Angels on the sideline,
Puzzled and amused.
Why did Father give these humans free will?
Now they're all confused.
Don't these talking monkeys know that
Eden has enough to go around?
Plenty in this holy garden, silly monkeys,
Where there's one you're bound to divide it.
Right in two.
Angels on the sideline,
Baffled and confused.
Father blessed them all with reason.
And this is what they choose.
And this is what they choose...
Monkey killing monkey killing monkey
Over pieces of the ground.
Silly monkeys give them thumbs,
They forge a blade,
And where there's one
they're bound to divide it,
Right in two.
Right in two.
Monkey killing monkey killing monkey.
Over pieces of the ground.
Silly monkeys give them thumbs.
They make a club.
And beat their brother, down.
How they survive so misguided is a mystery.
Repugnant is a creature who would squander
the ability to lift an eye to heaven,
conscious of his fleeting time here.
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
Fight over the clouds, over earth, over canyon
They fight for our love, for our blood, over heaven,
Fight over love, over sun,
over nothing, they fight till they die,
and for what? For their lives ending.
Angels on the sideline again.
Benched along with patience and reason.
Angels on the sideline again
Wondering when this tug of war will end.
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
RIGHT IN TWO!
Right in two...
this song to me reflects more of what we as humans failed to do as yaphank said, but does not reflect the meaning of our own lives. Moreover, this song shows what the meaning of life was supposed to be. Searching for your own personal purpose in life is shown in their album 'Lateralus'. each song on that album reflects a phase in the evolution of ones self, and i believe the true meaning of life is found within the title song itself, Lateralus. i won't talk about what i think the meaning of life is because its more fun to decipher tool's lyrics in your own way. Tool ftw.
Great choice of words! There are so many times in our lives that we can make better, but we choose not to because of the simple fact that we decide to help ourselves instead of really helping the people around up. Call it what you want, but something needs to be done, and the only way it will is if people actually listen and decide to take action. Tool does an amazing job of conveying a simple message through their music and turn it into something so elaborate, something so powerful and makes you think of what they meant by the song. Today's society needs an aspiring look on the world, through someone else's eyes. Tool is the one to provide that! 100%
why do you say communist?
just saying we should change for the better.
That sounds like some communist ideal,yaphank(fair share,trying to make this world better,greater good etc)I guess what they want to "teach" through the lyrics goes a little deeper and it has to do with realizing who we really are(One)and stopping with the childish behaviour,living in separation.So yeah,it's not about "working" as one body,but realizing we're one body.After that,everything falls in to place and the things you talked about,yaphank,get to happen.Realization is the key though
The actual lyrics..talk more about how humans continue to fight like idiots and live in their beloved separation
And all in all,I feel the same about my dear earthlings
if anyone else thinks this please let me know
this song is about the true meaning of life, about how we humans are given the chance(thumb) to do something great with this world. but instead, we throw aside the real value of life and dont worry about it(angels on the sideline) because we are too worried about ourselves, but we should throw aside our differences and accept each other. we fight over everything, so we cut it right in two, trying to make everybodys part a fair share, but what we should really do is keep it together as one and work from there. we are those monkeys, and we are blessed with reason, and this is what we choose, to throw it away and to battle each other. for what? so we can be known in history that we have done the most anyone has ever? in fact you have done the least, done the least to contribute to the greater good, to how we should work as one body, one unit, and make this world better. but this is what we choose.