Progression

I was listening to Opiate tonight, and noticed a lyrical corellation with a lot of the song titles and lyrics that never dawned on me until now. For whatever reason.

I think that the overall message of the CD is the negative influence of religion, and it uses sexual and masturbatory metaphors to get this point across.

Firstly, three song titles can be seen to have sexual connotations...

"Sweat" ( Sexual perspiration )
"Part of Me" ( Male genitalia )
"Jerk-off" ( Masturbation reference )

Secondly, every song -- with the possible exceptions of "Cold And Ugly" and "Jerk-off" -- have lyrics that reference sex, some more than others. "Hush" only contains a couple brief "fuck yourself" parts. Even "The Gaping Lotus Experience" has the lyrics, "He was sort of loving kinda caring, kinda tried to fuck my lazy boy. It got a bit messy all over the curtains, arm chair covers, throw pillows, and carpeting"!

I don't think that this was masterfully planned out to be as thematic as later Tool albums, even as much as Undertow, but there is a loose connection here, if one chooses to see it.

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mr. nikki jensen

this thought crossed my mind as well last time i was looking at the opiate lyrics.

ill give you my support on this thought.

opiated

Makes sense.

I'm also reminded of a Bill Hicks bit that goes something like, "Fundamentalist Christians detest sexual thoughts yet they say 'be fruitful and multiply.' You think that these Fundamentalist Christians would support sexual thoughts. Like a centerfold in the Bible . . . 'Ms. Deuteronomy.' 'Turn-offs: floods, locusts, smokers . . .' "

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Veiled and shadowy, you attack me too;
Now at your whim I bare my back
Under your assault.