You
Why do they always send the poor?
Barbarisms by Barbaras
With pointed heels
Victorious Victorias kneel
For brand new spanking deals
Marching forward, hypocritic
And hypnotic computers
You depend on our protection
Yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine
Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting, dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine
Blast off, it's party time
And we don't live in a fascist nation
Blast off, it's party time
And where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sun
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
They always send the poor
They always send the poor
Why do they always send the poor?
Barbarisms by Barbaras
With pointed heels
Victorious Victorias kneel
For brand new spanking deals
Marching forward, hypocritic
And hypnotic computers
You depend on our protection
Yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine
Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting, dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sunshine
Blast off, it's party time
And we don't live in a fascist nation
Blast off, it's party time
And where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Kneeling roses disappearing
Into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox
Stealing our intentions
Hangers sitting dripped in oil
Crying, "freedom"
Handed to obsoletion
Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, ooh
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowing up the sunshine
Everybody's going to the party
Have a real good time
Dancin' in the desert
Blowin' up the sun
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why do they always send the poor?
They always send the poor
They always send the poor
Lyrics submitted by muzac, edited by ToxicBetty
B.Y.O.B. Lyrics as written by Serj Tankian Daron V. Malakian
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Look No one asks you to live here. You live here on your own free will. You talk trash about the country you live in, but you won't leave it. Why? You couldn't do near s well anywhere else in the world. Love it or leave it.
The first four lines conjure the thought of a smiling, well dressed woman responsible for crimes against humanity, while the people are oblivious because they are enveloped in popular culture and marketing. (When we amplify everything, we hear nothing). The next four lines harken the same obliviousness, while espousing the idea that those who lie and propagandize to us depend on us. If we do not remain as unquestioning "hypnotic computers," we would no longer protect them.
The chorus is laid back, and Orwellian. Everything is fine. We're all having a good time. War is fun.
The second verse took some looking around and thinking. My best guess is that it has to do with the US's support of Israel. The lines about Fort Knox strike me as economical. The gold standard in an economy impedes a government from creating money out of thin air, and devaluing the currency thereby making its people poorer. With that in mind, they have taken the gold from us and stolen our future "intentions," or goals; aspirations. The next line is about the clamor for foreign oil and the unjust means by which western nations have acquired it (this goes back at least to Iran in the 50s). Again, the atrocities are masked in "cries of freedom," while in reality we march to inevitable doom.
Chorus again. Don't worry. Everything's fine. Keep on consuming. Think nothing of the future because it's all going to be okay.
WAKE UP. HELLO? We are NOT A FASCIST NATION. We should not be supporting these foreign wars. We should not be allowing the few in power (that's in corporations AND government; governments and corporations working together for their own benefit is Fascism) lie to us. Control us. Weaken us. Rob us of our individualism, and leave us divided and ignorant. WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!?
After this, the lyrics all repeat. But the most notable part is that when the "wake up" section comes back, it is very sudden. I think it is meant to be an even bigger calling. It should surprise people in the song when it comes. It should wake them up.
So.
Where the fuck are YOU?
I'll just leave this here to let people ponder over the last half of the track there.
"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini
It seems to be a reference to 1984 when the protaganist muses that if the lower class of people (i'm paraphrasing) "stood and shook themselves like a horse ridding itself of flies" then the government of big brother would collapse.
you depend on us for protection
but still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
they need us to survive, but lie and don't give the people what they need.
This song is not about partying at all, because if you read the lyrics it's obvious.
Generally, it is just an anti-war song. Also, it's about how they send the poor into war.
You are poor and ignorant to the fact that you are. People keep joining up because they see it as an easy out like you. or they see it as a need or means to survive. just immagin if we had universal health care.. uncle sam would have to scratch that off the benefit list and lose a grip on the poor. Sending the poor was always the intention. Just check the lyrics of a song called Fortunate Son by CCR
thats proof its been that way for a long long time.
What weapons? NSA can see a dime on the ground yet cant find the BIG weapons you mention.
