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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xHard-corex
09-02-2002

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Well done! 'mondain II' got it right... it is a play on words... maynard didnt go too personal with the lyrics.. like the majority of tool songs, stinkfist can be interpreted into many meanings... you pick the one that means most to you and you can relate to it... there is no right or wrong meaning... the true meaning is in the eye of the reader/ listener...

Stephen (spereira1@hotmail.com)

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PhoenixXx
09-03-2002

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well, if i pick the one that means most to me... i'd go with fisting. hahah, well your probably right, but i think that the fisting shit is just to put you off track. (and scare off nieve parents). I like to think it could be about media, drugs, or wanting to try new things, cuz everything becomes lame, cuz we are all jaded.

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PhoenixXx
09-04-2002

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I gotta go wash my fist!

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fiendforthefans
09-10-2002

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First off, QUIT SAYING OBVIOUS REASONS!, no one knows what the hell tOOl is talking about, it Maynard got christ's sake. Maynard delivers messages that dont just have one primary meaning symbolically hidden underneathe a more "literally" taken one which is usually quite derogatory; Maynard throws out a great set of lyrics that can be broken down into so many different meanings its scary. This is why tOOl only releases an album every 3-5 years.

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the_name_is_andy
09-27-2002

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i really love how this song when he sings it he he seems to be coming from both points of view, the fister and the fisted and i think this is very interesting no matter what the songs deeper meanings are, so if you try dissect this song then this is one aspect to look at, other than that as with every, this is a magic piece of work from Rev M, Danny, Justin and Adam. And may they continue to make many more

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narsil
09-27-2002

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This song can refer to any type of addiction, doesn't matter if it's sexual, drug use, alcohol, or self-mutilation or anything else, like maybe doing weird stunts and stuff and needing to always take it a notch higher. When you're addicted to something, when you need it to sustain you and keep you going, you use it so constantly that eventually you get so used to it it starts to get numb... So you need something new, something more to wake you up again and keep you going. It doesn't matter if it hurts you or someone else, you just have to do it... And it keeps beginning to not be enough. You say ok this is as far as I'm going, this is where I draw the line, but then you can't... you have to increase the dosage, take a couple more bottles, go in a little further, cut a little deeper, take it to the next level.. But eventually that stops working too. And it just keeps getting worse. There's no stopping it.

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toolpac
09-29-2002

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it's a love / drug song cuz in the video there is a dude and a chick and they both take a puff of this cyber bong and it is also about boredom cuz the dudes all alone in this room and shit

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joshthack
09-29-2002

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I don't think that thing in the video was supposed to be a bong, it was just a symbol for a life sustaining device. Actually, I thought it was kind of like an air machine or something. But, hey, in regards to what narsil said, perhaps for you, toolpac, it is a bong?

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THr33_EL3v3n
10-10-2002

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This song rules so much ass. Tool rules because they incorprate disgusting things like fisting and prison sex into songs and give them meanings other than the disgusting names. I love this song. I love Tool.

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KarKhys
10-11-2002

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As I said with "Die Eier Von Saten", I think this is another song Tool wrote to fuck with people, although the lyrics in this song are a little more obvious (although nothing about Tool is ever obvious).




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section1211
10-11-2002

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brilliant tool song.

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JulieMarlene
10-13-2002

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I love Tool. I love Maynard. I hate stupid boys who I associate Tool with. A stupid boy that broke my heart. Shame on you stupid boys for ruining good bands like Tool for me.

Anyway. Freaking good song. To me, it's about continually being hurt by someone, but learning how to deal with that pain.

How ironic...

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Darktoss
03-03-2003

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Looks to me like Maynard wants to shoot up through the ass. Just kidding so spare me your "Darktoss your so fuckign stupid" shit.

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Wix3L
03-04-2003

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Its about a nuclear bomb if u watch the video.

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dontpanic42
04-04-2003

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This song is about going completely out of your mind and seeing where you end up.

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Alchemyrules
04-08-2003

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yeah its kinda obvious what this song is about. he's givin the good old fist.

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intoodeep
04-08-2003

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its about love not being enough, even though you want it to be, and unless u find the problem then your both gonna kill yourselves

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Bon Jennett
04-15-2003

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This is the first song on an album meant to violate the common man. It's an introduction song meaning that if you are stuck in your simple ways and aren't open minded then he's gonna stick his arm further and further up your ass untill he feels some sence of intellegence.

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Waxter
04-28-2003

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I just think it's about pushing your comfort zone so you can branch out. In this case, the particular comfort zone is the sexual comfort zone. And apparently, the whispered lyrics "chupa minha pica pichu", are portugese for "suck my dick".

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lozz101
05-04-2003

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To me this song looks at how similar an addicion to someone you think you love is to a drug adiction. i think the pain described is physical pain which has resulted in phycological pain. I think what it describes is a very strange relationship between two people based on power and pain. Maybe I've interpreted it this way due to a past experience...??

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ilikepork
06-18-2003

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Since I don't know much about fisting, I looked at the song in a more general way. Stinkfist made me think about how some people are always looking for a central meaning, like us digging into the song.
"How can it mean anything to me If I really don't feel anything at all? I'll keep digging 'til I feel something "
How do you really know when you have reached the core, or ultimate reality? You don't. So you keep going. But one day you'll come to the end, which means that in looking for something better you have past your reality or your truth. Or you'll reach the end or your 'shoulder. Cause you can't dig past your shoulder unless your digging with a tool.

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takerzmuse
06-18-2003

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Maybe it's about fisting...maybe it's about drugs...maybe it's about desensitization. Interpret it how you want to - everyone's got a different opinion. And plus, it's Tool...it could be any one or all of these things.

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PoGo
06-19-2003

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UP THE BUTT

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toolgod001
06-20-2003

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the one line that is KEY to this song "Desensitized to everything, what became of subtlety?" This song is about MANY forms of desensitization. It could easily be taken as a drug metaphor. I always thought of it as more of how you see so much war and violence, etc. on the news, and how people aren't even affected by a MASSIVE death toll. It's like everyone is becoming numb to the world around them, and its becoming almost impossible to even arouse any sort of emotion from them.

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chino69
06-23-2003

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It is sad... on one hand its a good thing to be numb to pain and suffering and possibly every voilent act covered by the media on TV, but when will we all wake up? Is humankind going to just spiral emotionless to the cold, dark place our world is becoming today? Or will a few of us actually realize that this pain and suffering must be stopped. That it cannot be ignored.

I've met so many people that have simply changed to the world. So many are numb because they've let the winds of change carve into the very core of their beliefs. There's a place where we can all go to where we can be free. And in that sacred place we can leave this all behind and it will restore the very essence of who we are. This place is our dreams. It is within our heart.

And though we have to come back, it is the best alternative to the sterile world we live in. Do not become intellectual. Think with your heart. Logic stands to be dangerous because it tries to cope with the times. But you have what it takes to shape things within you. Listen to that.

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