Serj Tankian is a genius and he is my hero. After years of listening to him he's helped me see the world. It is true most people are unthinking of what they here. This song is defiantly true on all fronts. It's defiantly a piece of art.
Omg you said it perfectly, he is against a broken system and how they try to keep us under their control and it won’t happen with me I even refuse to vote any devils in! He is a lyrical genius ❤thank you Serj for giving us gold for so many years!
The thing i really enjoy with Serj Tankian videos. (other then the artist and music obviously) They are for the most part the only place i can find heated and yet educated debates that aren't about something completely stupid. Way to combat the unthinking majority, such the case of little kids complaining that this video is 'poorly made' the idea behind it is pretty damn amazing, take in the simplicity, people.
I find this astonishing, for I can find nothing poor in this video. On the contrary I find it great. It is simple but abstract and in it's coldness makes me just shiver down the spine. It has the surreal feeling of a nightmare about it. Do people no longer understand art?
I don't know if anyone else thinks this or if it's true but I think the low fps can represent a child thinking back to traumatic moments from war and it being blurry and slow, and the low fps can kind of mimic the feeling.
Man this song ages like fine wine. Especially the line " Anti-depressants, controlling tools of your system Making life more tolerable Making life more tolerable". The opiod Crysis, how drugged the youth are, man this song was wayy ahead of its time.
Ola Prawdzik Są niestety ludzie, którzy wolą posłuchać durnych rytmów, tekstów i pooglądać gołe dupy na teledysku. Przepraszam, że tak się wyraziłem, ale to niestety prawda.
Such a powerful song ! I watched this music video when I was around 9 or 10 had no clue what it was about but i thought it was a pretty damn good song . This is the first time I've watched in about7years and it's so sad how I can understand and relate to what he's talking about . The world is a fucked up place.
Actually if you knew any background into Serj and ANY of his music you wouldn't waste your time saying this. He has always stood up for what is RIGHT and that is nothing in this world. He stepped away from an awesome band to seperate himself from the commercialism. He has a message, why are people so offended when he lets it be heard? If you don't want to hear it, Don't listen Its not that hard!
I have always been a fan of SOAD and Serj and I remembered this song after a few weeks of starting antidepressants. Life has truly become more tolerable ever since I started the medication, fuckin' Serj and his lyrics now hit me twice as hard.
+Foxy Foxy Depression is the result of a bad life, fixing the problem is hard and complicated but medication is cheap, easy and profitable and makes people less likely to change the world and just accept how screwed we are.
Samuel Swenson Not necessarily, depression can be further triggered by bad events but it is mainly due to a imbalance of the neurotransmitters dopamine and/seratonin. Some people are born that way and thus more prone to major depression. I realize after writing my first comment a month ago that the medication (Bupoprion HCl) has definitely helped me keep my emotions and suicidal thoughts in control. Nevertheless, I just want to say I absolutely feel like a hypocrite because I always saw myself as never needing medication because eventually things will work out on their own. But after so many years and constant setbacks, I needed to resort to it. I'm thankful for it and yet I am afraid because now I do not know if I can live without it.
+J. Salas I'm aware of what medication does and I was on it for a few months. I felt pretty good while on it but when I stopped taking it all the problems I had been ignoring became glaringly obvious. I believe that if you are depressed there is a real reason why subconsciously the hard part is finding the real reason behind your depression.
Samuel Swenson I can see that. Logically, I just never had a good reason to feel depressed. I don't fit the normal criteria of a depressed person (I work out every day and have great family and friends) but it was my overwhelming desire to be perfect caused me to crash. No one really instilled that mindset in me but myself until it went out of control. At the very least, we are not uneducated and do not blindly follow something because we are told to. Like you, I don't intend on being on the meds for too long either
+J. Salas Most people don't struggle with living but trying to find meaning in their life when they feel like they lack they get depressed or at least that's my thesis.
Where are we to go?How can we survive?When the falling rain seems to cease, we will all have to go.We have built our lives without nature in mind.Slowly we've become the disease, but we won't go.Those that survive connect with all alive.We need to praise you.Once we used to hear the light footsteps of dear.Now we have no fear and in turn we'll disappear.
