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System Of A Down – A.D.D. (American Dream Denial)
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“A.D.D” is also a disorder known as Attention Deficit Disorder. The disorder can cause absent-mindedness, difficulty focusing, forgetfulness, or the combination of all three (plus
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System Of A Down – Toxicity
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“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
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System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
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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 “
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System Of A Down – Aerials
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“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
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System Of A Down – We Don’t Give a Damn About Your World
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It is a demo version of “A.D.D.”
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System Of A Down – Side of the Freeway
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This was an unreleased version of “Mr. Jack” from SOAD’s 2002 release of“Steal This Album!.
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System Of A Down – Marmalade (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Stretching, filing, against her skin / Blessed are those who are not kin / In sin, we breathe; in sex, we tie / Duct tape her legs to the red sky
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System Of A Down – Needles
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“Needles” is a song that talks about the danger of abusing drugs, more specifically heroin, comparing it to have a parasite in your body; the band advertises everybody, don’t do
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Less (tr) – System of a Down
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He can't be understood by anyone / Emotions and dignity are all gone / Humanrace is the fuckin' base of all his pain / "you get what you give" / İs the dirtiest lie i bet / Now he
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System Of A Down – Slow
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[Verse 1] / The piercing radiant moon / The storming of poor June / All the life running through her hair / Approaching guiding light / Our shallow years in fright / Dreams are
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System Of A Down – Dreaming
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“Dreaming” talks about the world citizens, and about how they’re, sometimes, careless about what’s around them. The song is based on a poem by vocalist Serj Tankian called “Bottled
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System Of A Down – P.I.G.
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“P.I.G.” is the first song of System of a Down’s first demo tape. This song was re-released with heavy changes by the name of “Mr. Jack” on Steal This Album. Only the first verse
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System Of A Down – Sugar
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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
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System Of A Down – Soldier Side
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A song decrying war. Daron said he could strongly relate to mothers whose sons were going out to fight. Based on that emotion, he wrote the song.
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System Of A Down – Lost in Hollywood
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“Lost In Hollywood” is a grim illustration of how Hollywood takes normal people looking to fulfill dreams of being an actor, and then viciously changing them into fake people. Fame
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System of a Down & Wu-Tang Clan – Shame
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System of a Down does a cover of Wu-Tang’s “Shame On a Nigga”, from the classic, highly influential 1993 debut album Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers). The song features RZA with a
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System Of A Down – Ego Brains
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Life is but a dream / Drifting on a stream, a stream / Consciously it seems / All of what remains / Despite our ego brain / Love after it rains / Ego brain / Love after it rains
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System Of A Down – Mr. Jack
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“Mr. Jack” talks about living within a corrupt police state where those in authority can arrest and condemn whoever they please. System of a Down, in its first demo tape, released
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System Of A Down – Metro (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / I'm alone, sitting with my broken glass / My four walls follow me through my past / I was on a Paris train / I emerged in London rain / And you were waiting there
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System Of A Down – War? (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Dark is the light, the man you fight with all your prayers, incantations / Running away, a trivial day of judgment and deliverance / To whom was sold this
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System Of A Down – Soil (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / The phoenix he helped create / Out of control, boy without a dad / Shot the gun that startled my life / While I drove him with a forty-five / [Chorus
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System Of A Down – Deer Dance
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“Deer Dance” is about police brutality against peaceful protesters who are standing up for what they believe in but to no avail. It also criticizes the tendency of extreme
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System Of A Down – Question!
