Goddamn are those some of the best lyrics ive ever read.

Seriously. I could barely understand what he was saying the first time I heard the song, but when I heard the you're going home I got chills... Listened to it again... got chills... read the lyrics... got chills... this song is fucking unreal. it makes me want to call my mother and tell her i love her. too bad its 4am.

I know I'll be crying when I hear this live... hope Maynard decides to do it.... it probably will happen.... they're the type to completely bare their souls to the audience and it'll bring everyone closer together. I've always come very close to crying (such as hearing "Disposition" or the origins for "Wings") while seeing them live.... but somehow I know I'll be bawling when they play this song.

BEST TOOL SONG EVER.

jesus, i feel stupid, im crying plenty right now. this pair of songs REALLY hit home for me in a really difficult way... my father died in november after about 14 years of serious depression, extreme alcoholism, inabilty to work, and 3 years before he died, he got in a terrible accident, and never recovered enough to even walk decently again... this one means a hell of a lot to me... it's almost like it's kind of making me face it for the first time, in a different way...

Fucking exactly... I have nothing to add to this that hasn't already been said... but I want to post the lyrics again... because I want to read them as many times as possible in this thread... BEST TOOL SONG EVER!


Listen to the tales and romanticize,
How we follow the path of the hero.
Boast about the day when the rivers overrun.
How we rised to the height of our halo.

Listen to the tales as we all rationalize
Our way into the arms of the savior,
Fading all the trials and the tribulations,
None of us have actually been there,
Not like you.

Ignorant fibbers in the congregation,
Gather around spewing sympathy,
Spare me.
None of them can even hold a candle up to you.
Blinded by choices, hippocrites won't seek.

But, nothing but the [?] of judas,
Who could deny you were the one who would have made it,
You'll have a piece of the divine.

This little light of mine it gives your past unto me,
I'll let it shine,
To guide you safely on your way,
Your way home...

Ohh, what are they going to do when the lights go down
Without you to guide them all to Zion?
What are they going to do when the rivers overrun
Other than tremble incessantly?

High as a wave, but I'll rise on up off the ground.
You are the light and the way, they'll only read about.
I only pray, God knows when to lift you out.
Ten thousand days in the fire is long enough, you're going home.

You're the only one who can hold your head up high,
Shake your fists at the gates saying:
"I have come home now!
Fetch me the spirit, the son, and the father
Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended.
It's time now! My time now!
Give me my, give me my wings."

Give me my x5
Give me my wings.

You are the light and way, that they will only read about.

Set as I am in my wings and my arrogance,
Burning all through tossed upon the believers

You were my witness,
My eyes, my evidence,
Judith Marie, unconditional one.

Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence.
Difficult to see you in this light.
Please forgive this bold suggestion:
Should you see your Maker's face tonight,
Look Him in the eye, look Him in the eye, and tell Him:
I never lived a lie, never took a life, but surely saved one.
Hallelujah, its time for you to bring me home.

Although it's a total different context, this song reminds me of the battle my father fought when he was dying of lungcancer ...

I'm not american or english, so i didn't understand the lyrics very good when i heard it the first time ... but reading them and listening to the song again just made me burst into tears.

just like i did, my mother died of breastcancer... This song has already a deep personal meaning for me

I'm not hearing 'god' here... Allah maybe, but not god.

Wow.

What can I say that hasn't been said?

Contender for my favorite song ever.

Shit, I keep listening to this song over and over and over and OVER AND OVER again and I just cry that much harder... I was one of those people who thought "no way could they top Lateralus" but I was sorely mistaken. I would've been completely satisfied if they only released these two songs and nothing else.

Thanks a lot for making me cry, guys! I was stoked enough to hear this piece of music evolve from the Lalteralus tour... but now you've gone and made the song about a million times more meaningful. =P

Old picture I just found. I guess we found the source of some of the lyrics.

http://www.toolband.com/images/judith.jpg

can I say again how fucking rediculous this song is?

All of this talk about crying makes me think a lot of you are a bunch of emo pussies. /wrists please.

thanks for finding that picture. i never saw the original post when she passed away.

step out of this thread, son.

this song obviously deals with the issue of loss, which some feel more deeply than others. There is no room for that kind of rhetoric here.

I haven't heard it, or the new album yet, but this line:

"I never lived a lie, never took a life, but surely saved one."

