When Maynard was 11, his mother suffered a paralyzing cerebral aneurysm. A few years later, she persuaded him to live with his father in Michigan. This song can be about what she told him when he was leaving.
This song can also be written from the perspective of Mother Nature who warns the protagon...
[Spoken]
Okay, hit it
[Verse 1]
Wake up, son of mine
Momma got something to tell you
Changes come
Life will have its way
With your pride, son
Take it like a man
[Pre-Chorus]
Hang on, son of mine
A storm is blowing up your horizon
[Chorus]
Changes come
Keep your dignity
Take the high road
Take it like a man
[Verse 2]
Listen up, son of mine
Momma got something to tell you
All about growing pains
Life will pound away
Where the light don't shine, son
Take it like a man
Suck it up, son of mine
Thunder blowing up your horizon
[Chorus]
Changes come (Changes come)
Keep your dignity (Keep your dignity)
Take the high road (Take the high road)
Take it like a man (Take it like a man)
[Outro]
Momma said like the rain (This, too, shall pass)
Like a kidney stone (This, too, shall pass)
It's just a broken heart, son
This pain will pass away
[Spoken]
Turn that thing off
Momma Sed was written by Jonny Polonsky & Tim Commerford & Brad Wilk & Maynard James Keenan.
Momma Sed was produced by Mat Mitchell & Maynard James Keenan.