The Grudge
(HD) TOOL Lyrics

Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity
Hold onto past grievances and negative emotions as if they define your identity

Calculate what we will or will not tolerate
Measure and decide what behavior we deem acceptable or unacceptable

Desperate to control all and everything
Urgency to dominate and micromanage all aspects of life

Unable to forgive your scarlet lettermen
Incapable of pardoning individuals for their wrongdoing and mistakes

Clutch it like a cornerstone, otherwise it all comes down
Grip onto the grudge or it'll unravel your entire foundation

Justify denials and grip 'em to the lonesome end
Rationalize and cling onto past hurt and resentment, with no end in sight

Terrified of being wrong, ultimatum prison cell
Avoid being incorrect at all costs, leading to a self-made confinement

Saturn ascends
Astrological event where Saturn appears overhead

Choose one or ten
Decide on a path or multiple paths to take

Hang on or be humbled again
Hold onto the grudge or face humility and vulnerability again

Saturn ascends, comes round again
Saturn's cyclical orbit and recurrence in our lives

Ignorant to the damage done
Unaware of the negative consequences of holding onto past hurt

Clutch it like a cornerstone, otherwise it all comes down
Repeat of earlier line to emphasize the importance of holding onto the grudge

Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity
Repetition of earlier line to reinforce its significance

Unable to forgive these scarlet lettermen
Another instance of being incapable of pardoning individuals for their wrongdoing and mistakes

Desperate to control
Reiteration of the urgency to dominate and micromanage all aspects of life

Defining
Shaping and describing our identities based on the grudges we hold

Confining
Restricting and limiting our growth and potential with our negative emotions

And sinking deeper
Gradual decline and deterioration of our mental state

Controlling
Reiteration of the intense desire to dominate and micromanage everything

And we're sinking deeper
Another instance of acknowledging our gradual descent into negativity

Saturn comes back around to show you everything
Reemergence of Saturn putting everything into perspective

Lets you choose what you will not see and then
Allows us to decide what we want to avoid and what aspects of life we want to focus on

Drags you down like a stone or lifts you up again
Saturn's duality in causing both negative and positive experiences

Spits you out like a child, light and innocent
Allows us to be reborn and rediscover our inner childlike innocence and purity

Give away the stone
Let go of the grudge and negative emotions like a physical weight

Let the oceans take and trans mutate this cold and fated anchor
Allow nature, time, and the universe to transform and dissolve our negative emotions

Let the waters kiss and trans mutate these leaden grudges into gold
Reinterpret our grudges as an opportunity for growth, alchemy, and transformation

Choose to let this go
Make a deliberate and conscious decision to release the grudge and move on with life