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Tool - Mantra Song MeaningsLyrics:(No Lyrics?)... (See the rest of these lyrics) Submitted by: Zaq Added: 2006-02-24 19:01:02 Rating:  Definition of "Mantra"
Submitted by: Zaq I will NOT give the meaning of this track away to the "Uninitiated," but I WILL post some riddles. If you e-mail the correct answer to me, I will e-mail you a confirmation of your thesis.
Submitted by: Zaq PLEASE take my advice and listen to "Mantra" with an open mind and someone you are very close to. After some reflection into your true feelings towards this person, just say what comes to mind.
Submitted by: simostylie What does uninitiated mean? Does it mean i have 2 be a member 2 this thing coz i am now. And i still don't get mantra and i really want 2 know what its means.
Submitted by: anonymous Are you sure a member of the band wasnt just screwing around with synths and shit that thought..."Fuck, this could be a great filler track"? But!....This is Tool were talking about so who knows.
Submitted by: QTOOL666 Even though I enjoy discussing the meanings of Tool I really do not think it should carry on your are meant to work it out for yourself. In my opinion I Woudnt think Maynard would want people telling other people the knowledge what you really have 2 work at to gain. Your views and you own should be kept personal and never mentioned. The second you take your mind off completing what the songs want you to achieve, by trying to express it to another, who will never understand what you are thinking because it is in you mind not theirs. That is when you are incapable acheiving enlightenment
Submitted by: drumx7 Zaq....i listened to it like you said, with an open mind and with a person very close to me. I dint know what to expect but while I was listening I found out. through the whole song, all I could think about was the bad experiences I had with the person next to me. not one good time popped into my head, but every single thing that I have gotten mad at my friend at came back to me, a reminder...it was weird, something I thought I was over and never to think about again, came back to me....and it made me really think about the person next to me, it was really weird. I think if a band can have this big of an effect on someone, then they are doin something right
Submitted by: wildbill06 What I have always gotton from "Mantra" is that it sounds like whales communicating with each other. Thats why its such a great intro to "Schism" since that is about the bands ability to communicate with each other.
Submitted by: Zaq "I love you."
Submitted by: anonymous Its Maynards cat actually
Submitted by: Selo "Mantra" has no lyrics, and therefore no meaning. I really don't like the way Tool does more pointless filler tracks than actual songs, but hey, not much we can do about it.
Submitted by: anonymous Selo, you are wrong, this song has a lot of meaning, but you just don't get it, listen to the song, but really listen don't just use it for backround music.
Submitted by: anonymous Sounds like several people crying
Submitted by: anonymous To the anonymous post above: that would be ironic for it to be slowed down synchronized crying... Since much of what Tool does includes subtle references to "lachrymology" (sp?). AKA: the study of crying and its healing potential. I believe TOOL wants us to see it as pointless or for purpose, so we may rediscover COMMUNICATION.
Submitted by: Zaq goddamn, shit the bed...
Submitted by: burningpeaches I heard it was a slowed down recording of the lead singer's cat. I re-recorded and sped it up like four times, and it actually did sound a bit like a cat meowing, but four times. It sounded absolutely nothing like someone saying I love you; but hey, I'm using shitty gear. Try it yourself.
Submitted by: anonymous A mantra is a religious or mystical syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language. (here is where it gets interesting) The Sanskrit language is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. * Note the 23...Viginiti Tres...last track on 10,000 Days. Any connection or cool coincidence???
Submitted by: OldNo7 The sound being made is Adam Jones blowing through a long tube into a synth made to simulate the humming sound of the Hindu monks chanting. The meaning of the song isn't just in the song itself but also in the placement of the song. There's a good reason that a section of Mantra is tagged onto the beginning of Schism on the video and comes before it on the album. I believe it is supposed to focus and center the person who is feeling torn by the things that Schism discusses.
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