[Verse 1]
Parallel
This path you travel
Similar
But far from equal
Contentious
Glorious friction
Awakens the
Cognizant and mindful
[Chorus]
You were broken so
You have broken free
Now you see right through
The king's new clothing
[Verse 2]
Formative
Extreme conditions
Tempering
Your will and way
Mindful now
Of graceless dullards
Plodding through
Their vapid cabaret
[Chorus]
You were broken so
You have broken free
Now you see right through
The king's new clothing
[Post-Chorus]
Vision
And mission first
Serve your (Serve your role by)
Role by shunning all the underwhelming
[Chorus]
You were broken so
You have broken free
Now you see right through
The king's new clothing
Like minds broken
Like minds breaking free
Now we see right through
The king's new clothing
[Post-Chorus]
Vision
And mission first
Serve your (Serve your role by)
Role by shunning all the underwhelming
The Underwhelming was written by Mat Mitchell & Carina Round & Maynard James Keenan.
The Underwhelming was produced by Puscifer.
Puscifer released The Underwhelming on Fri Sep 18 2020.
This question came up in an interview with SPIN, which was published on October 27, 2020.
“Apocalyptical” and “The Underwhelming” certainly seem to touch on the pandemic.
Maynard James Keenan:
Well, it reflects some of the current state of things, but it reflects things we have already been going...