A Perfect Circle — Disillusioned
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Dopamine
On dopamine
On dopamine
On dope
We have been overrun
by our animal desire
Addicts of the immediate
keep us obedient and unaware
Feeding this mutation
this Pavlovian despair
We've become
Disillusioned
So we run
Towards anything glimmering
Time to put the silicon obsession down
Take a look around
Find a way in the silence
Lie supine away with your back to the ground
Dis- and re-connect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique
Voice among the many
In this choir
Tuning
Into each other
Lift all higher
Dopamine
On dopamine
On dopamine
On dope
Willingly been re-wired
by clever agents within
Looping our reflections
our obsessions draw us in
Fix and fixation
no sentience beyond
We've become
Disillusioned
So we dive like crows
Towards anything glittering
Time to put the silicon obsession down
Take a look around
Find a way in the silence
Lie supine away with your back to the ground
Dis- and re-connect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique
Voice among the many
In this choir
Tuning
Into each other
Lift all higher
On dopamine
On dopamine
On dope
We have been overrun
by our animal desire
Addicts of the immediate
keep us obedient and unaware
Feeding this mutation
this Pavlovian despair
We've become
Disillusioned
So we run
Towards anything glimmering
Time to put the silicon obsession down
Take a look around
Find a way in the silence
Lie supine away with your back to the ground
Dis- and re-connect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique
Voice among the many
In this choir
Tuning
Into each other
Lift all higher
Dopamine
On dopamine
On dopamine
On dope
Willingly been re-wired
by clever agents within
Looping our reflections
our obsessions draw us in
Fix and fixation
no sentience beyond
We've become
Disillusioned
So we dive like crows
Towards anything glittering
Time to put the silicon obsession down
Take a look around
Find a way in the silence
Lie supine away with your back to the ground
Dis- and re-connect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique
Voice among the many
In this choir
Tuning
Into each other
Lift all higher
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But he's holding an octopus...?
mjbaumann wrote:
Oh great, now you tell me.
At least now I know why my computer has perfect boobs.
OK Commentators need clarification: Silicone is for tits...Silicon is for chips
Oh great, now you tell me.
At least now I know why my computer has perfect boobs.
elide wrote:
Damn, William - nice move!
Love the segway to this song after playing Running - Meghana Bhat.
Damn, William - nice move!
EXCELLENT! Thanx RP! 
Love the segway to this song after playing Running - Meghana Bhat.
I love any band that Maynard sings in. Tool is heavy, A Prefect Circle is more laid back, and Puscifer is different. His lyrics are always very intense. A question. Why does he stand almost out of view up to the right of Danny when he is performing with Tool but is stage front for the other 2 bands. Curious. 
garycha wrote:
I like everything Maynard sings in. Starting to really like Puscifer.
like this a lot. It sits in that musical spectrum with porcupine Tree and Smashing Pumpkins fir me. I prefer APC to Tool, Keep them coming
I like everything Maynard sings in. Starting to really like Puscifer.
B_Drexler wrote:
Came here to say this. That cover gives me hives.
The music is okay. But the creepy cover prevents a "liking".
like this a lot. It sits in that musical spectrum with porcupine Tree and Smashing Pumpkins fir me. I prefer APC to Tool, Keep them coming
mjbaumann wrote:
So common taters or tits? Or tots?
OK Commentators need clarification: Silicone is for tits...Silicon is for chips
So common taters or tits? Or tots?
ExploitingChaos wrote:
Definitely debatable.... Many of the Tool productions really are somewhat of a letdown as, outside of the lyrics of course, a lot of the songs have the same tempo, same beats, etc. Don't get me wrong... Love Tool's stuff and, APC's stuff. Just, the same beats tend to make for somewhat monotonous listening. The songs from Tool here on RP for instance.
Maynard can do no wrong
obispo wrote:
Just caught this transition now. Brilliant stuff.
