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Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen square?
Was fashion the reason why they were there?

They disguise it, Hypnotize it.
Television made you buy it.

I'm just sitting
In my car and
Waiting for my...

She's scared that I will take her away from there.
Dreams and her country, left with no-one there.

Mezmerized the simple minded
Propaganda leaves us blinded.

I'm just sitting
In my car and
Waiting for my girl.

I'm just sitting
In my car and
Waiting for my girl.

I'm just sitting
In my car and
Waiting for my girl.

I'm just sitting
In my car and
Waiting for my girl...
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Copyright
Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian
Duration
3:09
Submitted by
mackay On Oct 06, 2005
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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? Was fashion the reason why they were there?

Did the students at Tiananmen square risk their lives just so they could wear the latest fashions and buy other material goods? They were obviously doing it for something more. The something more is a desire for freedom and democracy and the end of the tyranny. They have been oppressed for so long that they would risk their lives for freedom.

They disguise it, Hypnotize it. Television made you buy it.

The media/advertisers have made freedom and democracy all about buing material goods. We have been hypnotized by television to believe that that's what freedom is all about. Has to do with the "i shop, therefore i am" philosphy of Americans.

I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my... She's scared that I will take her away from there. Dreams and her country, left with no-one there.

He is waiting for someone to come with him (the car signifies going in a new direction or changing opinions). However, that someone is reluctant to go because she has been hypnotized and her dream and country are all that she puts value in. She is frightened about what this guy will show her because it will contradict all that she believes in and has been taught to believe. He wants to de-hypnotize her and show her the true meaning of freedom and democracy.

Mezmerized the simple minded, propaganda leaves us blinded. I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl.

The people who only think about whats fed to them are being mezmorized by the media and television. They are blind to the true meaning of freedom/democracy. The guy is still waiting for this girl to be brave and accept the truth.

That was hella long. Sorry guys, but thats what I think of when I hear this song. Very powerful stuff, especially since I just took my final for my Chinese society class. Thanks for reading.

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I believe that this song is about how the media infulences the general public to follow them in all means necessary. Sometimes without the public even realizing. "They disguise it, Hypnotise it. Television made you buy it." And "I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl" could simply mean they are saying that with all of this going on, there's nothing to do, but lead your own life. I believe that rather then him waiting for his "girl" as in girlfriend, he may be waiting for his daughter after school etc.

Actually, the part that he's just sitting in his car and waiting for his girl, that's what he was doing at the time he wrote the song. Otherwise, your interpretation is entirely right. I think that it's about how the media hypnotizes us, and that we realize things like this while doing something insignificant, like sitting in a car, waiting for someone to come back.

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I think that ads convince you that buying a shiny car will get you a girl, and that's why he's waiting, even convincing himself (thus the repetition) that he did not waist his life studying and getting a good job and lots of money, though he subconsciously knows how his life is empty.

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Though it is highly true that the media is infact feeding us lies, or truths half told, there is nothing we can do about it except "Buy it". Sure, people will obiously not believe it, some people. But if you ask others they´ll just say "Hey, it was on the news..." We probably are getting Hypnotized, believing what THEY want us to believe. When something comes up on news, there is no GUARANTEE, what they say is true, UNLESS you were there. Its information probably the government doesnt want us to know. Its all media...

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I think that it talks about a story that happened in the tienamen square protests. A girl ignores her boyfriend's warnings, and goes to the protest, because she was worried about her country.Sadly, she never came back, leaving the boyfriend waiting in the car. And that is why (In my opinion always) the refrain is repeated 4 times in the end. The girl died during the protests, and he was waiting for her... The rest of the song talks about what lead to the tienamen square protests. They could be talking about that woman that put her body in front of a tank and stopped it, but that is another thought...

@agis100000 I think this answer makes the most sense in retrospect as I always listen to the song. It feels right. But I can't argue with slobs2's comment, which wouldn't be as meaningful. Honestly, I often thought that it was about a guy who was killed or taken in by the Chinese who happened to be in the area, and to highlight the govt tyrrany, the song repeats that verse, ie as in the wrong guy...but, I think I like your impression best so far.

@agis100000 @agis100000 The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?" Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government. What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest, or stand for a cause if almost all of their peers are doing it. They think it's popular, trending, "fashionable" to follow the masses....like sheep hypnotized to what they are being told by...

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It feels like he's talking about us not being told the truth. "Why dont you ask the kids..." "was fashion the reason why they were there?" What was the reason they were there? Was it truely what we were told it was? "They disguise it. Hypnotize it. Television made you buy it" I dont think they're talking about literally buying things. But being suckered into believing something by disinformation. If someone successfully lied to you, then you 'bought it' "Mezmerized the simple minded propaganda leaves us blinded" If 1 big news company spews out a single lie (no pun intended), then estimate atleast 1/3 of our country takes it as fact. I think the song is about pulling the wool away from our eyes and seeing things for what they really are.

@RobZombieFan I agree with a lot of your interpretation except for your thoughts on the "was fashion the reason why they were there" line... this is what I believe they were saying:

The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?" Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government. What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest,...

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Argh, someone got here and posted this before me. God, I am in love with this song already. I can't stop listening to it. I cannot wait for the entire CD. AHHH. Melts

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This song is about a news article the band read about a Chechen rebel who was asked by police what he was doing in his car. He simply replied "Im just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl."

@Slobs2 do you have a link. It would be cool to read that. thanks a lot.

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Hey guys, I posted the lyrics up for you. I couldn't find them ANYWHERE on the net. So I had to interpret them myself. I went through the song a couple times and that's what I got. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds completely right.

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The first line is "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square", Tiananmen Square being a famous public square in Beijing, China.

Another great serious SOAD song.

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i think it's stating how they're just normal everyday people nothing special, just sitting in the car waiting for his girlfriend