Serj, i respect you a lot for what you are. Behing so aware of the problems of our whole world is something you can be proud of even if it must be sometimes really hard to live with. We need so much more artists like you.. Sometimes this world just makes me want to cry out of despair! So many things happening, so many methods, ways of working and so on, that are just SO WRONG. And here you are, sitting at the base of this wall the whole world needs to climp..
@SuperLAFWorld thank you :) I am sure there are plenty of people out there who can see throught the crap we get dealt. if there weren't I am quite sure things would be a crap load more terrible. One of the last obstacle that needs to be dealt with is greed which is the fuel for most of the problems out there.
''Given the truth, all human beings will collectively choose the direction of this lost, possibly last civilization.'' fuck. this is 100% accurate. we are doomed. holy shit that statement and this song opened my eyes.
I was in the music store the other day and I was suprised to see Serj Tankian's Elect the Dead album there. They have a relatively small metal section which usually only has the more mainstream bands, and it was cool to see Serj among bands such as Slipknot and Slayer.
The Philippines might be one of the worst countries with the overall stuff taking place but being a Native american on the land that once belonged to us...the government here is shit too. They do plenty for financial gain to us not just outsiders. I mean sending freaking tanks on a reservation is a bit.....lets face it...many of the world governments just suck and need to be wiped out and rebooted. By the way, I still love the Philippines as many of the people I know that are some of the kindest are from there....including my fiance ^_^ Stay strong mate~
once again Serj you come through with not only a powerful message that quickly and efficiently gets distributed around the rock-metal culture, you also succeed in creating a catchy and in your face sound as heard in our favorite metal band, System Of A Down. being only 15, im fairly ignorant to political issues. but, thanks to System and you, i have a little better understanding of how the world stands right now. keep it coming.
***** Nobody is forced to do anything. You are being choosing to do things. You have your own mind to use it. And soldiers being forced, sure they're brainwashed but if they could (which they can) to do otherwise, they should. Instead, no they are part of warfare which goes no war, but hey I love humanity.
Dense? I love your sarcasm! Please allow me to introduce you to my idea, 'I love peace and tranquility'. Oh and one thing, have you ever heard of 'utopia'. Well its that thing where all unicorns and like live and its great and all... Tbh I dont know what I would do during war. I probably would run, and get a rifle, a knife, anything to protect myself. Nobody was born free. True, but it just depends the way you define it. And please abuse me more. It's adorable! :)
what means now "to loose war"? Changing flags and ruler. No difference btw politics and countries. Now all "should be" democratics/ Does flag over capital costs YOUR life? I think... no No one will kill any nation fully - those time is passed. So, who survived at war will live almost like before war. Who will fight will die for someones money. Remember SOAD's song text: "Why they always send a poor?"
Dude do you know what words are? He's talking about the good ole US has citizens fucked up on the next drug, pharma, tv, social media, celebrities, etc while the government claims war on what they say is unmoral persons like the Iraqi people, and we let them, therefore we are the unthinking majority. The music video shows how we fight for oil, and how the US comes in to "save the day" but the people they save don't want to be saved, because it's their country. It's like they're confused as to why people are there forcing their beliefs on them. That's why the girl went to help her countries soldier and she got killed too. Talk about unmoral.
That video looks so low bugdet. Still a great song with a great message. And it's true; one of the major reasons the the US invade Iraq was to gain control of the nation's crude oil. In fact, one of the first things that was secured after the initial invasion wasn't any military installations but the oil fields, with Texas oil workers brought in to insure continued production
as someone who protested the Iraq war when you could hear the drums beating for it in 2002... we were called crazy for saying it was blood for oil.. and to this day im asked 'wheres all that oil you said we were getting' with smart ass smirks... to which I reply , ' I don't know, why don't you ask exxon, shell, or haliburton... I never said they were taking it for the good of the American people' :) saddam was a very bad man indeed.. one who had a lot of sanctions against his country full of oil .. couldn't change the man to get the oil, change the government instead ;)
I have this theory that the next time that a barrel of crude oil gets up near or north of US$150-200, all sanctions of the Iranian petroleum industry faster than you can say "out of gas"
I think Serj doesn't like to spend a lot of money on his videos because he knows he can be spending that kind of money on more resourceful things. As much as he sings about government corruption, it would be pretty hypocritical for him to use so much wealth on his own videos.
Really ? control oil ? YOUR A SHEEP , believing anything your SIDE tells you , the U.S gained nothing to do with oil from the Iraq war , gas was about 1.70 a gallon before the war , now its 3,65 a gallon if the U.S controlled the oil or gained any kind of advantage about oil , the price would be lower , do you know who produces the most oil in the world ? The U.S , do you know who has the most oil ? again The U.S , we just also use the most , and also a lot is off limits for drilling , Ill explain the simple facts of the WHY of Iraq war , Barrack's cousin Saddam had attacked Kuwait already , Iran was his next target , if he had been allowed to grow and attack Iran it would have started WWIII and the end of the earth , was Bush completely honest ? NO !! why ?? lets look at history , Americans love to be isolationist , before WW I we sat and let the Kaiser over run Europe until the Lusitania was sank , then Americans realized he would attack here, before WW II we let Hitler over run Europe and Tojo Asia , until attacked , Americans do not want to involve in what they think will not effect them , until they realize their freedom is at stake they will not allow our government to act globally , Bush did the right thing , he stopped mass death before the third world war could start , like we should have stopped the Kaiser , and Hitler and Tojo, the oil in all Arab countries is in control of the Arabs , A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ARABS !! , who do nothing for their countries, and other citizens , then they use the Arab propaganda news agencies to blame everyone except the greedy criminals who control all that money , ARABS , its Arabs enslaving Arabs , its Muslims killing Muslims , so learn history and look at all news sources , when you do you find patterns of truth and lies and you can make a proper statement on the facts !!
One of the first things secured was oil installations during the invasions, because oil is the primary economic infrastructure of Iraq. Saddam knew he couldn't defeat the Coalition, so one of the first things his army did was try to destroy the oil fields and bring down the country with them. Oil fields are a military asset, you seize military assets from a hostile country. That's how war is fought, that's this thing called 'modern war'. If you want a pitched battle with a few hundred thousand casualties, go visit 700 A.D.
The note... I read that and thought, "Wow, haven't heard a strong opinion like that expressed so well in music in a long while." Only the music that my mama showed me could ever even try to compete with this.
Monthius Monthy Yeah honestly I would be surprised if Serj hated an individual much less a whole race. I only wish it could be recognized as a genocide. I'm glad you seem to be a pretty open minded person.
he is Armenian and the Turkish state committed a genocide against them back in world war one and has denied it ever since i doubt he hates Turks he hates the establishment that still denies a genocide 100 years later
@LackOfFaith Serj should be president because he sings about the issues of the world in a way that appeals to his audience. This shows that he cares about our planet, and our people, while the people who lead this country( The big businesses, and the government ), barely do. Though, if Serj, or anyone like Serj were president, it would not be enough. The majority of the government would all have to see things the same way as him, for it to work.
This video made me think of people who smoke marijuana... They say "it helps me calm down" or "it makes me feel happy" It's still a drug that is addicting. You feel good when you're high, then sad when you aren't. You will have the urge to smoke it sooner or later. Then that urge will come more and more. I just don't understand how some people are so weak....
I used to support his political views, incredible how my mind has changed. But I gotta give it to Serj and SOAD for making me think about these issues.
TheEliminator yep, time goes by very fast, as a teen it seems life goes on forever, but if one hits the 30 you become aware that life is pretty short....
"depression" and other mental illnesses are in large part due to external forces at work in the unnatural society in which we live. There is a natural factor of course, but I think we are more products of our environment than anything else. Just look at all the vets that come back from military action that suffer from PTSD. They get recruited into the system, and they're normal (for the most part). When they come back, a large number suffer from mental problems and get hooked to pills. It's all a part of the military/industrial/pharmaceutical industry and it's a vicious cycle - but hey, it keeps the economy moving!! PROGRESS!
***** I dunno mate I actually like hte sound of "industrial industry" It's wonderfully redundant and stuff :D XD but yeah it is a vicious cycle that needs to stop :l
John Murphy Redundant = useless. Saying Industrial Indsutry is repetitive and as such rather useless. Saying one of either word already makes it clear in the first place.
interesting comments....only Serj knows what the video means. I don't have the same view but I think Serj was meaning antidepressants soldiers have to take to get past the deaths they see and have to do to protect/keep oil (due to government telling them what to do)
¡EXCELENTE! Sinceramente este señor es todo un artista. Sus canciones son geniales, las letras, los videos, absolutamente todo, y me encanta como toca el piano, es maravilloso :D
Insane how the video and it's message are accurate again now that Trump has been elected. And I thought it was like a relic from the Bush era only a month ago.
