Album: Fear Inoculum (2019)

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• Long in tooth and soul
  Longing for another win
  Lurch into the fray
  Weapon out and belly in
  
  Warrior struggling
  To remain consequential
  Bellow aloud
  Bold and proud
  Of where I've been
  But here I am
  
  Beating chest and drums
  Beating tired bones again
  Age-old battle, mine
  Weapon out and belly in
  
  Tales told of battles won
  Of things we've done
  Caligula would grin
  
  Beating tired bones
  Tripping through remember when
  Once invincible
  Now the armor's wearing thin
  Heavy shield down
  
  Warrior struggling
  To remain relevant
  Warrior struggling
  To remain consequential
  Cry aloud
  Bold and proud
  Of where I've been
  But here I am
  Where I end
  
  Warrior struggling
  To remain relevant
  Warrior struggling
  To remain consequential
  
  Tears in my eyes
  Chasing Ponce de Leon's phantom
  So filled with hope
  I can taste mythical fountains
  False hope, perhaps
  But the truth never got in my way
  Before now, feel the sting
  Feeling time bearing down
  
  Tears in my eyes
  Chasing Ponce de Leon's phantom
  So filled with hope
  I can taste mythical fountains
  False hope, perhaps
  But the truth never got in my way
  Before now, feel the sting
  Feeling time bearing down
  
  False hope, perhaps
  But the truth never got in my way
  Before now, feel the sting
  Feeling time bearing down
  
  Bearing down Writer/s: Adam Jones, Daniel Carey, Justin Gunner Chancellor, Maynard James Keenan
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

• Bluecheese from New OrleansI can’t help but think of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae when listening to this song. Many of whom were themselves “long in the tooth”
• Left High Kick from Middle Class AmericaI heard this song for the first time in about 12 months and it brought me back to a time about six or seven years ago. I was with someone that made a big imprint on my life.
  
  She told me “ i’m not sure what the future holds but I know one thing, I will never be the same again.”
  
  I started tearing up when I thought of our times together and how I kept a lot of things inside, I wanted to share them with her.
  
  Ed Sloan says:
  
  “ now I’m waking up, I finally had enough of this wreck of a life...
  Just when I thought I was invincible, you come and happen to me.”
  
  We have a long story together, too long for this post. I felt different around her. I never had anyone talk to me the way she did ( in a good way ). I used to look at her like something special, because she was something special. She was a lotus. Even when things are not so great, she signs the brightest.
  
  Things didn’t end well, and she wasn’t getting what she wanted, ie the relationship wasn’t going in the direction she wanted and I feel bad about that. I had no right to make a unilateral decision like that but I blew up on her anyway.
  
  I guess I was afraid of certain things, afraid of going all the way in - and now I get to pay a heavy price for it.
  
  When I was with her I felt alive, I felt invincible, and I felt good. Sometimes I want to reach out and talk to her, but if I did, I would feel out of line or inappropriate. I have to hold back because, how does she feel? Probably like I am cutting an open wound if I did.
  
  I’m glad she doesn’t see me now because during the pandemic things have gotten worse, not better. And I’ve gotten worse.
  
  She was right. “Never to be the same again.”
  
  She was right about a lot of things.
  
  And that's why she is imprinted on my soul.
  And she's better off I guess.
  At least I had her in my life, when things were better.
  
  She was unique and I never met anyone like her. That’s why I called her my goddess.
• Cd from CanadaJust discovered that the main riff sounds a lot like "Frame by Frame" by King Crimson
• Ryan from Orlando FlThis track is just an absolute amazing piece of musical art. Thank you for the breakdown
• Ted from AlaskaIt’s about an aging warrior refusing to give up the fight even when he’s past his prime, believing he is invincible for taking on many enemies over the years without ever giving up.
• XlesnarThis is By Far my Fav Tool song of all their albums

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