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frosty
04-21-2006, 09:57 AM
Post lyrics to the new album here as you find them or figure them out. Right now all I can find is Vicarious, but I've written down the speech in Lost Keys also.

Here is Vicarious:

Eye on the T.V. 'cause tragedy thrills me.
Whatever flavor it happens to be like..
"Killed by the husband",
"Drowned by the ocean",
"Shot by his own son",
"She used the poison in his tea
and kissed him goodbye".
That's my kinda story.
It's no fun until someone dies.

Don't look at me like I am a monster.
Frown out your one face,
But with the other.
Stare like a junkie into the T.V..
Stare like a zombie,
While the mother holds her child.
Watches him die.
Pleads to the sky crying:
"Why, oh why?"

Cause I need to watch things die... from a distance.
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies.
You all need it too - don't lie.

Why can't we just admit it?
Why can't we just admit?

We won't give pause until the blood is flowing.
Neither the brave nor bold, or writers of stories told.
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing.

I need to watch things die.. from a good safe distance.
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies.
You all feel the same so..

Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down.
Drown on grave and ground.

Part vampire.
Part warrior.
Carnivore and voyeur.
Stare at the transmitter.
Sing to the death rattle.

Lie (4x)

(Background news headline)

Credulous, divest your desire to believe in
Angels in the hearts of men.
Pull your head on out.
Your head believes it give a listen.
Shouldn't have to say it all again.
The universe is hostile,
So impersonal.
Devour to survive, so it is,
So it's always been.

We all feed on tragedy.
It's like blood to a vampire.

Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies.
Much better you than I.


And this is what I have for Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)... I'm assuming that refers to Albert Hofmann, who discovered LSD.


Excuse me, doctor... if you have a moment...

a moment? what's the question?

More of a situation.

A gentleman in exam 3

What's the problem?

That is the problem... we're not sure.

Got the chart?

Right here...

Not much here is there...

No doctor. None if it is physical trauma

Umm... vitals are stable

Name?

No sir.

Did someone drop him off? Maybe we could speak to them...
Let's get some background on this fella.

No ID, nothing. And he won't speak to me.

Well then, let's say hello.

(heavy breathing in background.)

Good morning, I'm Dr. Watson. How are you today?

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

Look son, you're in a safe place.

We want to help you,in whatever way we can,but you need to talk to us.

We can't help you otherwise.

Now what's happened? Tell me everything.


Rosetta Stoned starts off with... "Alright then.... I need you to listen well"

Skull Kid
04-21-2006, 10:43 AM
http://www.metrolyrics.com/album/12493/2092414551/Tool-10,000-Days-lyrics

frosty
04-21-2006, 11:39 AM
Good link, though some of the lyrics are off. Thanks!

frosty
04-22-2006, 06:53 PM
I've tried slowing the song down in cool edit, and it's still hard as hell to decipher.
These are the (so far) lyrics to Rosetta Stoned:


Alrighty then, picture this if you will.

Began at 2 AM, and after eating an entire box of Krispy Kremes, at my need to know post just outside Area 51 contemplating the multitudes of people, thinking, when a flaming, stealth banana split the sky, like, wide open. I never expected to see it in a place like this. I do believe I spilled a diamond sundae or something right on my Birkenstocks.

Holy fucking shit! (x4)

Then the X-Files beings in some kind of blue green jet ship ??? that started to reek ??? when I heard about my bug eyes, my gaping jaw, and my steady lower and upper lip, and all I could think was, “I hope you don’t get your ??? on my fuckin’ pants!”

So alive in this way
Like an apparition
He had me crying out
Fuck me
It’s gotta be
Dead head
Chemistry
The bottom got on top of me
Got me seein' E-motherfuckin'-T

And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning, E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose. He said, "You are the Chosen One, the One who will deliver the message, a message of hope to those who choose to hear it and a warning to those who do not." Me. The Chosen One. They chose me, and I didn't graduate from fuckin' high school.

You'd better...
You'd better...
You'd better...
You'd better listen.

Then he looked right through me
With somniferous almond eyes
Don’t even know what that means
Must remember to write it down
This is so real
Like the time they floated away
See, my heart is pounding
’Cause this shit never happens to me

I can’t breathe right now!

It was so real
Like I woke up in wonderland
It was so terrifying
I don’t wanna be all alone
When I tell this story
And can anyone tell me why
All of a sudden the peanuts dance?
Will I ever be coming down?
This is so real
Finally, it’s my lucky day
See, my heart is racing
’Cause this shit never happens to me

I can’t breathe right now!

You believe me, don’t you?
Please, believe what I just said!
See them telling children
And this wasn’t all in my head
See, they took me by the hand
And they invited me right in
Then they showed me something
I don’t even know where to begin

Strapped down on my bed
Feet cold, eyes red
I’m out of my head
Am I alive? Am I dead?
Can’t remember what they said
God damn, shit the bed

High

Overwhelmed as one would be, placed in my position
Such a heavy burden now to be the One
Forced to bear and read you all the details of our ending
To write it down for all the world to see
But I forgot my pen
Shit the bed again...
Typical

Strapped down on my bed
Feet cold and eyes red
I’m out of my head
Am I alive? Am I dead?
Sunkist and Sudafed
Gyroscopes and infrared
Won’t help, braindead
Can’t remember what they said
God damn, shit the bed

I can’t remember what they said to me
Can’t remember what they said to make me out to be a hero
Can’t remember what it said
(God help me!)
Can’t remember what it said

Don’t know, won’t know (x12)

God damn, shit the bed!