The educated go to officer school and the poor and ignorant go enlisted.
the officers rarely if ever see any live action. while the enlisted do all the dirt.
this song is talking about YOU buddy. you are the poor being sent for a little tax free income. just proves that taxes are arbitrary.
this is way late but if your still alive, how do you feel about saddam and the war now? he and Bin laden have been gone a long time and STILL we have issues.
Long story short. PEOPLE, DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR, AND SOAD LEAVES THEIR LYRICS OPEN TO ANY INTEREPERTATION. THATS WHY THEY MAKE NO FUCKIN' SINCE IN THE FIRST PLACE...
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.
My interpretation of this song is not unlike many others. Daron and Serj are protesting the Iraq War by calling out the leaders of the U.S. and asking why they are sending poor americans (troops) into a war based on greed and this nation's appetite for oil.
My interpretation of the first verse that some have trouble understanding:
"Barbarisms by Barbaras
With pointed heels
Victorious victorious kneel
For brand new spankin' deals"
SOAD is calling out not only women, but men as well, that are distracted from the ongoing atrocities of the war by material things and "brand new spankin' deals."
The chorus of the song:
"Everybody's going to the party have a real good time....."
They are mocking the media and the propaganda spread by the media and the leaders of the nation. The media sends the message that our troops are being sent to right the wrongs of 9/11, and attempting to stop terrorism, but in reality they are fighting a war for oil (and perhaps opioids).
Another part of the song points out how our politicians and leaders continually reject the idea that the U.S. is a fascist nation when in reality we are tip-toeing on the line of fascism.
This is a brilliant song that calls for the attention of the masses. Serj and Daron did a great job attempting to open the eyes of the nation. It's an interesting and disturbing fact that a group of Armenians can see the corruption that is rampant in the U.S. while millions of others simply turn a blind eye to the horrific and senseless war that is still going on more than a decade after this song was released.
I think bombomb is mostly correct, but I'd like to put in my thoughts about the song as well.
BYOB stands for Bring Your Own Bomb (that is what bombomb said, i think it's true as well)
My god is of bible blood with morbid eels
Victorious Victorious steel
can your spending kneel?
Fighting for God & country (GWB says God Bless America a lot, prays, devout christian etc), victorious steel - our tanks and ships and planes and electronics being most of our war. Can you spending kneel .. pretty obvious.
marching forward hypocritic
and hypnotic computers
you depend on our protection
marching forward being hypocritical, maybe because gov't has a backwards view on the war, and geopolitically definetely not making any good marks. Hypnotic computers, new technologies like smart bombs, etc you depend on our protection, we do depend on it a lot in this war. Goes back to the whole BYOB thing.
yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
an interesting line. Makes it sound like Bush is playing God.
everybody is going to the party
have a real good time
dancing in the desert
blowing up the sunshine
I think the party is Iraq and propaganda from the gov't makes it almost sound like a party. Sarcasm obvioulsy from SOAD here, but they really need people to enlist because of the shortage of troops. Dancing in the desert, blowing up sunshine, being careless, wreckless in Iraq.
kneeling roses
disappearing into Moses' dry mouth
Dont' know what kneeling roses is but Moses and his people were condemned to roam the DESERTS for 40 years before being able to enter the promised land because they have sinned. Maybe us going into IRaq is condeming them to 40-ish years of wandering before getting what they deserve.
breaking into Fort Knox
stealing our intentions
getting what GWB wants - war. while we didnt necessarily agree.
every city gripped in oil
crying freedom!
handed to obsoletion
obvious. we hear about the oil thing all the time. countries just being used for oil - pretty much obsolete. why not have it just be a giant oil field instead of a country.
blast off, it's party time
and we all live in a fascist nation
blast off, it's party time
and where the fuck are you?
almost like bliss. it's party time, time for war. our nation is war-mongering. where the fuck are you, why arne't you out here in Iraq, partying, fighting?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
I don't know why don't they? :P
PS, for someone who doesn't like Republicans, that's an awfully offensive way to use the word 'gay', isn't it?