Tool – Jambi

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Here from the kings mountain view
Here from the wild dream come true
Feast like a sultan I do
On treasures and flesh never few

But I, I would wish it all away
If I thought I'd lose you just one day

The devil and his had me down
In love with the dark side I've found
Dabbling all the way down
Up to my neck soon to drown

But you changed all that for me
Lifted me up turned me round

So I, I, I, I,
I would, I would, I would
Wish this all away

Prayed like a martyr dusk to dawn
Begged like a hooker all night long
Tempted the devil with my song
And got what I wanted all along

But I, I would, if I could, I would
Wish it away
Wish it away
Wish it all away
Wanna wish it all away

No pressure could hold sway
Or justify my kneeling away my center

So if I could I'd wish it all away
If I thought tomorrow they'd take you away
You're my piece of mind, my all
I said, I'm just trying to hold on one more day

Damn my eyes, damn my eyes
Damn my eyes if they should compromise our fulcrum
What you need divides me then
I might as well be gone

Shine on forever
Shine on benevolent sun
Shine down upon the broken
Shine until the two become one
Shine on forever
Shine on benevolent sun
Shine on upon the severed
Shine until the two become one
Divided, I'm withering away
Divided, I'm withering away
Shine on upon the many, light our way
Benevolent sun

Breathe in union
Breathe in union
Breathe in union
Breathe in union
So as one survive
Another the day and season
Silence, leech, and save your poison
Silence, leech, and stay out of my way

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Lyrics submitted by WORlock, edited by ab_tremonti, Kyralik, jtmyatt

Track duration: 03:14

"Jambi" as written by Daniel Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:Sorry for ignorant page refreshes. Can redundant posts be removed?
    Flagged vitaminfon April 27, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "Dim my eyes", not "Damn my eyes".
    Flagged vitaminfon April 24, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "Dim my eyes", not "Damn my eyes".
    Flagged vitaminfon April 24, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "Dim my eyes", not "Damn my eyes".
    Flagged vitaminfon April 24, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "Dim my eyes", not "Damn my eyes".
    Flagged vitaminfon April 24, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's "Dim my eyes", not "Damn my eyes".
    Flag vitaminfon April 24, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:MJ Keenan for me is a modern day Dante. The lyrics are always multi-faceted and full of allegory. I believe he has stated many times that he is not an artist to do your thinking for you but to help heal himself. If it helps others that's just a bonus. This song for me, is about how the trapping of what is termed "successful" in Western culture is based within the materialistic and really the coveting of possessions is actually meaningless.
    A lot of his songs pay tribute to how he was raised and his mother (her religion, and her being disabled), but this hits me to be more about his son. How a relationship such as father and child is so pure without the need to embelish it with material things. Just the gift of time and teaching, and the beauty of a sunrise is enough. At the end I think the lyrics are actually "Silence, Legion...." rather than Leech here but it means the same. Stop tempting me with the meaningless trappings of this rotten society and let me see what is real and worthwhile and live a wholesome life.
    Flag SignsVitalon March 28, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:Here are my two cents..

    This song could easily be interpreted as the remorse of success.. And to some extent I believe it is, but as with many TOOL songs I think it's layered. I've often imagined this song in correlation with nature, the Sun singing a song to the Earth, Moon, and surrounding bodies, life, etc. A kind of back and forth duet.. for example: "Up to my neck soon to drown.." (the Sun setting) "But you changed that all for me, lifted me up turned me round" (directed toward the moon).. lol I know it's kind of far out but when you look at the song from this perspective It gives it a new spin!
    Flag jtmyatton February 01, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Going to put in my perspective: he's talking about his career, he got all he wanted; he lives like a king, but it's tainted with flesh, and he's still as powerless as before he was famous. When he's saying you, I think he's talking to god. Maynard is saying he hates what he sees and it's dividing him, and he'd wish it all away if he could but there's something stopping him, and he's hoping the sun will guide him and all of us to be in union.
    Flag musiclife4on January 18, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:First off this is my first post and I believe MakeSense has a great interpretation.

    Mine however differs in one main point, instead of him wishing "you" away he is saying he would wish it all away to keep "you". In typical MJK fashion this song is an allegory to a common modern issue. There are people in this world who have "everything" they have ever wanted and look back and realize there was somebody that is more important than all of it. To me this is someone the singer loved and wanted to impress with all of their gains, and found out that who they desired has moved on to a less materialistic yet happier life and the singer realizes it but it almost too late and this is his last plea to win their heart over.

    An amazing song, and I have several more interpretations coming.
    Flagged redwolf85on October 08, 2012   Link

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