How many double-takes did you make reading this lyric? Means nobody believes you went to Wonderland. There's been something of a System of a Down revival on Twitter over the last few years, with people in their twenties and thirties half-jokingly posting en masse about how bands like System and Rage Against The Machine "radicalised" them at school (search "system of a down radicalised" on Twitter and behold the wave of nostalgia and current events-related commentary). For school teacher John*, the introduction came a little later, but no less impactfully. He had Deer Dance at the top of his playlist. We made a list to decide on the best System of a Down song. "Vicinity of Obscenity" boasts some of SOAD's weirdest lyrics and some of Tankian's freakiest vocal performances.
Toiling through my other favorite band's sub, I saw a post like this and I thought it'd be a great addition to this one. Aerials in the sky, when you lose small mind you free your life. I have a problem that I cannot explain, I have no reason why it should've been so plain, Have no questions but I sure have excuse, I lack the reason why I should be so confused. Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky. There are some interesting interpretations of 'Jet Pilot, ' but this line simply seems to reference a horse locking eyes with a jet pilot, who smiles in response. They're tryin' to build a prison for you and me to live in, another prison system for you and me. Even their smash hits like "B. Y. O. Choosing which ones are the best is hard, especially while talking about the songs of the System of a Down band.
Leo King Quotes (1). From System of a Down's debut self-titled album, 'Suite-Pee' launches criticism at those who have submitted themselves to religion and terrorized the world in Jesus' name, who in this song, happens to be female. I think its a great league for that because it's not the strongest league in Europe. Science has failed our world. Then start up a fight, let's see where this will lead. But Toxicity and Steal This Album! ", was one of 165 songs temporarily blackballed from US radio stations after the attack for being "lyrically questionable" (others include "Learn To Fly" by Foo Fighters, "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins and "Bodies" by Drowning Pool).
We fought your wars with all our hearts, You sent us back in body parts, You took our wills with the truth you stole, We offer prayers for you long lost soul. The "aspartame kills" flash in the video probably reinforces the idea that this sugar is fake, as aspartame is an artificial sweetener. When we die, our matter is decomposed and is transferred to things like worms that feed on us, to the atmosphere in the form of gas, and to the ground and plants that feed on him. Go ahead, let your stepson eat the damn fish.
The intro track on 2002's puzzling Steal This Album is about... pizza. Unless, of course, Serj Tankian isn't talking about that kind of cock. These altered/artificial sweeteners cost more then sugar, thus is cheaper to make their products. At one point, Tankian simply quotes expert analysis – "All research and successful drug policies show that treatment should be increased / And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences – punctuated by his rarely deployed but extremely effective "death growl". And "Aerials, " and it's probably the band's most serious LP to date. A former cop, undercover, Just got shot, now recovered, Just got shot, now recovered, Why?
In your thoughts forsaken me. Mezmerize the simple minded. Wondering when savior comes, is he gonna be saved. We lose ourselves, but we find it all. In retrospect, though, political cohesion didn't even exist within the band itself. As a consequence of it, The song became number one on both alternative rock and mainstream charts.
This is what I think the song is about.
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The French city of Carcassonne is an excellent example of a medieval citadel that made extensive use of towers for its defences. Small fortified keeps intended as watch towers for small. Bartizan - An overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; sometimes as grandiose as an overhanging gallery; common in Scotland and France. Pier - Support for arch, usually square. These keeps were relatively small, sometimes having only enough space for one large room on each floor.
Bastle's fire-resistance. Vertically inside a castles gatehouse or entryway. When the first tower was built at Mouswald is not known, but the lands of Mouswald, first recorded as Musfald, are first mentioned in the first half of the 13th century during the reign of Alexander II when they seem to have been held by vassals of Robert de Brus, probably the grandfather of Robert the Bruce. That on the Inner Farne is a home to bird wardens. Freestone - High quality sand- or lime-stone.