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System Of A Down – Metro
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This song is a cover of Berlin’s song “The Metro”, being featured on the soundtracks of Dracula 2000 and Not Another Teen Movie, as well as being on some official releases from the
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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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8-Bit Arcade – Metro (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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System Of A Down – Metro (Demo) Samples
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See all of “Metro (Demo)” by System Of A Down’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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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 – Honey
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“Honey” is a rare demo off System of a Down’s second demo tape, which also features another rarity, “Temper”, and the demo version for “Soil”. It was written and performed prior to
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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 – 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 – 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 & 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 – Snowblind
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This song is a cover from Black Sabbath. System of a Down’s version was included on Storaged Melodies, but it was also released in 2006 in the single “Vicinity Of Obscenity/Lonely
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System Of A Down – Prison Song (Demo)
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[Intro: Serj Tankian] / They're tryna build a prison / They're tryna build a prison / Oh! / [Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Following the rights movements, you clamped down with your
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System Of A Down – 36 (Demo)
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[Chorus: Serj Tankian] / Television is disgrace / Life you get old, it's the race / Can you break out, can you break out / Will you live at your own pace? / [Bridge: Serj Tankian
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8-Bit Arcade – Fuck the System
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[Instrumental]
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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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8-Bit Arcade – Suite Pee
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[Instrumental]
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System Of A Down – Temper
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“Temper” is a rare demo off System of a Down’s second demo tape, which also features another rarity, “Honey,” and the demo version for “Soil.” It was written and performed prior to
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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 – 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 – Friik
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“Friik” is a demo that originally appeared on System of a Down’s fourth demo tape. The tape was never officially released to the public, having been recorded solely for the purpose
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System Of A Down – Mind
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“Mind” talks about government mind control, a recurrent theme by the band. As Serj Tankian says, for the government “Freethinkers are dangerous” and because of it, they brainwash
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System Of A Down – Marmalade
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In the Denver concert in 2000, before the song, Daron describes the song as “a song about sex”
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System Of A Down – CUBErt (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / Preflight delight / Defaced street lights / A pyramid mind fuck / Don't leave your seats now / [Chorus: Serj Tankian] / Popcorn everywhere, canned
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System Of A Down – Suite-Pee (Demo Tape 4)
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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 – DDevil
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“DDevil” talks about plagiarism, the first verse is self-explanatory and ‘refrigerator’ is a metaphor for the ones that stole. But it also talks about the media,
Double D’s
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System Of A Down – Störagéd
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“Störagéd” seems to be a slightly abstract song about individuality in which the singer uses allusions to abortion. The verses speak of growth, stagnation, and change. In the
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8-Bit Arcade – Kill Rock 'n Roll
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[Instrumental]
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System Of A Down – Flake
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“Toast” is the third song on System of a Down’s untitled demo tape. The drummer for the first four demo tapes, Ontronik “Andy” Khachaturian, said that this song was originally
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System Of A Down – Cherry
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This song was leaked as a demo on the unofficial demo album “Toxicity II.” The song has been given various names, including “Virgin Tea,” “Virginity” and “Cherry.”
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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 – Blue
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“Blue” is a song originally found on SOAD’s 1997 Demo Tape 4. The song was later re-recorded and used on Serj Tankian’s 2007 solo album Elect the Dead.
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System Of A Down – Johnny
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Johnny was the B-side of the “Chop Suey!” single.
While it is unknown what this song is about, it has been theorized that this song is about multiple personality disorder; Johnny
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