Right in Two Lyrics (Again), but hey, read it anyways

[Esurient4Truth]

Okay, lately I've been bent on the whole pronounciation thing.

GREEAT.

At 3:36
"Cut it _ in all, right in two." It almost sounds like he's saying "cut it like in all, right in two." Hmm, I investigated.

This has been one plausible statement:
Cutting it all right in two

Ummm... no. People, pardon me, but will you turn the damn bass down, turn up a treble equalizer setting, and listen for once? (CD and Car Stereo users excuse my rant). Good lord!

"Cut it [like] in all, right in two."
It's very clear he says "in all."

I've also heard a "divide in all" statement, but that's clearly false.

Okay, here's my theory:
CUT IT RIGHT IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

If you'd listen, you'd hear what I mean. Start at 3:36, and listen.
CUT IT [LIKE] IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

Hmm....

Right. Kind of like 'aight.
In the song, like is not fully pronoucned. It sounds...mumbled. So we get a ike, or 'aight sound.

Now, it is very hard for me to prove this, but due to Maynard's quick "improvision," or vocals of trying to fit the word "right" in there, it's hard to determine if that's the word or not.

Please give this a listen through. It fits doesn't it?

[Cheesegreater]

Okay, lately I've been bent on the whole pronounciation thing.

GREEAT.

At 3:36
"Cut it _ in all, right in two." It almost sounds like he's saying "cut it like in all, right in two." Hmm, I investigated.

This has been one plausible statement:
Cutting it all right in two

Ummm... no. People, pardon me, but will you turn the damn bass down, turn up a treble equalizer setting, and listen for once? (CD and Car Stereo users excuse my rant). Good lord!

"Cut it [like] in all, right in two."
It's very clear he says "in all."

I've also heard a "divide in all" statement, but that's clearly false.

Okay, here's my theory:
CUT IT RIGHT IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

If you'd listen, you'd hear what I mean. Start at 3:36, and listen.
CUT IT [LIKE] IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

Hmm....

Right. Kind of like 'aight.
In the song, like is not fully pronoucned. It sounds...mumbled. So we get a ike, or 'aight sound.

Now, it is very hard for me to prove this, but due to Maynard's quick "improvision," or vocals of trying to fit the word "right" in there, it's hard to determine if that's the word or not.

Please give this a listen through. It fits doesn't it?

You want it to fit. I'm still old-school. I think he's saying "cutting it all right in two."

Let me say this though, he kinda lazily says "ting-it-all." The "cut" sound is undisputibly evident, but the way he sings the rest of it until "right in two" is just a case of a couple of words not being clearly punctuated in the line.

[Cheesegreater]

Also, the line you're suggesting is just so loopy and silly for someone to speak it. "Cutting it all like right in two" or what have you. I mean Maynard isn't a valley-girl.

[hobblegobble]

yeah he just kinda goes "cutting uuuUuUuUut all right in two"

[Esurient4Truth]

You want it to fit. I'm still old-school. I think he's saying "cutting it all right in two."

Let me say this though, he kinda lazily says "ting-it-all." The "cut" sound is undisputibly evident, but the way he sings the rest of it until "right in two" is just a case of a couple of words not being clearly punctuated in the line.

I'm not bashing you, so please, don't take anything I say offensively (as I often come off as an offensive person).

Now, I looked into this heart and soul.

CUT-TING IT ALL RIGHT INTO
In the song, you hear CUT ___ RIGHT IN TWO, that's evident.

So what do we make of the TING & IT bits and pieces?

Okay, after you hear CUT pronounced, you hear an aye, or aight sound. The only reason I don't think it's CUTTING is because it would be hard to drag the ING out for that long. It would have to be: CUT INGGGG IT ALL RIGHT INTO.

I'm sticking with:
Cut it right in all, right in two.

I can hear the plausible connection, and it just fits well. Hmm....We need more people to look into this.

[Cheesegreater]

Don't think you're bashing me, and I certainly don't think your opinion is "stupid" or anything.

I also believe saying the word "right" one after another practically doesn't make sense. Sounds too forced.

[Esurient4Truth]

...I don't know. Makes sense to me:
"Cut it right in all, right in two."
He's emphasizing that we are divided.

Tool really needs to start putting their lyrics in their albums (the lyrics maynard sent into toolshed are not exact with the album lyrics, and I believe all lyrics should be revised to include what the album "exactly" says). It's great that they want us to figure out the meaning of the songs, but even with lyrics, it still takes awhile.

[BlueSecondSun]

Cutting my law right in two.

Meaning the law God gave man to love your neighbor.


I win.

