Lyric discussion by Ritzcrakerz 

Cover art for I-E-A-I-A-I-O lyrics by System of a Down

when they sing I-E-A-I-A-I-O it sounds like the KKK(Klu Klux Klan) chant. When the tongue twisters are being sung most of names that are said are old military operations/missions. I think the song is about American patriotism, and American nuclear power. I think when the part "plutonium wedding rings" is sung, its talking about how America has the highest divorce rate, plutonium has a really short half-life, with that we can figure that its talking about short lived marriages. When they talk about "Painting the paintings of the alive I think they are talking about how when a Nuclear bomb is detonated it burn the shadows of the people into the ground, hence painting paintings of the alive. There is something about the fourth of July in the original version of the song. The "Night Rider" theme is played but I don't know what it has to do with anything. Well that is my contribution :D

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@Ritzcrakerz I like your take on the lyrics, but Plutonium isotopes have, in the least, a half life of 87 years, 6 thousand and 24 thousand years respectively, which isn't exactly that short :p