Maynard introduced this song at a 1998 concert like this.........."Ever have someone love you so much that they tried to kill you? Like they're sucking you into a hole, and you have to kill them to get away?..........me either"

I've listened to this song thousands of times over the years, and the line "I must persuade you another waaaaaaay" still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. This is Maynards greatest vocal moment in my opinion. Seeing them do this live a few months back was incredible. I've always told people, you don't listen to TOOL, you experience them. 🙂

The buzzing is the flies around the shit. "Push it" on me, "put shit" on me. He plays with the phenetics of these words to just show off. Damn genius.

I seriously tear up at all your reactions. Seeing someone fall in love with and appreciate something you’ve loved for so long is a privilege and thank you for sharing it with us.

the fact you included "Die Eier Von Satan" was awesome it's a great recipe for Turkish Hash Balls

Yep, the version on Salival is outstanding. We've been, we've been trying something A little different this tour We've been looking at one of our songs From a different angle, under a different light So we can hopefully kind of See it almost for the first time We'd like to try that for you tonight, is that okay? We're gonna need your help though We need your help and your permission So we need you to find a comfortable space That's not only comfortable, but vulnerable And to just shut your eyes and go there And we'll meet you on the other side -MJK

It's so satisfying watching people fall in love with Tool...confused and a little horrified..and thoroughly entertained

I can't believe I finally saw this song live this year. Maynard still hits all the notes. Classic! Great reaction.

Hey. This is the best "Push It' reaction I've ever seen. Take a bow.

For me personally this is about an abusive relationship, "the gap" is the relationship the other is forcing on him, "choke this infant before me" the abuser is childish, "who am i to judge or strike you down" i act the same way, "staring down the hole again, hands are on my back again" I'm getting pushed back into the relationship, "it will end no other way" i have to literally hurt you to get out of this relationship. Great reaction brother!

In Jimmy, when he was eleven he left his mother to go live with his father, where he remained through high school. His father was a coach with the school. Maynard wrestled some and ran track. After school he went into the army, imagine that. Oh and in case you didn’t know, he’s big into Brazilian jiu-jitsu. You need to watch the “fan incident” concert footage. Oh his step dad was a bad dude, get from that what you will. He did a great interview with Marc Maron.

In a catalogue of masterpieces, Pushit rises to the top. Definitely one of their most immense and thick, sonic experiences. Its them operating at full range. Seeing this live was otherwordly, that middle section was unbelievably hypnotic. THey're sonic warlocks I tell ya

My favorite song. When I was a teen, it released my anger and it always turned bad days into good days. Something about the way it builds and releases musically allowed me to let go of my emotions.

Dude, first rule of Tool: Not everything is about Maynard's mom.

Wait until you hear Salival version of Pushit 🤯

Rest your trigger on my finger... possibly one of the greatest lines written

I always took the flies buzzing at the beginning to both be the flies over the "Shit" that's being pushed, but also the flies buzzing over a rotting corpse that is the slowly rotting corpse of the toxic relationship that he's talking about.

This song is so under appreciated

Like everyone else said, I recommend listening to the Salival version, even if you don't react to it. It's a version they played live, a couple years after the original/album version came out. Highly recommend.

For abused people that gap is real! The live version gets me every time but I love the studio version! I feel both to my core

Even if you don’t react to it , you should go listen to the live version of push it, because the original is in your head. How they can take a great song and make it even better, crazy.

Tool in my favorite band ever in the cosmos.

I think he’s speaking to himself here. he sees these past things calling him in again and he’s saying ‘don’t tempt me or we’ll both be gone’. This is one of my favorite songs. I feel like all of these past versions of himself get clarity after having his third eye opened; which is why Lateralus is so poignant and speaks on the ways to healing these ‘gaps’.

You've got to listen to their remake of this, it's my face and absolutely amazing!

Thanks for sharing. I don’t always listen to Tool, but when I need it most their music is a healing/coping tool for me to work through different hardships in my life, no other band encompasses that for me. This song is particularly special to me, as well as The Patient, The Grudge & Reflection.

I was working in my hotel room last night and I came across your channel. I watched everyone of your Tool reaction videos and they resonated with me. Been a fan for 30 + years and have seen them 15 times in concert. I love your reactions and am excited for you to hear the Lateralus album, but don’t forget to circle back to Opiate once you get to the end of Fear Inoculum. Love your channel! 🤘🤘

You see how much they've evolved and changed

Brother, you are doing tool reactions right! Pushit is epic!

Ooooh, I've been waiting for you to get to this one! Pushit is such an incredible song

My favorite song of all time. Almost 30 years later and I still scream this song alone in my car and I’m crying by the end.