Wow. Completely seamless musical transition from Running, by Meghana Bhat. The end notes of that and the intro of this. @William, did you even align the beats? I wanna hear these two together again.
'Lie supine away with your back to the ground
Dis- and reconnect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique, voice among the many, in this choir
Tuning into each other, lift all higher'
MJK encapulates all of my current beliefs and has become my go-to lyrical inspiration for calm and reflection.
In this era of hyperdivision and animosity, his words are like a soothing balm and succor to our rising struggles for love and peace in this world.
Dis- and reconnect to the resonance now
You were never an island
Unique, voice among the many, in this choir
Tuning into each other, lift all higher'
MJK encapulates all of my current beliefs and has become my go-to lyrical inspiration for calm and reflection.
In this era of hyperdivision and animosity, his words are like a soothing balm and succor to our rising struggles for love and peace in this world.
TallCreative1 wrote:
Yeah me too.
Every time I hear this, I like it more and bump it up a point.
Yeah me too.
dislike the album name and cover art...btw, that's a Cephalopod not a Pachyderm, song for me is meh
Wow. Completely seamless musical transition from Running, by Meghana Bhat. The end notes of that and the intro of this. @William, did you even align the beats? I wanna hear these two together again.
Every time I hear this, I like it more and bump it up a point.
Haunting and painfully wonderful... bumping from 8 to 9.
Imagine all the NASA mission engineers trying to hold in their complaints while listening to "Major Tom".
chriswjohnson wrote:
Well, this is an excellent point. On the topic, the Joni Mitchell song (Nazareth covered it in a popular way) This Flight Tonight, has a line, "Up go the flaps, down go the wheels". In the landing phase of flight, the flaps 'go down' to allow the aircraft to reduce it's speed and adjust the aircraft's angle in the descent. The wheels go down at some point, after the flaps, in the approach.
The only time one would observe the 'flaps' going-up in the landing are the spoilers on top of the wing. These reduce the lift of the wings when they are deployed, and are deployed only when the aircraft has touched down on the runway.
Anyhow, after all these years, my inner monologue still says, "down, they go down!"
I love artistic representation... Keeps us sharp! LOL
By the same token, please also pull The Postal Service’s “Recycled Air” until a recording is available replacing the word “detract” with “retract” – airplane landing gear do not “detract for flight”, they “retract”. (Landing gear have been said to detract from flight, because they are big, heavy things generating neither thrust nor lift, which aircraft carry around instead of an equal mass of payload. However, it hasn’t been said often, due to the popularity of safe landings, and reusable aircraft.)
Well, this is an excellent point. On the topic, the Joni Mitchell song (Nazareth covered it in a popular way) This Flight Tonight, has a line, "Up go the flaps, down go the wheels". In the landing phase of flight, the flaps 'go down' to allow the aircraft to reduce it's speed and adjust the aircraft's angle in the descent. The wheels go down at some point, after the flaps, in the approach.
The only time one would observe the 'flaps' going-up in the landing are the spoilers on top of the wing. These reduce the lift of the wings when they are deployed, and are deployed only when the aircraft has touched down on the runway.
Anyhow, after all these years, my inner monologue still says, "down, they go down!"
I love artistic representation... Keeps us sharp! LOL
mjbaumann wrote:
I was going to make a correction in the lyrics however, he sings: "silicone". Hmmm
OK Commentators need clarification: Silicone is for tits...Silicon is for chips
I was going to make a correction in the lyrics however, he sings: "silicone". Hmmm
I would like this song if it weren't for the stabbing pain in my brain every time “silicone” (a class of polymer having rubber- or oil-like properties) is sung in place of “silicon” (the semiconducting element assigned atomic number 14, and basis of most microelectronics). In defense of both human language, and other pained brains, I beg RP: Pull this from the playlist until it can be replaced with a corrected recording (the vocalist’s vocabulary may improve sufficiently before, say, a live recording is made and released).