[Esurient4Truth]

He clearly says the word "it". Cut _ it all right in two. There is no "M" pronounciation for my.

So...perhaps not.

I should argue that "my law" is not not a possibility. If you listen with iTunes turn the treble booster up so you can hear the vocals better.

[nighthawk]

"Cutting light and all"??? maybe.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Cutting my law right in two.

Meaning the law God gave man to love your neighbor.


I win.

Sounds good, problem is, he doesn't say "my" anywhere in it. I'm still standing with "Cuttin' our love, right in two"

EDIT: UNLESS, of course he's saying "Cuttin' OUR law, right in two" (speaking in terms of them being the angels)...now that's a possibility.

[hobblegobble]

cutting it all right in two..also..a possibility...cuttingggg uuUuUUut all right in two...also..a possbility...endless..possibilities...

[Esurient4Truth]

OMG!

Cuttin' our love right in two - ...where's all? The word all is present.
Cutting it all right in two - I could see "Cutting it in all..."
Cutting light and all - perhaps "cutting light in all..."... nah
Cuttin' our law... - !#$@ no!!!

God, what loud music does to your ears people...*sigh.

[hobblegobble]

hmmmmm...no light, no law, yes all, cutting it all. Case closed.

[Esurient4Truth]

I would rather argue cutting it in all. I can clearly tell there's 4 words.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Wish them arseholes at distortion online would've left that live version online, not that it couldn't necessarily be diff from the CD anyway but...'oh well. I'll listen to it again on the way home from work

[hobblegobble]

I would rather argue cutting it in all. I can clearly tell there's 4 words.

cutting it in all? that doesn't make sense though....

[hobblegobble]

I think he just kind of drags out "it" and gives it a weird sort of forced "uh" sound...

[Esurient4Truth]

cutting it in all? that doesn't make sense though....

Sure it does. Okay, damn, normally, you wouldn't say it that way because we are lazy and we try to find the shortest way possible to do things.

I think he just kind of drags out "it" and gives it a weird sort of forced "uh" sound...

Why would he want to drag it out? By the way, the "it" would have the "uh" sound since it and all are immediately consecutive. He'd have to follow the "ing" with "uh," but either way, I can see dragging out a scream, but not a phrase.

[jevons]

Guess what i had for breakfast this morning? Go on, you'll never guess. Not in a million years, nope.

*shakes head, crosses arms like a child*

[jevons]

You give up? it was cheerios. Guess what was in my cheerios? A word? And another word, and another word. Here's what it said.

Cutting, cutting it all right in two.
Cutting our love right in two.
Cutting, cutting it all right in two,
right in two...
arieeeet in two-who-oooh.


This could be the last Tool ''song (since so many of you disagree with my firmly-held beliefs on the subject of filler material, and ass-to-mouth)'' we ever get, so smarten the fuck up.

Take notes, mafu****s. Take notes.

love and kisses,
Zaphod

[Esurient4Truth]

LOL!

I think that this article has become more of a sarcastic debate rather than an argument. But I'm here to prove you wrong...on a different note.

how the hell can you get cheerios to spell fucking cutting it all right in two when they're just a bunch of fucking O's! Dude, since when did Cheerios start having C's, U's, and other letters?

It's not alphabet soup dude!

[hobblegobble]

i think you have to have a lot of fuckin cheerios to spell that. You ate the whole box I presume.

[Esurient4Truth]

Lol.

I don't think he could fit the whole box of cheerios in a bowl of cereal. He would have to have a really big bowl...a really big freakin' bowl with lots of milk.

[Cheesegreater]

And all it would say:

"Oooooooooooooooooooo...... [I get it now... he says "cutting it all"]

That's what it would say.

[hobblegobble]

waka waka

[Inner_Eulogy]

This could be the last Tool ''song (since so many of you disagree with my firmly-held beliefs on the subject of filler material, and ass-to-mouth)'' we ever get, so smarten the fuck up.

My understanding is that they're still under contract for at LEAST 1 more album.

[Inner_Eulogy]

LOL!

I think that this article has become more of a sarcastic debate rather than an argument. But I'm here to prove you wrong...on a different note.

how the hell can you get cheerios to spell fucking cutting it all right in two when they're just a bunch of fucking O's! Dude, since when did Cheerios start having C's, U's, and other letters?

It's not alphabet soup dude!

That's easy, if you just line them up in the forms of full letters, good job thinking outside the box though, seriously

[hobblegobble]

literally?

[Esurient4Truth]

My understanding is that they're still under contract for at LEAST 1 more album.

