The Grudge Lyrics
Tool
Lyrics
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.
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.
Saturn ascends, choose one or ten. Hang on or be humbled again.
Humbled again.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saturn comes back around. Lifts you up like a child
Or drags you down like a stone to
Consume you till you choose to let this go.
Choose to let this go.
Give away the stone. Let the oceans take and
Transmutate this cold and fated anchor.
Give away the stone. Let the waters kiss and
Transmutate these leaden grudges into gold.
Let go.
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Grudge is a song by American rock band Tool, released on August 2nd, 2019 as the lead single from their fifth studio album Fear Inoculum. The song was written by Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey, and produced by Joe Barresi.
It is an eight-minute progressive metal track with lyrics that explore themes of resentment and anger. Its release marked the first new material from Tool in 13 years, since 2006's 10,000 Days. The accompanying music video features surrealistic images of the band performing in a dark forest while being watched by mysterious figures. "The Grudge" has been well received by fans and critics alike, praised for its heavy riffs and intense lyrical content. With its combination of hard rock and complex lyrics, it serves as a perfect example of Tool's signature sound.