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“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
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System Of A Down – On My Mind
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“On My Mind” is a song by System of a Down released in the demo album, Toxicity II. The song is a demo version of “Pictures,” which was featured on the band’s third album, Steal
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System Of A Down (Ft. Arto Tunçboyacıyan) – Science
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This song details the negative effects science has had upon our society. While it is more often than not hailed in a positive ‘omniscient’ light, Serj believes it has robbed us of
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System Of A Down – Hypnotize
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“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
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System Of A Down – Innervision (Toxicity Sessions)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Well, I have a home, longing to roam / I have to find you, I have to meet you / Signs of your face, slowing your pace / I need your guidance; I need to
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System Of A Down – Chop Suey! (Remix) [Mixed]
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[Refrain: Serj Tankian] / Wake up (Wake up) / Grab a brush and put a little makeup / Hide your scars to fade away the shakeup (Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup) / Why'd you
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Aritithellienel15 – Chop Suey (System of a Down Cover)
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We're rolling "Suicide" / Wake up (Wake up) / Grab a brush and put a little makeup / Hide your scars to fade away the shakeup / (Hide the scars to fade away the) / Why'd you leave
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System Of A Down – Darts (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / May I please remain in this space / For darts screech by my desires / May I please remain in this space / For darts screech by my desires / [Chorus: Serj
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System Of A Down – Ego Brains
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Life is but a dream / Drifting on a stream, a stream / Consciously it seems / All of what remains / Despite our ego brain / Love after it rains / Ego brain / Love after it rains
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System Of A Down – Dam
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“DAM” is a rare demo off System of a Down’s second demo tape named Demo Tape #1. It is the only song from the demo not to be re-recorded. Guitarist Daron Malakian sings lead vocals
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System Of A Down – Suite-Pee (Live)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / I had an out of body experience / The other day her name was Jesus / And for her, everyone cried / Everyone cried, everyone cried / [Chorus: Serj Tankian
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System Of A Down – Know (Demo)
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[Intro: Serj Tankian] / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / [Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / I will never feed off the evergreen luster of your heart / All
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System Of A Down – Boom! (Clean Version)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] / I've been walking through your streets / Where all your money's earning / Where all your buildings crying and clueless neckties working
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Dubioza Kolektiv – Bring The System Down
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Bring the System Down: / Fightin' with the wisdom / For Bosnian kingdom / Pointin' the gun man / Got a gun man / But I got mind / I don't wanna' shoot noone / Why can I deny the
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System Of A Down – Bounce
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“Bounce” is the seventh track on System of a Down’s second album Toxicity. Daron said in a concert that the song is about sex, but based on the lyrics, it could be about group sex
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System Of A Down – Nations
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Nations come together as one / Forming candles in the sun / The candle burns deep inside his head / His wax mind is finally dead / His wax mind they all had learned / Secrets of
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System Of A Down – Prison Song
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“Prison Song” is a criticism of the prison-industrial complex, the war on drugs, and the incredibly high rate of incarceration in America compared to other modern nations. The
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System Of A Down – Kill Rock ‘n Roll
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“Kill Rock n' Roll” by System of a Down is the third track from the band’s fifth album, Hypnotize. Written by Daron Malakian, “Kill Rock n' Roll” is about a rabbit Daron ran over
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System Of A Down – Pictures
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Flaunt your will at every wheel / Perish it, your chocolate soul / Cobblestones under your wheels / [Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian] / I got
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System Of A Down – Mind (Demo)
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[Intro: Serj Tankian] / Oh, baby, come close to me / Let me love you / Oh, baby, come close to me / Let me feel you / Look at each other, look at each other / Look at each other
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System Of A Down – Suite-Pee
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The opening track of System of a Down’s first album is, in general, a criticism about pedophile cases in churches and extremely religious people, it isn’t criticizing people’s
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System Of A Down – Im Nazelis
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Amen or kes em hieschum, im sirelis / Orerov kes em gantschum im nazelis / Amen or kes em hieschum, im sirelis / Orerov kes em gantschum im nazelis / Schud ari e aranz kes el
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System Of A Down – Cigaro
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“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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Suicide (Clan) & System of a down – Damn shame
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[Intro: Serj Tankian] / I fuck yo ass up / I fuck yo ass up (fuck him up son) / I fuck yo ass up (fuck him up son, wu for life) / I fuck ya ass up (fuck him up) / [Chorus: Serj
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System Of A Down – Lonely Day
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“Lonely Day” is a song by System of a Down, from Hypnotize. Contrary to popular belief, this song is not about Daron Malakian’s brother, because he is an only child. He wrote this
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