MUSIC MONDAY #3 | Sober — Tool

Happy Monday, everyone! And happy holidays — I know both Christmas and the start of Kwanza were this past weekend, and other holidays have been going on the past few weeks. I hope that the holidays are kind to you, however you decide to celebrate them (or not)!

Since it’s another start of the week, I figured I would do another Music Monday. The creator of Music Monday is a weekly post created by The Tattooed Book Geek where you share post about a song you enjoy.

This week’s song is…

✨ Sober by TOOL ✨

There’s a shadow just behind me,
Shrouding every step I take,
Making every promise empty,
Pointing every finger at me.
Waiting like a stalking butler
Who upon the finger rests.
Murder now the path of “must we”
Just because the son has come.

Jesus, won’t you fucking whistle
Something but the past is done?
Jesus, won’t you fucking whistle
Something but the past is done?

Why can’t we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can’t we drink forever?
I just want to start this over.

I am just a worthless liar.
I am just an imbecile.
I will only complicate you.
Trust in me and fall as well.
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave,
I will work to elevate you
Just enough to bring you down.

Mother Mary, won’t you whisper
Something but the past is done?
Mother Mary, won’t you whisper
Something but the past is done?

Why can’t we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can’t we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over.

I am just a worthless liar.
I am just an imbecile.
I will only complicate you.
Trust in me and fall as well.
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave,
Trust me [5x]

Why can’t we not be sober?
I just want to start things over.
Why can’t we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over.

I want what I want [4x]

I like this song for a few reasons, the first being that it’s my fiancé’s favorite song. I remember when we first started dating and he played it for me in the car after we dropped his brother off for a hiking thing or something, and I just really liked watching him listen to a song he loved.

The other reason is what actually got me thinking about the meaning of Sober as a song was when I watched this reaction video of a vocal coach/opera singer watching a live recording of it being performed. I loved seeing her reactions and analysis of the song and how it was performed. This video really made me see the song in a different light (and it was also the first time I saw Tool in any sort of live setting, so that was really interesting, too!).

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on the song, or Tool as a band in a comment below! Have a wonderful day! ☺️

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MUSIC MONDAY #2 | The Chapeltown Rag — Slipknot

Welcome back to the second Music Monday on this blog! For those of you that don’t know, Music Monday is a weekly post that was started by The Tattooed Book Geek and I’ve started it as a way to get back into blogging while also showing all y’all what I like to listen to. This week’s Music Monday choice is…

✨ The Chapeltown Rag by Slipknot ✨

Read all about it if you want to know
Read all about what they want you to know

Everything is god online, and it’s as evil as it gets
This is not a fuckin’ trick, either follow or repent (No choice)
Get infected by a vertical event
Check the meter, check your watch
Are they ever gonna stop?
Runnin’ out of daylight, nighttime’s better
But we know how to handle the truth, motherfucker
Scandalous know-it-all, feedback chamber
Nobody wants the proof, they want a number

We don’t deny what is wrong with our lives
We can’t decide what is left of our right to silence our remains
Buried in the back and I’m sick and alive
Hollow as a breath, the further you dive

Oh, how I missed your honesty
You never miss with your intensity
You’re gonna need a new disguise
Vessels burst, veins release
Just slide into the nearest lie

(One, two, oh my god)
All the ligatures are getting tight, like a style
Murder another mouth before the trial
Scalpel and then you scalp ’em to fucking death
Kills for the other vampires and surrogates
It’s a ploy for attention and evidence
All your fucking monsters are flaws in your common sense
Do the dance while the shovels are breaking dirt
Everybody mind your fuckin’ business or you get hurt

We don’t deny what is wrong with our lives
We can’t decide what is left of our right to silence our remains
Buried in the back and I’m sick and alive
Hollow as a breath, the further you dive

Oh, how I missed your namaste
You never miss with your integrity
You’re gonna need a new disguise
Vessels burst, veins release
Just slide into the nearest lie

Read all about it if you want to know
(Everything is god online)
Read all about it if you want to know
(Everything is god online)
Read all about it if you want to know

Stoned like a beast on a chain lookin’ dead
Feelin’ strange, what the fuck
I’m material to sew into the stains
Like a catalogue of pain, like a martyr in restraints
I can kill with a will, and it’s stronger every day
I’m a knife, I’m a gun, I’m a slit, I’m a scar
I’m a scream, I’m a death, I’m a threat, I’m afraid
That you will never understand I’m not the same
You better call the triple 9, I want a face
That you can only recognize
I’m afraid, I’m afraid, I’m afraid, I’m afraid

When everything is god online, nothing is
When everything is god online, nothing is

I don’t think y’all understand how excited I am for new Slipknot. The last thing we’ve had was over two years ago, when their album We Are Not Your Kind came out in August 2019. So it was an extra special treat when my fiancé sent me the YouTube link early this past Friday morning. It’s giving me early Slipknot vibes, but still has a new sound to it, which is awesome. I can’t wait to see what they have in store for us in the new album…whenever that’s coming out, lol.

But anyway, I really like how this song sounds, and if you gave it a listen, let me know! Love to talk about music with folks, especially when it’s something outside of your usual comfort zone.

Until next week ✨

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MUSIC MONDAY #1 | Hunter’s Moon — Ghost

Hi everyone, long time no see (or, well, write? Idk, lol). I wanted to get back into the swing of things pretty slowly, so I thought this cute lil post series would be an awesome way of doing that. I remember seeing someone do it…wow, a few months ago, I think. I completely forgot whose blog it was, and I’m sorry for that, but the original idea is from The Tattooed Book Geek, so definitely go check their blog out!

Anyway, it’s super simple: Music Monday is where you post a song every Monday, and…that’s it! It can be any song, maybe one you’ve been listening to non-stop or a new one that just came out. Whatever! I just thought it’d be an easy way to get blogging again AND share a bit more about myself and my music taste. ☺️

So, without further ado, the song for this week’s Music Monday is…

✨ Hunter’s Moon by Ghost! ✨

It’s been a long time coming
I’m coming back for you, my friend
To where we’d hide as children
I’m coming back for you, my friend

Though my memories are faded
They come back to haunt me once again
And though my mind is somewhat jaded
Now it’s time for me to strike again
Tonight

It’s a hunter’s moon

Under a headstone, sister
I’m dying to see you, my friend
Back in the old cemetery
I’m dying to see you, my friend

Though my memories are faded
They come back to haunt me once again
And though my mind is somewhat jaded
Now it’s time for me to strike again
Tonight

It’s a hunter’s moon

Ooh I’m coming
I’m dying
To see you one last time together

Though my memories are faded
They come back to haunt me once again
And though my mind is somewhat jaded
Now it’s time for me to strike again
I’m coming back for you, my friend
Tonight

It’s a hunter’s moon

(A hunt, hunt, hunter’s moon)
(A hunt, hunt, hunter)
(Hunt, hunt, hunt)

Sooo I was supposed to have this blog post up last week, and it would’ve been great, what with Halloween coming up. Perfect spooky song! But unfortunately, life got in the way, so now we have to treat it as Halloween 2.0, aka November 1st, lol.

But no, when I first heard this song, I wasn’t really sure how I felt about it — I’m a Ghost fan, but this song seemed too…Ghost-y almost, if that makes any sense. However, after listening to it a few more times, I started liking it a lot more, so here we are! Hope y’all enjoy, and let me know what you think of it. ☺️