Ænema
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Ænema is a song by American progressive rock band Tool from the album Ænima. In 1997, Tool won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for this song. It is not the title track to the album, due to a slight difference in the titles' spelling.
Keenan sings of southern California sinking into the Pacific Ocean after a series of "natural" disasters. The basic theme is one which is repeated often in Tool lyrics; frustration with all things trivial, which Los Angeles is a cesspool for. The presented solution is a purging of LA from the face of the earth. Keenan incorporates part of comedian Bill Hicks' "Arizona Bay" routine (from the CD album of that name [1] into the lyrics, telling the listener to "learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay." Lyrics
| Tool |
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| Danny Carey | Justin Chancellor | Maynard James Keenan | Adam Jones |
| Paul d'Amour |
| Discography |
| Opiate | Undertow | Ænima | Salival | Lateralus | 10,000 Days |
| Popular Songs |
| "Prison Sex" | "Sober" | "Stinkfist" | "Forty Six & 2" | "Ænema" | "Schism" | "Parabola" | "Vicarious" | "The Pot" |
| Related articles |
| Tool tours | Progressive rock | Bill Hicks | A Perfect Circle | Peach | Pigmy Love Circus | Lobal Orning |
