Before reading this, know that every comment on here is based upon opinion. Unless MJK actually got on here and explained what goes on in his mind none of us is right.
Angels on the sideline - Angels are sent here on earth to be our protectors and do help us along the path of righteousness. They sit there watching over us until they are called upon to do God's bidding. This is what they are thinking: They are puzzled because "Father" (God) gave his children ("humans") the right to choose what to do. They are amused because they are wondering what we will do with this newly given right. They humans dont actually know what to do with it yet because they just have recieved it. I think this is also referring to the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve were made, and, therefore, humanity was created. God makes no mistakes so He has given them all they could ever want. But despite that fact, the greed in all of us comes out when we don't choose to do the right thing (what is correct in God's eyes). He now blesses humans with reason. He gives them the power to decide what to do, making us above every other living thing placed on this earth. The angels are baffled and confused because they are reaching this rediculous idea of fighting and killing each other over peices of land (because of greed). The angels are still confused at the fact that when God gives humans working hands, they create weapons to cause pain and suffering to other humans over stupid things.
Now from a more deeper and meaninful experience, Maynard obviously wants us to dig deeper into his lyris and find more meaning to his songs. I will attempt to make a stab at it, and probably fail miserably...
God places things here on earth for our pleasure and to pass the time until he welcomes us into the gates of heaven. Now, part of the deal is that we have to accept him as our creator, and as our father, and spread his teachings and wisdom with the world. These material things that he gives us wasn't meant to make us jealous and want us to fight over them, but to use them as intended: live with what you have to have and give up what you don't need for God. (if you're looking for that in the bible, peter is a good example) But we can't take these things into heaven, the greatest place, an intangeable object to our minds (unless we reach 46 & 2 of course!). We have to learn to live with each other and not fight over things that matter but rather, embrace one another with love and respect because we all have something in common. We are all striving to make it into heaven and it can be easier to do that in unity with one another rather than fighting all the time over things that have no true value. Peace throughout the world is the greatest goal for the human race, and until every single person living on earth right now agrees and follows that, we will always have fighting and war.
Damn what a long post sorry about that I just had to get that out of my system. Hope someone agrees with me, if you don't, argue in a civilized manner and I'll respect you. Otherwise, dont say anything because all you"ll be doing is making yourself look like an idiot.
That's exactely like in the matrix btw- The first matrix fails because humans don't accept the blissfull matrix without being given a choice- so they invent a version with misery and suffery because it's what humans long for- or what helps lessening the urge to attain a state of perfection beyond what already is a blissfull existence.
So it's the same religious thing in the eyes of the Wachowskis really...
That's exactely like in the matrix btw- The first matrix fails because humans don't accept the blissfull matrix without being given a choice- so they invent a version with misery and suffery because it's what humans long for- or what helps lessening the urge to attain a state of perfection beyond what already is a blissfull existence.
So it's the same religious thing in the eyes of the Wachowskis really...
@UnImaginableMeanings
This seems like a very verbatim and simple translation of the lyrical content, something I would hope most Tool fans could arrive at on their own. Plus, I lost you at "more deeper." Sorry.
@UnImaginableMeanings
This seems like a very verbatim and simple translation of the lyrical content, something I would hope most Tool fans could arrive at on their own. Plus, I lost you at "more deeper." Sorry.
Before reading this, know that every comment on here is based upon opinion. Unless MJK actually got on here and explained what goes on in his mind none of us is right. Angels on the sideline - Angels are sent here on earth to be our protectors and do help us along the path of righteousness. They sit there watching over us until they are called upon to do God's bidding. This is what they are thinking: They are puzzled because "Father" (God) gave his children ("humans") the right to choose what to do. They are amused because they are wondering what we will do with this newly given right. They humans dont actually know what to do with it yet because they just have recieved it. I think this is also referring to the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve were made, and, therefore, humanity was created. God makes no mistakes so He has given them all they could ever want. But despite that fact, the greed in all of us comes out when we don't choose to do the right thing (what is correct in God's eyes). He now blesses humans with reason. He gives them the power to decide what to do, making us above every other living thing placed on this earth. The angels are baffled and confused because they are reaching this rediculous idea of fighting and killing each other over peices of land (because of greed). The angels are still confused at the fact that when God gives humans working hands, they create weapons to cause pain and suffering to other humans over stupid things.
Now from a more deeper and meaninful experience, Maynard obviously wants us to dig deeper into his lyris and find more meaning to his songs. I will attempt to make a stab at it, and probably fail miserably...
God places things here on earth for our pleasure and to pass the time until he welcomes us into the gates of heaven. Now, part of the deal is that we have to accept him as our creator, and as our father, and spread his teachings and wisdom with the world. These material things that he gives us wasn't meant to make us jealous and want us to fight over them, but to use them as intended: live with what you have to have and give up what you don't need for God. (if you're looking for that in the bible, peter is a good example) But we can't take these things into heaven, the greatest place, an intangeable object to our minds (unless we reach 46 & 2 of course!). We have to learn to live with each other and not fight over things that matter but rather, embrace one another with love and respect because we all have something in common. We are all striving to make it into heaven and it can be easier to do that in unity with one another rather than fighting all the time over things that have no true value. Peace throughout the world is the greatest goal for the human race, and until every single person living on earth right now agrees and follows that, we will always have fighting and war.
Damn what a long post sorry about that I just had to get that out of my system. Hope someone agrees with me, if you don't, argue in a civilized manner and I'll respect you. Otherwise, dont say anything because all you"ll be doing is making yourself look like an idiot.
That's exactely like in the matrix btw- The first matrix fails because humans don't accept the blissfull matrix without being given a choice- so they invent a version with misery and suffery because it's what humans long for- or what helps lessening the urge to attain a state of perfection beyond what already is a blissfull existence. So it's the same religious thing in the eyes of the Wachowskis really...
That's exactely like in the matrix btw- The first matrix fails because humans don't accept the blissfull matrix without being given a choice- so they invent a version with misery and suffery because it's what humans long for- or what helps lessening the urge to attain a state of perfection beyond what already is a blissfull existence. So it's the same religious thing in the eyes of the Wachowskis really...
@UnImaginableMeanings This seems like a very verbatim and simple translation of the lyrical content, something I would hope most Tool fans could arrive at on their own. Plus, I lost you at "more deeper." Sorry.
@UnImaginableMeanings This seems like a very verbatim and simple translation of the lyrical content, something I would hope most Tool fans could arrive at on their own. Plus, I lost you at "more deeper." Sorry.