7empest
by Tool

Album: Fear Inoculum (2019)
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  • (Keep calm, keeping it calm, keeping it calm)
    (Keep calm, keeping it calm, keeping it calm)
    (Keeping it calm)
    (Fuck, here we go again)

    Heat lighting flash, but don't blink
    Misleading
    Tranquility ruse
    You're gonna happen again
    That's what I think
    Follow the evidence
    Look it dead in the eye
    You are darkness
    Trying to lull us in, before the havoc begins
    Into a dubious state of serenity
    Acting all surprised when you're caught in the lie

    We know better
    It's not unlike you
    It's not unlike you
    We know your nature

    Blame it all on the bastards when you're blowing out
    Shame on you
    Shame on you, now
    No amount of wind could to begin to cover up your petulant stench and demeanor
    Calm as cookies and cream, so it seems
    We're not buying your dubious state of serenity
    Acting all surprised when you're caught in the lie

    We know better
    It's not unlike you
    It's not unlike you
    We know your nature

    Calm before the torrent comes
    Calm before the torrent comes
    Calm before the torrent comes
    Calm before the tempest comes to reign all over

    Disputing intentions invites devastation
    A tempest must be true to its nature
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that

    Control, your delusion
    Insane and striking at random
    Victim of your certainty
    And therefore your doubt's not an option
    Blameless, the tempest will be just that
    So try as you may, feeble, your attempt to atone
    Your words to erase all the damage cannot

    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that
    A tempest must be just that Writer/s: Adam Jones, Daniel Carey, Justin Chancellor, Maynard Keenan
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • George from Vancouver Bcthe '7' could also be a nod to l33t 5p33k, as they were probably of the age to have been involved online when t was at its peak.
  • XoxoxoYes indeed the shimmering blue & silver can be very overwhelming & yet forgiving as well… trust your instincts…you already know the answer!!!!
  • John from Atlanta7 is a common theme around all of tools music, their logo the heptagram has 7 sides, fear inoculum has 7 tracks, 7empest has 7 in the title, 7 is everywhere
  • Lovetheseguys from Here50 million thumbs up.again
  • Thomas from ParisSurprised no one said this yet: it's written 7empest because TOOL likes to write music in 7/8 (or 7/4), and especially on this album: the whole of Invincible, Descending, some parts of Chocolate Chip Trip and this song obv. The 21/16 signature can just be kept by counting 7/4 in triplets. Plus it just looks way cooler than just writing it with a T.
  • Rich from UkNot sure on Tools views on global warming, but it could be taken quite literal. A direct hit on those who are trying to subdue us into a false sense of security on the coming storm.
  • Arta K from IranI had read the lyrics before reading this and the line "Your words to erase all the damage cannot" seemed a bit like Shakespeare to me and then you mentioned Shakespeare's play. WOW.
  • Shane from MarylandTool is the greatest band in the world. 7 is a reference to perfection. God created everything in 7 days. It was perfect. Not until the tempter approched Adam N Eve did sin and imperfection enter our existence. This song also reminds me of the song "right in two", the fall of man and in the end how we all need God. I'm a tool fan, a Catholic, a sinner a Freemason and a recovering drug addict. We all need Jesus. Finally, They utilize the number 7 a lot.
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