The meaning of this song, from a band that features “TOOL” vocalist, Maynard James Keenan, has been widely disputed by many. My personal take on this song was that it was written about a sexual orgy, or foursome, involving Keenan and three women whose birthdays happened to fall under the zodiac sign of Libra the Scales, (Sep. 23-Oct. 22).
Because of his deceptive nature, it is hard to grasp a single meaning from any song that contains lyrics written by Keenan. The video does provide some clues, however. In the video three women who are presumptive Libras appear in a bed, implying the presence of a sexual meaning. And at an “A Perfect Circle” performance in Phoenix, AZ recorded June 4, 2000 Keenan says this to the crowd before playing the song:
"This song is called 3 Libras, 2 of whom might possibly be here tonight, oh and if the words to this song sound bitter, it's cause it is and I am."
The full recording can be found on: aperfectcircle.net
Additionally, a painting of the biblical characters Samson and Delilah also appears in the video. The presence of the painting has led some to believe that the song was written about the characters.
As legend has it, Samson had great strength that was attributed to a well-kept secret. It is said, that God blessed Samson and that as long as he never cut his hair he would be invincible.
The Philistines were enemies of Samson and they wanted to kill him, but not knowing the secret of his strength, they were unsuccessful. Delilah was a Philistine and because of her ‘relationship’ with Samson she was given opportunity to plea with Samson to tell her the secret of his strength. He lied to her on two separate occasions and told her of false weaknesses, and the Philistines failed at two separate attempts to kill him. Finally, Delilah’s pleas caused Samson to ignore the “obvious” and tell her his true weakness. While he slept she cut his hair and he fell vulnerable to the Philistines, who gouged out his eyes. It is argued that Samson’s overlooking of the “obvious” and the three tries to kill him somehow relate to the three Libras, but I doubt it.
(By the way, Keenan’s birthday is April 17, 1964, which falls under the zodiac sign of Aries.)
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