Therapist analyzes the lyrics of Lateralus by Tool to discuss how “spiraling out” can actually be a good thing. When we spiral out of our comfort zone we can explore, and expand! Tool allows us to reframe the spiral.
Fibonacci sequence." The syllables Maynard sings in the first verse follow the first six numbers in the pattern, ascending and descending in the sequence 1-1-2-3-5-8-5-3.
FYI, you’re fixin to be inundated with folks talking about the Fibonacci and the spiral of life and all that. How the syllables in the lyrics are 1,1,2,3,5,8 and so on… and how the time signature in one part is actually a number in the Fibonacci sequence…
The crazy thing about the spiral is how often it appears in nature and the universe. From a shell to the galaxy, everything is connected and always spiraling out. Its like the flower of life. It’s present in so much of our lives.