I think it is about SOAD breaking Up.
The band lineup is the brother(s), the sister is the band it self.
SOAD is way bigger than Serj alone "twice my size"
He wanted It to end and they broke it up and the band trusted him.
He might have lied to them to make them upset enough idk
iirc they broke up over creative differences i think but they still respect each other.
@ReapeaterX21 I also think the song is about Soad too, but I see it as a metaphor for Tankian's / Malakian's toxic relationship at the time. In 2018 Malakian revealed that Tankian wanted to leave the band before their last 2 albums and Tankian confirmed that, citing artistic, creative and financial differences with Malakian as the main reasons for the 2006 hiatus.
So, "incest" here means a close bond that was broken by exploitative/controlling behaviours. Brother/sister could be any of them, it is not clear who "the bad guy" is and it depends on how this dynamic was formed....
@ReapeaterX21 I also think the song is about Soad too, but I see it as a metaphor for Tankian's / Malakian's toxic relationship at the time. In 2018 Malakian revealed that Tankian wanted to leave the band before their last 2 albums and Tankian confirmed that, citing artistic, creative and financial differences with Malakian as the main reasons for the 2006 hiatus.
So, "incest" here means a close bond that was broken by exploitative/controlling behaviours. Brother/sister could be any of them, it is not clear who "the bad guy" is and it depends on how this dynamic was formed.
I think it is about SOAD breaking Up. The band lineup is the brother(s), the sister is the band it self. SOAD is way bigger than Serj alone "twice my size" He wanted It to end and they broke it up and the band trusted him. He might have lied to them to make them upset enough idk iirc they broke up over creative differences i think but they still respect each other.
@ReapeaterX21 I also think the song is about Soad too, but I see it as a metaphor for Tankian's / Malakian's toxic relationship at the time. In 2018 Malakian revealed that Tankian wanted to leave the band before their last 2 albums and Tankian confirmed that, citing artistic, creative and financial differences with Malakian as the main reasons for the 2006 hiatus. So, "incest" here means a close bond that was broken by exploitative/controlling behaviours. Brother/sister could be any of them, it is not clear who "the bad guy" is and it depends on how this dynamic was formed....
@ReapeaterX21 I also think the song is about Soad too, but I see it as a metaphor for Tankian's / Malakian's toxic relationship at the time. In 2018 Malakian revealed that Tankian wanted to leave the band before their last 2 albums and Tankian confirmed that, citing artistic, creative and financial differences with Malakian as the main reasons for the 2006 hiatus. So, "incest" here means a close bond that was broken by exploitative/controlling behaviours. Brother/sister could be any of them, it is not clear who "the bad guy" is and it depends on how this dynamic was formed.