Reviews for Judith Lyrics

Uh, I hate to break it to all you good christian's out there but this song is about how your religion is full of shit. Maynard is an enlightened man, he doesn't believe in a bunch of wacky voodoo nonsense.

I almost curl around the desk when I put on this song it's a little controversial but it's pure rock and anyone who hears it will know what maynards on about.Yeah OK it's hard for the little people to get but the big people will understand and either agree or disagree but the sentiment is universal.Why huh why.

i don't know anything about the guy's personal life, but there's not much you can really counter interpret this as... there is so much religious metaphor in this it is ridiculous.

he is talking to someone who has had very bad times, but refuses to give up their faith in God, despite how terrible of a state they are in. driving a spear into his side reflects on the Romans throwing a spear into Jesus' side before his death which of course would be a terrible sin (it's not like she did that, as in she didn't deserve the state she's in), eating the apple obviously a metaphor based off the original sin of Adam and Eve. the person seems to have lived a very good life by God's standard, yet God seems to not just completely ignore the person but hypothetically if god was real, he is putting the person through terrible times for no reason, or maybe a "test of faith." it doesn't seem like he is trying to convince the person that God isn't real, but sort of give up on trying at the end, instead telling the person to just ask Jesus why God is doing these things, because to Maynard, this person's life reflects the life of Jesus... a person who in God's eyes was leading a prosperous life, but in the end was a martyr for his faith

in my opinion APC and Tool are bands with awesome quality, i love the way that Maynard sings and the music is very deep. But somehow the meaning of the song is useless, for me they are just talented junkies (i would like to be like them haha) the songs could be reality and fantasy mixed or completly made up histories. In my opinion Maynard isnt any kind of propheth or knows about Jesus in any way (anyways who does it, you?) we just know what they wanted us to know (yeah i mean the religious people) weve taken a religion from the other side of the world i think every one has a second opinion.

So is he hates judiths god or his own god or even if he doesnt belive in any god thats makes any difference in you? if so you are taking a second opinion.
well is just a new opinion just like a dogma no one knows if its right or not and cannot be verifiably, you just got to make your own decision like we all do.

haha i like how u all say its stupid to put down religion, yet u make blatant remarks such as... fuck him... and all that crap. Im not religious, nor am i not. im in between. i read the bible... but preach against its ways... hipocritical? sure. i read it to know what im up against at the same time i wanna know more about the life of jesus and the history of all who "sought" their god. so before talkin shit, like saying be a good person cuz its right, not by fear of the above, how is sean being a good person by puting down others belief system... check yourself sean, if you were knowledgeable... judith is also a story in the word. who was parylized but defended a country and was looked up to because she did great things without violence (not like you killed someone) Fuck your god can be taken from the perspective of the king who wanted judith's countries land, and she was helped by "her god" whom the king hated because "her god" was saving her and her country and ended up defeating him, even without violence. u cant take a people away if they have a will to stay.

Now the lyrics are so clear. So, I'll start it off with this:

1) Judith was paralyzed for 30 years, and all she did in that time (until her death) was pray to her God.
2) Maynard has a lot of respect for his mom (like a lot of people do :P) and believes she was a very pure person.

Now, throughout the song, when you read, "Never taste of the fruit, never stray, never break, and never choke on a lie." This is basically saying she was somebody of very few "sins", as the religious community may consider. When he's saying "never taste of the fruit" he's using this metaphor (if you haven't found out quite yet, Maynard uses a lot of metaphors in his lyrics) from the times of Adam and Eve. You all know the story, Adam's dumbass picks the apple from the tree even though God told him not to. The point being crossed from this metaphor is, she never did something against God's desire. Now, this whole idea of Judith being so "pure" and a good person holds a very high level of congruency with Maynard's lyrics in "10,000 days" and "Wings for Marie" which were songs contributed to Judith Marie, his mother (however these songs show a more positive level of emotion by Maynard).

"Fuck your God, your Lord, and your Christ." Yeah, FUCK him. Why? - "It's not like you killed someone. It's not like you drove a hateful spear into his side." I mean, come on. Why should she suffer 30 years of paralysis if she was so loyal to this God her entire life, and committed herself to being such a pure person? Exactly what he's saying; it's not like she was there in the times of Jesus's own crucification, stabbing him into the side with the notorious spear. It's not like she did something so wrong to deserve this. And then - "Talk to Jesus Christ as if he knows the reasons why. He did it all for you..." Praying for those 30 years, all she sought was answers from God - answers, as though he knew why she was paralyzed. What answers could the mother fucker give her?

NONE.

He, that divine bitch from above, did it all for her.

Man your all short minded,

Everyone has opinion but so what? Just because someone thinks differently to you its offensive?

I personally think religion is for the people who need something to believe in, that's the people gullible enough to believe it. But I am not going to inflict my views up on people, so why should you be so bothered?

LOL no. If that was true, you would likely know his actual name. Maynard James Keenan is simply something he uses so he doesn't reveal himself and place his kid in a pre-disposition. And personally, I respect that.

