Ænema
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"Ænema" is a song by progressive metal band Tool, the song is released as the third single from their Grammy Award-winning second album Ænima. Adam Jones made a video for the song using stop-motion animation that appears on Salival. The song reached number twenty-five on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in August 1997.
Lyrical references
Keenan incorporates into the lyrics part of comedian Bill Hicks's sketch "Arizona Bay" routine (from Hicks' comedy segment album of the same name) by stating the line "learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay." Hicks appears in the liner notes/sleeve as a doctor, and a lenticular image below the case tray illustrates a large portion California disappearing leaving only the Pacific Ocean, as is spoken of in the song. California falling into the sea is a prediction made by Edgar Cayce, also known as "The Sleeping Prophet," about the end of days in which California and New York are to sink into the ocean among a plethora of other devastating weather changes.
It also refers to the Church of Scientology with the line "Fuck L. Ron Hubbard and fuck all his clones", this is because the band members of Tool are opposed to Scientology.[1]
Video
The video for "Ænema" was directed by Adam Jones with art design by Cam de Leon and features stop-motion animation.
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