By the same token, please also pull The Postal Service’s “Recycled Air” until a recording is available replacing the word “detract” with “retract” – airplane landing gear do not “detract for flight”, they “retract”. (Landing gear have been said to detract from flight, because they are big, heavy things generating neither thrust nor lift, which aircraft carry around instead of an equal mass of payload. However, it hasn’t been said often, due to the popularity of safe landings, and reusable aircraft.)
By the same token, please also pull The Postal Service’s “Recycled Air” until a recording is available replacing the word “detract” with “retract” – airplane landing gear do not “detract for flight”, they “retract”. (Landing gear have been said to detract from flight, because they are big, heavy things generating neither thrust nor lift, which aircraft carry around instead of an equal mass of payload. However, it hasn’t been said often, due to the popularity of safe landings, and reusable aircraft.)
molson wrote:
I've had glitches cause comments show on the wrong song, but also clicked the comment button and have it just as the song ended and the next comments section be what the comment was going to go to.
ctrl-x
ctrl-v
delete
I've had glitches cause comments show on the wrong song, but also clicked the comment button and have it just as the song ended and the next comments section be what the comment was going to go to.
ctrl-x
ctrl-v
delete
Nice lyrics... So true.
Love most of this band's stuff.
I highly recommend their first album (Mer de Noms)
its one of those i can listen to back to front.
I highly recommend their first album (Mer de Noms)
its one of those i can listen to back to front.
KeithBrofsky wrote:
As a teen, I saw their first tour, Sultans of Swing, at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, circa; 1975 (yes, that makes me officially old), from the third row no less. The memories are etched in my brain, like a peyote/religious experience. They took rock to new heights.
As a teen, I saw their first tour, Sultans of Swing, at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, circa; 1975 (yes, that makes me officially old), from the third row no less. The memories are etched in my brain, like a peyote/religious experience. They took rock to new heights.
Signwrtr61 wrote:
I'm no tech fan either but, might I point out, silicone and, siliCON, are two entirely different elements.
Not quite. Silicon is an element; silicone is a compound. As Wikipedia explains:
"Silicone is often confused with silicon, but they are distinct substances. Silicon is a chemical element, a hard dark-grey semiconducting metalloid, which in its crystalline form is used to make integrated circuits ("electronic chips") and solar cells. Silicones are compounds that contain silicon, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and perhaps other kinds of atoms as well, and have many very different physical and chemical properties."
I'm no tech fan either but, might I point out, silicone and, siliCON, are two entirely different elements.
Not quite. Silicon is an element; silicone is a compound. As Wikipedia explains:
"Silicone is often confused with silicon, but they are distinct substances. Silicon is a chemical element, a hard dark-grey semiconducting metalloid, which in its crystalline form is used to make integrated circuits ("electronic chips") and solar cells. Silicones are compounds that contain silicon, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and perhaps other kinds of atoms as well, and have many very different physical and chemical properties."
7 -> 8
Most Excellent indeed
Most Excellent indeed
"Lie supine away with your back to the ground"
— A Perfect Circle, Disillusioned
I'm prone to agree. ; p
— A Perfect Circle, Disillusioned
I'm prone to agree. ; p
ImaOldman wrote:
I agree! ...completely! ...thankfully, we do not have to listen to the album cover!
Like the song but the album cover? Not so much. But who am I to judge, just one man's opinion.
I agree! ...completely! ...thankfully, we do not have to listen to the album cover!
Like the song but the album cover? Not so much. But who am I to judge, just one man's opinion.
I just read a post on Instagram - @iamthebriefcase (Maynard James Keenan's IG) that his wife Jennifer Lei Li Keenan has been undergoing extensive treatment for breast cancer. Very inspiring post. He obviously loves and support her very much.
Silicone/silicon mixup is pretty funny. Both can cause obsessions.
I like the progression of Maynard !
