"Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion..." is one of my favorite lines in any song. Thanks as always for posting.

My God, I've been hearing this song for twenty years but never really paid that close attention to the lyrics as a whole body. It perfectly sums up the current state of my marriage but gives me...hope. There is so much wisdom in the entire Lateralus album.

The look on sori's face when the main bass riff starts..... Hahaha priceless.

The sound in mantra is the sound that Maynard's Siamese cat made while he was squeezing it. He recorded the sound and slowed it down. He said this in an interview with a Japanese journalist. He said that was a special Easter egg just for the Japanese fans.

The act of communication is a process of constant learning and growing... the more we try to do it the more we learn from each other about each other and we become closer as a unit... either as a couple, a group or a village, it’s the foundation of all relationships. The less we try the further we fall from the stability of truth and happiness. Much love!!

All this tool. You guys rock. Keep it up

imo Tool does not have one bad song. Maynard not only reaches so many levels with his lyrics and voice, perfectly complimenting the music touching so well those infinite inner folds of consciousness.

Tool's music is a teacher, a leader, a guide and so much more. They can put you to sleep and wake you up 12 times in 1 song, I'd imagine. Props to the band, cos all the instrumental tracks are done before Maynard hears or adds vocals.

My only objetive related to love is to find someone who one day will look at me the same way Sori look to Vin jamming at 7:32 . By that I understand that I will have done the right choice.

Vin it is funny that you mention Carl Jung he is a big influence on the Aenima album

First Parabola and now Schism... This is so dope!

Theres so much TOOL this weekend, we might need a shed to store it in.

You both have beautiful minds and souls. Thank you for sharing a peice of your spirit with us. Blessings 🖤

Vin- I love how you interpret this piece of Art. The great thing about TOOL is that they are just that--- a TOOL-- to start a conversation, to look around and within. Subscribed!

All time favorite TOOL SONG. THANK You for the Tool Journey this week. Keep it up. Your above & Beyond all Review Channels. Love Ya.😜

And hey, talk about how four guys can make this sound. Without any problems. Put those guys on a stage right now, they could do this no problem.

You guys really bring this shit home. Keep getting on. Thanks.

I've only been waiting for this all day after you went out of order and posted parabol. THANK YOU!

You guys are so great at being relatable. Never seen anything like this on KZfaq. I wish I could be as relatable as you when listening to Tool. Love your videos!

Thank you so much for this guys! I am so beyond excited for the new Tool album and this is just building that hype so hard.

I'm just in, and I know I will watch this at least ten times. Thanks, foolz.

And this level of deepness is exactly why I'm such of fan of you two!❤️

Great talk on communication. Besides that i want to mention how impressed i am with how hard the two of you work. I dont know where yall get the time or energy. Ive been in such a funk for so long and can barely accomplish the simplest tasks or even leave the house at times. I have to say that recently just seeing your motivation has pushed me to get up off my ass and start dealing with the things ive neglected for so long. I dont even know what provoked me to click on the first vid i watched because normally i have avoided anything to do with religion. Anyway, totally diggin the Lateralus project, cant wait for the Floyd project.

Again, it's so great how you keep the song in the background.

Love listening to you dissecting, bickering and communicating...

60 percent of communication is non verbal. When you're only using 40 percent of communication your odds of miscommunicating are so high. Theres some math right there

Great video you guys the audio quality is phenomenal i could really hear Danny workin that high-hat thanks for all the hard work

I totally agree with what you said about communication & Love the way you two don't just do a reaction like other KZfaqrs do but discuss the meaning & Lyrics to the song your reacting to & discuss how it fits to your lives & life in general. You got a new subscriber. Keep up the great work Vin & Sori.

Thank you so much for the uplifting messaging and tying faith into the message. I really have been out of touch with God for awhile and it was very refreshing to stumble upon two people analyzing a song I love and being a vessel to spread God's message. I really needed that reassurance that God is still spreading His good news

You guys will adore Right in Two

Wow incredible discussion. I love you guys keep it up!

One of the beautiful things about music is how it affects us in so many ways, the way it helps us look inward if you let it is incredible.

This is so fantastic for you guys to do this for us. Warts and all, we love you guys.

Tremendous breakdown guys. Good job

I'm pretty sure that the 'moaning' in Mantra is a slowed down recording of Maynard squeezing his cat, PuppyCat

One of the best tool songs! Keep up the good job guys!

