He doesn't have to. It's edited. They can dub multiple tracks over each other.

Incidentally, this is going a bit far back, but I mentioned slurred speech, and someone replied with something to the effect of "Maynard cares too much about detail to let a mistake like that go". Basically, my point was that he could have been intentionally slurring his speech because it sounds better or whatever reason and we're not taking that into account. How about "saw them gap am gam tom day"? Yes, it's still clear what he says, but the point is that HE INTENTIONALLY slurs words. Maybe he wanted to cause pointless arguments over exactly what positions he put his mouth in while recording, even if the resulting lyrics are meaningless?

I mean, it's a possibility, I just seriously don't think that he would do that as an artist. There are plenty of lyrics of Maynard's that could work in multiple ways, regardless of intent.

e.g., "...this cold and fated/faded anchor..."

And while that may cut it for some, the fact is that there are definitive lyrics there, and I doubt Maynard gives a flying fuck about his more rabid fans that he would do anything to please OR antagonize them.

Besides, what you are calling slurred speech can immediately come clear on a good enough sound system, including the line from Pushit you quoted (and I know exactly which line that is, cuz I remember thinking the same thing you did phonetically :) ). I would worry less about his intentions than what is reasonable in light of what you hear with your ears...

fight till they die over the earth over sky they
fight over life over blood over the air and light
over love over sun over brother they
fight till they die over words over writing

1-"till they die" is sometimes, "over pride"
2-"brother" sounds alot like a repeat of blood but, dunno...

Well, you're a little off in your statement about the monkey line in APC. In this song he was referring to the figure of speech "a monkey on your back" as in a drug addiction.

IE -

I know, but even with that said, I still think it's just a sloppy lyric. I'd also referred to mixed metaphors that pop up with Maynard's lyrics occasionally, which reminded me of that one. I understand his point, I just don't think it's one of Maynard's best moments lyrically.

Regarding Right in Two, I wonder if the line is indeed "Fight til they die over earth over sky". It always sounded like "wind" to me, but I can see how if you slur it enough it may be "earth", and that makes more sense as a lyric to me. However, benjamin, I disagree over just about every other lyric in there.

I'll modify what I posted originally:

LMAO!! good one.

:)

Seriously, Tool needs to release these lyrics.

But it is kinda fun reading the debate. I haven't been in here in a while and I see it's just as fun as when I left.

:)

i still dont know what the FUCK is going on with that whole "fight over" part. I always thought the first part sounded like "over HERD"

I kind of like that, actually. I don't think it is, because I'm assuming that each line has a very general "theme" that I talked about earlier. But "herd' would definitely fit that conception, right? Intension and Right in Two both deal heavily with common facts about human evolution, drawing parallels between ancestral time and current civilization. We all still exist with that "herd" mentality.

If I were Maynard, I'd intentionally release lyrics for this song that are entirely wrong. Everyone would be like, I can't believe it! The lyrics finally came out! Then everyone would read them and find out they're all being fucked with. I mean, that's only if I were as sick and twisted as Maynard. ;)

I think that's a hell of an idea. It may just happen.

Does anyone read this post to make the correct changes???

The only parts That I heard different from what was on the page are:

earth instead of wind

and

rising instead of ending.

If you think about it it makes sense too.

Since I haven't put my input in yet, I will. I have heard this lyric ONLY since day ONE! After listening to these other arguments, I still have only heard this lyric.

Perhaps it already has

I totally agree with you. "Benched" makes perfect sense. ONLY. Not "picture love".

Why would anyone think it'd be "picture love"? That makes no sense whatsoever, considering the angels are on the sideline. "Benched along" is what I've always heard, although I guess someone could hear the other thing.

Also, that "lift an eye to heaven" line, I don't understand how it could be mistaken for "live tonight in heaven", although it could sound that way, it doesn't make any sense either.

Seems like people would try to put these things together and disregard the lyrics they're hearing that don't go with the message or the theme of the song.

Hey, maybe the lyric is "Cut it, write it all, right into?"
Of course, that means absolutely nothing, but since none of us are speaka the english, why not??

I already know what it is and one of these days Maynard will set you all straight and I'll be sitting there with a big ass grin on my face picturing all my neigh-sayers infesting a little island and running wrecklessly into one another until they all die out in my blissful oblivion.

