Lyrics of The Grudge by Tool
chorus
Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what we will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
verse
Clutch it like a cornerstone
Otherwise, it all comes down
Justify denials and grip ′em to the lonesome end
Clutch it like a cornerstone
Otherwise, it all comes down
Terrified of being wrong
Ultimatum prison cell
hook
Saturn ascends, choose one or ten
Hang on or be humbled again
Humbled again
verse
Clutch it like a cornerstone
Otherwise, it all comes down
Justify denials and grip 'em to the lonesome end
Saturn ascends, comes ′round again
Saturn ascends, the one, the ten
Ignorant to the damage done
chorus
Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity
Calculate what we will or will not tolerate
Desperate to control all and everything
Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
verse
Wear the grudge like a crown
Desperate to control
Unable to forgive
And sinking deeper
Defining, confining
Sinking deeper
Controlling, defining
And we're sinking deeper
chorus
Saturn comes back around to show you everything
Let's you choose what you will, will not see and then
Drags you down like a stone or lifts you up again
Spits you out like a child, light and innocent
hook
Saturn comes back around
Lifts you up like a child
Or drags you down like a stone
To consume you ′til you choose to let this go
Choose to let this go
bridge
Give away the stone
Let the ocean take and transmutate this cold and fated anchor
Give away the stone
Let the waters kiss and transmutate these leaden grudges into gold (gold, gold, gold...)
outro
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
(Let go, let go, let go, let go)
Let go!
Writer(s): Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Daniel Carey, Justin Gunner Chancellor
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The song 'The Grudge' by Tool delves into the theme of holding onto grudges and the negative impact it has on oneself. The lyrics metaphorically compare grudges to a heavy burden that one carries like a crown, emphasizing the importance of letting go and moving on to avoid being consumed by bitterness and resentment.
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Themes
Grudges and negativity
• Desperate to control all and everything
• Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity
• Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
Control and surrender
• Give away the stone
• Choose to let this go
• Desperate to control
Transformation and release
• Let the ocean take and transmutate this cold and fated anchor
• Transmutate these leaden grudges into gold
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Moods
Despair, angst, reflection, anger, inspiration
Rating: PG
Lyrics to be enjoyed with parental supervision
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Lateralus
Album • 2001 • 13 tracks
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