A book of interpretations. This book was compiled as a gift for my Compiled by Steven Caddy. Mum, who is partial to Tool, and to the
[email protected] meaning behind music. I began work on it in late November 2002. I thought it would Any and all feedback welcome. take me about a month and that I would have it ready for Christmas. The reality was closer to seven months of work (with sev- eral breaks), and the book ended up being a June 2003 birthday gift. Special thanks to the forum members at tooshed.down.net. Without your thoughts, There is only one real book. Any and all are opinions and discussion this book would welcome to this PDF. have been near impossible, and much, much less interesting. There are photos of the real book at: www.vanillacircus.net/book/ For Heather, My mother. Who taught me to love and think about music. Ænima Salival Lateralus Introduction People enjoy music on many levels. Some Damn! How is he carrying the high hat like Mostly it’s a feeling that the song is undis- people enjoy it sonically – they just dig that? Some whispering I didn’t notice before, covered until I know or feel what its about. the riffs, beats and melodies in the music some lyric that suddenly makes sense to me Someone spent a good deal of time think- because they make them feel something, for or a sudden awareness of what one instru- ing and penning the lyrics to them, and its whatever reason. Some people really get lost ment is doing here, another there, and how almost like a debt, or responsibility to me in the lyrics and what they mean, whether they all come together perfectly just..