Thank you,thank you, thank you 🤝 Well said and well done 🙏 We appreciate you & welcome to T👀L 🧘‍♂️

Every song doesn't have to have personal authenticity of the experience they're writing about. Artistic expression is conveying a message and emotions.

You're gonna love Lateralus (the album. . . well and the song lol) Thanks as always for letting me enjoy these songs with new eyes!

This song to me has such a progression of rage to a climax of victory of sorts. Such an intense song on many levels. Great prospective on it's meaning to YOU. Badass as always with Tool 🤘😎👍

"He integrated his shadow..." PERFECT ANALYSIS!!! I have been waiting for you to reach this song - one of my very favorites from Maynard.

What i love about Tool. You can interpret it any way

Yes Maynards humor, its a recipie for deviled eggs in German. And Maynards mother died when he was 11 He is 'jimmy' and has influenced a lot of his works. T00l covers Led Zeppelin 'No Quarter' is like magic so good to see more people jump down the "rabbit hole" that is T00L and the entirty of Maynard Janes Keenans work

I'm soooo jealous of you hearing this for the first time 😆

dude, your excitement is contagious! i absolutely enjoy your reactions.

His who am I to judge or strike you down was a question posed within himself about the decision to off his inner child. Coming to terms with one’s inner child is understated, in my opinion. I had to kill mine once I contemplated the negativity it brought. It’s a tough call to make.

Bro, when you get a chance, listen to the “SALIVAL” version of Pushit, it’s a completely different experience, a total journey!

Saw them play this live a month ago and it was exhilarating . There was a giant mesh net hanging down around the stage during the first few songs as they projected graphics onto it. Then when Pushit was blasting in the climatic finale, the net parted in the middle and peeled back to reveal the band in full clarity. The crowd was going absolute ape shit! You really need to see them live; totally worth the price of the ticket.

As always, thank you for sharing your experience listening to this beautiful song. Is a song about an abusive relationship... something I feel like we can all relate to on some level. So powerful and emotional.

Fantastic reaction !...as always Thanks !

In 96 with a nose full of coke. In the winter in a shed. This song kept me warm and alive

One of my all time favorites.

Been listening to Tool since 93 and listen to them every day. Love all of their albums and all of their songs. Pushit is my fav. The way that song sounds sonically just hits me in the gut every time. Incredible track.

AND NOOO EEEEGGGGS! I`m from Germany and was so surprised when i first hear that song. Sadly till today i never baked after this recipe 😁

The salival live album is definitely worth the listen. I really enjoy your reactions to tool albums. I've been a fan for 20 years and it's awesome to see a 1st impression and you a damn good job expressing how the music effects you. Get ready for lateralus... 🤯

Dier von satan is a chocolate chip cookie recipe yelled at you in German. Don’t ask me the meaning of it because I don’t have any idea either… Pushit is my favorite TOOL song. It references an abusive relationship. And the cycle of domestic violence. The walking on eggshells phase and explosion phase followed by the honeymoon phase where your abuser tried to make you stay. The music even mimics that. Deep stuff.

You've become my favorite reaction channel after seeing your Tool reactions.Every week I can't wait for you to upload.I also can't wait for you to listen to Lateralus.Your mind will get blown

Keep in mind, Maynard often tells stories like he is making a movie etc. It doesn’t necessarily have to be something he has actually been through. Like with PRISON SEX, he described the cycle of the abused sometimes becoming the abuser, but he never once mentions in his AMAZING book about his WHOLE life (U MUST READ IT) that he has been abused in any way. He is just such an amazing story teller that people are left to assume that he has lived through whatever he writes about. Love your MAYNARD reactions by the way. I am here for your whole journey. I fell in love for this man when Undertow first came out. I was lucky enough to see him in some fairly small clubs on the Undertow tour. Love seeing you get excited the way I did when I first heard his voice and read his lyrics.

Love your lyrical analysis! I always thought of it being about an ex...but you made me think it could be about his parents. My simple take on this song is that everyone has a breaking point. We are all patient to a degree and if we are pushed to the point where we snap...then the beast is unleashed and we claw those throats to silence our instigators.

It's impossible to have a favorite Tool song but this is one of my current favorites:) I'm sure everyone told you to listen to the Salival version too. I look forward to that reaction.

I remember when I 1st bought this album in 1996. I was already a big fan but this album just blew my mind. Most of my friends were kinda casual listeners so they mostly liked Stinkfist, Anima, and 46 & 2. I loved those songs too, but Pushit, Eulogy, Jimmy, and Third Eye were "my jams". Great song, I love watching your Tool reactions.

This one is more straight forward and is about a relationship he was in at the time. She is one of the “3 Libras”

Hell yes! One of their best!