Yeah, because Trump has done such a stellar job during his first week in office, huh? Heck, he even mentioned how there might be another chance to grab the oil in Iraq if you want some nice, fresh context for this song.
Avagant; interpretation of this song might vary. I mean, media are controlling public opinion, so the unthinking majority do what she's supposed to do, and vote for who she's supposed to vote. In the US case, that candidate was most probably Hillary Clinton... but well, both candidates were corrupted as fuck, the only differences were the lobbies behind those two. If voting really had the power to change something, it would have been forbidden a long time ago 😉
sorry if i seem lost but are you or is this serj tankian and his actual youtube channel to anyone who will answer? if so imma great fan been for 4 years running best band and vocals ever heard and the songs lyrice are awesomehope for a reply soon mate would be awesome to get to know my favorite hard rock/metal vocalist a lil better
almost all my favorite songs are Serj Tankian! love the song BTW ^^ only wish i could have been to a concert.... and I'd have to agree with the statement in the description
heh...nice...including the turkish emblem in the beginning of the video (my interpertation)...and everything else...love the way that Serj's music leaves doors open for individual interpertation. It's the governments of the world that causes mass brainwashing and the rise and ultimate decline of every society (more or less). Everybody's individual choice...to open your eyes or be lead. Real art! Bravo Serj and director/s!
This video must've been hard to make, not because of the actual animations used. But for the creativity put into it, which is an unrealistic amount. Way to go again, Serj.
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2024 and here we are with Serj's timeless lyrics
Serj Tankian is a genius and he is my hero. After years of listening to him he's helped me see the world. It is true most people are unthinking of what they here. This song is defiantly true on all fronts. It's defiantly a piece of art.
Omg you said it perfectly, he is against a broken system and how they try to keep us under their control and it won’t happen with me I even refuse to vote any devils in! He is a lyrical genius ❤thank you Serj for giving us gold for so many years!
This isn't a band, this is Serj's solo work. and even if we lived in another generation we could still listen to it. It's called the future..
2024 still listening serj forever ❤
@@DJsWorldOfficial♥️♥️♥️
This is a really creative music video! Good job Serj!
The thing i really enjoy with Serj Tankian videos. (other then the artist and music obviously) They are for the most part the only place i can find heated and yet educated debates that aren't about something completely stupid. Way to combat the unthinking majority, such the case of little kids complaining that this video is 'poorly made' the idea behind it is pretty damn amazing, take in the simplicity, people.
I find this astonishing, for I can find nothing poor in this video. On the contrary I find it great. It is simple but abstract and in it's coldness makes me just shiver down the spine. It has the surreal feeling of a nightmare about it. Do people no longer understand art?
Serj always uses simple videos/lyrics so everybody can understand him. Except the unthinking majority.
I don't know if anyone else thinks this or if it's true but I think the low fps can represent a child thinking back to traumatic moments from war and it being blurry and slow, and the low fps can kind of mimic the feeling.
It's art through music, speaking about things no one has balls to do
congratulations.. if you Reached to this kind of music.. than you are AWESOME
@They're Distorting Your Rhythm 128 I am
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Thank you 🗿👍
Thank you bro
who needs anti depressants when you've got SERJ!!!
I do because I'm stupid enough to think they work any more than they did 13 years ago when you made this comment
SERJ TANKIAN.WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man this song ages like fine wine. Especially the line "
Anti-depressants, controlling tools of your system
Making life more tolerable
Making life more tolerable". The opiod Crysis, how drugged the youth are, man this song was wayy ahead of its time.
Wow this is fucking awesome. Why it has only 1 mln views?
because of the unthinking Majority
XDDD That's true lol.
:D
Ola Prawdzik
Są niestety ludzie, którzy wolą posłuchać durnych rytmów, tekstów i pooglądać gołe dupy na teledysku. Przepraszam, że tak się wyraziłem, ale to niestety prawda.
Ola Prawdzik
people to busy watching justin bieber, Nicki Minaj, vines, pewdipie etc.
Most definitely the best vocalist of all time I can't agree any more.
