Ænema

"Ænema" is a 1996 song by progressive metal band Tool, released from their 1996 album Ænima. It won a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. Adam Jones made a video for this song using stop-motion animation that appears on Salival. The song reached number twenty-five on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Keenan incorporates into the lyrics part of comedian Bill Hicks' "Arizona Bay" routine by telling the listener to "learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay." Hicks appears in the liner notes/sleeve as a mad doctor, and a lenticular image below the CD case tray illustrates California falling into the sea, 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 the brainwashing behaviour and supression of freedom in Scientology.

[Intro] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey [Verse 1] Some say the end is near Some say we'll see Armageddon soon Certainly hope we will I sure could use a vacation from This bullshit three ring circus sideshow [Chorus] Of freaks here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A.   The only way to fix it is to flush it all away Any fucking time, any fucking day Learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay [Verse 2] Fret for your figure and fret for your latte and Fret for your lawsuit and fret for your hairpiece and Fret for your Prozac and fret for your pilot and Fret for your contract and fret for your car It's a bullshit three ring circus sideshow [Chorus] Of freaks here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A.   The only way to fix it is to flush it all away Any fucking time, any fucking day Learn to swim, see you down in Arizona Bay [Bridge] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey-ah, hey, hey, hey-ah Hey, hey-ah, hey [Verse 3] Some say a comet will fall from the sky Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits And some say the end is near Some say we'll see Armageddon soon I certainly hope we will I sure could use a vacation from this Stupid shit, silly shit, stupid shit One great big festering neon distraction I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim 'Cause Mom's gonna fix it all soon Mom's coming 'round to put it back the way it ought to be [Verse 4] Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Fuck L. Ron Hubbard, and fuck all his clones Fuck all these gun-toting hip gangster wannabes Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Yeah, fuck retro anything, fuck your tattoos Fuck all you junkies, and fuck your short memory Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Yeah, fuck smiley glad-hands with hidden agendas Fuck these dysfunctional insecure actresses Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim [Verse 5] 'Cause I'm praying for rain I'm praying for tidal waves I want to see the ground give way I want to watch it all go down Mom, please flush it all away I want to see it go right in and down I want to watch it go right in Watch you flush it all away [Verse 6] Yeah, time to bring it down again Yeah, don't just call me pessimist Try and read between the lines And I can't imagine why you wouldn't Welcome any change, my friend I want to see it come down Bring it down Suck it down Flush it down [Outro] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey