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But zero guidance on where to go from here. Also the idea that there is endless, supposed knowledge about the things that have happened and every detail about their purpose are preached as, well, gospel. Maybe Jesus returning and your time is running out, as your bring judged for your doubt up to the last moment. R: still following you around, preying on any misstep. But the finger is pointed at you as the accomplice in these travisties, along with all you other non-repentant sinners. So just believe that death and destruction and guilt and depression and despair and pain and starvation and poverty and war are all for the greater purpose. It also relies on a belief that all things are done for a reason that is good, and beyond our ability to fathom. The myth relies on a force following you around, knowing/seeing all, making you second guess every action you take. R: to a non believer, it's absurd to think that any God, professed to be all about love, would be so judgemental and cruel. The feeling of guilt for every betrayal is a finger pointing at me and haunting any notion of using again.

Promises have been broken when made while sober, because relapse feels inevitable, and in turn the betrayal of every promise to anyone.

Tc from ChicagoSober identifies the similar effects of addiction (A) and religion (R):Ī: follows the addict everywhere and impossible to escape.

He will do just enough to make you think he is helping you but in the end it all comes falling down. This is the exact plan of Devil for everyone. Everything this shadow is telling him is “come follow me and I will make you great!” At the same time he is screaming out for God to prove he is there, so he will not fall into the devils trap. I believe this song is about the devil vs.God.

Shawn from ConnecticutLet me go at this from a simpler point of view.

The promises of freedom from one is the lie that traps you in the other. It's not surprising that many find disappointment in one and return to the other.

Angela Eagle from EdmontonI've noticed many addicts give of one addiction for another, such as diving head first into religion.

John Michael Evony from BostonAwesome song.

Maybe that is ill advised a place to stay a good song.

Kateri from MinneapolisA pretense that is not abusive and if so abusive neglect is justifiable.

Sober was titled "burn about out" later renamed "sober".

Natalia from UsaSober was written by Maynard in 86 or 87, long before he was in tool.

Then tool took the song and renamed it sober. Tool heard slip of the tongue play "trust at a Kariotahi beach gig. Slip of the tongue and tool spend time together when tool were touring New Zealand in the early 90's.

AnonymousSober was written "Slip of the Tongue" an eighties Auckland pub band, Tool were friends with slip of the tongues bass player who was always loaded.

He is referring to when the addiction takes hold and no amount of reasoning or rational thinking can get between an addict and their drug of choice. The song ends with Keenan repeating the lyric, "I want what I want".

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The drug will get under your skin and "find the center in you", then build you up just enough to bring you down. He goes on to give the drug a voice, calling itself "a worthless liar" and an "imbecile". This is the back-and-forth internal struggle he has with the elation of being high and the deep regret over his ruined life from the addiction.

Keenan whines that he wants to be under the influence, and almost in the same breath, that he wants to start over. The lead singer, Maynard James Keenan, refers to the addiction as a "stalking butler" to indicate that the drugs are always a constant presence just waiting for you to reach out for their help to maintain your high or relieve some pain. The drugs make you lie and view the world through paranoid eyes. The first verse describes the creeping, uncomfortable urges that follow an addict through his daily life. The song is about addiction and drug abuse.

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This song is the second single from the band's first full length album, Undertow, which was released in 2003.