And yes, the songs (lyrics, actually) written by MJK are all open to interpretation, but they were all also interpreted in a different means by him. That's what I'm curious of when I try to interpret any of his lyrics. There are a thousand ways I could interpret the songs, but I'm curious to know what it is that he perceived. In my opinion, I believe the inspiration of these lyrics were because of his mother, Judith (obviously lol), but not in a way that insulted -her- directly. I just believe MJK hated the fact that all she could do for 30 years of being paralyzed is pray to this "God". Even though I don't know him at all, from what I've seen (true or not), he is not a theist. Not sure if he's atheist or agnostic, or somethin' crazy, but I do believe that he isn't theistic. But yeah, with that, just like he said, "Fuck your God, your Lord, your Christ" - That's EXACTLY what he's saying throughout the entire song. But it's in a sense, I think that it's aimed at -Judith's- "God", or "-her- deity". Not yours, there's, or anyone else's; just her's. But in the same sense, it does almost sound like he's shunning her own will or wits, obviously.

Who knows? Him. :P

he's pissed at God...dont get me wrong, i think Tool is awsome, iv saw them a few times when they first stared and i think APC is good, but Maynard...iv spoken with him on a few occations, cuz my friend dated him back in college...Marynard is an asshole

It's amazing all the personal info some of you folks seem to know about MJK. I'll share my opinion&then a fact. Maynard is capable of being deeply sarcastic&just as capable of being a straight to the point, lyricist. He uses both approaches in Tool&APC. The band openly endorse mushroom use, but I have never heard them advocate LsD.(Go to Danny's personal web page for moreon the hallucinogens). Bottom line, Tool are crucial advocates of the free-thinking movement. Maynard is simply poking fun at the pure idiocy of organized religion, here, Christianity. It is funny that people get so consumed in this religion that it's as if their guilt(taught by the church)becomes so unrealistic that it's as if they might as well have been there, taunting him and stabbing the spear in his ribs. It's comical,because it's so true of people who are held in fear by unrealistic, pie in the sky stories about some 'God.'
That said, the FACT is, if Maynard wanted anyone to know what he means here, he would tell us(as he does, w/ APC, live, about certain songs). It's art and intended to be open to interpretation. So, let it mean what you want. And come to terms that none of u could know his point. It is amusing to see how the sheer mention of Jesus is enough to draw lines and divide people. Open your minds and stop pacifying yourselves w/ the biggest lie in history. Just be a good person because you want the same in return and because you know it's right. Must we have fear force us to be good? Sad.

It's amazing all the personal info some of you folks seem to know about MJK. I'll share my opinion&then a fact. Maynard is capable of being deeply sarcastic&just as capable of being a straight to the point, lyricist. He uses both approaches in Tool&APC. The band openly endorse mushroom use, but I have never heard them advocate LsD.(Go to Danny's personal web page for moreon the hallucinogens). Bottom line, Tool are crucial advocates of the free-thinking movement. Maynard is simply poking fun at the pure idiocy of organized religion, here, Christianity. It is funny that people get so consumed in this religion that it's as if their guilt(taught by the church)becomes so unrealistic that it's as if they might as well have been there, taunting him and stabbing the spear in his ribs. It's comical,because it's so true of people who are held in fear by unrealistic, pie in the sky stories about some 'God.'
That said, the FACT is, if Maynard wanted anyone to know what he means here, he would tell us(as he does, w/ APC, live, about certain songs). It's art and intended to be open to interpretation. So, let it mean what you want. And come to terms that none of u could know his point. It is amusing to see how the sheer mention of Jesus is enough to draw lines and divide people. Open your minds and stop pacifying yourselves w/ the biggest lie in history. Just be a good person because you want the same in return and because you know it's right. Must we have fear force us to be good? Sad.

It is quite well known that "Eulogy" is about the individual battle with the ego-self. You have to understand that much of what Maynard writes (especially with Tool) is based on experiences he has had tripping on LSD and as crazy as it sounds one can never really understand the music unless they have done so.

mom's are important to kids...hard to lose one twice...I hate to throw a damper on the party and quote scripture but 1st Peter verse 8 shows that we all are subject to the enemie's clutches....and I would think thats where the blame rests...getting pissed is theraputic...it gets the most results....I like all the Judith songs...as a mother myself i think it's a great tribute and love shown...dispite the sailor cussing and damnation...I am happy to get my son's answering maching and hear his voice once a week...."Leave a fucking messge!"

I've read all of your ideas and opinion's on what this song is about... This is mine...It is about his mother's fight with cancer and her undying faith, despite the fact that she had a stroke and was paralyzed for 30 years. And Maynard's anger towards her belief system. I heard someone compare this song to "Eulogy"...not even close. That song was about his stepfather who was a preacher and left his mother alone after the stroke. The same guy who molested him as a youngster. So no comparrison. He wrote about the same man in "Prison Sex"...Then if we move to the "10,000 Days" album with the title tracks is also about his mom. That's roughly the number of days in the 30 year span. She had passed and ended her struggle, to which Maynard wrote it so poetically. From funeral to the approach of the pearly gates!

The music written by Maynard or anyone else is art at its very core and the beauty of art is interpretation. Obviously Maynard has his views and we all have ours, but trying to feel what some one else was feeling at the time the art is created is futile. When you approach music as art and take away from it what you see, hear, and feel there is no wrong interpretation. It is all about what it means to YOU.