Made my stomach sink. esp. in tandem with this one:

"This little light of mine it gives your past unto me, I'll let it shine, To guide you safely on your way, Your way home..."

PS. I cry.

Oh, and also, just incase anybody gets all up in arms about the father/son/spirit thing as if it means maynard is religious, or a christian (*shudders*) just know that this ancient holy trinity originated in pagan myth, which was robbed of its identity by the christian religion. my take, LUCIFER is our Father, who has a son, and the spirit is the soul through IT that we all share.

i think someone else posted this before about references to christianity. frankly i dont really care if maynard had referenced it, but seeing as how this is a tribute to his mother, i think people shouldnt really step on the song for having christian references seeing as how maynard obviously including things that he felt were significant to her, and his relationship with her.

lol =)
I had a response for you, but I'm just gonna say fuck it and I'll step out of the thread.

someone and myself were PMing each other about this and the first part of this track and he made the statement that I think needs to be here, because it's a VERY good point:

That statement he made was a good one.

I think it's:

"But nothing but the collective, Judith"

are we sure its "judith marie, unconditional one" ? 'one' defenietly sounds like 'love' to me. it's 8:46 in the song if anyone wants to double check.

Everything - the song, the lyrics, utterly mezmerising.

can you at least fix the grammar to "you're" instead of "your"

i agree, this is the finest piece of music I have ever heard

I liked it before I read they lyrics.

just finished my first listen, i think i might cry.

how perfect...how....perfect is this?

Notice how the order of the lyrics, Spirit, Son and Father is ascending. Details, details...

WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN

I definately hear collective too, But I thought:

"But nothing but the collective Judas
Could deny you were the one who would have made it"

Makes a lot of sense to me
Allow me to make another suggestion:

"I only pray heaven knows when to lift you out"

fucking beautiful song

reminds me of my dad's situation with my grandma =/

moved me to the point where my eyes welled up with tears

i've got this

10,000 Days

Listen to the tales and romanticise how we follow the path of the hero. Boast about the day when the rivers overrun. How we rise to the height of our halo. Listen to the tales as we all rationalise. Our way into the arms of the saviour. Fading all the trials and the tribulations. None of us have actually been there not like you. Ignorant fibbers in the congregation gather around spewing sympathy, Spare me. None of them can even hold a candle up to you. Blinded by choices, hypocrites won't seek. But, nothing but the collective Judas’, Who could deny you were the one who would have made it, you'll have a piece of the divine. This little light of mine it gives your past unto me. I'll let it shine to guide you safely on your way; your way home. What are they going to do when the lights go down without you to guide them all to Zion? What are they going to do when the rivers overrun other than tremble incessantly? High as a wave, but I'll rise on up off the ground. You are the light and the way they'll only read about. I only pray God knows when to lift you out. Ten thousand days in the fire is long enough, you're going home. You're the only one who can hold your head up high, Shake your fists at the gates saying "I have come home now! Fetch me the spirit, the son, and the father. Tell them their pillar of faith has ascended. “It's time now! My time now! Give me my, give me my wings. Give me my. Give me my wings.” You are the light and way, that they will only read about. Set as I am in my wings and my arrogance. Burning all through tossed upon the believers. You were my witness, my eyes, my evidence, Judith Marie, unconditional one. Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence. Difficult to see you in this light. Please forgive this bold suggestion; Should you see your Maker's face tonight, Look Him in the eye, look Him in the eye, and tell Him “I never lived a lie, never took a life, but surely saved one. Hallelujah, its time for you to bring me home.”

awesome! i think these are complete? great job everyone :)

Fucking amazing.

great job on the lyrics guys....pretty dam accurate....almost perfect imo

When I heard the song it's power immediately hit me but I had no clue what it was about. My train of thought started going the Paradise Lost way for some reason (it may sound crazy but for me it fit especially considering I couldn't understand key lyrics), but now that I've actually read the lyrics they're so bloody gorgeous I can see why they hit me the way they did. Unbelievable. Has to be one of my all time favourite lyrics.

Hmm...

"Nothing but the [?] of Judas"

I hear:
"Nothing but the collect of Judas"

nothing but the collective judas'

"Set as I am in my wings and my arrogance"
Shouldn't that be
"Set as I am in my ways and my arrogance"
as in the common saying "set in my ways"?