Upon further review:
1st
Cu-ut it all right in two. Gotta divide it all right in two.
Gotta divide it all right in two. Cutn' divide it all right in two.
2nd
Cutn' divide it all right in two. Gotta divide it all right in two.
Cutn' divide it all right in two, right in two! Right in two.

This is great, 'cept..."over THE air and light..." I think I hear a 'The' in there. How bout you?

I agree with marek with the exception of the last few words. I hear something more along the lines of "They fight, 'til they die, over what *something*".

Seems right, 'cept for the last line. To me the last line sounds like:

"They fight 'til they die, over what? over lies and..."

"over word(s) of our rising"

Has anyone ever considered the lyrics, "Vigil with love, patience, and reason."?

For the final verse:

"Angels on the sideline again,
Vigil with love, patience, and reason."
(with "Vigil" and "with" run together, as in "Vigilwith love, ...")

or "Vigil, love and patience, and reason."

I know that most Lyric sites on the Web claim it to be:

"Angels on the sideline again,
Been so long with patience and reason."

but "Been so long" doesn't really sound like a lyric Maynard would write, imo. "Vigil" would definately make sense with the "Angels on the sideline..." as if angels were patiently watching over the "monkeys" in question (check the definition of "vigil", fyi).

I actually think it's "benched along with patience and reason"... 'benched' would make sense, what with the talks of a 'sideline'.

And once again, my theory about the fight part. For my ears and understanding, it is pretty accurate. See/Hear for yourself.

"Fight till they die, over earth, over sky,
They fight over light, over throne/blood, over any life
Over love, over some, over none
They fight till they die, over one, over rising"

yea should be...:) actually, my post was focused on that last line ---

They fight till' they die for the ones who are rising...

so

(They) fight till' they die over earth, over sky...
They fight over life, over ground, over (the) air and light,
over love, over sun, over blood...
They fight till' they die for the ones who are rising...

i dunno :\
I'm listening to it again and again but I'm still hearing somethin' like
the ones who are rising...

yes, im not sure about that "ground" its really hard to hear... :\

to me it sounds like ground...

holy shit people, i had to sign up for this

"fight 'til they die over words OVER WRITING"

I can't help but think that when "officials" are revealed, it will read "Fight till they die or are the ones who are rising." It just makes so much sense that way.
However, that doesn't quite fit, and that leaves me with "...die for the ones..."

watyatnk ...till they die 'r are 'd ones who are rising. ??

The TOOLshed lyrics state:

[Mixing love / Benched along] with patience and reason.

Some sites had:
Been so long with patience and reason.

I listened to this verse over and over... and I think I finally got it!!! It makes sense, and fits!

Angels on the sideline again.
Beings of love and patience and reason.
Angels on the sideline again.
Wondering when this tug of war will end.

If you listen, he definitely says "and patience" not "with patience"

damn... now I go back and listen to it... and "benched along with patience and reason" does sound feasible, and it fits into the lyrics as someone stated earlier.

Beings of love and patience and reason
Benched along with patience and reason

Mark my words people, when/if Maynard finally releases the lyrics for this song, it will be read as:

"Angels on the sideline again,
Vigil, love, patience, and reason"

"Been so long..." nor "Benched along..." is not something Maynard would write. Especially "Benched.." REGARDLESS of the "sideline" lyric. Is Maynard the type of artist/guy whould refer to a damn SPORT in a song??? The "sideline" reference is just stating that the angels are just watching but not doing anything, they're observing, VIGIL!!!

vig·il

NOUN:

1. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours.
2. The act or a period of observing; surveillance.


Not only does this make the most sense, but the lyric DOES sound like "Vigil" - I hear an "il" in there. Not an "along" or "so long" at all. Listen to it again a couple times, but with "Vigil, love, patience, and reason." in mind.

Mark my words.... MARK 'EM!!!

"CUT IT ALL UP RIGHT IN TWO"- CHORUS

No, it won't. This is kinda weird to explain, but, you can "feel" the lyrics through the music. I'd say it's "benched along with patience and reason"

I just listened to it. It sounds to me like "vigilance and patience and reason". But I could hear "vigil love and patience and reason" as well.

Why is "benched" any more of a sporting reference than "sideline"? If you accept the one you should have no problem accepting the other. Yes, the "sideline" reference tells us that the angels are just watching, but the "benched" bit just says the same thing, adding only that WE are the ones who have put them there.