The dude is deep
The dude is deep
mjbaumann wrote:
OK Commentators need clarification: Silicone is for tits...Silicon is for chips
Yes.
It sounds a bit like S. Wilson and The Engineers had a love child.
khardog145 wrote:
Didn't take me this long, but it's been an 8. Excellent.
Jury's still out for me.
Didn't take me this long, but it's been an 8. Excellent.
OK Commentators need clarification: Silicone is for tits...Silicon is for chips
ziggytrix wrote:
Not quite. Maynard attend the West Point Prep School, but declined the appointment to West Point.
Two fun facts for you:
1. The singer is a West Point graduate
2. The album title refers to a famous Army General quote "When eating an elephant take one bite at a time."
1. The singer is a West Point graduate
2. The album title refers to a famous Army General quote "When eating an elephant take one bite at a time."
Not quite. Maynard attend the West Point Prep School, but declined the appointment to West Point.
Two fun facts for you:
1. The singer is a West Point graduate
2. The album title refers to a famous Army General quote "When eating an elephant take one bite at a time."
1. The singer is a West Point graduate
2. The album title refers to a famous Army General quote "When eating an elephant take one bite at a time."
cc_rider wrote:
Some would argue you'll hear Maynard at the other place, but hey...
kidding. I like his voice too. This song is an effective commentary on our society, sadly.
c.
Hence, another of the 2020's "new" words...."sheeple"!!! I say no more.
Some would argue you'll hear Maynard at the other place, but hey...
kidding. I like his voice too. This song is an effective commentary on our society, sadly.
c.
meanderer wrote:
One just has to smile 
We all seem to like the 'silicon obsession' lyrics - as we listen to RP via the internet!!!
Fab album and another RP find for me. My youngest son is a Tool fan, but now says he prefers A Perfect Circle.
Keenan involved, Inna big way....makes BOTH pretty damn good! IMHO.We all seem to like the 'silicon obsession' lyrics - as we listen to RP via the internet!!!
Fab album and another RP find for me. My youngest son is a Tool fan, but now says he prefers A Perfect Circle.
Jackalope1 wrote:
Sounds like a plea for returning to human connection, "put the silicone obsession down". Words to live by. We are destroying ourselves with these devices.
I'm no tech fan either but, might I point out, silicone and, siliCON, are two entirely different elements.One just has to smile
We all seem to like the 'silicon obsession' lyrics - as we listen to RP via the internet!!!
Fab album and another RP find for me. My youngest son is a Tool fan, but now says he prefers A Perfect Circle.
We all seem to like the 'silicon obsession' lyrics - as we listen to RP via the internet!!!
Fab album and another RP find for me. My youngest son is a Tool fan, but now says he prefers A Perfect Circle.
meanderer wrote:
Did you get Mer de Noms? IMO their first was their best, but then again if this song is the one that inspired your purchase, they sounded a little different back in 2000...
New band for me through RP...
Two APC CDs arrived over the weekend - bloody awesome
In fact, all four CDs were from RP discovered bands...
Thanks B&R
Two APC CDs arrived over the weekend - bloody awesome
In fact, all four CDs were from RP discovered bands...Thanks B&R
Did you get Mer de Noms? IMO their first was their best, but then again if this song is the one that inspired your purchase, they sounded a little different back in 2000...
Once again, the kind of band I would never have considered before listening to RP. It's a 7
New band for me through RP...
Two APC CDs arrived over the weekend - bloody awesome In fact, all four CDs were from RP discovered bands...
Thanks B&R
Two APC CDs arrived over the weekend - bloody awesome
In fact, all four CDs were from RP discovered bands...Thanks B&R
Nice choice on this particular Monday morning! Thanks Bill!
GREAT ALBUM
lannydevaney wrote:
Genius lyrics. 9/10
Poor delivery. 2/10A Perfect Circle allowed Maynard to explore different styles of music
outside the Tool sound. The band put out some really good stuff...
outside the Tool sound. The band put out some really good stuff...
