This song took on a whole different meaning to me after I lived through a co-dependent relationship with a girl with borderline personality disorder. There’s this weird dynamic where you want to do everything you can to protect the other from pain and so you don’t want to harm them by acknowledging the pain they are inflicting. When you don’t acknowledge it you find yourself becoming distant and resentful. You get the idea that you can endure it long enough for them to heal and you don’t believe they harm you intentionally. But your permitting it is inflicting damage on them as well. The realization that you are as responsible for the abuse as they are is really challenging. You realize that you are choking this beautiful and pure thing that you love by denying it has failed. Think about the lyrics. Place your trigger on my finger. Basically saying we are cooperating in destroying ourselves. Choking this infant here before me. That’s when you find yourself lashing out in self preservation and feel extreme guilt in harming the other person that you still see as pure and innocent. The whole claw your throat out line really hits me because it’s exactly how I experienced it. I didn’t want to hurt her by leaving and I knew it would be deeply painful because she would never end the relationship and the dynamic would never improve. We would always be hurting each other long term. In the end the only way she left was the most painful “hateful” way. I didn’t want to do it but I had to be “cruel” for us each to heal and become well. It killed me inside but as they said there’s no love in fear. Pushit is a perfect name because they fear you will leave them and they try to get proof that you won’t by doing terrible things to scare you off. They push you away. They view the exchange, the argument, the reconciliation as proof of love. The lyrics line up so perfectly. “I saw the gap again today” is the realization that they aren’t truly close, there’s a fissure. She begs him to stay and he’s struggling to push her and himself apart for both of there Health.

Lyrical correction: He doesn't say "Push it in me, pushit on me". He says "but you didn't need to pushit on me". Pretty significant difference in meaning lol.

My favourite part of this song is when they did this song live in 1997 and a stranger decided to climb up on stage and Maynard not knowing how to react he decides through him down and put him in a chokehold, while maynard still continues to sing and do his screams simultaneously. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrlkZNKk2ZbUfWw.html

Here supporting the Aenima album review and break downs! Can't wait to watch each one!

I'm honestly REALLY looking forward to you guys doing Lost Keys & Rosetta Stoned!!! (The two play into each other similarly to Parabol & Parabola) 😊 You guys would get the biggest kick out of it omg please

"If when I say I might fade like a sigh if I stayed." That is an incredible powerful lyric that resonates in so many souls.

You guys - wonderful to watch. Rewinding over your reactions, remind me of how I used to utterly lose it back in the day, listening to this. Please keep them coming - you guys are great!

I come for the tool reviews. Keep it up. Also I distinctly remember you listened to this song already

Novembers Doom - Autumn Reflection 6 months over 370

Reaction Tool - vicarious

This is easily one of the best songs ever written.

A Perfect Circle - *THE NOOSE*

Double-nailed it. Opiate live-listen someday? You'll hear Maynard at his angriest and it's under 30 minutes.

It was Funny watching you break this song down a second time.... I watched those two reactions back to back

Your insights are great 👍👍👍

Love your channel

Great song and always good to hear this track and anything from Aenima! Also, I am a fan of Sori and her choker! MORE TOOL!

I've noticed ever since you two started listening to Tool you're spirituality has grown drastically God bless tool!!!!!!@!!

Favorite Song. Not just tool, in general. Been waiting for you guys to get here, even though you listened to the salival version, that one doesnt have that grimy guitar in the middle of the instrumentals while Maynard is dropping the one liners to start it and then it just comes through full force. one of my favorite interludes that comes back hard with Maynards voice so clean in those high notes. 9 months now I dont know what to complain about, but am still happy. Finish the album and I will start pushing for undertow.

Amazing song!

New tool will be great.... hope I live long enough to hear it

Tool drummer Danny Carey has revealed when the new Tool album will come out, i saw the video of him today saying in April hope its true.🎸

"Is he talking about himself or the other person?" answer; yes! It's about the relationship between his lower and higher being, and the ego trapped in the middle. Third Eye follows along the same theme, but at a different point in the spiritual journey. I'm glad you mentioned Peterson, I have reservations regarding his political opinions, but he has done some good talks on the same Jungian ideas of the shadow self, and of descending the Abyss (the gap) and confronting the Beast, that inspire this song. Peterson even describes the relationship we have with our demons as being like toxic worldly relationships..

Sori, Orion has brought you a very beautiful glow today. Yeah when this started I remembered that you had done the Salival version before. Great review as usual and still looking forward to Aenima review which does reference Ron L Hubbard. Have a great day and I hope your return trip home was good.

The lyrics are wrong in the video y'all had.

VICARIOUS

Opiate

I love watching first reactions to TooL songs. But once you heard your first TooL song and you we’re like oh snap this is shizznit. 😆 wasn’t it impossible not to hear the rest of that album

Man, this song... #Relationshipgoals

It would be cool to see your reaction to Evergrey-When the Walls go Down...thanks,u both are awesome!

She is beautiful😍 and tool again

For all the people saying they are tired of all the tool reactions on this channel i got 3 things for ya 1 this is their channel not yours 2 they just did a album reaction so they breaking thing from the channel And 3 ITS FUCKING TOOL HOW DO YOU NOT LOVE THEM

Yay! I know the breakdown of the lyrics is so important but I often think "they didn't mention the music!" The whole band is so amazing!

My favorite tool song

NEW TOOL IN APRIL! (Unless Danny is wrong/joking)

this song moves me

GWAR!!!

Check out puscifer the humbling river, Maynard's other band. Beautiful song

Vin and Sori have already listened to the live version of this from Salival..

I actually think this song may also be about sexual abuse.

Vin and Sori, all Tool all the time. Unofficial Tool reaction channel.

