Genius Lyrics
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System Of A Down – War?
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In this song, System of a Down denounces the reason behind every war: power struggles, using the Christian Inquisition and modern warfare on the Middle East as examples. The song
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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 – B.Y.O.B.
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“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
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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 – Fuck the System
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If the title of the song wasn’t clue enough; this song is just a big fuck you to the system.
A lot of the band’s personal work goes toward preventing/spreading awareness of war
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System Of A Down – Tentative
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“Tentative” is a war stance, in which Serj and Daron sing from the perspective of bombing victims—innocent and vulnerable people, crying out to those in charge to save them.
Serj
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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 – War? (Live)
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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 – 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 – Boom!
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“Boom!” is anti-war and directly related to the declaration of war with Iraq. The video clip was directed by Michael Moore and shows footage of the largest protest in the world
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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 – Sad Statue
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“Sad Statue” talks mainly about the government, but it talks about war and history too. It is a anti-government song, like many other SOAD songs, like “B.Y.O.B.” or “F**k the
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System Of A Down – Soldier Side Samples
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See all of “Soldier Side” by System Of A Down’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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System Of A Down – Live @ Whisky a Go-Go (1997) Live Versions
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See all of “Live @ Whisky a Go-Go (1997)” by System Of A Down’s live versions
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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 – Holy Mountains
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“Holy Mountains” references Mount Ararat—an important symbol in Armenian culture—and details that the souls lost to the Armenian Genocide have returned to rest here.
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KaijGojira – System Of A Down Baed Lyrics - (Answer!)
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[Verse 1] / Growing up in a war-ridden world / Hearing bombs drop / Just a normal day / Had to leave, flea, for my on safety / It was a lonely day / [Chorus 1] / Hearing gunshots
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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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8-Bit Arcade – Metro (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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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 – Suggestions
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“Suggestions” talks about the media and how the authority treats you as nothing. The whole song is a metaphor with the storyline of a ship that is being attacked by another
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8-Bit Arcade – Cubert (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – Marmalade (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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System Of A Down – Protect the Land
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Initially intended for the next Scars On Broadway album, “Protect The Land” ended up in System’s hands after Daron—who wrote it—sent the track to his bandmates in System. To the
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8-Bit Arcade – Cigaro
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – U Fig (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – Prison Song (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – She's Like Heroin (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – Soldier Side (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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8-Bit Arcade – Deer Dance (8-Bit System of a Down Emulation)
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[Instrumental]
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