My favorite song by Tool.

Ok. Just muted the tv. Gunna go in again. Thanks, foolz for making this must watch over again. So interesting.

I love that main bass line riff through out this song since day one! Still sounds great!!

I saw this record live. It was a killer show!

I can't find a single source that pronounces "Schism" like that.

I was re-listening to your take on the grudge, when this came up and I just got in. Kismet.

WOOHOO!! I took a nap, but when I woke up I saw this...its like a dream come true!

Awesome review.

Best TOOL song ever

Damn, that was a really great discussion. The part about how avoiding conflict is seen to be virtuous while those willing to have a discussion are often seen in a disagreeable light really struck me. Makes me think about whether I’ve been handling the conflicts in my life appropriately. I’m not entirely sure if I have been handling them properly. My appreciation for this song just went up.

Love your channel

Thanks for introducing me to Tool. It's different and original. We can never have too much innovative music.

This is why you seem to have such a great relationship. Your synergy is off the charts. You both live to communicate, and to you share common goals. It's rare. I deal with broken communication with constant judgement as to what the sender's negative bias is toward me. Therefore, operate on a level of defensive response and quick quips to avoid conflict. The exacting opposite of edifying communication. Rarely do people take criticism without resentment. I know the pieces fit! But time has clouded the path to understanding each other. Clarity is fleeting, a misnomer and effect of brokenness. Reaching for the brass ring that does not want to be found.

Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust, Drama for Life and Choice Millionaire Machine Head - A Farewell to Arms, Descend the Shades of Night and Imperium Linkin Park - Given Up

You are both great ......

Another superb review. And man do you guys get it. So refreshing to hear fellow humans understand that without conflict, then COMMUNICATION, there is no growth. One of my fav quotes from Maynard: In general art is that release caused by the friction of life. That is the way I approach music. I look around and see how things are in harmony and look to the things that are out of balance and try to tell that story. I am drawn to the friction. A violin is a piece of wood that has been manipulated out of its natural shape and twisted and bent and dried and you take the strings and stretch them across very tense very stressful and then you take a bow that is very straight and tight and you drag it across with the friction and the resulting sound that release is the art that is the story.

I love everything about this conversation. the world needs better communication

i love this!

The video for this masterpiece is a masterpiece of its own! It is really worth watching it! ❤

I think this song is more spiritual than that, like talking about the "lost" divine spark within ourselves, a lack of communication between the higher and lower Self. Only by squaring the circle (common expression in esoteric lore) we can reestablish that lost divine communication. You guys should watch its official video though, people think it is just a bunch of aleatory weird things but it really shows in a surrealistic way the paralyzation and the uniting of the micro with macrocosm.

She looks gorgeous with her hair that way😍

Damn. Ya'll are open af. Good for you.

I'm sure I'm not the 1st to say it but the schism is the time signatures that are all over the place it's it's beauty and chaos

So, I'm like a child. I just now settled down enough to watch it through, without acting out. Cheers.

I love that you love Tool.

Watching this for the-who-knows- how-many timeth, and I saw Sori on the shirts wearing a mask. Then I began laughing when I realized it was made in 2018. It was like she could see the future…

love listening to people analyze TOOl. they have a great amount of songwriting ability.

I love you guys.

I had to pause this so I could immediately comment. Watching Sparky and listening to that opening is really freaky LOL

Thank you!!!!

I love that the discussion is eight times longer than the song. Apropos.

Yes It's Me Again! Still waiting for THIRD EYE! HOWEVER!! This message specifically for VIN! YOU ARE AWESOME. Your knowledge of the world AND your philosophical perspective blows me away! Don't always agree with you BUT that's OK! Your intellectual and spiritual perspective is something that most folks in today's society lacks!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!

What a song. As a non believer, it's cool hearing your prospective on things. Most of the conclusions you guys come to, I get to the same place but in a different way. You guys are OK in my "book". Love the channel. More tool. Vicarious is a good one

Seen Tool at a music festival one year and the crowd set fires on the lawn. Three big ones were set, people were burning anything they could find and dancing around them. The biggest one Security couldn't get to, do to the circle pit..🐜

Wow first time I saw my man Vin grooving and saw the wheels turning in Soris head😂 great breakdown. The Tea Party-Psychopomp😉😉 you promised😒😁

As a bass player, this track makes me very happy. I have to be honest, I listened to Tool for years and rarely went into depth with the lyrics, because the rhythm section is so great. It's been interesting to actually hearken to what Maynard is talking about. Often, it isn't what I thought it was.

