Forty-Six & 2
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| Single by Tool from the album Ænima |
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| Released | 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Genre | Alternative metal, Progressive metal | ||||
| Length | 6:02 | ||||
| Label | Volcano Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Tool | ||||
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"Forty-Six & 2" is a song by American rock band Tool from their 1996 album Ænima. It was also released in the form of a promo single,[1] and received radio airplay.
Since the Ænima tour, Tool has performed "Forty-Six & 2" at nearly every show.[2]
[edit] Title and lyrics
The title references an idea first conceived by Drunvalo Melchizedek concerning the possibility of reaching a state of evolution at which the body would have two more than the normal 46 total chromosomes and leave a currently disharmonious state.[3][4] The premise is that humans would deviate from the current state of human DNA which contains 44 chromosomes and 2 sex autosomes . The next step of evolution would likely have 46 and 2 chromosomes in their DNA.
Furthermore, the song references a wish to experience change through the "shadow"; an idea which represents the parts of one's personality that one hates and fears, which also exists as a recurring theme in the work of Carl Jung.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Akhtar, Kabir (2001-07-16). The Tool FAQ: G25. The Tool Page. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- ^ The Tool FAQ, G25.
- ^ Cross, Alan. "Tool." The Ongoing History of New Music. Corus Radio. September 30, 2001. "At our current level, according to this dude, our chromosomal composition can be expressed as “44 & 2" That’s a disharmonic state of consciousness, we need to add those two new chromosomes, hence '46&2.'"
- ^ Lewis Goldberg. "Finnegans Shake", New Times Broward-Palm Beach, 2006-06-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ The Tool FAQ, G36.
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