Hurts to grow emotionally the same as it hurt to grow physically

Die Eier von Satan Rough english translation: The Eggs of Satan Half a cup of powdered sugar. One quarter teaspoon salt. One knife tip Turkish hash. Half a pound butter. One teaspoon vanilla-sugar. Half a pound flour. 150 g ground nuts. A little real powdered sugar, ... and no eggs. (und keine Eier) Place in a bowl, Add butter, Add the ground nuts, and knead the dough. Form eyeball-size pieces from the dough. Roll in the powdered sugar and say the magic words: "Sim sala bim bamba sala do saladim." Place on a greased baking pan and Bake at 200 degrees for 15 minutes, ...AND NO EGGS Bake at 200 degrees for 15 minutes, ...and no eggs. More of that intent we talked of before. You pretty much got it. The tongue in cheek fun side of the band. Maynard playing around with interpretation by putting a hash cookie recipe to industrial music and German narration, raising the intensity as it's read whipping a crowd into a frenzy. Music like this in the 80's early 90's bent a certain kind of person out of shape. With the whole "satanic panic" you couldn't be a metal fan without running into christian protestors at concerts and record stores or complaining in the news about music they never bothered to try to understand. "Looks evil, sounds evil, must be evil." Glad those days are mostly behind us. The same music they protested is now played over loudspeakers at sporting events, lol. It was pretty frustrating to live through it tho, you were judged evil just for listening. I think they were just playing around with that idea. As far as Pushit goes I think you have great instincts. It's really amazing to me that he can write something that is so very emotional/personal and yet keep it open to so many interpretations. It means many things to many people and that's great. I mostly see it as a toxic relationship with well, anything. Another person, addiction, religion, abuse...yourself. Insert it in this song and it can work. Pretty amazing writing in that. It seems like someone who despises being dependent on the thing that's killing them (literal or not) and is in that downward spiral and becomes desperate to separate themself before it's too late. As I write this I had a thought that it could be Maynard extricating himself from himself...his destructive self. It keeps the theme of the record. It works on so many levels and that's the genius of it. Again he's said different things about it over the years usually right before playing it in concert but those quips are mostly vague as well. He said "have you ever had someone try to drag you into a hole...yeah me neither." And they played the song, lol. I think he likes it vague. Love to see you get into it, great reaction!🤘♥️

I was wondering where you were brother ,. Pushit is one of my favs. ,. Keep my feet on the ground

To me, jimmy has always been a reunion and acceptance of his inner child. Since his inner child was malformed, pushit opening with him choking the infant there before him was his way of dealing with his inner child’s toxicity. idk

They played in STL back in March. I saw them twice on this album tour and they never played it. It was the best surprise of that show.

haha - Die Eier Von Satan is like Disgustipated meets Pink Floyd / In The Flesh...... this is so fun!! that section in Pushit when you feel like your getting slammed around in a plane crash, then it just breaks down into the weightlessness, you looked straight at us, in the eye, and I think I know what's goin on in there :) thought we lost you for a second then in spacedoutlandia.... that was the deepest I have seen you go inside yourself during a Tool song. yeah you felt it mate!! Definitely the most you have moved ( and tranced out ) in a Tool song so far..... now you can feel that whenever you want to :) first time I heard this song was at the gig at London Astoria circa '96, hadn't even heard the album..... the massive wrap around screen at the back of the stage had African tribal people leaping in slow motion through the breakdown, so trippy..... there were also Elephants doin the dirty later on. so............

I tend to think that “Die” is about our misperceptions. The context in which we hear it recalls Nazi Germany, but once you have the rest of the information, it’s innocuous. We do the opposite as well, by not recognizing the malevolence in a situation because the context with incomplete information makes us feel at ease with it. Feel like I’m motormouthing. Great work! Keep it up.

You’ll absolutely love junstin’s bass on the salival version. Absolutely 🤯

I can't wait for you to delve into the Lateralus album!

I'm so excited for this. pushit is wanna my favs

You say it's "buzzy". Remember the intro. Flys buzz. Flys love shit.

Awesome. Glad you liked it

Oh man I couldn’t Wait for you to get to this one!

Finally!!

This song brought me to your channel, but when I realized you were doing the songs in order... 🔥🤘🏽 Subbed for the rest of the journey! 👍🏽😁

Listening to this since 1997 would blast this on my Sony Walkman before football games. Fire.

Man dude! I've watched this a few times and love your reaction Skullz! You are truly one of the only people that has this right.

Top song for me!!! I love it!

I’m enjoying the hell out of you experiencing these for the first time. This is one of my all time fav songs by TOOL. Enjoy the journey.

