![]() This refers to how the goverenment tells us what we should beleive about things and how they try to hide from the American public from the truth about what they are really doing. Mesmerize the simple minded propaganda Leaves us blinded And she's afraid he'll try to convince her to go with him. The girl he is refering to is afraid he's becoming so disenlusioned about America he's willing to leave the country and give up his american citizenship. She's scared that I will Take her away from theirĭreams that her country Left with no one there Also refers to how ad's on television tells Americans what to buy. This refers to how Mass Media can control pop culture and tell Americans what they want to beleive, wheather or not its ture. They disguise it Hypnotize it Television made you buy it This refers to the Tiannamen Square incident of 1989 and how China really didn't want to the world to know the truth about what happened. Was fashion the reason why they were there? Why don't you ask the kids at Tiannamen Square ![]() It shows how the students needed help from the american government or even the UN, but they were left on their own and demolished by tank regiments. For the sitting in the car part, the song is personifying the american government as the guy in the car, and the girl as the chinese students, i believe the girl is literally the girl of liberty which was a little statue that the students had set up in Tiananman square. The song then goes into how the Chinese media is controlled by the government, after this incident the media in china actually portrayed the actions of the army as heroic, by bravely standing against this aggressive protest against the nation and the ever loving chinese government. The song first starts talking about the actual massacre that occurred on jwhere hundreds of chinese students were slaughtered during a peaceful demonstration asking for more democratic freedoms. This song is referencing events almost completely about the tiananmen square incident, but the general idea and message of this song can be used in any nation where free thinking is outlawed. Basically he is waiting for his girl to realize things like he does. He is waiting for his girl to realize the truth (or get into the car with him). The only thing I could come up with is that he already sees through the everyday propoganda, and has gotten into the car (or movement) to be against it. I'm not sure if it is metaphorical or if he was just sitting in his car waiting for his girl. He then talks about sitting in his car, waiting for his girl. I've had girlfriends that have had a hard time with my interpretations of world events. By this he means that he has explained his political, or deep social views to his girl, and she was disturbed by it. He then says "She's scared that I will take her away from there, Her dreams that her country left with no one there". The Tiananmen Square example is how a protest against the brutal treatment of citizens by the Chinese government was potrayed as a movement for freedom of fasion in order to make it appear to be less serious. The song is about how propaganda makes one thing look like another, bending the facts in the favor of the government. The "burning" you speak of was the army burning the bodies of the civilians they killed. It was a MASSACRE of protesters by the Chinese army. Serj Tankian: lead vocals, keyboards, guitar on occasion.The Tiananmen Square massacre had nothing to do with "self-immolation" or "suicide" as you say. The band currently consists of four Armenian Americans: ![]() System of a Down has sold over 40 million records worldwide, and two of their singles, “Aerials” and “Hypnotize,” reached number one on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. They had two subsequent worldwide tours in 20. The group briefly disbanded in August 2006 and reunited in November 2010, embarking on a tour for the following three years. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song “B.Y.O.B.” won the Best Hard Rock Performance of 2006. ![]() The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, and Toxicity, Mezmerize and Hypnotize have all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Conversion, software version 7.0 Looking at life through the eyes of a tire hub EatingĮdit bioSystem of a Down, also known by the acronym ‘SOAD’ and often shortened to ‘System,’ are an Armenian four-piece rock band from Southern California, formed in 1994. ![]()
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