Tool: AEnima Meaning

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Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see Armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. I sure could use a vacation from this bullshit three-ring circus sideshow of freaks here in this hopeless fucking hole we call "LA!" The only way to fix it is...

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   The_Interpreter

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   Jan 3rd 2006, 22:02 report

   
   

   I've been a fan of Tool for several years, and based in the ideology of the group this song is about the fall of L.A.
   They got the idea from the comedian Bill Hicks whose act is based in his hate to L.A. and how he wishes this city dissapears, because it is the center of all the wrong thing of life. According to him is where the most superficially people live, and where all the shit of U.S. Happens.
   The name of the song is a combination of words. "Anima", which is a psychological term that refers to the inner female that everybody has, and "Enema" which refers the medical procedure to clean the rectum
   The line that says: "...fuck L. Ron Hubbard...", etc. It's clearly against L. Ron Hubbard, the scienthology and all this movement that is followed by blind dumb people (his clones).
   This is what I think the song means, I can be wrong. Only Tool know the real meaning, jejeje...

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Dec 29th 2005, 08:18 report

   
   

   Im with ZAG,
   My brother died listening to this song (for girl reasons and because I guess he's a tool himself!). He was a tool fan, even though they were not well known then (96) I am now a tool fan an have been since his death, it's deep, passionate, nothing like mainstream crap and I love it!
   
   I find what I need in Maynard's music, that I need and love and sometimes find agonizing, but hey it must be what he knows/felt in some way.
   
   Maynard is saying that we need to find ourselves. You need to figure out who you are, don't follow and don't lead. Be yourself!

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Dec 25th 2005, 04:51 report

   
   

   I belive the song tells you that about everyone in California is a fake and that if something drastic would to happen, let's say Cali sinking, then you would realize who you are during the fight to "learn to swim" and stay alive, but really though, it's your choice to belive what you want.

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   fucku

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   Dec 19th 2005, 13:46 report

   
   

   Yeah, this songs title, but some have had good points and those who know everything and they're the right ones and say that you're the one who is wrong, well that ain't cool. Anyway, yeah, it is about California going down and then you will have Arizona by, but it's how we take things for granted and when something like this happens, we're not going to know what to do because we're too spoiled. Be it is the end times and the Earth is just cleaning herself, but when it happens it's going to be a good thing because we don't deserve to live for ever because how we treat things and others. It going to happen, man.

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   wearethestories

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   Dec 1st 2005, 13:35 report

   
   

   http://toolnavy.com/forumdisplay.php?s=0a733f9b8d6e2be0f967611dde58256b&f=72
   
   annnnnnnnd..... another one

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   wearethestories

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   Dec 1st 2005, 12:46 report

   
   

   http://www.vanillacircus.net/book/tool_book.pdf
   
   this should be helpful...

   
   
   
   

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   cloudcity

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   Dec 1st 2005, 02:58 report

   
   

   You are all correct to certain extents because a song is also about the individual's personal meaning as well as the original meaning thought up by the lyric writer, and of course Tool is all about thought-provoking the listener and is very prone to create philosophers amongst their listeners. Because they are geniouses. Anywho, the seperation/sinking of L.A from the rest of America is definately used as a metaphor, as is the apocalyptic motion felt in the song. Maynard himself said this song was about becoming aware of the collective unconscious (another Jungian theory, linking to the name and some of the concepts withing the album. Look it up and you'll understand Tool's meanings loads more. Especially songs like REFLECTION).

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Nov 24th 2005, 06:28 report

   
   

   I'm going to give my two cents into this interpretation. I, personally, believe everyone is right. A song can have many meanings... not just one. The whole L.A. Theory is obviously correct, considering the holigraph of it sinking into the ocean on the CD. About the combination of enima and anima to come up with the title... yet again, that too is obviously correct. About enima, L.A. Is the anus of the nation where all these hip ganster wannabes, insecure actresses, ect. call home. Personally, I'd love to see it all come down... Flush it all away! The theory of the song being about finding yourself and being yourself, no one else. I believe that to be correct. But I do believe the L.A. Theory... Is a metaphor. Along with the rest of the song.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Nov 21st 2005, 14:21 report

   
   

   Uhhhhhhhh, I don't know if this is right, but does that metal bullet-shaped thing in the video have something to do with scientology, maybe feeten machines, or whatever they're really called? (that term is from South Park)

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    anonymous

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    Nov 20th 2005, 12:03 report

    
    

    I think the song is about the end of L.A in a literal sense. When the San Andreas fault splits apart and causes L.A to sink (over time) the people pf L.A will have to adapt and evolve into for lack of a better word "merpeople". Maynard lets us know this when he says, "learn to swim."

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    anonymous

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    Nov 17th 2005, 13:48 report

    
    

    This one is to III: Do you even know who L Ron Hubbard is??...because if you did then you would no he has little to nothing to do with the song as a whole. He is only an example of someone who has profitted on the stupidity of others (Rich others) who believe in a crazy religon full of loosely drawn connections betweeen humans and aliens.
    
    The song as a whole is about the cruption of southern californa, how money and power make the whole place go around. How it is full of people with their eyes glued the fuck shut. It's about how Maynard wishes it would all go away. Tool is the Pythagrus (ancient mathmeticin in geometry) of our time, Pythagrus felt you could explain the meaning of life, God, and all that is right and wrong with the mathmatical patterns found in Music. Tool realized this and capitalized.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Nov 16th 2005, 19:18 report

    
    

    It's a combination of interpretations, but as a side note, on the inside flap of the CD it shows California sinking in the ocean...so that gives some merit to the whole LA thoery.

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    anonymous

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    Nov 14th 2005, 20:25 report

    
    

    I've been an extremely diehard fan of Tool for about 8 years now and I'd say Zaq hit the nail on the head in my opinion.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Nov 6th 2005, 07:24 report

    
    

    It's basically Maynard telling people to be themselves and not to follow the crowd. Makes sense.

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    anonymous

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    Nov 2nd 2005, 22:54 report

    
    

    I think it is about the media making people fake and not themselves. And by "learn to swim," I think he is trying to refer to getting away from the media and learning to be yourself. Any of us could be right, and only Maynard knows the true meaning of Aenima. I think the first guy to post was pretty much spot on. Well done.

    
    
    
    

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    babykicker

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    Nov 1st 2005, 13:44 report

    
    

    It's both about L.A. breaking away from the US and cleansing the inner self, with a hint of innocence involved in it. It's about L.A. breaking away, because if you ever bought the CD, instead of just downloading the songs, you would in fact see a holigraphic image that shows L.A. sinking into the ocean. Plus, considering the album is named after that song and the image is RIGHT in the inner part of the CD case, I would like to assume that it is about LA sinking.
    
    Also when Maynard says 'Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona bay,' it refers to learn to swim because LA is going to sink and that they'll see you in Arizona bay, because that's where they'll have to swim to once it sinks.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Nov 1st 2005, 08:26 report

    
    

    You're all wrong. It's about the end of the world. Just because it says L.A. doesn't mean it's just L.A.

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    Wakutiki

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    Oct 12th 2005, 14:44 report

    
    

    This song is obvously about the fall of California and it breaking away from the US, but what Maynard Says during the song means that its all going to come down one way because you cannot change what will happen. During the time of waiting dont worry so much about things because to waste your time just leads you in circles.

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