I thought under their contract that they would produce 3 albums. Aenima was the first, Lateralus was the 2nd, and now isn't 10,000 Days the 3rd? Wouldn't that mean their contract is over with?

(Not sure about the contract, but that's what happens on bad info from our wonderful network of misinformed civilians and government spies.)

[Inner_Eulogy]

I thought under their contract that they would produce 3 albums. Aenima was the first, Lateralus was the 2nd, and now isn't 10,000 Days the 3rd? Wouldn't that mean their contract is over with?

(Not sure about the contract, but that's what happens on bad info from our wonderful network of misinformed civilians and government spies.)

No no no, their spat with the record company came after Aenima, that's why it was so long in between Aenima and Lateralus. So that would be 2 records out of 3 on the new deal they had signed for after that issue was resolved so unless the record company counts Salival as an actual record we've got ourselves at least one more, read it and weep.

[Esurient4Truth]

Ahh...Gotcha now. (I did forget about Salival) Thanks for setting me straight.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Ahh...Gotcha now. (I did forget about Salival) Thanks for setting me straight.

I would THINK, that Salival wouldn't be considered an actual record. If anybody knows the record business at all, does a record have to actually consist of all new material for it to fulfill a record deal or would a compilation CD like Salival count as 1??? Now that's that magic question.

[Emericana]

it is "cut it right on .. right in two"

[masta killa]

I'm hearing either "gotta divide it all right in two" or "cutting my law right in two". I'm more inclined to say the first is correct.

[Esurient4Truth]

o....m.....g....

masta killa, how the hell do you hear gotta? no offense, but does anyone else here hear "gotta?"

[jevons]

masta killa, refer to a box of cheerios; and keep it down, you are scaring some of the other children.

Salival can't be a real album because it contains a lesser percentage of new material than it does covers and other stuff.

They would never count it, nope, never.

Greatest hits albums would be in the same vein. The label is often entitled to put these things out in a lot of contracts, which is how they gouge the talent even after their contract has withered and set them free.

So i guess i'm wrong and we get another album. Let's not make a big thing of it.

But didn't anyone else take Maynards' 3D toast in the cover as a duality? Mommy and telling us to fuck off now and make our own music? No takers? Eh? Eh?

[jevons]

And cutting could sound like gotta, quit being so mean.

*riddled with sarcasm*

God, you're always so angry. God. We should yell at you for being so mean.

*sarcasm fades*

if She can sound like He, than anything is possible.

In French, possible means possible.

[jevons]

Connections rule.


































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[Esurient4Truth]

^Nice.

I may come off as mean (sorry if I sound offensive), but I'm really a nice guy. I probably overdid it as usual. Oh well.

:) Smiley

[jevons]

Doode, i was kidding. You know how if i had a custom title it would probably be ''RESIDENT JACKASS'' ? Fuck man, i have a terrible sense of humour. Hey, there's another word you Yanks fucked up, humoUr...

Maybe i'm a comic genius...


What's the deal with airline food?

[Esurient4Truth]

peanuts

[jevons]

It is far easier to catch a hangover on a plane if you are flying East.

A pidgeon once flew into a deep-fryer at an amusement park. Good Gooood God, can you imagine the sound?

[chalk_line]

last night after driving around and pondering the "chorus" lyrics i think i figured out what he is saying.

Cut it right NOW, right in two

You don't belive me? You think i'm wrong? Probably ..but i don't care.. just listen to it and you will hear it too.. it is the most evident in the last time he says it

Now go! prove me right

[Esurient4Truth]

it sounds like N' - all sounds like OW

hey, it's actually possible but... soundwise, it would fit. meaning wise, i don't think it would.

the song talks about angels questioning the human race, and their separation from themselves between fighting each other and what-not. So in a sense, if our civilization is already divided, why would it be cut into now? it's already been divided.

ten bucks says Jevon is gonna comment on this.

[jevons]

Listening, ... , headphones on, ... , getting impatient , ... , ...









....



fast forewarding.

Rewinding.

CU-UUU-WHO-UUUT IT ALL RIGHT IN TWO.
CUTTING IT ALL RIGHT IN TWO.
CU-UU-WHU-UUUUT IT ALL RIGHT IN TWO.

and so on.

I win, still.

[jevons]

If the song was about two hungry kids and a piece of toast, you sir, might have a point.

But i doubt it is.

[Esurient4Truth]

If the song was about two hungry kids and a piece of toast, you sir, might have a point.

But i doubt it is.

LOL.

Always with the brilliantly humorous criticism that keeps me inclined to laugh when I'm not throwing my keyboard through the computer monitor.

[jevons]

Oh, stop it, my penis is getting bigger.

