Lyrics for Eulogy as interpreted by implode

Eulogy Lyrics
He had a lot to say
He had a lot of nothing to say
We'll miss him
We'll miss him
We're gonna miss him
We're gonna miss him

So long
We wish you well
You told us how you weren't afraid to die
Well then, so long
Don't cry.
Or feel too down
Not all martyrs see divinity
But at least you tried

Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice that was strong and loud
We'll miss him
We'll miss him
Ranting and pointing his finger
At everything but his heart
We'll miss him
We'll miss him
We're gonna miss him
We're gonna miss him

No way to recall
What it was that you had said to me,
Like I care at all

But it was so loud
You sure could yell
You took a stand on every little thing
And so loud

Standing above the crowd,
He had a voice so strong and loud and I
Swallowed his façade 'cause I'm so
Eager to identify with
Someone above the ground,
Someone who seemed to feel the same,
Someone prepared to lead the way, with
Someone who would die for me

Will you? Will you now?
Would you die for me?
Don't you fucking lie

Don't you step out of line
Don't you step out of line
Don't you step out of line
Don't you fucking lie

You've claimed all this time that you would die for me
Why then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy?

You had a lot to say
You had a lot of nothing to say

Come down
Get off your fucking cross
We need the fucking space to nail the next fool martyr

To ascend you must die
You must be crucified
For our sins and our lies
Goodbye...

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Trent
11-26-2001

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This song is an analogy of Jesus but the real meaning behide it is not about him. Some say it is about Kurt Cobain while others say its about L. Ron Hubbord(sp?).

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schism86
12-06-2001

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It think it's martyrs in general

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Big Jim
01-10-2002

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This song, if you examine the lyrics on the surface, is about evangelistic preachers. He is complaining about the way the want all your money yet are not willing to suffer for you or commiserate. Maynard is basically saying if you're not willing to die for me get the fuck out of in front of the microphone.

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tomman
01-13-2002

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i think the song is very openminded. it has a voice to it its not about stupid shit like most songs these days. even if it about jesus or whatever the hell, it does a good job of describing him.good day

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TheFullEffect82
01-16-2002

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Hey guys, i would tend to agree with schism86, but only on a surface level. It's pretty abundantly clear that it's about Martyrs, but we all know that Tool consistantly goes past the surface, for example, the point of Stinkfist wasn't about saying how cool analfisting is, the point of this song isn't just saying that martyrdom sucks. But it took me a long time to even form a theory about what this is about. For somereason, I remembered Maynard was at Westpoint for some time. With this view, this song could be about the people and the military. How that people only want people to do the work for them, do die for them. They can't step out of line. I don't know, much of the song seems to point exclusivly at religious martyrs,... i dunno. Im tired, peace and grease.

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fortysixand_tool
01-27-2002

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hey, i heard somewhere that its about tools good friend bill hicks. im only going on what i heard
later

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fortysixand_tool
01-27-2002

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i heard somewhere that its about tools good friend bill hicks. im only going on what i heard
later

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Pearce
01-27-2002

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to me, it is saying that Maynard doesnt understand why it is so much harder to be a Christian than to be an atheistic nothing.

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namrepus
02-02-2002

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aahh, no, it's clearly not about bill hicks. and yes, it's a dig at L.Ron Hubbard. but it's mainly an anti-christianity song...or just a total anti-religion song.

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marnues
02-09-2002

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people want to be martyrs themselves
you get fame, a seat in heaven, and its all free
plus the bonus of the good life while you're among the believers(not necessarily religious followers)
but then when they actually get put up on trial or drug onto the street, they don't understand what's going on and why they would be dying now
then the people that killed the "martyr" make him into the nothing that he actually is and find a new "martyr"

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MUNKY149
02-16-2002

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We need to be clear on a martyr the direct definition is someone who suffers for other's sins. Maynard is saying that for most of these religions now a days it's like if youre not willing to die for me then i don't care about your religion. Most people think that this song had a second more detailed verions by a perfect circle judith... explainging the views of it all. Either way i love this song it's so powerful tool is the best band out there

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Harry Manback
02-21-2002

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I always thought this song was about Bill Hicks. How did Bill Hicks die? I'm sorry, I'm an uneducated Brit.

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the Edge
03-04-2002

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The song is about martyrdom. It also has to do with hypocrisy. That if you are dying to get everyone to believe in you, but are really dying to get everyone to notice you, then you are not true to yourself.

