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Old 04-30-2008, 01:32 PM   #4
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Re: Meaning Of The Song

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Your first impression is my everlasting one, I dont see much more to this song. The individual parts to me are like detailing this situation..

The victim is lamb possibly through some metaphoricle relation to the molester (sheppard\lamb), and a martyr for giving the molester his "release" thus comming round full circle and starting the circle for the victim.
Well, TOOL songs, I believe, are made for everyone to see it through several different perspectives.

Maynard said it was about physical abuse in general, but frankly, all of us can see it in different ways.

However, through the most shallow perspective, it does hint at that.
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