Do you get special powers when you get a custom title? How long do i have to wait, cuz i'd like to be ''one bad motherfucker'' if the opportunity ever came up.

[chalk_line]

Im sticking to my guns, i think its.. cut it right now, right in two... we will find out if the official lyrics are ever posted , until then let the arguements continue

[jevons]

Jesus F. Whizzakers, what guns?

Refer to the cat who thought it was ''he used a poison in his tea;'' there is no purpose in me trying to tell you something you think you hear is incorrect. But i could suggest that you get a sound editing program (audacity is probably the best bet) and isolate the vocals.

Because you're wrong.

I win.

Enjoy your guns, Mr. Charlton Heston, they always help.

[chalk_line]

Im sorry, but this:
Cutting, cutting it all right in two.
Cutting our love right in two.
Cutting, cutting it all right in two,
right in two...
arieeeet in two-who-oooh.

is not right...
not even close
the part you got right was "right in two"
everything else is WRONG

You don't win you don't pass go you dont collect $200

[masta killa]

nope.

arieeeet in two-who-oooh is correct.

cutting our love right in two is possible.....omg, wait. don't get too excited yet, k.

the cutting, cutting is where I had to laugh. c'mon now.

that's not a win.

[jevons]

Thank you, Benjamin. I am glad to see an advocate.

Fuck this guy('s opinions).

He has nothing to say, except ''nope, nuh uh.''

so fuck his ''opinions.''

Wait, you're not ben...

[jevons]

Everything else is wrong... of course, those four words are the indisputable argument i have looked for all these years.
I always tried to proove things.

Nob.

[masta killa]

I'm a new member here, so I'm probably considered to be a dumbass until I have a thousand posts, but I've been trying to figure this out for a while. I don't really think anybody is stupid for what they think he's saying, I was just being a smarty pants because jevons was talkin trash.


o....m.....g....

masta killa, how the hell do you hear gotta? no offense, but does anyone else here hear "gotta?"

It might seem crazy, but I swear by this now. I thought it was just "cutting it all, right in two" for a long time. Then I started to listen for "cutting my law, right in two" and I was sure that was it. Then I started hearing "gotta divide it all, right in two" ...seriously. I don't think "cutting my law, right in two" is actually what he's saying anymore, but it's there if you listen for it and it's how I started hearing "gotta (got to) or gonna (going to) divide it all, right in two". Now I'm hearing "cut and divide it all, right in two" also.

I listened really closely tonight quite a few times and damn, it can get frustrating.

Here's what I've decided on...


First Chorus

"gotta divide it all, right in two"
"gonna divide all, right in two"
"cut and divide all, right in two"
"cut and divide it all, right in two"


Last Chorus

"cut and divide it all, right in two"
"gotta divide it all, right in two"
"cut and divide it all right in two"


That's all I'm coming up with now.

[tstirler]

I might be of here, but am I the only one that can hear
"Guide light on, right in two"

[Intertwined]

It sounded like guide to me too. I'm not sure what it sounded like after that word.

They could've made it this undistinguishable and vague so we could make it right in two. haha.

It also sounds like "Guide my love right into" or "Guide my love right in two" ..and then in the second chorus "Cutting my love right in two."

[jevons]

I might be of here, but am I the only one that can hear
"Guide light on, right in two"

What makes sense for the storyline? You have monkeys killing monkeys over pieces of the ground, a division of things. If we were listening to AFI, where the song doesn't have to be coherent, i might be inclined to believe either of you, musta killa or tsirler.

And, the fact is, no one ever listens around here. I might be bitter, but if you're looking to be heard or respected, i suggest you write a cookbook.
hmmmmmm, cooking with tool: One half-pound of flour, turkish hash, AND NO EGGS!

[jevons]

The monkeys are cutting it all, therefore love (love is everything), therefore the word all and the word love have the same meaning.
And they are both being cut in half.
This keeps with the message of the song: Stop Killing other Monkeys and find out you're all the same: find love.

[Esurient4Truth]

...and back to the story...

refering to masta killa, I highly doubt that the "cut...." statements (sentences) change. I think they're all the same.

"cut it right in all right in two" by gosh gibbity darn it.

[jevons]

My ears might suck (this has been thrown at me recently), but i clearly hear cutting, followed by cut.

So i think they alternate, like i do with the clean and dirty undies.

Jumping Jewhosifats, i win.

[Esurient4Truth]

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damn... I think since we can't come to a conclusion, we should make a list of REASONABLE possibilities, and perhaps make a new "poll." What say you?