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Hoomanha
03-05-2002

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Bill Hicks was a commedian who attacked essentially every basic construct of society, so it is no wonder why Maynard liked what he had to say. If you didn't already know, the non-Maynard sound bytes at the beginning of 'Third Eye' are by Hicks. He died of Pancreatic Cancer at age 32.
About Eulogy, I think this is the most vague work Maynard has produced. I originally thought of Adolf Hitler when thinking of this song--but I don't think that's right. I also disagree with this song being an attack on L Ron Hubbard.
I tend to agree with the idea this song is about Jesus. The Gospel allusion, 'get off your cross' is pretty obvious--however this could simply be a device to attack anyone who has used one of their own personal afflictions to influence people's thoughts.
However, I think this is about Jesus primarily due to the theme of anger and accusation throughout. Jesus' tirade in temple, which in the gospels of Matthew and Mark appear before his final temptation at Gethsemane, could be the result of his own fear of death. Maynard seems to be mocking Jesus' fear of death, or, if nothing else, the common belief that Jesus was somehow greater than simple human emotion.

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Harry Manback
03-06-2002

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Thank you Hoomanha! You will greatly rewarded in the next life!

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DatheR
03-09-2002

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Danny from the band eluded to the fact that Maynard wrote this as an attack upon L. Ron Rubbard. Although there are paralels to Jesus in this song and we know that Jesus isn't Maynard's hero, (Opiate), this song can very simply be anyone we want it to be... "think for yourself, question authority, strive to be different, strive to be unique, Never repeat things other people say"-Maynard's Non-Conformist's Pledge

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Harry Manback
03-11-2002

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I think you'll find that that is Timothy Leary's philosophy on life noy Maynard. Maybe Maynard adopted it, but he certainly didn't write it himself!

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uratrtl
03-17-2002

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DatheR, please say you see the humor in the, Non-Confomest's Pledge". You could relate it to anarchy, interesting ideas but impossible by their nature. The moment you delcare yourself an anrchist you put yourself in a group, somthing an anarchist is against.

As far a Eulogy goes, I cant really say anymore what its about than whats been said before. :)

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paga105
04-10-2002

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I agree with uratrtl, non-conformists are just conforming to non-conformist.
And this song is trying to tell you that you cant stop listnening to leaders, authority figures or group opinions, because hey guess what. It's in your NATURE. Thats why we have leaders in the first place.

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bjm2m5
04-18-2002

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This song isn't about religion. It uses religion as a metaphor to get the information across. This song refers to someone who thinks they are better than everyone else. It emphasizes the trust that people take in others or the lack of it. Tool is not a religous band. By this I mean they don't promote their beliefs to try and persuade others to think the same. They want everyone to be their own person and not conform to the "usual" because that's the way it was done in the past.

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joshthack
04-24-2002

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I was wondering if anyone listens to Rollins Band. I recently bought the CD "Weight." Icon and Liar are the best tracks on the CD. I think Rollins Band and Tool compliment eachother so well.

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xaco
04-26-2002

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If the song is about L. Ron Hubbord, i surely hope the whole thing is ironic

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xaco
04-26-2002

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If the song is about L. Ron Hubbord, i surely hope the whole thing is ironic

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superman9k
04-28-2002

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I think part of the song is about Maynard's military experience... "No way to recall what it was that you had said to me... but it was so loud" would represent superiors yelling and barking orders. "Don't you step out of line" is obvious in the military sense, but could also mean persons assimilating their views to those of a particular religion. "Ranting and pointing his finger at everything but his heart" could be a stab at the pompous religious right in America, criticizing everyone but themselves. I think that the song is about people who join the military or look to religion as something to belong to, something to identify themselves with. In doing so, some of these people compromise their own beliefs (if they had any in the first place). I think this is best summed up by "swallowed his facade cause I'm so eager to identify..." And about non-conformists... I agree to an extent that there are specific "non-conformist" subcultures which people may conform to... but how bout those who think for themselves, and don't let anyone else dictate their thoughts? We are the true non-conformists..... Of course I could go into free will, our government-controlled societies, and inherited values systems, but no need to get too philosophical... ;)

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KOOLKRIS
04-29-2002

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If someone states to be a "non-conformist" than why belong to a non-conformist group? Isn't that in itself contradicting? Why belong to a group that promotes thinking for yourself?...plus our government DOES suck big time...and we are not "free" by any means, but more so than other countries.

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