Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody fucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody sucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody cries
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody dies

It's a non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco
Bet you didn't know, woo-oo
Non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco
Bet you didn't know, woo-oo
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know

Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody fucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody sucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody dies
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody cries

It's a non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco
Bet you didn't know, woo-oo
Non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco, woo-oo
Bet you didn't know
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know

It's a violent pornography
Choking chicks and sodomy
The kind of shit you get on your TV
It's a violent pornography
Choking chicks and sodomy
The kind of shit you get on your TV

Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody sucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody fucks
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody dies
Everybody, everybody, everybody livin' now
Everybody, everybody, everybody cries

It's a non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco
Bet you didn't know, woo-oo
Non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco, woo-oo
Bet you didn't know
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Non-stop disco
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know
Bet you didn't know

It's a violent pornography
Choking chicks and sodomy
The kind of shit you get on your TV
It's a violent pornography
Choking chicks and sodomy
The kind of shit that's on your TV
It's a violent pornography
Choking chicks and sodomy
The kind of shit that's on your TV
It's on the TV (fuck)
Turn off your TV

Can you say, "Brainwashing?"
Brainwashing
It's a non-stop disco


Lyrics submitted by Phyxius, edited by catman123

Violent Pornography Lyrics as written by Daron Malakian Serj Tankian

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  • +4
    General Comment

    It's refering to the news I think. The news shows these horrific things, everyone is swallowing it up and they see it as being similar to the violent dirty porn you can get. The whole song is a big finger up to the news corperations for showing these stories about rape and violent crimes.

    Eskimo_8on May 21, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    The degradation of the human mind through process of telecommunication. I love this song. And if you have downloaded the album, GO OUT AND BUY IT ON MAY 17TH. If you love SOAD, you should help support them by buying the album. I downloaded it myself, but I'm still going to buy it.

    some1_named_no_1on May 06, 2005   Link
  • +2
    Song Meaning

    Maybe it's about how most television shows have sexual content and people screen each channel for something relative to porn. "Turn off your TV." Is it against pornography or not? But hey, what the hell do I know? I don't spend all day trying to figure it out by searching the web for some one elses interpretation of the meaning.

    AceShadowon July 16, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    great song. songs like SOAD is doing a little play on eminem with the everything stuff (the way it sounds)

    deviationeron May 08, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this song. Especially "Can you say brainwashing?" What a great album.

    Relapseron May 09, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Wanna my favs off the new album, a bit short of an album but great songs. They have a new one comin out this fall as well?

    DuTcHoVeNon May 13, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Yeah, this one will definitely be recognized as one of the bests on the album. I downloaded the album myself, but I'm going to buy it this Tuesday and get it signed by the band at Best Buy in Burbank, CA. I can not select a favorite off this album. But this song's message is pretty much manifested throughout the entire thing.

    Ms Self Destructon May 15, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Thanks for the correction. That first one sounded off and those make alot better sense.

    DAcraZarmAdilloZon May 16, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is way awesome. system of a down is so awesome!!

    just_a_street_punkon May 17, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    My favorite song on the album, it's crazy and out there. Bought the CD and I think it's the first song that just caught me off guard and I loved right away.

    The whole of the new album is pretty cool sounding. =)

    Inniscoron May 18, 2005   Link

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