"Sober" lyrics

"Sober"

There's a shadow just behind me,
Shrouding every step I take,
Making every promise empty,
Pointing every finger at me.
Waiting like a stalking butler
Who upon the finger rests.
Murder now the path of "must we"
Just because the son has come.

Jesus, won't you fucking whistle
Something but the past is done?
Jesus, won't you fucking whistle
Something but the past is done?

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can't we drink forever?
I just want to start this over.

I am just a worthless liar.
I am just an imbecile.
I will only complicate you.
Trust in me and fall as well.
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave,
I will work to elevate you
Just enough to bring you down.

Mother Mary, won't you whisper
Something but the past is done?
Mother Mary, won't you whisper
Something but the past is done?

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start this over.
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over.

I am just a worthless liar.
I am just an imbecile.
I will only complicate you.
Trust in me and fall as well.
I will find a center in you.
I will chew it up and leave,
Trust me [5x]

Why can't we not be sober?
I just want to start things over.
Why can't we sleep forever?
I just want to start this over.

I want what I want [4x]


Thanks to Ethan Inman, Anna, dan, Derek, x1000FIRESBURNx for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Paul D'Amour, Daniel Carey, Maynard Keenan, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Daniel Edwin Carey, Adam Thomas Jones
This song is the first single from their debut studio album.
"Sober" has evolved from another song by Maynard James Keenan entitled "Burn About Out" released by one of his previous bands Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty. The first demo version of "Sober" was recorded with Tool in 1991.
The band's guitarist Adam Jones explained in an interview that this song was about a friend (an artist) who could express his creativity only when being under the influence.
The music video for "Sober" was filmed using stop-motion animation with humanoid models made of clay.
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