Such a powerful song ! I watched this music video when I was around 9 or 10 had no clue what it was about but i thought it was a pretty damn good song . This is the first time I've watched in about7years and it's so sad how I can understand and relate to what he's talking about . The world is a fucked up place.
who else is listening to this and his other songs because they make you think of everything that has been happening this year?
its become a daily basis now
This fits 2020 a lot
Actually if you knew any background into Serj and ANY of his music you wouldn't waste your time saying this. He has always stood up for what is RIGHT and that is nothing in this world. He stepped away from an awesome band to seperate himself from the commercialism. He has a message, why are people so offended when he lets it be heard? If you don't want to hear it, Don't listen Its not that hard!
I have always been a fan of SOAD and Serj and I remembered this song after a few weeks of starting antidepressants. Life has truly become more tolerable ever since I started the medication, fuckin' Serj and his lyrics now hit me twice as hard.
+Foxy Foxy Depression is the result of a bad life, fixing the problem is hard and complicated but medication is cheap, easy and profitable and makes people less likely to change the world and just accept how screwed we are.
Samuel Swenson Not necessarily, depression can be further triggered by bad events but it is mainly due to a imbalance of the neurotransmitters dopamine and/seratonin. Some people are born that way and thus more prone to major depression.
I realize after writing my first comment a month ago that the medication (Bupoprion HCl) has definitely helped me keep my emotions and suicidal thoughts in control. Nevertheless, I just want to say I absolutely feel like a hypocrite because I always saw myself as never needing medication because eventually things will work out on their own. But after so many years and constant setbacks, I needed to resort to it. I'm thankful for it and yet I am afraid because now I do not know if I can live without it.
+J. Salas I'm aware of what medication does and I was on it for a few months. I felt pretty good while on it but when I stopped taking it all the problems I had been ignoring became glaringly obvious. I believe that if you are depressed there is a real reason why subconsciously the hard part is finding the real reason behind your depression.
Samuel Swenson I can see that. Logically, I just never had a good reason to feel depressed. I don't fit the normal criteria of a depressed person (I work out every day and have great family and friends) but it was my overwhelming desire to be perfect caused me to crash. No one really instilled that mindset in me but myself until it went out of control.
At the very least, we are not uneducated and do not blindly follow something because we are told to. Like you, I don't intend on being on the meds for too long either
+J. Salas Most people don't struggle with living but trying to find meaning in their life when they feel like they lack they get depressed or at least that's my thesis.
Where are we to go?How can we survive?When the falling rain seems to cease, we will all have to go.We have built our lives without nature in mind.Slowly we've become the disease, but we won't go.Those that survive connect with all alive.We need to praise you.Once we used to hear the light footsteps of dear.Now we have no fear and in turn we'll disappear.
2020 АКТУАЛЬНО!!!
I love serj tankian with a passion.
Almost 10 years later and this song is looming on relevancy again.
It really is...
And again
@@Herdsman126 yeah, serj, daron, soad are timeless tunes
All generations had good and bad things, we should learn to see them all! Serj and his band are amazing!
always the best Armenian,,proud of you Serj
He's the Best person in the whole world
You should to have a huge proud of you that you have Serj Tankian and other SOAD members as Armenians
🇮🇷❤🇦🇲
Serj, i respect you a lot for what you are. Behing so aware of the problems of our whole world is something you can be proud of even if it must be sometimes really hard to live with. We need so much more artists like you.. Sometimes this world just makes me want to cry out of despair! So many things happening, so many methods, ways of working and so on, that are just SO WRONG. And here you are, sitting at the base of this wall the whole world needs to climp..
I feel like serj made these in his living room
That's possible XD
Or in a storage unit possibly
He does everything himself in studio lol
Made them in his mind
it looks like!! haha. what a great job
Gotta love this guy goosebumps or what
serj e um genio 🙏💗
Hmm...Um br por aqui :D
Com certeza! Amei essa música o clipe, perfeito!
@SuperLAFWorld thank you :) I am sure there are plenty of people out there who can see throught the crap we get dealt. if there weren't I am quite sure things would be a crap load more terrible. One of the last obstacle that needs to be dealt with is greed which is the fuel for most of the problems out there.
But what about The Thinking Minority?
those are the poor ones...