This thread never feels any less childish.

No thanks to you

Well here is my take on the "difficult part"...FIGHT TILL THEY DIE[1] OVER EARTH[2] OVER SKY THEY FIGHT FOR THE[3] LOVE[4] OVER BLOOD OVER ANYTHING[5] LIGHT[6] OVER LOVE OVER SUN[7] OVER NOTHING FIGHT TILL THEY DIE OVER[8] WHAT[9] FOR A[10] RISING[11]...Now this is mostly sonically based, but it seems to make some sort of sense to me. As for the #'s; 1=or ALL THE TIME.2=or HERD.3=this part is VERY muffled. Possibly FOR OUR, OVER.4=maybe LIFE or BLOOD. 5=possibly HEAVEN or AIR AND.6=it logically would be FIGHT, but I disinctly hear an L. 7=possibly SON, SIN,or SOME.8,9, +10 kinda coincide,8=I can also hear AND FOR. 9=or WORDS.10=for the longest time I heard WE'RE, but lately have started hearing AH.11=WRITING, ALL LIES END,or OVER LIES AND GREED. Sorry about the jumbely confusion, but I guess that's why this is so discussed. Anyways more fuel for the never ending discussion, at least until the officials are released. Also the 'repugnant' line I'm hearing LIFT AN EYE TO HEAVEN, and the last 'angels' verse I hear BENCHED along(alone) with patience...P.S. as far as the chorus(CUTTING OUR LOVE) is concerned I believe it changes every time or for sure the last time!

I would be fair enough not to rule it out but I still hear Cuttin our love. "cuut-tin our loh-oovve, right in two"

I do agree that lyric makes sense with the rest of the song, BUT, after all the arguments and disagreements about the lyric, its obvious that people like me do hear other words and syllables besides that one.
Still to this day, I hear something like "cutting right all right in two" or "cut it right all right in two" just like many other people have posted on these threads.
If and when the day Maynard posts the lyrics, I will gladly admit defeat to you.

Im not reading all this stuff.... but i just wanted to throw one out there..

Cut all I love, right in two

Oh....and does anyone else find it quite amusing that 26 pages of fighting over the words has ensued?

hahaha

No wonder maynard lets you all sing "Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies"

No doubt, Maynard puts a LOT of attention into his lyrics. I'm sure he is equally appreciative and entertained that WE are also putting a lot of attention into his lyrics.

Again....he likes to fuck with us, but the messages are pretty straight forward. A lot of the discrepancies on the lyrics seem to all fit into the song one way or another.

Perhaps that's what he had planned??? Silly Maynard.

The kind of sound it makes to me is something made up of

Pish-er-all , I cant hear any distinguishing words, just sounds that may come together to form a variety of words. The most strongest one I have read here and stands up to reasoning is "Picture all with patients and reason" simply because there is a distinct P sound at the start that maps well with Picture all with patients and reason - "IE Imagine humans and angels having patients and reason" , as apposed to not having either patients or reason which is basically what the whole song is about, heaven and earth being cut right in two.

Its definatly a P sound, not a B sound, Bench is clearly not whats being song in this song. Im English, not American hear sounds slightly differently to most of you guys posting here and isnt tainted by american football, which probably is why I hear something completly different. Before thinking about the lyrics at all, I used to sing "Piss all over patients and reason" because thats what it kinda sounded like - but Picture makes most sense to me when listning to the same clip several times repeated.

Sorry for my spelling in some places btw ;)

LOL...piss all over patience and reason.

You should post that one in the misheard lyrics thread ("Turn around and shake my hand..." I think it's titled).

I definitely hear "Benched along with patience and reason."

The funny thing is that this guy's for real. Were you homeschooled by chance?

I agree

^ LMAO ^

Homeschooled......

:)

guiled by love right in two imo

Well at least it's a new option!

New, yes....correct? not by a mile

For real, yo.

How the fuck would it make sense anyway?

Makes no sense at all. Just a lot of words thrown together because nobody can agree on what the hell he is saying.

I just went to joe average public school in England... sorry to disappoint :P

guiled, as in tricked.

by love.

right in two, as in tricked by love into being divisive.