Each interpretation gives me a new perspective on this song---which we probably won't ever truly grasp.

I hear the chorus sometimes as follows:

Cut it all right in two
Cutting it all right in two
Cutting our love right in two
Right in two

Alternate:

" "
" "
" "
Right in two?

as in, being 'right' in being 'two' or dualistic. Humans invented the concept of 'right' (which automatically creates its opposite, 'wrong'), as well as good/evil, etc. as if we were 'right', one expression of our original illusion of separation. Cutting inherently creates two via dividing one, right creates two (right/wrong), the word two, is, well, our word for this number and concept. The whole phrase really points to the same thing on so many levels it blows my mind.

After removing some noise so I can hear the vocals a little more clearly, I hear what might be

"God let it all right in too"

and not anything about cutting it right in two, suggesting that God allowed this state of affairs, in that he gave man free will.

Clearly, this is just my guess and rather different from what others seem to hear. Also, it doesn't sound quite right to me at every line, particuarly the last time it is sung at the end of the song.

Anyone notice that the line "whatever... right in two" is sung continuously with no break until the word "two?"

Check it out, it's like "cuhehahuhrahin(split-second pause)two."

It's "Cut it right all right in two." You just have to listen to his pronounciation real closely.

That just sounds stupid though. "Cut it right all" makes no sense at all.

I think it's 'Fight till they die for the ones who are rising' - reference to the soldiers/armies and so on that go to war to die so that the rising regime or politcos can have their way.

Eh, not really. It's redundant, yes, but it still makes sense.

No, it doesn't make sense, literally, that is. "Cut it right all in two" makes no sense. It's not correct in any literary sense.

Edit: In case anyone didn't get that, it makes no sense.

^ But does it make sense?

^ No sir, not in the slightest.

i do concur. . .

No, he says "cut it right all, right in two." Theres a slight pause.

He says:
Cu-ut it all right in two, gotta divide it all right in two
Cut'n divide it all right in two, gotta divide it all right in two
...
Cut'n divide it all right in two, gotta divide it all right in two
Cut'n divide it all right in two, right in two

However the "officials", IMO, will read "Cut it all right in two" and that's it...

Peace.

Spent a long time looking at the end of this song tonight, listening closely, looking at the options. Here's what i concluded:

I wanted it to be 'Cut it all, divide, right in two' But i don't believe that's what it is, i'm not sure on one word in that line so i didn't include, so, with that word excluded here is my edit:

"Angels on the sideline
puzzled and amused
why did Father give these humans free will?
now they're all confused
don't these talking monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?
plenty in this holy garden, silly old monkeys
well there's one there bound to divide it
right in two

angels on the sideline
baffled and confused
father blessed them all with reason
and this is what they choose
monkey killing monkey killing monkey
over pieces of the ground

silly monkeys give them thumbs
they forge a blade
and then theres one bound to divide it
right in two
right in two

monkey killing monkey killing monkey
over pieces of the ground
silly monkeys give them thumbs
they make a club
and beat their brother down
how they survive so misguided is a mystery
repugnant, is the creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious brothers weep inside here.

Cut a line ___ right in two
Cut a line ___ right in two
Cut a line ___ right in two
Cut a line ___ right in two

They fight over clouds, over wind, over sky
They fight over light, over blood, over air
And life, over love, over sun, over nothing
They fight for their time, for their words, for their lives

Angels on the sideline again...
Pendulum of Patience and Reason...
Angels on the sideline again...
Wondering when this tug of war will end...

Cut a line ___ right in two
Cut a line ___ right in two
Cut a line ___ right in two
right in two
right in two"




To explain the Pendulum line:

It makes sense to me, and makes it so the 2nd and 4th line have parallels of two different sides. The whole song follows a theme of two conflicting principles, so it would make sense to keep along with it. Listen again, closely, he really kind of slurs the words in the 2nd line, but i'm 99.9% sure it's Pendulum.

"Cutting my law right in two" (everytime)

"Fight till they die; for what? For their writing"

good stuff, indeed, blanket.

There's no way in hell he's saying the same thing each line. You need only to listen to the second time it's sung, with any intension at all, to hear him say "...divide it all..."

Seriously.

I think he sings the same thing all the time. All the time "divide".