Our snake is named Jambi...after the genie. He grants wishes.

As I read the song titles I thought...Now that's what I'm talking about! Cool.
Is it Indonesia that puts us on the same page?

....hey Jambi, did you have anything to do with this?

Meka leka hi meka hiney ho!

This is the only connection i can make to Maynards son.

Devo, has the same name as the band Devo, Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh did the music for Pee-wee's playhouse, Jambi was a character on this show, as we all know.

That's kinda stretching it though...

Because it sounds cool.

because satan said so.

I don't know if this was exposed before, but I've my doubts about some anoying guesses about Jambi...

Check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambi

There used to be a tv programme or something and there was a character called 'Jambi' in it and whenever someone said 'wish', it would get excited and go mental...

Is this still a debate?

http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2006_07.php
SUBJECT: JAMBI, LAMBIC METER

Q: "So, it seems that at least the first verse of the song is in Iambic meter. It is used almost exactly a typical Finnish Iambic meter:

Unstressed-Stressed-U-S-U-S-U
Unstressed-Stressed-U-S-U-S
Unstressed-Stressed-U-S-U-S-U
Unstressed-Stressed-U-S-U-S

The first verse seems to follow this formula, except all of the lines end with an unstressed syllable and are equal in length. So, the funny side of the thing is that in Finnish Iamb is called "jambi". How intentional is this?"

A: Finally! Very intentional.

I think Jambi is about Maynard's son, because

In a perfect circle, he made a song called Breņa, after the middle name of his fionce. Breņa is also a piece of land in Peru, and Jambi is a province in Indonesia. If I'm correct, these two countryparts are in opposite timezones.

So it could be that Jambi reflects his son, that Breņa and Jambi are the two persons closest to Maynard.

Another reason why it would be about Maynard's son is that he already made a song about his mon(in apc), and it would be kinda strange two write a song about a person twice(10,000 days is about her death). Also, the lyrics kinda tell someone how he/she is supposed to be. Maynard wants his son to live on instinct and shine(untill two become one, the opposite of cutting it right in two).
The lyrics in apc's Judith and the wings songs are saying that Maynard respects the christianity of his mom, but honestly disagrees. The Jambi lyrics are different imo.

You did your homework, pat yourself on the back for having done so. Still no need to be hostile.

aahnevermind got it
Tool newsletter confirmed it
I'm sure the other reasons were right too, but taking into account their heavy influence from Meshuggah on this album and how they start really playing with rythm even more, the Iamb inference seems the most correct.

Me thinks that clever little Maynard is perhaps combining reference to all 3 things, the Iamd meter, the indonesian providence and perhaps the genie as well. As we all know, he intentionally multi-layers his lyrics/songs in such a way.

Maybe it's the title cuz it's a cool word? Maybe this time he went super simple on us so we'd all scrable to fry our brains figuring out what it meant when in all reality he just liked the word?

I've got Jambi live from Seattle, and I swear on my life that he sings Jamb-eye.

Not to say he does on the album, because he doesn't. I think it's cool that he swiches it up for the live version though.

OR

He knew all the meanings of the name Jambi before he started to write or at least, complete, the song.

Jambi is the name of the genie. Hence the "wish" lines

Jambi is the name of an Indonesian province. Hence the Indonesian imagery.

Jambi is Finnish for the word iamb. An iamb is a certain meter used in poetry - the song, specifically the lyrics/vocals, consequently, is written in iambic meter.

The "Jam Bi" eyes line, which is CLEARLY in the mix, though it's not like, the *real* lyric being sung, is on a track of its own and is impossible to miss. Unless you're just deaf. That line is added simply because it fit the phonetics of the verse and we all know this is kind of like Tools joke album. Joke album meaning they do a lot of things on here to show that they're taken too seriously.

I don't know if someone has said this by now, but it's pronounced Jahmbee not Jambee

Yes, and in Finnish it is pronounced 'ee-YOM-bee'

That's kinda' what I was just saying....just way more detailed and informing..lol

Well, informing is good, yeah?

But of course. I was complimenting you on a job better done than I.

Oh, I know what you mean(t). There was no cynacism/sarcasm in my reply, though I can see how it could possibly come across that way. No worries at all.

The only thing that bothers me about the island theory is that tons of sultans ruled countless islands which were all taken over one way or another, and all of which have some sort of "mountain." Regardless, I enjoy the pee-wee theory best. "If I could then I would wish it all away..." Well who grants wishes? Jambi! It's so randomly structured that it makes perfect Tool-sense.

I can see Maynard singing in a jam session with the band and coming up with the idea of the line 'Wish it all away' and so he's working on it and someone has the idea 'How do you wish it all the way? With Jambi the genie?" and that's kinda 'ha-ha' at the moment but then the name Jambi sticks in Maynard's head and he builds the entire song off of things he can find that have to do with the word Jambi.

Probably nothing like what really happened, but this is the story that I paint for myself when I try to figure out what he meant with the title and lyrics.

Good 'nuff.....and always a possiblilty

absloutely the way i thought about how the song was written...

Now this is ABSLOUTELY the coinsidense you dont want to read...
did you know that the word "Janbi" in arabic means "next to me" or "by my side" and the egyptions pronounce the "n" an "m" ... Dont get too suprised to hear an egyption dude saying "jambi" all the time now...

I agree with the genie one. Jambi from Pee Wee was a genie "Wish it Away". Plus Pee Wee was probably a good show for acidheads. Maybe someone had some creepy trip while seeing Jambi.

Just as long as we're trying to think completely abstractly, what about the J being pronounced as an H, like spanish words? I don't think it's right but maybe throwing it out there is the clue that will crack this baby open. I certainly didn't expect Aenima to be pronounced Ohn-ima. Just thinking out loud, you all may incinerate me.

listen to the Bootleg of Nova Rock festival 2006 in Austria when Maynard introduces the song as [Jambee]

damnit, why are there always so many pronounciation debates regarding Tool songs?

Deftones suck live.

The first time I heard the song, I was pretty sure it was a reference to Jambi from Pee-Wee's Playhouse

I read somewhere (toolband.com, I think) that the song was actually named after Jambi from Pee-Wee Herman.
That would make sense to me because Maynard talks about wishing it all away in the song.
Jambi granted wishes.

The one thing that is or will be evident (I doubt Tool will ever say) is that the title seems to be another variation on a theme of synchronicity. Maybe that is what is to be gleaned here.

Although, it is an interesting topic.

and hello, by the way.

Yes, the title is related to Jambi, the genie from Pee Wee's Playhouse. It was already stated in an interview with Danny Carey, now can the rest of you quit throwing up irrelevant suggestions

So why bother responding with sarcasm? Perhaps some of us don't have as much time to read those oh so brilliant fan mags,

Yeah I guess you're right, now get off the computer and go pick up your Sally Home Remodeling magazine.

I am Binary.

Jambi G-IN help you become one.

That's me puking in the background.