| | Orestes Lyrics Artist(Band):A Perfect Circle
Pull me in to your perfect circle One womb One shame One resolve Liberate this will To release us all Gotta cut away, clear away Snip away and sever this Umbilical residue, Keeping me from killing you And from pulling you down with me here, I can almost hear you scream Give me one more medicated peaceful moment Give me one more medicated peaceful moment And I don't wanna feel this Overwhelming hostility I don't wanna feel this Overwhelming hostility Gotta cut away, clear away Slip away and sever this Umbilical residue Gotta cut away, clear away Slip away and sever this Umbilical residue, Keeping me from killing you Slip away and sever this Keeping me from killing you If you find some error in Orestes Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to siklitlmunki@aol.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about Orestes Mommy issues | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/15/09 Orestes killed his mother for killing his father. It's simple, he wants to 'cut away' his ties (umbilical) with his mother. But can't. He wants to kill her but he still feels that connection to her & wishes he didn't. Sad really. Read about Maynards mother & then think about it..her name is Judith by the way.. my conclusion is the freedom from substance abuse | Reviewer: lorenross69@gmail.com | 4/5/09 I have read The story of Orestes in Greek Mythology it is essentially the story of a boy whos dad goes off to war, returns to be killed by his mother, and Orestes later avenges his fathers death. What I have gotten from both of these is that in Orestes case his mother has killed his father stopping him from experiencing the re-uniting of himself and his father after his father came back from war hints the "metaphor for a missing moment" in the song it is any one moment you have missed due to a burden, and he then goes on to say that you "liberate this will to realease us all" in other words let this will to kill the burden be liberated in order to release yourself from the anguish. He then says "Gotta cut away, clear away Slip away and sever this Umbilical residue, Keeping me from killing you" you must sever all ties that is keeping you from killing this burden. Then he goes on to say that he wants "one more medicated peaceful moment" this is where the stories differentiate in the song the burden has caused him to turn to substance abuse to medicate the wounds and this substance is neccesary for momentary peace that will keep him from feeling this "overwhelming hostility" and then he reapeats the lines "Gotta cut away, clear away Slip away and sever this Umbilical residue Gotta cut away, clear away Slip away and sever this Umbilical residue, Keeping me from killing you Slip away and sever this Keeping me from killing you" This repetition is solely for the purpose of emphasizing the notion that you MUST cut all ties to your burden that you have no matter how strong the remains of the bond are, in Orestes case it is "umbilical residue" I have recently stopped using abusing substances so this is what the song spoke to me I am in no way saying that James Manyard Keenan is a druggie nor am I condemning anyone elses conclusions Request for an addendum | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/26/09 To Anonymous from 3/24/09: I'm more familiar with Orestes as he appeared in Sartre's "The Flies" (I'm Anonymous from 3/9/09), so I would be curious to hear your interpretation of the lyrics as they relate to the Orestes from the original Greek tragedy. Thanks! interesting. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/24/09 Orestes was a popular character in Greek tragedy, his mother was Clytemnestra and his father Agamemmnon. Clytemnestra killed Agammemnon on his return from the Trojan Wars. Orestes murdered his mother which was divinely sanctioned as revenge for the murder of his father, yet was hounded by the Furies in punishment for contravening the unwritten laws of nature, as he killed one of his parents. Bearing this in mind it sheds an interesting light on the lyrics. Awesome song | Reviewer: Esteban | 3/19/09 Maynard's is the most brilliant person about music, he knows how to put you sad or to put power to your life whithin his music, A perfect Circle apart from Tool is the best project ever done by Maynard, this song is 9 years old now and i still enjoy everytime i hear it, all their 3 records are awesome. I don't how to describe the sensation that i feel when i hear them. My Interpretation | Reviewer: somniferouseyes | 3/13/09 I believe this song has to do with Maynard's mother. She was in a coma and i think he is expressing how he feels about possibly pulling the plug on her. However... it is his mother and that has to be extremely hard to do for most people. He wants to be at peace with his mother and forgive her. At the same time i think this song is metaphorical for losing faith or just stopping a reliance on god to make things right and realizing that you are on this journey of life alone and you have to be strong you can rely on others for guidance (mother, father, peers) but one day you will have to cut away and sever this umbilical residue. Its all spiritual | Reviewer: Thought_processes | 3/13/09 All music is sent from "the other side", therefor, the message in all of his music is to be taken outta context of it being in relation to some physical idealism. Tools music, perfect circle, radiohead, pink floyd, MANY MANY OTHERS, are all spiritual music that was created to free your mind from the societal norms you think are worth living for. Let go of the ego, let go of your supposed self. That is the message, and always will be. If Sartre were alive... | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/9/09 I believe the title of the track, "Orestes," provides a clue as to the meaning: Orestes is the protagonist in Sartre's major work "The Flies." Orestes seeks to free humans from living for others (i.e., the Gods) rather than living for themselves. He wants to free them from the notion that they are bound to societal and religious trends that dictate how to live and prosper as a human. His intention is to have them realize that they are the creators of their life and are ultimately responsible for how they live, which is an essential maxim of existentialism. While Sartre's work addresses religion directly, I believe that it also confronts societal trends of conforming to group standards or "baaa-ing" like a sheep as Maynard has previously suggested. Turning back to the lyrics, "Perfect Circle" represents how society is and wants us to be in order to prosper; thus, it attempts to "pull" us in, as it is frightening to face life alone by taking responsibility for one's actions and decisions (i.e., freedom as existentialists view it). As the lyrics suggest, this "Perfect Circle" or warm, comforting "womb" is shameful and only has one will or "resolve" that we must all conform to, thus disallowing personal freedom. Again, this is reflected in Orestes quest to free himself and others from the will of the Gods in the Flies: being a part of the "Perfect Circle" curtails freedom and impoverishes self-identity, which will drive a person to become emotionally or physically hostile towards others (as the song suggests). People are even more likely to become hostile or suicidal when they are aware of the curtailment of their freedom, yet choose to continue living in a society or culture that demands conformity. Thus, it is my belief that the song is describing the plight of person who is aware of his or her conformity to societal trends, yet feels disgusted for not being able to "cut away" from the "medicated peaceful moments" it provides by conforming to group standards; after all, it is hard to take responsibility for one's decisions and actions as it implies that we are ultimately alone in this world. Simple | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/4/09 This song is beyond beautiful, its meaning is deep and its crafted lovingly. However, I think its completely ridiculous to bring religion to a song that can mean ANYTHING to anyone. Maynard as his vision of what this song means to him, and I have a different version, no matter the reason why he wrote it. I think its just that everyone believes that arguing their believes on the internet will make everything better. Keep to the song...if you want to argue about religion go somewhere else because I can | Reviewer: Eyes WIDE Open | 1/9/09 Freedom of speech, it's a great thing isn't it. To be able to debate something and to express what you feel about it. I love having freedom of speech. Who cares, you ask?? Well you did, enough to type something, didn't you. You gave a FUCK about it enough, to spend the time to give us your wopping two cents worth. Which wasn't worth that if you ask me. Go baaaa with the rest of the sheep, idiot!!! Review By Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 Review the song Orestes The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "A Perfect Circle" Music | |
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