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Tool - The Grudge Song MeaningsLyrics:Wear the grudge like a crown Of negativity Calculate what you will Will not tolerate Desperate to control All and everything U... (See the rest of these lyrics) Submitted by: anonymous Added: 2005-12-09 14:47:12 Rating:  This is a direct referance to astrology and the aspects concerning the celestial body Saturn. Historically, people have carried a personal grudge with the manner Saturn teaches. This song explains by transcending the lessons of Saturn when it comes back around it will spit you out like a child light and innocent. It also is a metophor for alchemy. "Transmutate these leaded grudges into gold". Saturn represents this (lead).
Submitted by: anonymous Have you ever had a grudge to what someone said? It tells us how we should not get held back by what happens to you, but throw away the burden, and turn 'these leaden grudges into gold." Very very cool lyrics
Submitted by: Zaq This song is about people who hold grudges against other people. It's about how holding a grudge will only bring negativity to everyone involved, you included. If you are holding a grudge, you are just trying to control the situation (Calculate what you will/Will not tolerate).
Submitted by: infinitepaths First off, what is this "unable to forgive your scarlet letterman" OH! So we are speaking of a specific thing, so it really can't be about just any grudge, right? Unless of course your writer chooses to use a red pen, haha. Who has red lettering, Jesus does in the bible. Any red writing in the bible are supposed actual words that Jesus said. Ok, now, "Clutch it like a cornerstone. Otherwise it all comes down. Justify denials and grip 'em to the lonesome end." cornerstone=foundation(in dictionary) People that believe in God and follow that religion hold on to their beliefs and aim to make it the foundation in the lives. We are not talking about a preference for a certain color or a hobby. This is serious, we are talking about the reason why we are all here! A certain devotion to a lifestyle, must be followed, there are certain things that you do when you are a lamb of God. Anyway, there was a point in my life where I blamed God, or had resentment toward him for allowing all the suffering that I have endured in my life. I questioned that if he was so powerful and loving, how could he allow it to happen. Also, I then stopped blaming when I understood the reason for our suffering, but that is jumping too far ahead. The grudge is the feeling of resentment toward whatever you feel about the topic. Maynard is not saying to go get baptised and repent, no way, he is saying to let some love inside and "let go" of that hate and doubt. You will never know anything more or new on a topic if you are not open to it. Love, forgivness, being a good person by doing whatever you feel being a good person would be. Letting go of that resistance so you may have your own mind, free of that stone, that crown of negativity. Yeah!! you a king, you rule your world, but your a king of negativity. Would you care more of being the one that chooses your purpose, or would you be open to the possiblity of another ruling? Has our democracy, or our freedom of choice become so that we will not be open to a leader. I really do not feel that Maynard is aiming toward God, but just speaking about how we are less willing to be fairly open to it based on our desire to choose our own. We are falling farther and farther away by not being open to certain things. Hate is like a poison, it spreads and may ruin most of what is good. Since people in general follower the leader, be a leader of hope and reason. A leader of love and forgivness and understanding. Others will follow. It is like when you go into work and your co-worker has a bad attitude, talks shit and is just negative and complains, you have a shitty working environment, but if you work with someone that is happy and in a good mood, you may find your own spirits being lifted because it would be more f a pleasant working envirnoment. You might even get more done, and maybe even with a good attitude, and you might even be making the best of your time there. It is the same as the world. We are surrounded by negativity and it is causing our "world" to be not so pleasant of an environment. We do have choice in our world, it starts right there in your chair and in mine. We do have the power to change the way that thing s are, but after a couple of days, somehow, we fall into our old patterns, what we have always known. Even if you get caught back in that undertow, learn to swim, keep your head above water. Watch the Aenima music video. Sorry for being so passionate, I know that is a no-no here on this planet. :)
Submitted by: anonymous If I recall correctly Maynard said this was a song written about one of his close friends and his feelings toward this person after a falling out which was never really explained by him...
Submitted by: SensitiveSoul I just want to say I recognized my own experiences in Zag's story. I also believe the song is about being able to let go certain persons or situations. It's about moving on, and becoming stronger than you were before. The song warns against holding a grudge, 'cause these leaden grudges drag you down like a stone in the ocean, leaving you to drown (beautiful metaphor!...) The song itself (instrumental) expresses the anger you feel when someone has mistreated you, but the lyrics add a meaningful message to the feelings expressed by the music. The lyrics are sung by a person who has already gone through this and can give the unexperienced advice on how to cope with a loss...
