Artist: System of a Down
Track: B.Y.O.B.

Lyrics
You
Why do they always send the poor?

Barbarisms by Barbaras
With pointed heels
Victorious Victorias kneel
For brand new spanking deals
Marching forward, hypocritic
And hypnotic computers
You depend on our protection
Yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine

Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting, dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine

Blast off, it's party time
And we don't live in a fascist nation
Blast off, it's party time
And where the fuck are you?

Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?

Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sun

Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?

Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
They always send the poor
They always send the poor

Full Lyrics and Meaning

SongMeanings Interpretations
System of a Down - B.Y.O.B. Lyrics
It means that we should fight our own war with our own "bombs", ourselves, and not for someone else, as President Fucktard loves to do, constantly sending ...
System of a Down - Bubbles (feat. Arto Tunçboyacıyan) Lyrics
Fish that don't drown, Life in a bubble jungle. I wouldn't frown, Not short another chuckle. Snake in the ground, But I was in there for you
System of a Down - Revenga Lyrics
Poisoning a drink, bleeding in a sink. Choking with a link, killing with a stink. Just your mother's ho. Bleeding in a sink, poisoning a drink
System of a Down - Spiders Lyrics
The very synapses in our brains are random complex webs, seemingly random and yet they give meaning and proportionality to everything we do. I think SOAD has ...
System of a Down - Chop Suey! Lyrics
1093 Comments · This song is about comparing suicide with martyrdom. · The whole band have never stated an official meaning to any of their songs so that fans can ...
System of a Down - Toxicity Lyrics
This song has a simple, but emotional meaning... It was written when SOAD were in touch deeply with their Armenian side... 'Eating seeds as a pastime activity' ...
System of a Down - Psycho Lyrics
I still think that System of a Down has a strong religious message trought the album, and I think this song could also talk about religion. About the "groupies" ...
System of a Down - Deer Dance Lyrics
Circumventing circuses lamenting in protest. To visible police, presence sponsored fear. Battalions of riot police with rubber bullet kisses
System of a Down - Radio/Video Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. Daron Malakian, the group's lead guitarist, is the mastermind behind this song. This ...
System of a Down - Boom! Lyrics
General Comment. SOAD leaked all the left over tracks from the Toxicity sessions, this is track 1 from the new MP3's (SOAD will stated they will probably not ...
System of a Down - Holy Mountains Lyrics
Serj, the lead singer of SOAD, has confirmed this is what the song is about. In addition, Adolf Hitler was impressed by the efficient, mass slaughter of an ...
System of a Down - Hypnotize Lyrics
To me, the main themes of this song are freedom and democracy and how we have come to misinterpret their meaning. Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen square ...
System of a Down - Sugar Lyrics
The Kombucha mushroom people. Sitting around all day. Who can believe you? Who can believe you? Let your mother pray. Sugar Sugar
System of a Down - Soldier Side (Intro) Lyrics
yeah great intro. on itunes (with fade in) BYOB just fits SO well after it!
System of a Down - Temper Lyrics
BY FAR soad's worst song, storaged can't be a CLOSE second can it? i'm so retarded. oh well, the point is this song ain't all that great.
System of a Down - Forest Lyrics
SOAD sees this and is basically telling them to all calm down and quit trippin'. It's the same damn thing so quit hating each other. Quit fighting each other. “ ...
System of a Down - Snowblind (Black Sabbath cover) Lyrics
This is one of the greatest songs from System, Serj really talks about his life through his music. This song does talk about cocaine, but not just that, it's ...
System of a Down Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
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System of a Down - Marmalade Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. Scratching, filing, Against her skin, Blessed are those, Who are not kin, ...
System of a Down - I-E-A-I-A-I-O Lyrics
Just got shot, now recovered, A former cop, undercover, Just got shot, now recovered, Why. Fighting crime, with a partner, Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter, Fighting ...
System of a Down - X Lyrics
In my thoughts, I feel like this song is about the "Armenian Genocide" and how it is still not known to a lot of people. As System of a Down are Armenian ...
System of a Down - Cigaro Lyrics
Just saw SOAD yesterday at the last show of the Big Day Out here in Perth, and they were fuckin awesome. The meaning of this song is pretty easy to see when you ...
System of a Down - Shimmy Lyrics
(SOAD talks about that particular issue quite often). "I wanna shimmy through the break of dawn, yeah." ---Shimmy, meaning to have sex, methinks. I have found ...
System of a Down - Prison Song Lyrics
Anyway, as alluded to by SOAD, the main cause of this RIDICULOUS rise in prison numbers can be attributed to the so called "war on drugs" and the introduction ...

