomes excessive ("overstimulation numbs me"), the individual will never reach the "instant gratification" they need to cope with a life that just isn't satisfactory. You know Stinkfist's life isn't satisfactory or happy because he is bored and numb, not feeling alive...as Maynard says, "Boredom's not a burden Anyone should bear " and "It's not enough I need more Nothing seems to satisfy I don't want it I just need it To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive".
The three stanzas clarify the entire message the song is trying to portray. The 3 stanzas come as follows:

Something has to change
Undeniable dilemma
Boredom's not a burden
Anyone should bear

Constant over stimulation numbs me
But I would not want you [this] any other way

It's not enough
I need more
Nothing seems to satisfy
I don't want it
I just need it
To breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive

Maynard's message...plain and simple.


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Lateralus
08-17-2002

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look people...tool cannot be on drugs and if they are they cant be addicted.look how intelligent their music is.if you arent aware,drugs kill brain cells and brain cellls are required to make intelligent music.look at radiohead, they are loaded off their asses and look at their music...simple and stupid.tool is smarter than that.


anyway...i think this song is about being bored and trying something new and pushing this new thing to the limits until it just gets boring again...a cycle or boredom and pleasure. and if you have noticed, the theme of aemina is about cycles and changing and going through.

no offence to any of your comments on the song, tools song mean totally different things to different people.thats why they are so good

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mondain_II
08-20-2002

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dude i think Kookkie hit the nail on the head, except this song can be interpreted into anything in life that you need to go farther on....be it drugs or fist fucking or extreme sports (thats me) or relationships (thats me too) its just a metaphor for being bored and needing to get a better rush in life........but htats just IMO

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