About This Track
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Lateralus” is the title track of the 2001 album of the same name by the American progressive rock band Tool’.
-Mathematical significance-
Counting between pauses, the syllables in Maynard James Keenan’s vocals during the verses form the first few Fibonacci numbers, ascending and descending:
(1) Black,
(1) then,
(2) white are,
(3) all I see,
(5) in my infancy,
(8) red and yellow then came to be,
(5) reaching out to me,
(3) lets me see.
(2) There is,
(1) so,
(1) much,
(2) more and
(3) beckons me,
(5) to look through to these,
(8) infinite possibilities.
(13) As below so above and beyond I imagine,
(8) drawn beyond the lines of reason.
(5) Push the envelope.
(3) Watch it bend.
The Fibonacci sequence shares a relationship with spirals, which are mentioned several times later in the lyrics.
The time signatures of the chorus change from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8; as drummer Danny Carey says, “It was originally titled 9-8-7. For the time signatures. Then it turned out that 987 was the 17th step of the Fibonacci sequence. So that was cool.”
-Interpretation-
In a 2001 interview, Keenan commented on the lyric mentioning black, white, red and yellow: “I use the archetype stories of North American aboriginals and the themes or colours which appear over and over again in the oral stories handed down through generations. Black, white, red, and yellow play very heavily in aboriginal stories of creation.”
Common Interpretations
You might want to re-listen to the song while reading the line-breaks to make sure you agree that they are legit ahead of time. Otherwise, you may have a hard time believing this…
Lateralus” is the title track of the 2001 album of the same name by the American progressive rock band Tool’.-Mathematical significance-
Counting between pauses, the syllables in Maynard James Keenan’s vocals during the verses form the first few Fibonacci numbers, ascending and descending:
(1) Black,
(1) then,
(2) white are,
(3) all I see,
(5) in my infancy,
(8) red and yellow then came to be,
(5) reaching out to me,
(3) lets me see.
(2) There is,
(1) so,
(1) much,
(2) more and
(3) beckons me,
(5) to look through to these,
(8) infinite possibilities.
(13) As below so above and beyond I imagine,
(8) drawn beyond the lines of reason.
(5) Push the envelope.
(3) Watch it bend.
The Fibonacci sequence shares a relationship with spirals, which are mentioned several times later in the lyrics.
The time signatures of the chorus change from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8; as drummer Danny Carey says, “It was originally titled 9-8-7. For the time signatures. Then it turned out that 987 was the 17th step of the Fibonacci sequence. So that was cool.”
-Interpretation-
In a 2001 interview, Keenan commented on the lyric mentioning black, white, red and yellow: “I use the archetype stories of North American aboriginals and the themes or colours which appear over and over again in the oral stories handed down through generations. Black, white, red, and yellow play very heavily in aboriginal stories of creation.”
Common Interpretations
You might want to re-listen to the song while reading the line-breaks to make sure you agree that they are legit ahead of time. Otherwise, you may have a hard time believing this…
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MmajestyY wrote:
love this track
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Tecumseh666 wrote:
eargasm(2)
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shroomer1999 wrote:
A+
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niceverdict wrote:
forever, babe!!!
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frautaylor wrote:
♥it
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sarkenx2 wrote:
best song ever
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freaksrock wrote:
a genius song.
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TANNERj35 wrote:
great song
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niceverdict wrote:
<3 EPIC.
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Jigsaw_x wrote:
This song describes every and each part of anyone's existence.
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cleija100 wrote:
Epic song is Epic!
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V4run wrote:
Eargasm.
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IColdEmbraceI wrote:
You are terrorists. All of you.
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ShiverTool wrote:
I wish I could love this song again. It's not fair that you can only give one heart to a song, especially a song this perfect.
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ShiverTool wrote:
It is pretty epic.
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niQboy wrote:
"if you are unaware of what all this 'Fibonacci' talk is about, go watch this video with a friend who will then be there to sponge your skull fragments off the walls after your mind is totally blown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS7CZIJVxFY"; MIND = BLOWN
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peibol_82 wrote:
Esta canción en la primera edición del disco, aparecía como Lateralis y para mi siempre será Lateralis.
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Moxxxu wrote:
rly goood
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ShiverTool wrote:
Tool changed my life. Literally, a lot of my poetic inspiration comes from Maynard James Keenan. The other who influences it is Neil Peart.
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Ozcar11 wrote:
La canción que define a Tool, que le identifica, que da nombre, significado y espititu a una de las obras más grandes de la historia del rock: ¡LATERALUS!
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