Neil Periet, Rush drummer, was a big fan of Danys, what a huge compliment

The beginning of this song, with the orchestral bee type sounds. Like a Hornet's nest being stirred up. Overlooked element. The studio version of this song is vastly different than the Salival live versions. Almost like two completely different songs. The live version has a completely different beginning. Has tabla drums implemented and then slowly builds up to the studio version at the end.

TesseracT - Exile I know you guys and your viewers will love it.

Hey awesome. My fav tool song...It's said like Ah Ni Ma (aenima). It means both a male can have female counterparts & vice versa. Keep the vids coming

Hey guys I love your shit, and this album review has been awesome. I just subscribed to your patreon account and I don't mind because your REM reviews were cool . But While Tool was cool I think an album re action / review of Pearl Jam's 3rd album "Vitalogy" Might just blow your minds

The best song ever.

Bury me in smoke please I've requested alot🙄

Yall didnt do Ions or Third Eye by Tool??

THE OFFSPRING - YOU'RE GONNA GO FAR KID

Lost Keys - Rosetta Stoned would be very interesting. I love that song.

just found this channel. tool is my favorite band. sounds like vin was in a relationship with a narcisist in the past. if you want to talk about now you got through it, it might help people out

Check out the version of this song from Salival. It's a great live re-imagining.

See people are saying to much TOOL..... there can never be too much Tool...they, musically and lyrically speaking are one of the greatest bands ever!!

Moonspell - Night Eternal

This song is clearly about jujitsu, think about it every line basically relates to rolling with someone, basically "trying to kill" them but at then afterwards resuming friendship (still love me). "Bang my head upon the faultline" = the little gap between mats. "slipping back into the gap again" = getting past someone's guard. "put me somewhere i dont wanna be" = opponent turning the tables on you and now you're on defensive. "minimize my movement anyway / i must persuade you another way" = basically the thought process during a match. Essentially every line can relate to jujitsu if you look at it, also iirc Maynard practices jujitsu so yeah.

Best song on the album

"Choke this infant here before me. What is this but my reflection? Who am i to judge or strike u down?" I believe he is saying she is acting like an infant but perhaps he is as well.

…The drums!!!

Danny, master of polyrhythms

Helloween ☆ Keeper of the seven keys 🎃👌🏻🤘🏻

Yeah, Misfortune Cookies would be nice : D Cool drum mix in this one and yeah Vin, that bass is nasty! Do check the bass tone on Atheist's album Elements, with Frank Zappa's sound engineer. Sori, when you headbang, your hair's supposed to move up and down too : D : D

Good morning

Danny Carey is everywhere, many of tool songs start with Danny doing the drums and the rest of the band follows him, the way he plays is called polyrithmic, he does 2 rythms or 3 rithms at the same time.

You guys should react to the band He is Legend! They are so underrated, but have truly been one of best rock bands for the last 15 years! I'd start with the song stranger danger

Did you write "first time listen" because you *did* listen to it before? ;)

I think you guys will really like "Stars Are Projectors" by Modest Mouse.

Didn't they do this song but the salival version? Btw the salival version is far superior IMO.

Crowded House, Dont Dream Its Over!! You need to do it . Very important song that musicians like Mic Fleetwood and Dave Mustaine have spoke about and love. Crowded House Dont Dream Its Over!!

You guys need to listen to Tool - Pushit (Salival) Live version. Amazing

SO, DOMINANCE, HUH? YEP!

When are you gonna re-listen to Iron Maiden Fear Of The Dark-LIVE..?

You should listen to "Prison Sex" by Tool It's a disturbingly sad song but a great one

Vin/Sori not sure if you will read this but I know how much Vin loves KoRn and Jonathan Davis loves Pink Floyd. They did an AMAZING rendition of Another Brick in the Wall Parts 1,2,3 and Goodbye Cruel World. They did a studio and live. I think it would be a perfect combo vid for you guys. Consider it.

Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade All in favour of an Old School Death Metal week say aye

3:19 god bless, Sori!

Old school Tool...The only way to go. Allman Brothers-Soulshine

FYI. The Album is pronounced, "Ah-ni-muh"

Jinjer - Who Is Gonna Be The One (live)

I don’t know what this song is about, I didn’t write it. But I love it.

Can you do machine head imperium ? Its a very intense song both musically and lyrically Or the blood the sweat the tears (simpler song but very pleasing to listen to, promise ;p)

Vin doing a decent job at hiding his annoyance for the named gadgets in this one. 😉

Septicflesh-the vampire from Nazareth please

Many songs on this record and Undertow (This song being one of them) are about the horrible sexual abuse Maynard endured as a child. He has talked about it many times in the past...

Danny Carey has odd time signatures, like superman behind the kit.

please listen to billy talent (for example White Sparrows) they´re really underrated

I always hear "You still love me cause you didn't mean to shit on me".

Please do react on 'push it' salival live version that's a real treat 😎

you guys should check out The Contortionist sometime!

I always thought he said why shit on me

Would dig an Undertow review. Hell- all their albums tbh.

Second Time listen. Do you remember you listened to the whole Aenima album? ok you forgot, but you did.

Waiting for Aenema and Third Eye then...

Its a love song damn it LOL

guys react to sold soul - harrowing his calls to the void finally a good deathcore song after a long time

What about JIMMY?

Youre talking about syncopations (2 things in different times at once). Polyrhythms are rhythms that dont sound like the time theyre actually in kinda. Meshuggah songs are mostly all 4/4 for example but they never sound like it, thats polyrhythm

Tool is so cool, I heard someone said Tool is like the Pink Floyd of our times

The Piper Never Dies - Edguy

Man...A good 0' Chili Dog...full w/ meaty chili & cheese..onion..would go good ...listening to this song.......