vicariously

someone post another blog!

im sick of reading the same shit every time i check to see if anyones posted anything new.

come on, your lifes cant be that boring, can they???

well mine is. i cant think of anything to post other than this.

well.......... no. theres nothing i want to say right now. iv already been through my angry explosion stage of blogging for now. and my emo depressive stage. so i will say no more on the subject.

has anyone heard the song vicarious by tool???

its a fucking awsome song. its about our fixation with tragedy and all the shit thats shown on the news and tv. give it a listen sometime. lyrics are as follows:


Eye on the the TV, 'Cause tragedy thrills me
Whatever flavor it happens to be, like...
"Killed by the husband"
"Drowned by the ocean"
"Shot by his own son"
"She used a poison in his tea...Then she kissed him goodbye"
That's my kind of story, It's no fun 'til someone dies

Don't look at me like I am a monster
Frown out your one face But with the other
Stare like a junkie Into the TV
Stare like a zombie, While the mother holds her child
Watches them die, Hands to the sky crying, "Why, oh why?"

Cause I need to watch things die... from a distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
You all need it too, Don't lie

Why can't we just admit it? Why can't we just admit it?
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
Will write as the story's told
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die... from a good safe distance
Vicariously I live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same, so...

Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down
Drum on grave and ground

Part vampire Part warrior
Carnivore and Voyeur
Stare at the transmittal
Sing to the death rattle

La, la, la, la, la, la-la-lie (x4)

Credulous at best, Your desire to believe in Angels in the hearts of men
Pull your head on out your hippy haze, And give a listen
Shouldn't have to say it all again
The universe is hostile, so impersonal
Devour to survive... so it is, so it's always been

We all feed on tragedy
It's like blood to a vampire

Vicariously I, Live while the whole world dies, Much better you than I


Brilliant. and true. we all go about our meager existance trying to make a good life for ourselves. but we need to watch the pain and suffering of others. it makes us feel more accomplished. it makes us feel safe. that disjointed way that we can gladly watch people die in fires, floods, terrorist attacks, murders and car crashes, is only so we can go "dam, sure am glad im not them". we need the agony of others to feed our own lives and make us feel more at ease. tragedy, its like blood to a vampire.

i saw an example of this the other day on tv. in england, apparently a 13 year old kid is claiming to be the father of this new born girl. so of course everyones all up in arms about it. while secretly every parent in the country is of course thinking "man im glad thats not my kid". anyway, this news company has offered the kid a big heap of money if he will undergo a DNA test to show if he is the kids dad..... all of this on live tv of course. it just sickens me the length that people will go to exploit a situation like this. and people always say that this is wrong, and that shouldnt be, but secretly everyone wants to watch. everybody wants to see if this kid really is a fucking dad, or just a liar. exploitation. peace of mind. the continued ease of our own existence. human is a fucked up animal. no other creature aside from us will willingly sit down and watch every animal species, including our own, die.

horay for tool for pointing out what every person is doing!

you all feel the same, don't lie.