The same thing happened to me when I was around seven. I was sitting in front of the TV, and the house was struck by lightning, which destroyed it. I think it was a tube TV because the screen had a bright red glow when it happened. Now I wonder if it was a random event or something else.

Timestamped link to the story I'm referencing https://youtu.be/AHu2jVqJGbY?t=356

Spiral Out. Keep Going. TOOL - Lateralus Decode

TOOL is pure musical genius... And the song "Lateralus" is their greatest masterpiece. It packs this whole consciousness experience into magically woven lyrics and musical harmony. Join Justin and Mike of @decodingthestorm as we attempt to decode this song and what is masterfully written within... The lyrics are posted below along with a version to listen to containing a compilation of musicians and music lovers having their minds blown by listening to this song for the first time. We'll begin the decode show on Friday, February 16th at 5PM Pacific, 8PM Eastern. Use the link below to join or to check your local start time.

https://t.me/JustinCarpenter33?livestream

"Lateralus" Lyrics:

Black then white are all I see
In my infancy.
Red and yellow then came to be,
Reaching out to me,
Lets me see.

As below, so above and beyond,
I imagine drawn beyond the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Over-thinking, over-analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
Feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines.

Black then white are all I see
In my infancy.
Red and yellow then came to be,
Reaching out to me.
Lets me see

There is so much more
And beckons me
To look through to these
Infinite possibilities.

As below, so above and beyond,
I imagine drawn outside the lines of reason.
Push the envelope. Watch it bend.

Over-thinking, over-analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, leaving opportunities behind.

Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

I embrace my desire to
I embrace my desire to feel the rhythm, to feel connected
Enough to step aside and weep like a widow
To feel inspired, to fathom the power,
To witness the beauty, to bathe in the fountain,
To swing on the spiral, to swing on the spiral,

To swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground
I lose myself between the sounds
And open wide to suck it in.
I feel it move across my skin.

I'm reaching up and reaching out.
I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me.
Whatever will bewilder me.

And following our will and wind
We may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end
And may just go where no one's been.

Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
SPIRAL OUT. Keep going.

Compilation of first time listeners being blown away: https://youtu.be/s0zRoDmZ1wo?si=l0SGEWrSv78ggK3Y

Fantastic show decoding Tool's "Lateralus"! If you want more Tool decodes, feel free to check out the others I've done on some of my favorite songs from these 3 powerful albums

https://www.justincarpenter.org/post/decoding-the-esoteric-brilliance-that-is-tool-episode-1-lateralus

https://www.justincarpenter.org/post/decoding-the-esoteric-brilliance-that-is-tool-episode-2-%C3%A6nima

https://www.justincarpenter.org/post/decoding-the-esoteric-brilliance-that-is-tool-episode-3-10-000-days

Spiral Out. Keep Going. TOOL - Lateralus Decode