+CrepuscularRays those are the ones like me having "misunderstandings" but are like: the fuck...... thats not even close to what i said
they go to fuck themselves
2024 and he is still goat
Serj Tankian For President 2024
''Given the truth, all human beings will collectively choose the direction of this lost, possibly last civilization.''
fuck. this is 100% accurate. we are doomed. holy shit that statement and this song opened my eyes.
Like still today, nothing changed
Dude I couldn't remember the name of this song. Been looking for a while. Thank you.
I had to max the volume for this one :)
Night Wolf Certes.
I was in the music store the other day and I was suprised to see Serj Tankian's Elect the Dead album there. They have a relatively small metal section which usually only has the more mainstream bands, and it was cool to see Serj among bands such as Slipknot and Slayer.
this song is dedicated to my countrymen here in the philippines and to the philippine government.
The Philippines might be one of the worst countries with the overall stuff taking place but being a Native american on the land that once belonged to us...the government here is shit too. They do plenty for financial gain to us not just outsiders. I mean sending freaking tanks on a reservation is a bit.....lets face it...many of the world governments just suck and need to be wiped out and rebooted. By the way, I still love the Philippines as many of the people I know that are some of the kindest are from there....including my fiance ^_^ Stay strong mate~
once again Serj you come through with not only a powerful message that quickly and efficiently gets distributed around the rock-metal culture, you also succeed in creating a catchy and in your face sound as heard in our favorite metal band, System Of A Down. being only 15, im fairly ignorant to political issues. but, thanks to System and you, i have a little better understanding of how the world stands right now. keep it coming.
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The song is perfect, no doubt about that! What impressed me was the video and the animation technique - a fantastic way to tell the message!
Una canción y vídeo geniales
No one else can say ''your system'' as awesome as Serj
The video posted by Warner brothers takes out alot of the pill images. Wonder why?
not surprising, don't trust anything put out by them
Seerj Taankian THE BEST !!!
Still listening to this song at 2019
hope to see you in 2020
Still alive! : D yet still my favorite!
this made me smile and I don't know why lol. happe to here ya still alive. hope to see you in 2021 if the world hasn't ended:)
We'll see...lets update it again on next year...stay safe! XD
you got ya self a deal my frined till 2021 stay safe :)
Probably one of my favorite songs that Serj has done solo. Probably because it could have been a SOAD song. Sure sounds like one.
This video still impreses me by how is #war presented. Long live #anticapitalism #soldiers #oilwars
+Marcin Iwankiewicz soldiers dont cause war, oil and politics do
+michael art Yet still are used as means to end. That is precisely what I dislike about wars, and more generally the concept of an army.
***** Nobody is forced to do anything. You are being choosing to do things. You have your own mind to use it. And soldiers being forced, sure they're brainwashed but if they could (which they can) to do otherwise, they should. Instead, no they are part of warfare which goes no war, but hey I love humanity.
Dense? I love your sarcasm! Please allow me to introduce you to my idea, 'I love peace and tranquility'. Oh and one thing, have you ever heard of 'utopia'. Well its that thing where all unicorns and like live and its great and all...
Tbh I dont know what I would do during war. I probably would run, and get a rifle, a knife, anything to protect myself.
Nobody was born free. True, but it just depends the way you define it.
And please abuse me more. It's adorable! :)
what means now "to loose war"? Changing flags and ruler. No difference btw politics and countries. Now all "should be" democratics/
Does flag over capital costs YOUR life? I think... no
No one will kill any nation fully - those time is passed. So, who survived at war will live almost like before war. Who will fight will die for someones money. Remember SOAD's song text: "Why they always send a poor?"
I love this song and this amazing video.
Serj is one of my favourite artists ever
2021?
Yes?...lol
2024?
@@britar911 yes
we are the thinking minority
If I judge from your profile pic then you are not the thinking majority
That would be something you would do. Judge someone from their profile picture and name. And I said thinking minority
Kill The Gema i am not talking about this profile pic.
george andriot "If I judge from your profile pic then you are not the thinking majority" fuck yeah you are.
well, i guess i was a dick... i'm sorry if i offended you...
Only the awake are here
Yup. Hiiii!
It's only artists like Serj who have political and meaningful lyrics and songs these days.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
--MARK TWAIN
El videoclip que refleja una verdad que aunque sea podemos poner un grano de arena para cambiar desde nuestras pequeñas posibilidades
Echo de menos cuando pensaba así.