Danny put maynard in cold rooms and mist after the shows to preserve him to recoop , its all Danny and his ever love for Maynard to protect him👽👁👽

I've watched so many other You Tubers try to break down Tool lyrics, and you my friend are at the top of that list. Your making me look at these albums with a whole different lens, I don't know if it's correct but it sounds legit lol, either way you know your shit. Good job👊

thanks again for another tool reaction. i always loved the way the song transistions near the end and mjk vocals are sick. well done once again skullz.

Just discovered your channel and your reactions to this song and to H. really made me want to share. Even though I love Tool since the 90's, a couple of years ago I somehow rediscovered Pushit and it resonated with me in a different way. Back then I was in a long and abusive relationship with a person who has BPD (borderline personality disorder) and this song just so perfectly encapsulated what that relationship was like. "Rest your trigger on my finger" is such a powerful statement about someone who is uncontrollably and inexplicably violent to people they love. The ending of the song has exceptional significence to me, because it somewhat inspired and pushed me into ending that relationship. Survival mode kicked in because if I didn't back out from it, the violence would just escalate indefinitely, all under the guise of "love". Amazing how we all can interpret songs differently.

I've never wanted to climb through my phone so bad and say "not everything is about his mother!" in my life. Sorry its early and I haven't had my coffee 😅

I love your reaction !!! Love this song can’t wait to watch you go on your journey through the TOOL catalog it’s amazing 🤩🎶💜🙋🏻‍♀️music is life ! 🤘🏽keep going 🌀

Can’t wait to see you react to “Reflection” on Lateralus. I can see your facial expression as the outdo words are sung. It’s gonna blow you away man.

I remember the first time I heard this song I also had trouble figuring out the time signature and you're right, it's because it sounds more complicated than it is; it's mostly in 3/4 and that sinks in once you realize it. Once again, loving these TOOL takes 👊

Love hearing your perspective an thorough breakdown ..you are so awesome thanku so much love and God bless always x

My all-time favorite Tool song right here!!! ❤❤

❤ Loved your reaction👍🏻 #ToolArmy #Spiralout

This song is great and tool fans arent lying when they say the salival version is even better. Its like they saw its further potential and captured it. All 4 members refined their parts to create a masterpiece.

TOOL IS FOREVER 🤘🔥🖤🔥🤘 I got to see TOOL back in January up here in Denver Colorado and when they played this song I may have spit my brew out in amazement so I apologize to the couple in front of me who had no idea what song that was about to be played. Oh do Carry on with more TOOL buddy

"There's no love in fear"- ❤️❤️❤️

I knew you'd dig this one. My favorite. So powerful. Can't wait for Salival.

I love how tool speaks on every level. Internal/external, micro/macro, you'll get out of it what you need. Pushit first spoke to me thinking about an ex, and it was perfect for that situation. The more I got through the tool journey and realised what it is, Pushit made so much sense as a battle between the self and the ego. Like I said you get what you need out of it at the time. Then Pushit live makes you go through it all again from a different perspective.

I love this journey for you! Cannot wait until you get to the next album as i am sure every other fan is! Lateralus...oh boy can't wait.

Your reaction, once again, didn’t disappoint! I had bought this album when it first came out on CD and only listened to the songs from the radio until I was riding in a car up to a mountain in CO to snowboard and I fell asleep while listening and when I woke up, it was the end of this song and I was blown away. I started it over and realized how I had been sleeping on all the other songs without knowing it! Haha, anyway, keep ‘em coming!!

My fav somg ever. I never get sick of it.

I love that you care to search his meanings behind the songs. When I first started listening to them in high-school in the early 90s, we had no way to search lyric meanings. Its so different now and the meanings of songs and how they've changed for me over the years growing and learning , finding out what the hell Maynard was really talking about and the true meaning of his songs,, which some we may never know because even he won't tell lol...keep listening. I LOVE your reactions. Please react to Reflection and crawl away. Love you🥰

The cycles of generational abuse, and how we can learn to fall in love with our pain. It takes everything to change that cycle; the sobering acknowledgment of our faults, and the emotional fuel that must be engaged with to find metamorphosis. The last refrain I feel is aimed inward. Remember the love you have cultivated for yourself, even as the pain of expression (the voice) is torn apart from the effort. THIS is what it takes to heal; a burning of the ships. There is no other way.

Love watching you go through all of this! So many ear-gasms in this song.

The combination of friction and open spaces within the song... So good. This is my favorite on the album, but it can be difficult to get through sometimes. I cannot wait for you to hear/see it live.

FINALLY! I've been waiting for this particular reaction since you started this album. This might be my favorite song by Tool. I'm thrilled you were so hyped by it. Top notch reaction once again