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Old 08-27-2005, 01:57 PM   #1
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Lateralus Title Meaning

Sorry if this has already been posted.

"LA: Lanthanum
TE: Tellurium
RA: Radium
LU: Lutetium
S(last single letter): Sulfur

Greek & Latin Meaning
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Lanthanum: From the Greek word lanthaneis (to lie hidden)
Tellurium: From the Greek word tellus (Earth or Beneath)
Radium: From the Latin word radius (light ray)
Lutetium: From "Lutetia", the ancient Latin name for Paris(often called the "city of lights")
Sulfur: From the Latin word sulfur (hellfire or brimstone)

After conjugating the verbs and whatnot:
"Lying hidden beneath the light of Paris is hellfire."

Given Tool's obsessive interest in the occult aspects of "Rennes-le-Château" and it's connection to the ancient Paris meridian, I think it's fair to say the album title is significant..."
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Old 10-17-2005, 09:56 AM   #2
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Re: Lateralus Title Meaning

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Originally Posted by TenSpeed
Sorry if this has already been posted.

"LA: Lanthanum
TE: Tellurium
RA: Radium
LU: Lutetium
S(last single letter): Sulfur

Greek & Latin Meaning
--------------------------
Lanthanum: From the Greek word lanthaneis (to lie hidden)
Tellurium: From the Greek word tellus (Earth or Beneath)
Radium: From the Latin word radius (light ray)
Lutetium: From "Lutetia", the ancient Latin name for Paris(often called the "city of lights")
Sulfur: From the Latin word sulfur (hellfire or brimstone)

After conjugating the verbs and whatnot:
"Lying hidden beneath the light of Paris is hellfire."

Given Tool's obsessive interest in the occult aspects of "Rennes-le-Château" and it's connection to the ancient Paris meridian, I think it's fair to say the album title is significant..."
Works for me.
But I still believe the muscle theory more.
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Old 10-17-2005, 10:36 AM   #3
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Re: Lateralus Title Meaning

Wow im really impressed. Whats the muscle theory?
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Old 09-30-2019, 11:10 AM   #4
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Re: Lateralus Title Meaning

Thank you for confirming my theory 14 years ago!
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Old 09-30-2019, 02:04 PM   #5
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Re: Lateralus Title Meaning

damn good bump, lORDOFTHEfLOOD2. damn good.

yes. syllabic interpretation
of "la te ra lu s" album title?
confirmed, by me, i.e. i like it.
(tho "lus" specifically illustrated)

word "la te ra lus" may hold occult greek meaning
but syllabic structure was specifically "latin-eyez'd"
(sryforforcedpun,but,imean,itstillcompletelyworks)
(not to at all discount "sulfur" when it comes to
THIS al-khem-ical band in particular, holy shit!)

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"LA: Lanthanum:
From the Greek word lanthaneis (to lie hidden)
After conjugating the verbs and whatnot:
"Lying hidden..."
correction:
imperative tense (when they do it PAY ATTENTION!)
time for broken/you(44&2) to make a lil' sacrifice
to ascend you must crucify (false) ego, give it up!
let go!, fall to gravity/unknown!, don't/won't know!
learn to swim (this ocean of chaos, mer de noms)!
pull head out of haze, move b/w/twixt spaces/sounds
LAlaLAlaLAlaLA lie (ego)dead beneath the undertow!
u better give a listen "eu phor i a ... eu phor i a ... "
cuz if (46&2)[enters] we both(44&2) may disappear

how about then? "lie/(be)hidden (keep going/digging),
beneath earth, city of lights shines (all one mind)"

locked up inside you like
the calm beneath castles
is a cavern of treasures that
"no one" (ZER0/FOOL) -has- been to <<<<< KEY!
let's go digging (for 46&2/'s gold)
bring it out to take 44&2 back in
take all or. "apparently nothing at all"
#downTHISvaginamind -_-

"everyone will have his(ego's) time to die" (2003)

"it won't be long now" (1993)
vs.
"a long time coming." (2019)
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