Dude do you know what words are? He's talking about the good ole US has citizens fucked up on the next drug, pharma, tv, social media, celebrities, etc while the government claims war on what they say is unmoral persons like the Iraqi people, and we let them, therefore we are the unthinking majority. The music video shows how we fight for oil, and how the US comes in to "save the day" but the people they save don't want to be saved, because it's their country. It's like they're confused as to why people are there forcing their beliefs on them. That's why the girl went to help her countries soldier and she got killed too. Talk about unmoral.
I always got more enjoyment from this song if I changed it to "making life more tolerable, making life more dullerable"
That video looks so low bugdet. Still a great song with a great message. And it's true; one of the major reasons the the US invade Iraq was to gain control of the nation's crude oil. In fact, one of the first things that was secured after the initial invasion wasn't any military installations but the oil fields, with Texas oil workers brought in to insure continued production
as someone who protested the Iraq war when you could hear the drums beating for it in 2002... we were called crazy for saying it was blood for oil.. and to this day im asked 'wheres all that oil you said we were getting' with smart ass smirks...
to which I reply , ' I don't know, why don't you ask exxon, shell, or haliburton... I never said they were taking it for the good of the American people' :)
saddam was a very bad man indeed.. one who had a lot of sanctions against his country full of oil .. couldn't change the man to get the oil, change the government instead ;)
I have this theory that the next time that a barrel of crude oil gets up near or north of US$150-200, all sanctions of the Iranian petroleum industry faster than you can say "out of gas"
I think Serj doesn't like to spend a lot of money on his videos because he knows he can be spending that kind of money on more resourceful things. As much as he sings about government corruption, it would be pretty hypocritical for him to use so much wealth on his own videos.
Really ? control oil ? YOUR A SHEEP , believing anything your SIDE tells you , the U.S gained nothing to do with oil from the Iraq war , gas was about 1.70 a gallon before the war , now its 3,65 a gallon if the U.S controlled the oil or gained any kind of advantage about oil , the price would be lower , do you know who produces the most oil in the world ? The U.S , do you know who has the most oil ? again The U.S , we just also use the most , and also a lot is off limits for drilling , Ill explain the simple facts of the WHY of Iraq war , Barrack's cousin Saddam had attacked Kuwait already , Iran was his next target , if he had been allowed to grow and attack Iran it would have started WWIII and the end of the earth , was Bush completely honest ? NO !! why ?? lets look at history , Americans love to be isolationist , before WW I we sat and let the Kaiser over run Europe until the Lusitania was sank , then Americans realized he would attack here, before WW II we let Hitler over run Europe and Tojo Asia , until attacked , Americans do not want to involve in what they think will not effect them , until they realize their freedom is at stake they will not allow our government to act globally , Bush did the right thing , he stopped mass death before the third world war could start , like we should have stopped the Kaiser , and Hitler and Tojo, the oil in all Arab countries is in control of the Arabs , A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ARABS !! , who do nothing for their countries, and other citizens , then they use the Arab propaganda news agencies to blame everyone except the greedy criminals who control all that money , ARABS , its Arabs enslaving Arabs , its Muslims killing Muslims , so learn history and look at all news sources , when you do you find patterns of truth and lies and you can make a proper statement on the facts !!
One of the first things secured was oil installations during the invasions, because oil is the primary economic infrastructure of Iraq. Saddam knew he couldn't defeat the Coalition, so one of the first things his army did was try to destroy the oil fields and bring down the country with them.
Oil fields are a military asset, you seize military assets from a hostile country. That's how war is fought, that's this thing called 'modern war'. If you want a pitched battle with a few hundred thousand casualties, go visit 700 A.D.
The note... I read that and thought, "Wow, haven't heard a strong opinion like that expressed so well in music in a long while." Only the music that my mama showed me could ever even try to compete with this.