Genius lyrics. 9/10
surfrider4life wrote:
i'm a fan too
i'm a fan too
lizardking wrote:
Thanks for posting this video....Maybe this will help the average rating move up from the LOW 6.9....this song really hits me hard, and for a new song to rate a 10 to me it has to be special (of course, IMO) - LLRP and LLMJK!
Yeah, cool video. Means this song is just a soundtrack to something it doesn't emote on its own. The video doesn't make the sound any better.
Thanks for posting this video....Maybe this will help the average rating move up from the LOW 6.9....this song really hits me hard, and for a new song to rate a 10 to me it has to be special (of course, IMO) - LLRP and LLMJK!
khardog145 wrote:
Was.
His voice is so beautiful.
Was.
His voice is so beautiful.
coding_to_music wrote:
Thanks for posting this video....Maybe this will help the average rating move up from the LOW 6.9....this song really hits me hard, and for a new song to rate a 10 to me it has to be special (of course, IMO) - LLRP and LLMJK!
Thanks for posting this video....Maybe this will help the average rating move up from the LOW 6.9....this song really hits me hard, and for a new song to rate a 10 to me it has to be special (of course, IMO) - LLRP and LLMJK!
B_Drexler wrote:
If you think that's creepy try brutal death metal albums album art to get your head straight
The music is okay. But the creepy cover prevents a "liking".
If you think that's creepy try brutal death metal albums album art to get your head straight
Maynard can do no wrong
nwbiblio wrote:
Some would argue you'll hear Maynard at the other place, but hey...
kidding. I like his voice too. This song is an effective commentary on our society, sadly.
c.
The lyrics are spot on, but it's MJK's voice that sends me to the moon, every single time. If there are angels singing at my deathbed, they'll sound like Maynard.
Some would argue you'll hear Maynard at the other place, but hey...
kidding. I like his voice too. This song is an effective commentary on our society, sadly.
c.
The music is okay. But the creepy cover prevents a "liking".
tres bon groupe j'aime !!!
I looked at my comment from a year ago and I subsequently ,quickly grew to appreciate this song. The words resonate. His voice resonates. We were in a park on an unseasonably warm day in the winter and people were walking together but alone - each separately engrossed in their devices. It was kind of shocking. I had to re-evaluate my own level of obsession with this technology. Great song anyway.
Awesome song. Creepy album cover.
The lyrics are spot on, but it's MJK's voice that sends me to the moon, every single time. If there are angels singing at my deathbed, they'll sound like Maynard.
My first time hearing this... like very much!
P.S. While our first-world society sure suffers from lack of connection and authenticity, the electronic device aspect is "silicon," while "silicone" is an altogether different kind of pox upon us.
P.S. While our first-world society sure suffers from lack of connection and authenticity, the electronic device aspect is "silicon," while "silicone" is an altogether different kind of pox upon us.
WOW 2 minutes in and Goose bumps !
Can't believe I am not up to speed w/this release!
Can't believe I am not up to speed w/this release!
Is that a softer, kinder ,Maynard vocal ?
The beginning almost does not sound like him!
Thank you R.P/ A Perfect Circle is always a great choice ; >
The beginning almost does not sound like him!
Thank you R.P/ A Perfect Circle is always a great choice ; >
Punkysoup wrote:
Books or eBooks? hehehe
I've been championing this cause of getting away from CONSTANT technology for the last few years now. If not for RP (and paying bills) I might not have any reason to go 'online' anymore. And that might be why this tune is a 10 to me....Long Live RP!! Long Live Humanity!!
I've been thinking a lot lately about my addiction to my phone, to the point that I'm even reading books on how to tear myself away from the 'silicone obsession'. This song really brought these feelings home to me. Thanks, RP!
Books or eBooks? hehehe
I've been championing this cause of getting away from CONSTANT technology for the last few years now. If not for RP (and paying bills) I might not have any reason to go 'online' anymore. And that might be why this tune is a 10 to me....Long Live RP!! Long Live Humanity!!