[jevons]

Here's the lisst:

Moron interpretation A
Moron interpretation B
Moron interpretation C
see above D
see above D.2
see above E-Z1000
Jacks cvorrect interpretation: cutting, cutting it all right in two, cutting, cut it all right in two, cutting our love right mafucking in two. Ariiieieeeeet in two-who-oooooooh.

Poll that, sucka.

Ser-riously, give it a shot, though. You know where my vote goes, and anyone who joins my correct interpretations gets 70 virgins in the afterlife when they die.

[Esurient4Truth]

LOL
only 70 virgins? (kid)

I may. Not tonight though...we'll see who else joins this great debate.

[hobblegobble]

Jevons, you're turning into quite the prick my friend...

[hobblegobble]

imo

[jevons]

Well i have been drinking more, thank you.

[Esurient4Truth]

Jevons, the drinking thing is kind of ironic. You bitch about how many problems society has...yet in a sense, wouldn't drinking be a problem with society?

[jevons]

A huge problem, s'ruined my entire family.

Microcausm.

[smeefsmeef]

He says "Cuttin' da' Tylenol right in two"

This is what he really says. FOR REAL

[smeefsmeef]

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damn... I think since we can't come to a conclusion, we should make a list of REASONABLE possibilities, and perhaps make a new "poll." What say you?

YES!!!! MAKE A POLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tryptosaur]

Like sugar with your Cheerios, do you?

About the song, though, think about the effect this line has on everyone who hears it. It divides us into 2 groups---those who claim to know vs. those of us who admit we don't.

[NightmarexOfxFerocity]

Cutting life and love right in two?

[parables in the world]

that line is either

Gotta divide it all right in two
or
Cut it, divide it all right in two

but it does fit with the monkeys theme of them having to divide it all in two.

[Rhin01]

Hi there, I just got into the lyric thing and have been reading all the theories and stuff.
I'm right into this song, i guess cause i like the thought of the greater being (being God and Angels or whatever floats your boat) The movie DOGMA comes to mind for some reason, maybe when the two fallen angels cruise around in a resentful killing spree... Anywho, I listened really hard and initially thought it might be "god divided all right in two" and then i heard "can't divide it all right in two" what do you think?


Okay, lately I've been bent on the whole pronounciation thing.

GREEAT.

At 3:36
"Cut it _ in all, right in two." It almost sounds like he's saying "cut it like in all, right in two." Hmm, I investigated.

This has been one plausible statement:
Cutting it all right in two

Ummm... no. People, pardon me, but will you turn the damn bass down, turn up a treble equalizer setting, and listen for once? (CD and Car Stereo users excuse my rant). Good lord!

"Cut it [like] in all, right in two."
It's very clear he says "in all."

I've also heard a "divide in all" statement, but that's clearly false.

Okay, here's my theory:
CUT IT RIGHT IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

If you'd listen, you'd hear what I mean. Start at 3:36, and listen.
CUT IT [LIKE] IN ALL, RIGHT IN TWO

Hmm....

Right. Kind of like 'aight.
In the song, like is not fully pronoucned. It sounds...mumbled. So we get a ike, or 'aight sound.

Now, it is very hard for me to prove this, but due to Maynard's quick "improvision," or vocals of trying to fit the word "right" in there, it's hard to determine if that's the word or not.

Please give this a listen through. It fits doesn't it?

[Inner_Eulogy]

Hi there, I just got into the lyric thing and have been reading all the theories and stuff.
I'm right into this song, i guess cause i like the thought of the greater being (being God and Angels or whatever floats your boat) The movie DOGMA comes to mind for some reason, maybe when the two fallen angels cruise around in a resentful killing spree... Anywho, I listened really hard and initially thought it might be "god divided all right in two" and then i heard "can't divide it all right in two" what do you think?

I don't think...I KNOW you're wrong

[Rhin01]

I don't think...I KNOW you're wrong

Hang on a second! weren't you just going on about pronounciation and all that stuff. Here's some advice for you friend : "Engage brain before engaging mouth"

[orangeisgoood]

no idea if this has been said before but its
CUU-UUT-it all right in two....

he says cut and it really fast and sometimes doesn't even say the T in cut. but its defiantly nothing else besides "cut it all right in two". and everyone who doesn't agree. i really couldn't care.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Hang on a second! weren't you just going on about pronounciation and all that stuff. Here's some advice for you friend : "Engage brain before engaging mouth"

What's your point dumbass? It's not "can't divide it all right in two". It just isn't, get over it.

[Inner_Eulogy]

no idea if this has been said before but its
CUU-UUT-it all right in two....

he says cut and it really fast and sometimes doesn't even say the T in cut. but its defiantly nothing else besides "cut it all right in two". and everyone who doesn't agree. i really couldn't care.

