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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Forest
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Besides environmental aspects, this song could be viewed as a dialogue between God and Jesus. The line “make the forest turn to wine” certainly alludes to this. When talking about
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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 – 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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System Of A Down – I-E-A-I-A-I-O
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“I-E-A-I-A-I-O” talks about the independence of the United States of America in the System’s style, with sexual tongue twisters, movie references and codes. This song is played in
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System Of A Down – U-Fig
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“U-Fig” is an abbreviation for “You Flag-waving Ignorant Geeks.” It strongly criticizes the military’s propaganda by extracting the key message as ‘die for us’ and ‘kill for us and
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System Of A Down – Thetawaves
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System of a Down has two demo versions of “Thetawaves,” both in Toxicity II, by the names of “Waiting For You (Version 1)” and “Waiting For You (Version 2).”
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System Of A Down – Peephole
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The song is considerably less thrash metal oriented than most of the other songs on the record, with the chorus being heavier, and the verses having a more polka oriented sound
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System Of A Down – Attack
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“Attack” starts off Hypnotize with a bang—some would argue the song attacks your ears. The track is sonically the polar opposite of its sister album, Mezmerize’s intro “Soldier
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System Of A Down – Live @ Whisky a Go-Go (1997)
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[Know | 0:00] / (Alright!) / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / Cursed Earth! / I will never feed off the evergreen luster of your heart / All because we all live in
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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 – Forest (Live)
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Why don't you know that you're my... / Why don't you know that you're my mind? / Tell everyone in the world that I'm you / Take this promise to the end of you... / Walk with me my
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System Of A Down – CUBErt
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“CUBErt” talks about how society is becoming dumber every day, everyone is cliche. How we blindly follow authority without question, we just sit back and watch our society crumble
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System Of A Down – Störagéd (Demo)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / The spine align, the fetus is mine / Don't forget me, don't forget me, don't forget me, don't forget / Revolt, revolt, revolution, counter-revolution
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System Of A Down – Waiting for You (Version 2)
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / The unsettled mind as it climbs in the light / Leaving the senses to fend for themselves / The senses collect from the valuable data / Of beta carotene
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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 – Shimmy
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“Shimmy” talks, basically, about the mind control of the people. For example, Serj just screams orders in the imperative mood, inducing the people’s mind control. The bridge
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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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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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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 – Defy You
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The album Toxicity II was leaked before Steal This Album! was released, leading to some changes. “Defy You” is the Toxicity II version of “Nüguns,” which made it into the 2002
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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 – Darts
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“Why do old societies hold the pantheon of 12 gods to be true, while modern societies generally have one God?” – footnote from the booklet for the album
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System Of A Down – Waiting for You (Version 1)
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This is an unreleased song of SOAD. It’s the early version of “Thetawaves.”
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System Of A Down – Ego Brain
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Man made shame
This line is the crux of the whole song. It states that humanity as a collective clings to the Ego, believing it to be as real as the source, to our own detriment
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System Of A Down – Everytime
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[Verse 1: Serj Tankian] / I've been walking through your streets / Where all your money's earning / Where all your buildings crying and clueless neckties working / Revolving fake
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System Of A Down – Why?
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The album Toxicity II was leaked before Steal This Album! was released, leading to some changes. This is one of the leaked songs that had the least changes, since only Serj sang in
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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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009 Sound System – Shine Down
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[Verse] / Oh yeah / Why won't you give me that star that shine down? / I'm so there / If you show me that I'm on your mind now / [Pre-Chorus] / I know it's simple to say when you'
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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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"Weird Al" Yankovic – Angry White Boy Polka
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The traditional polka medley now uses alternative rock, nu metal and rap songs made by and\or listened by angry white boys.
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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 – 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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