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Song Title: Pot Lyrics
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Who are you to wave your finger?
Ya' must have been out your head.
Eye hole deep in muddy waters.
You practically raised the dead.

Rob the grave, to snow the cradle.
Then burn the evidence down.
Soapbox, house of cards, and glass,
So don't go tossin' your stones around.

You must have been high.
You must have been high.
You must have been.

Foot in mouth, and head up asshole.
Whatcha talkin' 'bout?
Difficult to dance 'round this one
'til you pull it out, boy!

You must have been, so high.
You must have been, so high.

Steal, borrow, refer, save your shady inference.
kangaroo done hung the juror with the innocent.

Now you're weeping shades of cozened indigo
Got lemon juice up in your...EYE!

When you pissed all over my black kettle
You must have been HIGH, HIGH
You must have been HIGH, HIGH

Who are you to wave your finger?
So full of it.
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
F**kin' hypocrite.

Liar, lawyer, mirror, show me. What's the difference?
kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent.

NOW!!
You'll weep or, change the cozened indigo.
Got lemon juice up in your high eye.
When you pissed all over my black kettle
You musta been!

So who are you to wave your finger?
Who are you to wave your fatty finger at me?
You must, have been, out your, mind!

Weepin' shades of indigo
Shed without a reason
Weepin' shades of indigo

Liar, lawyer,
Mirror for ya,
What's the difference?
kangaroo be stoned
He's guilty as the government

NOW!!
Will you weep or, change the cozened indigo
Got lemon juice up in your, EYE!!
EYE!!

Now when you pissed all over my black kettle.
You musta been HIGH, HIGH, HIGH, HIGH.
Eyeballs deep in muddy waters
Your balls deep in muddy waters.
Ganja, please, you must have been out your MIND!!!!
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Male Jul 13, 2008 at 02:55 AM by AtariBorn
I always thought it was like this...
"Well your refer says you're chosen in a pool...better get all dressed up in your high eye. When ya piss all over my black halo, ya musta been high, high."


Male Jul 02, 2008 at 03:20 PM by Jacob94 Male Stars
this song is about heroine and the hypocrisy that surrounds it. when heroine is wet it looks like muddy water hence the 'eyeballs deep in muddy waters'. and the who are you to wave your finger is about the people that claim that heroine is bade yet these people are stoned out of theyre minds on pain killers and morpheine which are made of the same chemicals.


Male Jun 20, 2008 at 07:43 PM by yucky_straw
I really believe that this song is about the criminalization of marijuana in America. In the chorus 'you must have been high' is an ironic insight to when it was outlawed in 1937. The government must have been high when they made that decision. And the name of the song 'the pot' refers to the saying 'the pot calling the kettle black', which is also ironic since marijuana is nicknamed 'pot'. I think he (Maynard) titled the song this to give a hint of the subject matter, and to suggest that hypocrites banned 'pot' when there are so many other substances that kill people everyday and are legal.

The line 'eyeballs deep in muddy waters' is about the stigma that is associated with marijuana based on years of government propaganda and false facts given to the public.

I know that fans who don't care about this issue are rolling their eyes but it is an important issue. So many good people have served many years in prison for a stupid, hypocritical law. Tobacco and alcohol will kill more people this year than pot has ever in it's 10,000 years of use.

But the great thing about Tool songs (and any song really) is that you can have your own interpetation based on what the lyrics mean to you.

So for those who say it's only about hypocrisy in our judicial system or government then I think that's fine. But I feel the song digs a little deeper than that.


Male May 22, 2008 at 03:36 AM by singsborial Male Stars
i feel that tool uses these lyrics as a metaphor for the governments corruption, as well as certain people in high ranking authority, whether it be from a judicial standpoint or a legislative standpoint, like is mentioned earlier COZENED is key in representing this song's true meaning, and this song could also be referring to the people of our so called "in generation" who like many of us try and focus on all these politicians, they truly understand the psyche of the modern
person


Male Mar 21, 2008 at 05:39 PM by Jack0817 Male Stars
Great job on the lyrics, Just have a thought. I'm probably wrong but here it is. the lyric "Liar, lawyer, mirror, show me. What's the difference?" I like to believe he says "While I'll hold your mirror, show me, what's the difference". The lyrics above make sense, but I always took a liking to this "alternative" any takers?


Male Mar 21, 2008 at 05:38 PM by Jack0817 Male Stars
Great job on the lyrics, Just have a thought. I'm probably wrong but here it is. the lyric "Liar, lawyer, mirror, show me. What's the difference?" I like to believe he says "While I'll hold your mirror, show me, what's the difference". The lyrics above make sense, but I always took a liking to this "alternative" any takers?


