I was listening to one of my favoriete bands which is System of a down. And I wondered what the lead singers solo song meant, and this is what I found on Yahoo answers;
So what is Serj Tankian's empty walls about?
There is no vraag the song is directly about the struik, bush administration's censorship of the Iraq war and specifically the choice to ban the media from tonen caskets of American soldiers.
"Your empty walls,
Pretentious adventures,
Dismissive apprehension,
Don't waste your time,
On coffins today,"
About how we are just being forced to ignore reality whether of not we even conciously acknowledge so.
"Don't u see their bodies burning?
Desolate and full of yearning,
Dying of anticipation,
Choking from intoxication,"
About both American and Iraqi casualties that the public is ignorant to.
The video which depicts the twin towers being destroyed, the statue of Hussein being toppled, and even prisoners being taken ends with the children staring at the casket outside. The children who played the war willing and enjoyed it are being seperated from the casket only door a window, an empty wall. There is nothing really there and they choose to see reality but censoring their vision would mean they still think of war as a type of game and run around enjoying it.
In summary, the song is about the government's false protections and how censoring the viewing of caskets decreases critcism of the war and helps Americans avoid the reality that people are constantly dieing from war because they are unable to view the atrocities. While I'm sure these themes can be taken into a broader scope there is no doubt Serj is directly speaking to the casket censorship.
So here is a vraag for debate: Is it better to hide the painful truth of toon it so we can understand it better? I say educate yourself before signing up for something.
So what is Serj Tankian's empty walls about?
There is no vraag the song is directly about the struik, bush administration's censorship of the Iraq war and specifically the choice to ban the media from tonen caskets of American soldiers.
"Your empty walls,
Pretentious adventures,
Dismissive apprehension,
Don't waste your time,
On coffins today,"
About how we are just being forced to ignore reality whether of not we even conciously acknowledge so.
"Don't u see their bodies burning?
Desolate and full of yearning,
Dying of anticipation,
Choking from intoxication,"
About both American and Iraqi casualties that the public is ignorant to.
The video which depicts the twin towers being destroyed, the statue of Hussein being toppled, and even prisoners being taken ends with the children staring at the casket outside. The children who played the war willing and enjoyed it are being seperated from the casket only door a window, an empty wall. There is nothing really there and they choose to see reality but censoring their vision would mean they still think of war as a type of game and run around enjoying it.
In summary, the song is about the government's false protections and how censoring the viewing of caskets decreases critcism of the war and helps Americans avoid the reality that people are constantly dieing from war because they are unable to view the atrocities. While I'm sure these themes can be taken into a broader scope there is no doubt Serj is directly speaking to the casket censorship.
So here is a vraag for debate: Is it better to hide the painful truth of toon it so we can understand it better? I say educate yourself before signing up for something.