THIS IS SYSTEM OF A DOWN?! | B.Y.O.B.

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  @danielwebster8019 · 2 years ago

  The party in the desert was referring to  glorifying war making it sound like a fun time in order to gain more recruits

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• TR

  @treesapp5449 · 3 years ago

  "Authority should derive from consent of the governed, not from threat of force."- Barbie, Toy Story 3

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• O_

  @O___________0 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEheYd0zeec&amp;t=73">1:13</a> “That’s the thing about System” . System. We did it, friends. He’s one of us.

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• LA

  @Lauren-zx3gx · 3 years ago (edited)

  This song was released in ‘05 at the height of the war in Afghanistan. So you absolutely nailed it.

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• DE

  @Denorik · 6 months ago

  And now we live in 2026. What a B.Y.O.B. world it is!!!😢

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• LE

  @LeyCarnifex · 3 years ago

  I got <i>so</i> excited when you got the song title, like &quot;wait... &apos;blowing up the sunshine&apos;... it&apos;s not <i>beer</i> that people are bringing to this party, it&apos;s bombs!&quot; Yes!!! Yes it sure is!!!

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• JA

  @jax1670 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEheYd0zeec&amp;t=417">6:57</a> That&apos;s SOAD&apos;s backup singer, Daron Malakian, Him and Serj are the masterminds behind the Lyricism

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• QU

  @queenkiki81 · 3 years ago

  I always felt that the lines, “Yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth. &nbsp;Everybody’s going to the party, have a real good time. &nbsp;Dancing in the desert, blowing up the sunshine” was a representation of military recruiters going into high schools (with their little table clothed set-ups) convincing said potential recruits that joining the military was one big party. &nbsp;I could be wrong though.

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• HU

  @humanoid251 · 3 years ago

  “Everybody’s going to the party have a real good time” is a critique on how the military recruits younger people by saying that fighting a war is just a big party and it’s really fun and chill and the combat is only a small fraction of the things they’d do.<br>“Why don’t presidents fight the war, why do they always send the poor” such a raw line. Phenomenal

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• MO

  @mowgsmeakin8676 · 2 months ago (edited)

  &quot;Kneeling roses disappearing into moses&apos; dry mouth.&quot; &quot;Kneeling&quot; - obedient, &quot;roses&quot; - youth (the flower of youth), &quot;disappearing&quot; - dying, &quot;moses&quot; - the old/elite, &quot;dry mouth&quot; - unending hunger/greed. Hence, the obedient youth are dying because of the elite older generations&apos; greed, disguised as freedom.

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• DU

  @dusman7 · 3 years ago

  The first time I saw you react to SOAD, I knew you&apos;d kill a breakdown of BYOB. You didn&apos;t disappoint. Great job as always.

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• LJ

  @ljdoske · 3 years ago

  You&apos;re actually the only reactor who broken down BYOB without pulling up the lyrics... The effort to really listen to the message and not just vibe is very commendible

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