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Someone told me once
That there's a right and wrong,
And that punishment
Would come to those
Who dare to cross the line.
But it must not be true
For jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
But I'm tired of waiting.
Maybe it's just bullshit and I should play God,
And shoot you myself
Because I'm tired of waiting.
Consequences dictate
Our course of action
And it doesn't matter what's right.
It's only wrong if you get caught.
If consequences dictate
My course of action
I should play God
And shoot you myself
I'm very tired of waiting.
I should
Kick you,
Beat you,
Fuck you,
And then shoot you in your fucking head
That there's a right and wrong,
And that punishment
Would come to those
Who dare to cross the line.
But it must not be true
For jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
But I'm tired of waiting.
Maybe it's just bullshit and I should play God,
And shoot you myself
Because I'm tired of waiting.
Consequences dictate
Our course of action
And it doesn't matter what's right.
It's only wrong if you get caught.
If consequences dictate
My course of action
I should play God
And shoot you myself
I'm very tired of waiting.
I should
Kick you,
Beat you,
Fuck you,
And then shoot you in your fucking head
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"Punishment was cure to those who dare to cross the line but it must not be true for jerk-offs just like you. Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole but I'm tired of waiting."
The singer's thinking that since this person, or this jerk-off more specifically, is doing bad things he or she will eventually get punished for his/her actions but never does.
"Someone told me once that there's a right and wrong, punishment was cure for those who dare to cross the line. But it must not be true for jerk-offs just like you and maybe it's just bullshit. I should play god and shoot you myself. Tired of waiting."
He starts thinking that this person is never going to get punished for the bad things they're doing unless he does something about it himself which is why he starts thinking that maybe "I should play God and shoot you myself" seeing that "god" is not doing anything to punish this "jerk-off".
"Consequences dictate course of action and it doesn't matter what's right. It's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate my course of action I should play god and just shoot you myself. Tired of waiting."
He now thinks it's not about right or wrong it's just about getting caught. This jerk-off was never caught or punished for his actions so Maynard is thinking that by that logic, it's not wrong that he kills him, as long as he can get away with it. He's tired of waiting for this man to get his comeuppance. He thinks he should just play God and shoot the person himself, finally giving that person what he/she deserves.
Someone told me once
that there's a right and wrong,
and that punishment
would come to those
who dare to cross the line.
Your parents told you that there was a right, following god, and a wrong, sin. The punishment is hell when you choose to live a life of sin.
But it must not be true
for jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
but I'm tired of waiting.
Maybe it's just bullshit and I should play GOD,
and shoot you myself.
Because I'm tired of waiting.
These are Religious fanatics getting pissed off at people who don't live a life of religion, and feel that something is wrong because they are not getting punished like they were told that they would. Their God is not punishing the non-believer so they want to punish them.
Consequences dictate
our course of action
and it doesn't matter what's right.
It's only wrong if you get caught.
If consequences dictate
my course of action
I should play GOD
and shoot you myself.
I'm very tired of waiting.
This is saying that shooting the non-believer is not going to get them into hell.
This is MY interpretation.
Basically, the song is saying we should do what is right for the sake of doing the right thing, and not simply because we fear punishment. Sometimes doing the right thing means getting punished. Punishment, or the lack thereof, should not be what determines our actions as punishment alone does not indicate what is right and what is wrong.
The song is just about morality in general - Tool is telling you their stance on it.
The meaning is pretty much exactly what the words tell us - except for a few verses that are being said sarcastically.