I know the pieces fit cause I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering, fundamental differing,
Pure intention juxtaposed will set two lovers souls in motion
Disintegrating as it goes testing our communication
The light that fueled our fire then has burned a hole between us so
We cannot see to reach an end crippling our communication.
I know the pieces fit cause I watched them tumble down
No fault, none to blame it doesn't mean I don't desire to
Point the finger, blame the other, watch the temple topple over
To bring the pieces back together, rediscover communication
The poetry that comes from the squaring off between,
And the circling is worth it
Finding beauty in the dissonance
There was a time that the pieces fit, but I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering, strangled by our coveting
I've done the math enough to know the dangers of our second guessing
Doomed to crumble unless we grow, and strengthen our communication
Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion
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Review about Schism Schism | Reviewer: John Doe | 12/13/09
I am pretty sure that most of the people that comment about tool songs have no idea what they are talking about. Isnt it plain to see that this song has nothing at all to do with religion?
all a schism is is a split. so to me to be honest when I actually think about this songs lyrics comes from the end of the song.
if you listen to the last two lines its a dead giveaway.
"between supposed lovers" speaks volumes to what the band is trying to say.
Basically the moral of the song is to communicate or else your relationship is doomed.
NB. on tool's webpage they themselves admit that this song and most of their others are open to your own thoughts as to what they mean, as they mean something personal to the band that might be different from your and my idea.
Schism | Reviewer: Anthony | 12/3/09
I believe that the song is about two people reviewing the aftermath of the two committing adultery. A schism is a rupture of time. The "schism" in this situation may be something that both parties want to forget.
to see music in color | Reviewer: matty | 11/12/09
i found it interesting what people got from this song and found it so blank and colorless. mostly i found a true lack of thought. what this song is about is making music collectively with others and coming to common ground without letting ego dstroy it. A very obvious song of tool's. when making music, it is easy to blame someone else for tings not working. also when playing you form building blocks that produce a pyramid in your mind. if one mistake is made the pyramid callapses, thus having you start again and gathering the blocks again.to rediscover communication
josh | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/9/09
its a fact that tool as well as tool affiliates are agnostic existentialists its also a fact that Maynard says you should find the meaning in a song for yourself. What i get out of it is that at one point man knew but as history shows used religion as a tool to gain riches thus the "pieces" fell away meaning the true meaning fell away. Hes also saying there's no one to blame because we are carnal minded.Once again he says you should come up w/ your own interpretation so on that note that's mine I see little fault in my statement if you disagree review your history and ask yourself "did religion do this or did people?"
but im reasonably sure that the lyrics to the song are poetic, in meaning that they will have different definitions to different people, because of what it is they care about. i'm sure the writers of the song had their own meaning, it doesn't mean you have to argue about it's meaning, because i can be different from me to you, and neither of us has to be wrong. music is not competition. it's inspiration.
Really, Josh? | Reviewer: Snarf | 11/4/09
Though I have no idea what the true meaning of this song is, I can most assuredly say that Keenan was not discussing how a secular Christianity has destroyed our society. I think he believes that Christianity did that from the start, what with the fact that its very fundamentals breed dichotomy and dissonance.
Look at Judith-APC or The Patient-Lateralus, and you can see how his mother's blind belief in Christianity ruined her life.
Fuck your God! Your Lord! Your Christ!
The very fact that the world is cut and divided by lines of religion and arbitrary values should disgust you, and make you wonder why. But it doesn't, because you are too blinded by your differences to see your similarities. And what you are losing as you secularize yourself more and more.
Balance is what is needed. But the world is shaped by its contrasts.
oy!! joshy poo!! you are fucking stupid. the entirety of the world has read into the song too much. i dont know what the song is about and i dont care. and im sure that the millions of people listening to there music dont give half a shit either. so quit trying to be all amart because you are the shitstain on the whity tities of the epic failures of the world
crippling our communication over song meanings | Reviewer: Joshy Poo | 10/8/09
ahahaha majority of you are wrong, the song has nothing to do with a relationship, and all these ppl who say we analyze the song too much are full of there own shit as well, anyhow, this song talks about the split of christianity
i think its kind of funny when people try to over analyze songs or put their own spin on things when the song is completely upfront.
at least to anyone that has ever been in love and watched the relationship fall apart piece by piece until both parties are so disgusted with each other theyve lost sight of everything they loved. and its all because of the lack of communication. read the song and stop overanalyzing shit. it has nothing to do with religion idiots. its a beautiful description of two seperate entities trying to do defy that seperation through what we call love, and wo. communication (the only thing we have that takes us out of ourselves), the pieces fall away leaving nothing. disagree? im probably just high..
this song like any other of tools songs has a deep meaning. You can never exactly tell what Maynard means without properly asking him. Their music videos are a reflection of his words through a psychological visual journey. I myself tend to look more into Tools music than the meaning of the lyrics and what the band is trying to achieve with their sound, it is a tough journey of listening to hundreds of tool songs but i am beginning to understand.
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