Actually... Schism is originally from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhisma), so "skism" is the preferred pronounciation, even if both pronounciations are allowed in English (due to the word coming to English through Old French butchered "cisme").

"Juxtaposition" has no good or bad inference. It is a condition where two lines (parallel or not) cross at one point or several (as in a wave) Yes. Lines running parallel can cross. Also, obviously, two opposing parabolas can find themselves meeting at an aperture. "Lateralus" is quite the dive into the mathematical thinking behind human interaction.

Great reaction you guys! When you are done could you do a post breakdown over view of the album as a whole and what you think now that you've been able to do both the experiential and conscience reviews? Also, there is a great book called "Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" that says the most indicative element that longevity in a relationship is possible is how the couple argues. It really helped me realize a few things about myself and how I argue.

After having memorized lyrice to entire albums of this band, it never even occured to me that conversations like this actually took place

communication was always important to me because of my dad. all while growing up, since i can remember (3/4 years old), he would always tell me that the ability to accurately communicate or portray my thoughts or how i feel is one of the most important abilities i will ever have in life. he would always say, how can you expect someone else to understand what you mean, if you cant explain yourself?

Schism=1.a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. 2.the formal separation of a church into two churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences.

There was like a three year period where practically every time I watched David Letterman, they’d come back from a commercial break with Paul and the band playing this. This was a by far their most mainstream penetrating song.

All I have to say is Thank You 🖤

Best Tool song ever.

YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR NEEDS NEW BATTERIES

"The Doomed" from A Perfect Circle!!🙏🙏🙏 Debate that shit lol

Your hand motions were so off dude. Haha. Love the song and you guys

A juxtaposition is a combination/overlay. So the line "pure intentions juxtaposed..." refers to the beginning of a relationship. The two partners have pure intentions in going forward with their relationship but as the relationship progresses, it begins to "disintergrate" as communication starts to break down.

my first tool song

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy we in here

This sht is great. Lets hope their is never cold silence between you for a really hurtfull time.

Another example of how good Maynard is as a writer.

Intention is everything

Reign of darkness- Thy art is murder (music video) Land of snow and sorrow- Wintersun Carbon phrases- Alkaloid Crushed- Parkway Drive I'm gonna spam this on every video

What's awesome is that Maynard wrote these lyrics in regards to the bank try to write this album due to the legal battles with thier label, and all the time it took. Maynard also started A Perfect Circle while waiting for the legal battles to end due to his inability to wait. He had so much creativity he couldn't sit by and wait to let it out. I love y'all's videos, you two do great together!! Thank you for all your videos 😀

tool - pushit. gotta be done, absolutely epic song, favourite out of a ton of great tracks of theirs

Even though im against all this tool weekend deal i do love this song always have. Used to play it on repeat a lot back in the day

I think of the tower of babel every time I hear this song

Oh man this song keep makes me cry over and over .with love from iran

I saw someone else mention this, but you guys really need to watch the movie Arrival. The whole movie is about communication, and figuring out how to communicate with something we don't understand. It is beautiful in so many ways. Also done by who I think is one of the greatest directors alive today. He has not done a bad film. His last was Blade Runner 2049.

I think pure intention juxtapose is sometimes a scenario where neither person is necessarily wrong, and it's up to both people involved to communicate, and collaborate by trying to see the other's point of view in a way that maybe makes sense for that particular person, and agree to disagree, but understand that everybody is different, and you can work towards a productive understanding rather than shutting each other out and end up making no positive progress. Whoa, I started out with a simple idea and meant to make it sound much more straightforward!

Guys I truly enjoyed and glad you reacted to Wintersun, one of most underrated bands in metal scene. please try “Sadness and Hate” and “Time” by Wintersun, two of my favorite songs!

Hey Vin and Sori, y'all need to react to some Sabaton. I think y'all will like them. They are power metal, which is an amazing genre of music. A great first song by them would be The Final Solution, Panzerkampf, or The Last Stand (which is about the Swiss Guard that allowed to Pope to escape when mercenaries attacked the Vaticanin 1527, the mercenaries are numbered to be about 20000 strong against some militia and 189 Swiss Guardsmen, they held and died on the steps of the Vatican). Their songs are based on historical battles and people, mainly from World War II.