Randomax wrote:
It's Maynard. But I had problems recognizing his voice too, even when I heard them live at a Vienna concert last year. His voice sounds different indeed, softer maybe
so Maynard doesn't sing with them anymore -- this doesn't sound like him
It's Maynard. But I had problems recognizing his voice too, even when I heard them live at a Vienna concert last year. His voice sounds different indeed, softer maybe
Was the preferred group for my daughter... flashbacks to the agony of teen aged angst
I've been thinking a lot lately about my addiction to my phone, to the point that I'm even reading books on how to tear myself away from the 'silicone obsession'. This song really brought these feelings home to me. Thanks, RP!
Jackalope1 wrote:
Nailed it.
c.
Sounds like a plea for returning to human connection, "put the silicone obsession down". Words to live by. We are destroying ourselves with these devices.
Nailed it.
c.
Bravo
Freaking Awesome!!!
The video of that song is also excellent. Small budget, but hits the mark. Very, very good. And very, very true. Look it up on YouTube (the lair of the silicone beast).
This must be the Song of the Month. It's on just about every time I've played RP lately.
Randomax wrote:
It sounds exactly like him. Slightly vocoded, sure, but this is how he sounds on every APC album.
so Maynard doesn't sing with them anymore -- this doesn't sound like him
It sounds exactly like him. Slightly vocoded, sure, but this is how he sounds on every APC album.
"Hello, Marilyn Manson?
Just wondering if you've got any album art lying around that we could use?"
Just wondering if you've got any album art lying around that we could use?"
Always happy to hear this song. Makes me pay attention.
Sounds like a plea for returning to human connection, "put the silicone obsession down". Words to live by. We are destroying ourselves with these devices.
so Maynard doesn't sing with them anymore -- this doesn't sound like him
Eerie lyrics that are so poignant and apropos to the times in which we live. Initially not on the Perfect Circle train lovefest. But this song may change my mind.
This song hits very deep.
Rating 10, fav of all the album
Rating 10, fav of all the album
6 > 8. Go figure.
Pleasantly growing on me...
Bumped to a 7, powerful lyrics.
lizardking wrote:
You might be right about that! This is the 1st listening for me and I gave it a 7 initially....then I heard the lyric "Time to put the silicon obsession down" and then I read the lyrics....oh wow!!! 7+2 for these great lyrics!! Long Live RP!!
You might be right about that! This is the 1st listening for me and I gave it a 7 initially....then I heard the lyric "Time to put the silicon obsession down" and then I read the lyrics....oh wow!!! 7+2 for these great lyrics!! Long Live RP!!
I'm going to rerate to 10.
Effing Awesomeness
Probably the cover but this makes me think of the IT Crowd's Richmond and Cradle of Filth.
jmsmy wrote:
You might be right about that! This is the 1st listening for me and I gave it a 7 initially....then I heard the lyric "Time to put the silicone obsession down" and then I read the lyrics....oh wow!!! 7+2 for these great lyrics!! Long Live RP!!
So far this year - there are 2 great albums - this one Eat The Elephant and Shannon In Nashville by Shannon Shaw
You might be right about that! This is the 1st listening for me and I gave it a 7 initially....then I heard the lyric "Time to put the silicone obsession down" and then I read the lyrics....oh wow!!! 7+2 for these great lyrics!! Long Live RP!!
So far this year - there are 2 great albums - this one Eat The Elephant and Shannon In Nashville by Shannon Shaw
the_jake wrote:
Looks like maybe you are!
Am I #1 ?
Insert big foam finger here
Insert big foam finger here
Looks like maybe you are!
Jury's still out for me.
Am I #1 ?
Insert big foam finger here
Insert big foam finger here
So years ago when AEnima came out I had read an interview with Maynard who stated (not verbatim as this was 28 years ago