About This Track
“Ænema” is a 1996 song by progressive rock/progressive metal band Tool, released from their 1996 album Ænima. It won a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Adam Jones made a video for this song using stop-motion animation that appears on Salival. The song reached number twenty-five on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Keenan incorporates into the lyrics part of comedian Bill Hicks’ “Arizona Bay” routine by telling the listener to “learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay. ” Hicks appears in the liner notes/sleeve as a mad doctor, and a lenticular image below the CD case tray illustrates California falling into the sea, as is spoken of in the song. California falling into the sea is a prediction made by Edgar Cayce, also known as “The Sleeping Prophet,” about the end of days in which California and New York are to sink into the ocean among a plethora of other devastating weather changes.
It also refers to the Church of Scientology with the line “Fuck L. Ron Hubbard and fuck all his clones”, this is because the band members of Tool are opposed to the brainwashing behaviour and supression of freedom in Scientology.
Keenan incorporates into the lyrics part of comedian Bill Hicks’ “Arizona Bay” routine by telling the listener to “learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay. ” Hicks appears in the liner notes/sleeve as a mad doctor, and a lenticular image below the CD case tray illustrates California falling into the sea, as is spoken of in the song. California falling into the sea is a prediction made by Edgar Cayce, also known as “The Sleeping Prophet,” about the end of days in which California and New York are to sink into the ocean among a plethora of other devastating weather changes.
It also refers to the Church of Scientology with the line “Fuck L. Ron Hubbard and fuck all his clones”, this is because the band members of Tool are opposed to the brainwashing behaviour and supression of freedom in Scientology.
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Ænima
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Shouts
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second-life-syn wrote:
Sometimes I sing this song when I drive through my town in my car ... But seriouosly, this is one of the most important songs by Tool. It's not people, it's society that has to change. As society is hard to change, a new beginning after total destruction would be necessary. And for that people should learn to swim to save themselves.
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mellowfellow78 wrote:
I freaking love this song...Learn to swim
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XSeanybOiX wrote:
"hei hei hei hei hei" worst intro.
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Genesis-girl wrote:
Love his voice!
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axc1080 wrote:
This was their closing song at their concert last night. Fucking powerful!
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kissmenumb wrote:
Love
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Retcrow wrote:
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away.
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albertgacy wrote:
best song best album
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ELeBoeuf wrote:
fuck L Ron Hubbard.
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PaulineLi wrote:
Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. [4]
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dannyboy182 wrote:
"Swearing is a bit much"? Grow a pair
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dannyboy182 wrote:
Love this so much
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Morbidvisions wrote:
taking a Bill Hicks sketch and putting music to it, swearing is a bit much though
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V4run wrote:
RIFFS. DAYUM!!
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theSunsOnFire wrote:
Fret for your pilot.
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Retcrow wrote:
Stupid shit, silly shit.
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kissesneverdie wrote:
LEARN TO SWIM. The drums are god-like on this track.
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mk741 wrote:
Wiggers, Lindsey Lohan, and Scientologists are stupid.
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satsche wrote:
Every day I go to work I listen to this song. I can't say how much I love it!
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guitargod71 wrote:
Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. [3]
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