![]() ![]() 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. In case there was any doubt, they nail in concise factoids (‘ Nearly two million Americans are incarcerated / In the prison system, prison system of the U.S.’, ‘ The percentage of Americans in the prison system has doubled since 1985’, ‘ All research and successful drug policies show that treatment should be increased / And law enforcement decreased while abolishing mandatory minimum sentences…’) to solidify a righteous statement right at the outset of their triple-platinum career-high.The Tiananmen Square massacre had nothing to do with "self-immolation" or "suicide" as you say. A bludgeoning, juggernaut riff gives way to storming vocals challenging the American prison industrial system, and pointing the finger at a government largely responsible for the domestic proliferation of drugs yet whose prison system is half-populated by drug offenders. The balls-out opening track (and unofficial airplay-only single) to Toxicity finds the band at their most ostentatiously political, picking up the baton dropped when their friends in Rage Against The Machine had disbanded the year before. Hope endures, but while we’re holding out for that new album to change the game all over again, here’s our definitive Top 20 to keep everyone busy arguing in the meantime… Vocalist Serj Tankian’s solo work and contributions alongside Tom Morello on Axis Of Justice, bassist Shavo Odadjian’s AcHoZeN, and guitarist Daron Malakian’s stunning Scars On Broadway (sometimes featuring drummer John Dolmayan) have shown flashes of brilliance, but the old chemistry has never fully been rekindled. From 1998’s earthquaking self-titled debut and 2001’s era-defining masterpiece Toxicity to 2002’s pirate-hijacked Steal This Album! and 2005’s towering sister releases Mezmerize and Hypnotize, there was constant cutting-edge evolution, but also a singularity of sound that even their most esteemed peers could never hope to touch.Īcross the years since, the band have resurfaced and departed again and again. They might’ve managed only five studio albums in a short seven-and-a-bit year stretch between June 1998 and November 2005, but such is the level of consistent quality, quirkiness and genre-shaping innovation from Los Angeles quartet System Of A Down that it’s truly difficult to narrow their catalogue down to just 20 songs. ![]()
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