Lyric discussion by Helloitswinter 

I believe it is about an Ego Death. The entire album Aenima seems to encorporate alot of Jungian Psychology. The term Aenima is a combination of the words 'Anima' an aspect of the unconscious in Jungian Psychology, and 'Enema' a medical procedure where fluid is administered into the rectum. It supposedly means 'a cleansing of the soul'. 46 & 2 is about mergind with the shadow, Third Eye is obviously about the goal of this whole process, being whole, discovering one's 'self', opening one's third eye. I feel as though most of the other songs are about realizations about one's self or the world around them, helping them move onward on their psychological journey. The ego is the outer layer, consisting of all of our life experiences. It tells us how to act and react, what is right and wrong (the ego is always right in its own mind), it basically controls us. To move forward and further discover one's true 'self' an Ego Death is a manditory first step.

Well said.

Not a single one of you out there has a "third eye". Neither does Maynard. Tool are schizophrenics.

I'm not sure that this song is about what you're talking about, although is a nice way to see it.

I stay better with the idea of a martyrdom critic. It may sound like Jesus in a superficial way to see it but after listening and reading about Tool for a while, their message would never dare to say something like that. Maybe is related to the martyrdom in which we can fall or some other pseudo-leaders.

BTW Terrible thing to say, OCDemon.

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