Well I agree on some of it but I'm still on the fence between the following 3:

A) "cuttin' our love, right in two"

B) "cuttin' our law, right in two"

C) "cuttin it all, right in two"

However, I've been 99% sure of A) since day one and I'm sticking with it until something official says otherwise.

[orangeisgoood]

Well I agree on some of it but I'm still on the fence between the following 3:

A) "cuttin' our love, right in two"

B) "cuttin' our law, right in two"

C) "cuttin it all, right in two"

However, I've been 99% sure of A) since day one and I'm sticking with it until something official says otherwise.

im gonna laugh when the offical lyrics come out so i can say, "told ya so" to all of you that think otherwise. i have a strong opinion on this one...

[Inner_Eulogy]

i have a strong opinion on this one...

Don't we all....

[orangeisgoood]

the best way to handle this, is drop it. i know were not going to change our oh, so strong personal opinions, or rather i know i wont.

[Inner_Eulogy]

the best way to handle this, is drop it. i know were not going to change our oh, so strong personal opinions, or rather i know i wont.

Yeah, you're better off smokin a bowl and staring at that dancing bananna of yours

[orangeisgoood]

i think you mix up banana with orange slice. oranges are orange, bananas are yellow. its all in the colors man...

[orangeisgoood]

i don't think so. he says it too fast to cram all of that stuff in there.

[orangeisgoood]

well im "old school" simplicity is a bitch aint it?

[Inner_Eulogy]

i think you mix up banana with orange slice. oranges are orange, bananas are yellow. its all in the colors man...

I stand correct...nonetheless, my point still stands.

[Inner_Eulogy]

cutting ahole right in two

cutting alliknow right in two

put the words real blended together, ahole, alliknow

How about you think of "cuuutin' our lo-ove, right in two" the next time you listen to it....I'll bet you it fits. Although, the V is pretty silent.

[orangeisgoood]

nooo! old school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

[tooltomus]

Without a doubt, this lyric has been the most debated one since the ridiculous "X yogi DMT" and "vanilla chig champa" lyrics that kicked our asses for six months.

[orangeisgoood]

maybe.

[oualt-edu]

i don't think that the official lyrics will ever be released... just a big question mark FOREVER

[Inner_Eulogy]

F??O??R ?R RRE?VE?R

Yeah, somethin like that

[orangeisgoood]

this lyric pisses me off because none of the current options really feel right consistently.

They're all awkward to hear/say

then the simplest route would be be the wisest one imo.

[tooltomus]

this lyric pisses me off because none of the current options really feel right consistently.

They're all awkward to hear/say

I totally agree with you. NONE of the suggestions are easy to make sense out of. Just like I said about the "x yogi DMT" and "vanilla chig champa" lyrics that none of use were able to decipher. Something is missing in everyone's analysis of the lyrics.

[orangeisgoood]

occam's razor doesn't apply to lyrics, moron.

*facepalm*

who's what?

[orangeisgoood]

what about fooling? na, thats TOO lame.

[eyedriht]

sorry to interupt. But It almost sounds to me like "cutting our world right in two". The song is about Maynard losing his mother right? seem to fit to me.

[ufopancakes]

does anyone have software that can cut out all the instruments except the vocals? I think that would help

[eyedriht]

I thought the song was just about humanity's general tendency to fight and scream over something that isn't ours in the first place. It doesn't seem to have a very strong connection to his mother at all.

Well either way I still think it sounds like cutting our world right in two : }

[Rubb.]

People still think this is anything other than gotta divide it all? fuckin' gosh.

[tooltomus]

People still think this is anything other than gotta divide it all? fuckin' gosh.

I have never heard the "divide" part.
Or the "gotta".

[Rubb.]

YOUR FACE IS A TROLL

[๖ۣۜThe Stove๖ۣۜ]

I haven't read most of the thread, but I want to mention one thing:

Anytime I've thought Maynard was lazily pronouncing a word, he was actually saying something else that I didn't think about. I can't think of the examples right now, but I'll edit this post when I remember them.

Anyways, the reason I mention this is 'cause for the first time ever, it seems that he's lazily saying something during the chorus, whatever it is between "cutting" and "all right in two".

[tooltomus]

I haven't read most of the thread, but I want to mention one thing:

Anytime I've thought Maynard was lazily pronouncing a word, he was actually saying something else that I didn't think about. I can't think of the examples right now, but I'll edit this post when I remember them.

Anyways, the reason I mention this is 'cause for the first time ever, it seems that he's lazily saying something during the chorus, whatever it is between "cutting" and "all right in two".

