My OperaI Love Lyrics With Deep Meanings
Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:07:28 AM
http://youtu.be/Lm38Ojh61lY
"Forty Six & 2" is one of Tool's most interesting songs, and really sums up the entire theme of the album "Ænima". The song is about growing, changing, and moving toward the next level of human evolution and consciousness. It's deeply rooted in Jungian Theory. Basically, it's believed that there are three levels of human evolution and each has its own form of consciousness.
There's the first level which contains 44 chromosomes. These are essentially primitive people like the Aborigines in Australia who do not perceive anything outside of themselves. They only see one large consciousness with no distinguishment between organisms. (Sorta like the Borg...a collective.)
Then there's the second level which contains 46 chromosomes. That is us. We are a chaotic, disharmonious consciousness that is essentially used as a stepping stone between the first and third levels.
The third level contains 48 chromosomes. (Or 46 & 2, with 2 being the sex chromosomes X & Y). This is the higher level of consciousness - our destination.
This is where the Jungian Theory comes in. It is believed that one cannot reach this third level of evolution without first delving into oneself and basically cleansing one's consciousness in preparation for the next step. This is where the Shadow comes in. The Shadow is basically everything about life that is unseen, we are uncomfortable with, or things we may even hate. This is also known as the Anima. (Hence the name of the CD, Ænima.)
The last portion of the song sums all of this up quite well...
"See my shadow changing,
Stretching up and over me
Soften this old armor
Hoping I can clear the way
By stepping through my shadow,
Coming out the other side
Step into the shadow
Forty six and two are just ahead of me"
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Charles SchlossChas4 # Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:31:14 AM
KarenNerak # Sunday, October 30, 2011 5:01:31 AM
Mad Scientistqlue # Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:34:09 AM
KarenNerak # Sunday, October 30, 2011 7:39:50 AM
Mad Scientistqlue # Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:02:01 AM
But then I know what you usually listen to.
KarenNerak # Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:14:38 AM
John BallCATMAN42 # Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:11:12 AM
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Dark FurieFurie # Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:47:57 PM
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KarenNerak # Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:00:27 PM
Originally posted by Furie:
Spaggyj # Sunday, October 30, 2011 11:13:04 PM
Annespiritcrow # Monday, October 31, 2011 12:37:08 AM
KarenNerak # Monday, October 31, 2011 1:24:56 AM
Glad you think so, Anne.