Lateralus

"Black then white are all i see in my infancy. Red and yellow then came to be, reaching out to me. Lets me see there is so much more and beckons me to look through to these infinite possibilities. As below, so above and beyond, I imagine drawn outside the lines of reason. Push the envelope. Watch it bend. Over thinking, over analysing separates the body from the mind. Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind. Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line. Reaching out to embrace the random. Reaching out to embrace whatever may come."

"I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow to feel inspired to fathom the power, to witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain, to swing on the spiral to swing on the spiral to swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human. With my feet upon the ground I move myself between the sounds and open wide to suck it in. I feel it move across my skin. I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. Whatever will bewilder me. And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been. We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been. Spiral out. Keep going."

Introducing Maynard James Keenan, the most intelligent musician this world has ever known. He's the vocalist of Tool, a mesmerising band. If the lyrics above (taken from the song "Lateralus") don't capture your mind, a nuclear war won't phase you.

"Over thinking, over analysing" - how often do we do that. How often do I do that! Although I must admit, I don't do that as often as I used to... this song has had such an impact on my life. I first came across it about 5 years ago and it absolutely stunned me. It would need an entire day to go through the substance in it. Even the way Maynard sings it is surreal. I haven't included the lyrics of the entire song in this post... but the first few lines of this song are sung using the sequence of the Fibonacci series.

I think I'm going to listen to this song 10-20 times tonight and wake up in the morning relishing the promise that the morning brings.