Submitted by: anonymous When I listen to The Grudge, I hear him speaking again with Jung and the great work towards wholeness. Saturn also represents the "darker" half of self, as oppossed to one who clings to only their "lighter" aspects. This is where one will have feelings of not letting go, because they have forgotten their animal instinct to say "%$&* it". The only path to wholeness is by understanding that saturn will ascend in youself again, and again.
Submitted by: Zaq The name is ZaQ, not ZaG! It's pronounced like Zack, it's just MY spelling of it. There are 3 Zachs in my senior class and I like to be different.
Submitted by: misterbob I agree with most of the posts, this song is obviously about the dangers of holding a grudge. Someone wrote something about the scarlet lettermen being a reference to the Bible being written in red ink. I don't think that's quite right. There is a book called The Scarlet Letter. In the book, all who were convicted of commiting adultury were required to where a large red letter "A" on their chests. Go with the whole grudge idea... Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen. It could well read, unable to forgive those who are adulterous. Or maybe, unable to forgive those whom everyone thinks is a horrible person. I am sure if I read the book again I could find something a little more relavant. I am sure it has something to do with the moral of that story. I am also sure that this was a heartfelt song and is probably a metaphor in general for holding a grudge against someone has done you wrong.
Submitted by: anonymous I think bob is on the right track with regards to the "scarlett lettermen" reference.. and I feel that mjk is the victim of the lettermen. in this case, the specific reference to "scarlett letter" suggests that he has been the subject of the accusations, criticism, slander, persecution, judgement, etc. it's a very poetic way to express the hurt and frustration felt when dealing with it..
Submitted by: suba_357 This album goes along with qabala and the tree of the sephirot. Which is on the back of the album case I believe, I don't have it right off hand here. This song is about the tenth path malchut (the kingdom). "wear the grudge like a crown."
Submitted by: anil_saddat_2011 The Grudge is about the anger we put up because of the problems we face for our wrongs and cannot solve them.
Submitted by: anonymous As far as I'm concerned, the only one who can give the proper explanation is the writer himself. However, here is mine... The reference to the grudge can have many explanations. I believe the writer is referring to a grudge over something or things which are beyond our control. The lyrics may have multiple meanings. The principle behind Saturn's return are for 3 reasons: the astrological principle, the one relating to alchemy and the ever changing celestial body of the planet itself, which, according to theory, could draw our own planet out of orbit and end all life as we know it. The term grudge may be a message: why bear a grudge over things or events which we cannot prevent or change. "...to consume you till you let this go" Some of the song refers to typical human nature and behavior, "...wear the grudge...calculate what you will or will not tolerate, desperate to control all and everything." the term "Scarlet Letterman" could refer to Christ's role in the bible and the grudge one may have concerning the bible's influence on society. perhaps it is about Nathaniel Hawthorne's character, Hester Prynne, who was labeled for committing an "unforgivable" act. Either way, we all have regrets...Just 'let it go' we have a life to live. Atrius
Submitted by: anonymous Saturn ascends is just an abstract idea because Saturn does not actually go down unless in orbit. Its not all about astrology just because it mentions Saturn once. Wearing a grudge on your head like a crown is reference to permenent declaration of remaining mad or upset and being obvious about your anger.
Submitted by: anonymous IDK. There is this Seven Year Cycle which states every seven years the human body goes through a life change because of something to do with Saturn's orbit.
Submitted by: anonymous My guess would be that this song is about Freemasonry.
Submitted by: anonymous I agree with the obvious interpretation of being unforgiving. But I thought maybe the song was about science as well.
Submitted by: anonymous I think you guys might have the wrong Saturn. I'm not saying that I know I'm right, but I think the references to Saturn, children, and the stone might have to do with the Mythological god Saturn, who swallowed all of his children in fear of being overthrown by one of them. When, Zeus, the 9th child was born, Saturn's wife wrapped a stone in a blanket and gave it to him, and Saturn ate it thinking it was the baby.
Submitted by: anonymous I agree about 'Saturn' meaning the mythological god, Saturn, but there's also another thing; this site says the lyrics are "Scarlet LetterMAN", but I've always seen it in plural form, "Scarlet LetterMEN," which would help support the theory that it refers to people who've hurt you.
Submitted by: anonymous I think its more about how sometimes you SHOULD hold a grudge "clutch it like a cornerstone otherwise it all comes down". "calculate what you will or will not tolerate." I think this means figure out for yourself that some grudges are worth holding... others not so much.
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