TooL happens to be one of my favorite bands. Quite a while back, they put out an album called Lateralus. The title track follows the Fibonacci sequence of numbers, which I find very interesting. So I figured, if there are any TooL fans here who have not heard about this, then check out the link below to a video explanation. I think you'll find it fascinating.
This is the general breakdown of the song:
Here is the YouTube video which explains it as the song plays.
Tell me if you know of any other equally interesting TooL songs and their hidden meanings.
This is the general breakdown of the song:
| Wikipedia wrote: |
| Counting between pauses, the syllables in Maynard James Keenan's vocals during the verses form the first few Fibonacci numbers, ascending and descending:[1][2]
[1] Black, [1] then, [2] white are, [3] all I see, [5] in my infancy, [8] red and yellow then came to be, [5] reaching out to me, [3] lets me see. [2] There is, [1] so, [1] much, [2] more and [3] beckons me, [5] to look through to these, [8] infinite possibilities. [13] As below so above and beyond I imagine, [8] drawn outside the lines of reason. [5] Push the envelope. [3] Watch it bend. The Fibonacci sequence shares a relationship with spirals, which are mentioned several times later in the lyrics. Additionally, Keenan begins singing at 1:37 into the song. 1 minute 37 seconds, or 97 seconds, is approximately 1.618 of a full minute. This happens to be the golden ratio, which is closely related to the Fibonacci sequence. The time signatures of the chorus change from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8; as drummer Danny Carey says, "It was originally titled 9-8-7. For the time signatures. Then it turned out that 987 was the 17th number of the Fibonacci sequence. So that was cool." |
Here is the YouTube video which explains it as the song plays.
Tell me if you know of any other equally interesting TooL songs and their hidden meanings.
