| System of a Down – B.Y.O.B. Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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"being in the military doesn't mean you are poor." That's one way to put it. The military certainly pays well, so being *in* the military means your income is more than decent. This is exactly how first world governments manage to recruit poor members of their population. Just give them money and they'll risk their lives. In contrast, they (politicians and stakeholders) will not be entering the battlefield themselves to fight for whatever they wish to claim. They don't need your $3000/month tax free, the poor do. |
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| Death – Without Judgement Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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There is a lot more depth to this song than what has been explained here at present. Yes, the song illustrates how judgement can be cruel, shortsighted and flawed. People may suffer from the judgement of others. It is also about law and how it fails to recognize human suffering and motivation. Our justice system often sacrifices human well-being for less important (often financial, but also pride and other) aspects of life. "When pain is acknowledged Frivolous calculations will be abolished" Pain should be at the heart of decision-making. Everything else is inferior. (In other words, ethics outweigh material factors.) Chuck however does NOT say that judgement is a bad thing per se. It is a necessary aspect of decision-making. "Without judgement what would we do? We would be forced to look At ourselves emerged in lost time Assuming what may be without judgement Perception would increase a million times" Without judgement, one cannot make decisions and consequently not perform actions. All one can do is passively observe life as it passes by. Time is lost and all developments one goes through are due to circumstance and fate. One can make assumptions, but never conclude about reality. This state of reflection and inaction may go on eternally, since Chuck believes in the Eastern philosophy of karma and reincarnation. While widening your perception may essentially be a good thing, it also implies perceiving more pain. Also, in this state of non-judgement, one is "forced to look at oneself", while one may wish to change the self or even be free from it. This is not a song against judgement. It is about how we all judge while we cannot possibly have seen the whole picture. The song explains how this often results in misery and beautifully contrasts it with non-judgement. |
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