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Genius Meanings
	System Of A Down – B.Y.O.B.
	“B.Y.O.B.” (“Bring Your Own Bombs”) is the first single released from American heavy metal band System of a Down’s fourth album Mezmerize. Like their earlier song “Boom!,” it was
	System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
	Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. He told Rolling Stone: This song was originally going to be called “
	Psychostick – NOEL
	Ho ho ho / Opening presents on the floor!! / Christmas time is drawing near / Let's all spread some cheer / Grab your wallet, time to spend / Most wonderful time of year / Hiding
	System Of A Down – Aerials
	“Aerials” was released in June, 2002 as the third single from System of a Down’s second album Toxicity, which itself was released in September, 2001. It was critically and
	System Of A Down – Toxicity
	“Toxicity” is one of System of a Down’s biggest hits, the song reached No. 70 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on Mainstream Rock chart. During a performance at the 2005 Download
	System Of A Down – Sugar
	Like many System of a Down songs, “Sugar” doesn’t have a specific meaning. The term “sugar” is a well-known euphemism for cocaine, which has even worse addictive effects than sugar
	System Of A Down – Hypnotize
	“Hypnotize” is the eponymous debut single of System of a Down’s fifth album. The song was written after the Tienanmen Square protest, but, in general, it talks about how
	System Of A Down – Hypnotize
	“Hypnotize” is the eponymous debut single of System of a Down’s fifth album. The song was written after the Tienanmen Square protest, but, in general, it talks about how
	Genius Traducciones al Español – System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. (Traducción al español)
	{Intro: Daron Malakian} / Tu! / Porque ellos siempre envian al pobre? / {Verso 1: Serj Tankian} / Barbarismo por Barbaras con talones afilados / Victoriosa victoria se arrodilla
	System Of A Down – Question!
	“Question!” is the second single off of SOAD’s fourth album Mezmerize. The song rapidly alternates between four different time signatures – 9/16 (during the acoustic sections), 6/8
	System Of A Down – Spiders
	“Spiders” is the second single for System of a Down’s debut album. It speaks of June, a girl going through a procedure to insert a v-chip in her brain, controlling her thoughts and
	System Of A Down – Cigaro
	“Cigaro” details the pointless and seemingly endless obsession of ‘Boys and their Toys’, whether it be the explicit concept of penis size or the size of their guns, men are always

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SongTell Meaning
	Meaning of "B.Y.O.B." by System Of A Down
	"B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down is a politically charged song that criticizes the hypocrisy and lies of politicians. The song starts with sarcastic remarks ...

Genius Artists
	System Of A Down
	System of a Down, also known by the acronym ‘SOAD’ and often shortened to ‘System,’ are an Armenian four-piece rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994. The band
	System Of A Down Songs
	System Of A Down has 188 songs with the most popular being Chop Suey!, Toxicity and B.Y.O.B..

Genius Albums
	Mezmerize by System Of A Down
	Mezmerize is System of a Down’s 4th studio album, released on May 17th, 2005, and it hit #1 on Billboard 200 that year. It’s the first half of the double album Mezmerize/Hypnotize
	System of a Down (Japanese Edition) by System Of A Down
	The Japanese version of System of a Down’s debut album contains another two tracks, “Marmalade” and “Störagéd.”
	Toxicity by System Of A Down
	The second album released by heavy metal band System of a Down, Toxicity is arguably the band’s most popular album; it sold approximately 2,700,000 copies in the US alone, and

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Artist: System of a Down Track: B.Y.O.B.

Artist: System of a Down
Track: B.Y.O.B.