Ok, here's the updated lyrics of what we've all contribued: (4/19 at 4:45 pm EST)

Things in [...] are disputed and could be what the lyrics are.

TOOL – Right in Two
10,000 Days

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 monkeys
Where there's one you're 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 where there's one they're 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 a creature who would squander the ability,
To live tonight in heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here.

Cut it all right in two [Guide on right in two or Glide on right in two]
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two
Cut it all right in two

Fight all the time,
Over the blade, over sky
Fight over, lie over, blew over,
?????? of a winner ????????
Fight for me, die for me, live for our lies.

Angels on the sideline again,
Been so long [Been too long or Bent along] with patience and reason.
Angels on the sideline again,
Wondering where this tug of war will end.

Cut it all right in two. [Guide on right in two or Glide on right in two]
Cut it all right in two.
Cut it all right in two.
Right in two.

thanks man. thats a great fucking start.

hmm, i would think the part
?Well there’s one of you who is bound to divide it?
could be more like
well there's one about to divide it...
i hear an "and before the line "This is what they choose"

thats really all i found. good job so far. we'll probably need some insight before we can figure out a good chunk of the rest you dont already have.

my edit

Good edit, almost got em.

the pwner of all lyrics. i'll add shit once i've gotten enough of the song listening straight through. as of right now, i feel it sacrilige to touch the track timer while listening.

cry bitch cry

thanks for the title ;) its goin in my sig

Silly monkeys giving ?….? bound to divide it,
Right in two.
Right in two


its silly monkeys given thumbs will forge a blade bound to divide it....


its something like that

Monkey killing monkey killing monkey over a piece of other ground

I think may just be


Monkey killing monkey killing monkey over pieces of the ground. (In all instances) Agreed?

you still cryin'?


bitch.

[<3:23>]
repugnant is a creature who will squander the ability
to live tonight in heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here

agreed.

"Cut it open, right in two" reminds me of radiohead's "We are standing on the edge" from Lucky that kind of "is it death? enlightenment? the end of the world?" but really meaning any change is better than this. Maynard has done this (aenima) before but never so eloquently. I really love this song.

In this song indicative of the rest of the album in style because it shits all over vicarious and thats the only other one ive heard.

lmao

I think this song is awesome. almost a first person conversation between angels about humans...fucking brilliant.

"silly monkeys. give them thumbs, they'll make a club and beat a brother down"

edit: ah, it's been done.

That definitely sounds right.

going through my first listen...this song is favorite...viginit tres only one left to hear


repugnant is a creature who will squander the ability
to live tonight in heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here

yeah this doesnt make sense to me...unless you are out preaching and trying to convert people to christianity, why live on the earth any longer?

A few suggestions:

Plenty in this holy garden, silly monkeys
Where there's One you're bound to divide it
Right in Two

and

Silly monkeys give them thumbs they forge a blade
And where there's One they're bound to divide it
Right in Two

and

Repugnant is a Creature who would (not will) squander the ability
To live tonight in heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here

^thanks for that one, it was killing me!

Honestly, it sounds like he's saying "Guide on" or "Glide on right in Two"
I don't hear "Cut it all" at all

And the hard part:

Fight all the time
Over the blade, over sky
Fight over, lie over, blew over?
? of a winner ?
fight for me, die for me, live for our lies?

That's a tough part to hear....

And finally, "Been so long with patience and reason" sounds like "Bent along" or "Been too long"

Those are right for sure.

Right again.

Right again.

I honestly think he's saying "Cut it all right in two" Its more like "cuuuuuttt itall right in two", like blending the words. I could be wrong though. Other opinions here?

Closer than what we have so far. The firtst line is right, and the last line isright for sure.

I'm pretty sure what we have is correct on this one.....


Thanks for all your help, we almost have this whole song. Such a powerful one for lyrics.

really love the lyrics in this one

some great imagery and relevant metaphors using angels and monkeys and creative-musically the most impressive track on the album in my opinion.

amazing lyrics

i think hes saying

"gotta divide it all right in two"

Seems to be a continuation of the idea of free will/power of suggestion/intention in Intension, I think he's presenting us with the idea of man's possiblities and in this song he's presenting us with an image of our misuse of these possiblities.

I keep hearing "Cut our love right in two"

That may be it!

To lift an eye to heaven.

I second that.

third it

Could it be:

"Cut it all, it all right in two?"

Sounds like he signs "it all" twice.

What I'm picking up from these lyrics, is the irony, that although we've been "blessed with reason," we act so irrationally, considering the lines "And this is what they choose," "how they survive so misguided is a mystery to me."

Also consider "father blessed them all with reason," and "angels on the sidelines, baffled and confused." Apparently, God has given us reason, but at the same time, divine images really have no clue either, considering how baffled and confused the angels are. How can we be given coherent reason by something that is just as irrational as we are? you could argue this song kind of points out the flaws in the idea of intelligent creation, saying that if God did indeed make the Earth and model ourselves after him, he is just as confused and clueless as humans are. And honestly, how religion has survived so misguided is a mystery to me. Is this the intended meaning or submeaning of the song? Maybe. Maybe not.

Refute as you will.

My edits with additions of all thats been posted.

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,
Where there’s one you're 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 where there's one they're 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 a Creature who would squander the ability
To live tonight in heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here

Cut it right all right in two (x4)

Fight all the time
Over blade, over sky
just Fight over life, over [?], over [?]
over life, over love,
over sight, over love
fight all the time
just fight all the time

Angels on the sideline again
Been so long with patience and reason
Angels on the sideline again
Wondering when this tug of war will end

Cut it right all right in two
Cut it right all right in two
Cut it right all right in two
Right in two
Right in two

Seconded. "To live tonight in heaven" is definitly wrong.

i vote again for both

"lift an eye to heaven"

and

"gotta divide it all right in two"

im hearing a distinct "g" noise not a "c" or "k" in that line.

"Apparently, God has given us reason, but at the same time, divine images really have no clue either, considering how baffled and confused the angels are. How can we be given coherent reason by something that is just as irrational as we are? you could argue this song kind of points out the flaws in the idea of intelligent creation, saying that if God did indeed make the Earth and model ourselves after him, he is just as confused and clueless as humans are. And honestly, how religion has survived so misguided is a mystery to me. Is this the intended meaning or submeaning of the song? Maybe. Maybe not.

Refute as you will."

The angels described are not baffled and confused in the sense you mean it. You seem to imply they are confused in some 'general' way. But, quite rationally, they are merely confused by us humans, because our ways are so insane and incomprehensible. How and why do we live like this? This is what the angels cannot work out. But the entire point of this song is conveyed precisely because the angels are able to see this madness for what is is. They are the rational voice of the song.

I like it.

i think he is switching actually...gotta divide it all right in two
then its almost like gonna divide it all right in two
third time is distinctly cut it all right in two

thats what im hearing right now.

Fight, they die over,
bleed over, sky
they fight over, lie over,
live over, pain
they Fight over, love over, sight over,
blood they fight, they die .... [bbblbllbalalalala]