I agree. The other post suggested "guiled by love right in two"
That sure would be lazy pronounciation.

[eyedriht]

Yeah, this phrase is one of the tougher ones on this album. wish we could get the official lyrics.

[parables in the world]

Its "Cut, and Divide it all, right in two." like a recipe. You cut it, Divide it into two.

[bassmaster]

I honestly think these days he's simply saying "Cuuu-uuuut it all, right in two"

[Inner_Eulogy]

I honestly think these days he's simply saying "Cuuu-uuuut it all, right in two"

nah

[parables in the world]

heh he might just be harmonizing..."Cut-ah-nana-nana right in two"

[Inner_Eulogy]

heh he might just be harmonizing..."Cut-ah-nana-nana right in two"

Cut a banana right in two? Yes of course, seems quite plausible

[jasminæ]

I honestly think these days he's simply saying "Cuuu-uuuut it all, right in two"

.

i think there is nothing more to it than that. that's the only thing i ever heard, it's pretty funny to see all these different versions. it will be really interesting to see the official lyrics.

[Mad.Arsenal]

"Cut and divide it all right in two". As has been mentioned several times already.

Imo, the song is about how "these talking monkeys" have a silly habit of dividing and fighting eachother instead of living in unity. The key concept is the division instead of happy unity. Unity = good. Division = bad.
But humans always divide in two, manifested clearly in the dominance of duality in religion, dark/light, good/bad, them/us, etc. Later probably manifested as hegelian dialectic or lately the two-party system of democracy.

The whole song is about the idiocy of humans dividing into two opposing fractions. To me there can be no doubt at all that he's infact singing "cut and divide it all right in two".
Or "cut 'n' divide it all right in two." Afterall, isnt that what the whole point of the song is? Human division "right in two"?

Apart from that, God didnt give man Free Will, as Maynard writes. Actually that was Gods worst nightmare! The serpent gave us Free Will ;- )

[Cheesegreater]

Cut and divide is a little repetitive, don't you think? Maynard usually avoids redundancy in his lyrics.

[๖ۣۜThe Stove๖ۣۜ]

Maybe he's implying that whatever we can't physically cut, we will theoretically divide.

LoLoL

[Inner_Eulogy]

Maybe he's implying that whatever we can't physically cut, we will theoretically divide.

LoLoL

It's all a fine and dandy idea but, I'd suggest investing in some Q-Tips if you can somehow hear "cut and divide" in those lyrics. We may not know for sure, I still think it's "cuttin' our love, right in two" however it could very well simply be "cuttin' it all, right in two" but to hear "cut and divide" anywhere in there I'd seriously have your ears checked or check yourself into the local inpatient nuthouse.

[eyedriht]

LMAO

[ufopancakes]

I'm inclined to think that his first word may not be "Cut". I was thinking "Guide" or something with an "I" sound. It becomes more pernounced when he raises his voice at the very end... although the last time he sings it, it could be a different word.

Maybe "Cutting light and all right in two" "Cutting light and LOVE right in two" Or "Guiding light and all right in two" or "Guiding Light and love right in two". I'm sure there is a reason they've put off posting the lyrics to this song... it seems like a key to really understanding this album.

[ufopancakes]

I just watched a few videos of Tool performing this song... and Maynard was really flat on every one of them... And the syllables were even more obscure.

[bassmaster]

I honestly believe he's making one vowel sound like more than one syllable. You know, he's written a melody, has the lyrics already down and now stretches a lyric to fit the melody. He does it a bit in his vocal melodies in certain songs.

[๖ۣۜThe Stove๖ۣۜ]

It's all a fine and dandy idea but, I'd suggest investing in some Q-Tips if you can somehow hear "cut and divide" in those lyrics. We may not know for sure, I still think it's "cuttin' our love, right in two" however it could very well simply be "cuttin' it all, right in two" but to hear "cut and divide" anywhere in there I'd seriously have your ears checked or check yourself into the local inpatient nuthouse.

NO!!! YOU'RE insane!!! To the tee I hear: cut ed in ite it all, right in two. On one out of the four times he says it per chorus(except for the last chorus, where he peaks and just says Right in Two again), I can even hear the V before the "ite" in "cut ed in ite" (I also can hear "Cut ed in IET" on one)

Cut and di-vide

cut-ting our love??? That doesn't sound like it at all! Not only that, but it would also be the most lame slice of lyrics that Gaynard has ever written.