Male Jan 03, 2008 at 04:48 AM by squattingbull
this songs def. about growing and legalizing marijuana, watch themusic vid. he says "kangaroo done hung the jury with the innocent" meaning that the law might as well get them all while theyre at it because they prolly smoke marijuana just as much as they do. plus look at the lyrics there pretty messed up....lol and like i said watch the video


Female Jan 01, 2008 at 09:43 PM by charityprater Female Stars
It is very much poetry. I take it to be about politics,and hypocrites. Many of their songs are political. I sense they are singing about the governing power(s)and how they pray on the poor or weak. They stand on a pedal stool a preach one word or say someone is doing something that is not right, then turn around and do it themselves. In a sense, Tool is saying you should practice what you preach.

Indigo is related to the color blue - which is the color of authority. The color for government officials (hence police uniforms).

Now you're weeping shades of cozened indigo

Another words: your practicing misleading authority.

Tool has such great lyrics. They are fun to dissect.


Male Sep 28, 2007 at 07:11 PM by ToBaLion Male Stars
Tool is an incredible, thought provoking band. The more I think I understand, the more I realize how much I don't know. Or is it that we have all been cozened? That idea has me weeping shades of indigo.
MJK


Female Sep 16, 2007 at 04:17 AM by slave_sandy Female Stars
The meaning of "Kangaroo Court": A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial, sometimes likened to a drumhead court-martial or Drumhead trial, is a sham legal proceeding or court. Kangaroo courts are judicial proceedings that deny due process in the name of expediency. The outcome of such a trial is essentially made in advance, usually for the purpose of providing a conviction, either by going through the motions of manipulated procedure or by allowing no defense at all.

Thank you Kraven for the meaning of "cozened indigo". That makes a lot of sense!


Female Sep 16, 2007 at 04:17 AM by slave_sandy Female Stars
The meaning of "Kangaroo Court": A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial, sometimes likened to a drumhead court-martial or Drumhead trial, is a sham legal proceeding or court. Kangaroo courts are judicial proceedings that deny due process in the name of expediency. The outcome of such a trial is essentially made in advance, usually for the purpose of providing a conviction, either by going through the motions of manipulated procedure or by allowing no defense at all.

Thank you Kraven for the meaning of "cozened indigo". That makes a lot of sense!


Female Sep 15, 2007 at 03:52 PM by coldflourescense
this is all so amazing to me me. that it just never stops getting deeper. it's completely genious! thank you for more information!


Male Sep 12, 2007 at 04:46 PM by Kraven
Sorry, forgot the lemon juice part. That is a reference to the crying that is not actually taking place. You must have lemon juice...means you are tearing up for no reason. Once again, the vital word is cozened.


Male Sep 12, 2007 at 04:44 PM by Kraven Male Stars
First, he says weepeing shades of COZENED indigo. Conzened is deceit and leading to do something under false pretense. Ingigo could be a reference to the Ajna Chakra, Indigo Children (who need to move past the blockages of authority to evolve)or the color of the spiritual Aura in parapsychology. Either way, it is faked. Hence, cozened.

Also, coldfloresence, if your name is a refernce to 10,000 days; I hate to break it to you, but he says Cold Fluorescents. Check their website.


Female Sep 04, 2007 at 03:08 AM by coldflourescense
thank you for revealing this. i've never heard that term before. "weeping shades of chosen indigo" do you think this is about people who see only what they want to see and "lemon juice up in your eye" being a metaphor for the closing of the third eye?


Female Sep 01, 2007 at 06:52 AM by Aflias
The use of kangaroo is correct. Look up 'Kangaroo court'.


Female Aug 31, 2007 at 06:56 PM by coldflourescense Female Stars
everytime it's written as "kangaroo" it's wrong. he says king guru. which alot more sense. also the color indigo is the color asociated with the third eye. chew on that for awhile. so much thought, emotion, and spirituality are put into all of their music and lyrics, it's breathtaking really. tool is more than a band, they are a journey. challenging you to seek understanding and growth. anyone who says tool is overrated just hasn't gotten it yet.


Male Jul 05, 2007 at 10:45 PM by pattongb Male Stars
Agreed. This song is excellent, cant get enough of it. Tool is top notch.


Female Jun 25, 2007 at 08:44 PM by waste_away_with_me
this song is amazing
i love it!
tool kicks.




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