black (1)
then(1)
white are (2)
all i see (3)
in my in-fan-cy(5)
red and yel-low then came to be (8)
reach-ing out to me (5)
let's me see (3)
there is (2)
so(1)
much (1)
more that (2)
beck-ons me (3)
to look through to these (5)
in-fin-ite poss-i-bil-i-ties (8)
as be-low so a-bove and bey-ond I im-a-gine (13)
drawn out-side the lines of rea-son (8)
push the en-ve-lope (5)
watch it bend (3)
it goes up to 8, back down to 1, up to 13, back down to 3, it fits with the fibonacci sequence in order and it fits perfectly, line by line, with the syllabols. no stretching or mashing together to make it fit. it is clearly intentional. with this, i can't think anyone could say that the spiral in the song does NOT refer to the fibonacci spiral. i'm sure it may refers to all the other things mentioned too, but it is definately referring to the fibonacci spiral if anything. as well, i and everyone else who is familiar with the fibonacci sequence would immediately make that connection when presented with the rest of the themes in this song.
as i recall (and check the FAQ if you don't) the song lateralus was originally going to be named "987", assumedly for the beat measures going from 9 to 8 to 7... but if you carry out the fibonacci sequence long enough, you come to the number 987. observe:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987.