My believe is that this song is mainly about our lack of being independent from society. We all accept mediocrity with wanting nothing more than to be average as we live our lives pissed at the world, but instead of fighting for change we take our anger and frustration out on the ones close to us, such as a girlfriend. After they lose the ones close to them they "I sit, in my desolate room, no lights, no music,Just anger, I've killed everyone" Killed everyone means the individual is completely alone in life with nothing more than their own self destructive anger and hatred towards the world. The main reason we choose to live our lives safe, but filled with emptiness rather than taking a risk and living a fulfilled life of joy is the media. The media influences are thoughts whether we notice it or not with news stations giving us what we want to hear (which is hardly ever true) to the good ole' sitcoms showing us pure fun and joy living day by day just like an "average " family would with a very mild conflict from time to time. System of a Down's band name is protest in its self against the wrongs commited by our government. SOD has also wrote numerous songs that protest current problems in society today from the war in iraq to the poverty in our country to the bullshit war on drugs. Such as Boom is an example in which it protests the US's obsession with spending much needed money on warfare to cause death rather than give life to people all across the world. Anyways.. Towards the end of sugar you can feel the anger in Serj's voice as he sings these lyrics
How do I feel, What do I say,
Fuck you, it all goes away,
"What do I feel, what do i say" shows how one is struggling for individuality, "fuck you" then shows the giving in aspect after a struggle of conflicting thoughts within one as they turn their thought over to the media's powerful influence. Once they no longer have to think on their own the conflict they faced ends, hence "It all goes away".
I love your comment.
Do you think that capitalism is in the core of all of it, or is the problem in human psychology? Capitalism making only profit important, or people Escaping form freedom? (Eric Fromm) Or perhaps something else?
I love your comment.
Do you think that capitalism is in the core of all of it, or is the problem in human psychology? Capitalism making only profit important, or people Escaping form freedom? (Eric Fromm) Or perhaps something else?
Pretty concise, yes.
It's about being a sheep.
Which is a bit hypocritical as most music (theirs included) does the same thing, just for the other side of the coin.
The fact that they say 'they like the audience to 'draw their own meaning' - is stupid, because they clearly always have a message (most songs), they just hide it and make you think you find it on your own, it's sneaky, underhanded propaganda, so they're in the same realm as the propaganda machine they so often attack, 'hypocrisy'. Own up to it Serj!
Pretty concise, yes.
It's about being a sheep.
Which is a bit hypocritical as most music (theirs included) does the same thing, just for the other side of the coin.
The fact that they say 'they like the audience to 'draw their own meaning' - is stupid, because they clearly always have a message (most songs), they just hide it and make you think you find it on your own, it's sneaky, underhanded propaganda, so they're in the same realm as the propaganda machine they so often attack, 'hypocrisy'. Own up to it Serj!
And in a sense it is Anti Capitalism because Capitalism is synonymous with everything they're against. Greed, power, war, propaganda, etc etc...
Which also makes them hypocrites because they'll claim to fight 'the system' but still take their millions, and brainwash people for their own agendas.
Nevertheless, great music.
@ Flip. Both. Capitalism stems from humans' psychological drive for power, money, attention, fame, etc.
My believe is that this song is mainly about our lack of being independent from society. We all accept mediocrity with wanting nothing more than to be average as we live our lives pissed at the world, but instead of fighting for change we take our anger and frustration out on the ones close to us, such as a girlfriend. After they lose the ones close to them they "I sit, in my desolate room, no lights, no music,Just anger, I've killed everyone" Killed everyone means the individual is completely alone in life with nothing more than their own self destructive anger and hatred towards the world. The main reason we choose to live our lives safe, but filled with emptiness rather than taking a risk and living a fulfilled life of joy is the media. The media influences are thoughts whether we notice it or not with news stations giving us what we want to hear (which is hardly ever true) to the good ole' sitcoms showing us pure fun and joy living day by day just like an "average " family would with a very mild conflict from time to time. System of a Down's band name is protest in its self against the wrongs commited by our government. SOD has also wrote numerous songs that protest current problems in society today from the war in iraq to the poverty in our country to the bullshit war on drugs. Such as Boom is an example in which it protests the US's obsession with spending much needed money on warfare to cause death rather than give life to people all across the world. Anyways.. Towards the end of sugar you can feel the anger in Serj's voice as he sings these lyrics
How do I feel, What do I say, Fuck you, it all goes away,
"What do I feel, what do i say" shows how one is struggling for individuality, "fuck you" then shows the giving in aspect after a struggle of conflicting thoughts within one as they turn their thought over to the media's powerful influence. Once they no longer have to think on their own the conflict they faced ends, hence "It all goes away".
I love your comment. Do you think that capitalism is in the core of all of it, or is the problem in human psychology? Capitalism making only profit important, or people Escaping form freedom? (Eric Fromm) Or perhaps something else?
I love your comment. Do you think that capitalism is in the core of all of it, or is the problem in human psychology? Capitalism making only profit important, or people Escaping form freedom? (Eric Fromm) Or perhaps something else?
Pretty concise, yes. It's about being a sheep. Which is a bit hypocritical as most music (theirs included) does the same thing, just for the other side of the coin. The fact that they say 'they like the audience to 'draw their own meaning' - is stupid, because they clearly always have a message (most songs), they just hide it and make you think you find it on your own, it's sneaky, underhanded propaganda, so they're in the same realm as the propaganda machine they so often attack, 'hypocrisy'. Own up to it Serj!
Pretty concise, yes. It's about being a sheep. Which is a bit hypocritical as most music (theirs included) does the same thing, just for the other side of the coin. The fact that they say 'they like the audience to 'draw their own meaning' - is stupid, because they clearly always have a message (most songs), they just hide it and make you think you find it on your own, it's sneaky, underhanded propaganda, so they're in the same realm as the propaganda machine they so often attack, 'hypocrisy'. Own up to it Serj!
And in a sense it is Anti Capitalism because Capitalism is synonymous with everything they're against. Greed, power, war, propaganda, etc etc... Which also makes them hypocrites because they'll claim to fight 'the system' but still take their millions, and brainwash people for their own agendas.
Nevertheless, great music.
@ Flip. Both. Capitalism stems from humans' psychological drive for power, money, attention, fame, etc.