[Inner_Eulogy]

NO!!! YOU'RE insane!!! To the tee I hear: cut ed in ite it all, right in two. On one out of the four times he says it per chorus(except for the last chorus, where he peaks and just says Right in Two again), I can even hear the V before the "ite" in "cut ed in ite" (I also can hear "Cut ed in IET" on one)

Cut and di-vide

cut-ting our love??? That doesn't sound like it at all! Not only that, but it would also be the most lame slice of lyrics that Gaynard has ever written.

Not really, you just like to argue with me is all.

[tooltomus]

NO!!! YOU'RE insane!!! To the tee I hear: cut ed in ite it all, right in two. On one out of the four times he says it per chorus(except for the last chorus, where he peaks and just says Right in Two again), I can even hear the V before the "ite" in "cut ed in ite" (I also can hear "Cut ed in IET" on one)

Cut and di-vide

cut-ting our love??? That doesn't sound like it at all! Not only that, but it would also be the most lame slice of lyrics that Gaynard has ever written.


Totally agree with you for the first time. I really don't know why I wasn't hearing it before, but it is so clear as day to me now. CUT AND DIVIDE IT ALL.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Totally agree with you for the first time. I really don't know why I wasn't hearing it before, but it is so clear as day to me now. CUT AND DIVIDE IT ALL.

Cut and divide our love right in two....how's that for a compromise? lol

[K1DA]

From live recordings I can hear plain as day "cuuuuuut my love" 95% of the times he sings it. the others it kind of sounds like "cutting my love" and 1% of the time I hear "cut it all."

[Rolo]

From live recordings I can hear plain as day "cuuuuuut my love" 95% of the times he sings it. the others it kind of sounds like "cutting my love" and 1% of the time I hear "cut it all."

Maybe it's just me, but i miss 4%.

[K1DA]

those 4% are "cuttING my love." yes wi si?

[Rolo]

You must have a scalpel to cut those 4%, imo ;)

[K1DA]

You must have a scalpel to cut those 4%, imo ;)

Swiss army brand pocket knife was my tool of choice. I don't even know what I'm talking about right now to be honest though.

[squall83]

ok, i'm not sure if anyone is still reading this, and i don't know if this has been resolved yet (i'm definitely not going to read through 4 pages of this to find out.)

if you listen to this real closely you will see that all 4 times he is simply saying "cut it all right in two"

the only thing that's throwing you guys off is the way he is saying the word cut. he stretches the word out long and adds some inflection to it by putting the back of his tongue closer to the roof of his mouth. Effectively making the word's pitch kind of go up then back down. i'm 100% sure of this and if you guys will just sit down and give it just one more listen (don't over-analyze) i'm sure you will notice. if you still don't believe this just try singing these lyrics yourself out loud with this inflection and you will clearly notice.

later

[Rolo]

ok, i'm not sure if anyone is still reading this, and i don't know if this has been resolved yet (i'm definitely not going to read through 4 pages of this to find out.)

if you listen to this real closely you will see that all 4 times he is simply saying "cut it all right in two"

Jee! No one thought of that earlier. Thanks alot :(

Please, do read earlier posts in the future..................

[squall83]

Jee! No one thought of that earlier. Thanks alot :(

Please, do read earlier posts in the future..................

well i figured somebody probably already thought of that, but i also think i've pretty well proven that he is indeed saying "cut it all right in two". so whoever the webmaster here is should probably change the lyrics page.

[K1DA]

well i figured somebody probably already thought of that, but i also think i've pretty well proven that he is indeed saying "cut it all right in two". so whoever the webmaster here is should probably change the lyrics page.I love tool fans.

[Inner_Eulogy]

I love noober tool fans.

fixed

[K1DA]

I believe TOOL is a victim of the 80/20 rule. That is, 80% of their fans are getting 20% of what the band gives, and vice versa.

[Inner_Eulogy]

I believe TOOL is a victim of the 80/20 rule. That is, 80% of their fans are getting 20% of what the band gives, and vice versa.

Sounds the ratio of idiots in the world to the ones with some actual intellect and common sense

[K1DA]

Sounds the ratio of idiots in the world to the ones with some actual intellect and common sense
Yeah no joke, that may even be a little generous.

[Nong]

I hear cutting light and love right in two, or cutting our love right in two. I don't hear anything that sounds like divide at all.

[๖ۣۜThe Stove๖ۣۜ]

Also, verses end with "bound to divide it right in tow", I think that slightly further suggests that I am right. The people hearing other shit must have inferior genes.

[Inner_Eulogy]

Also, verses end with "bound to divide it right in tow", I think that slightly further suggests that I am right. The people hearing other shit must have inferior genes.

Bullshit, I've got Levi's.....501's