I know that he hates Turks for a certain reason, but even though I am Turkish, he is my hero! He speaks to my heart!
he doesn't hate turks, just your government for covering up a genocide that his grand daddy survived
Dylan palmer Woah, didn't know that actually. This fact actually made me happy :D
Monthius Monthy Yeah honestly I would be surprised if Serj hated an individual much less a whole race. I only wish it could be recognized as a genocide. I'm glad you seem to be a pretty open minded person.
he is Armenian and the Turkish state committed a genocide against them back in world war one and has denied it ever since i doubt he hates Turks he hates the establishment that still denies a genocide 100 years later
Damn my countryman! We are talkin about Serj! how he could be racist 😍😍😍😍😍 He is yhe last man earth who be
come racist :)
@LackOfFaith Serj should be president because he sings about the issues of the world in a way that appeals to his audience. This shows that he cares about our planet, and our people, while the people who lead this country( The big businesses, and the government ), barely do. Though, if Serj, or anyone like Serj were president, it would not be enough. The majority of the government would all have to see things the same way as him, for it to work.
This video made me think of people who smoke marijuana... They say "it helps me calm down" or "it makes me feel happy" It's still a drug that is addicting. You feel good when you're high, then sad when you aren't. You will have the urge to smoke it sooner or later. Then that urge will come more and more. I just don't understand how some people are so weak....
Literally anything can be addicting. And why do you care? 😂 Weirdo.
randomly remembered this song... when i get the new sound system, this is going to be the first single to be heard from it.
I used to support his political views, incredible how my mind has changed. But I gotta give it to Serj and SOAD for making me think about these issues.
it took me forever to find this song once again and thank goodness I found it, it brings backs memories
It's been seven fucking years since it came out...... fuck.
TheEliminator yep, time goes by very fast, as a teen it seems life goes on forever, but if one hits the 30 you become aware that life is pretty short....
Very powerful imagery. Goes so well with the song. Parts of it make me think of the seventies though, and acid trips.
"depression" and other mental illnesses are in large part due to external forces at work in the unnatural society in which we live. There is a natural factor of course, but I think we are more products of our environment than anything else. Just look at all the vets that come back from military action that suffer from PTSD. They get recruited into the system, and they're normal (for the most part). When they come back, a large number suffer from mental problems and get hooked to pills. It's all a part of the military/industrial/pharmaceutical industry and it's a vicious cycle - but hey, it keeps the economy moving!! PROGRESS!
industrial industry?
ThatCamel104 meant "complex" - that's what happens when u string that many words together...
***** I dunno mate I actually like hte sound of "industrial industry" It's wonderfully redundant and stuff :D XD but yeah it is a vicious cycle that needs to stop :l
blessedboydragon I don't think you know what redundant means.
John Murphy Redundant = useless. Saying Industrial Indsutry is repetitive and as such rather useless. Saying one of either word already makes it clear in the first place.
interesting comments....only Serj knows what the video means. I don't have the same view but I think Serj was meaning antidepressants soldiers have to take to get past the deaths they see and have to do to protect/keep oil (due to government telling them what to do)
there is no point to kill over oil
True but I could only imagine if Iraq would have been in full control of a third of the world's oil, if it was the TURKS we wouldn't say anythijg
¡EXCELENTE!
Sinceramente este señor es todo un artista. Sus canciones son geniales, las letras, los videos, absolutamente todo, y me encanta como toca el piano, es maravilloso :D
Insane how the video and it's message are accurate again now that Trump has been elected. And I thought it was like a relic from the Bush era only a month ago.
Bruh you think hillary is better? Lmaoo
Avagant let him do his job
He s only a human
Yeah, because Trump has done such a stellar job during his first week in office, huh?
Heck, he even mentioned how there might be another chance to grab the oil in Iraq if you want some nice, fresh context for this song.
Avagant; interpretation of this song might vary. I mean, media are controlling public opinion, so the unthinking majority do what she's supposed to do, and vote for who she's supposed to vote. In the US case, that candidate was most probably Hillary Clinton... but well, both candidates were corrupted as fuck, the only differences were the lobbies behind those two.
If voting really had the power to change something, it would have been forbidden a long time ago 😉
The unthinking majority are the people who lets the media do the thinking for them.they are the people afraid to think for themselves @anthony
Excellent art! Outstanding video!
Is it me or does this sound extremely much like System of a Down?
Are you stupid or what?
Serj Tankian is the frontman for System of a Down.
Gino mocchetto
Elaborate.
sp051
Ah. Makes sense :)
Gino mocchetto no need to be rude if a person doesn't know
great song, great video, really like the part on antidepressants
How is it that only 1.8m people seen this
There should be more
Any music Serj is in is amazing
@JonoTheClown You, my man, are the wisest of them all. You have my every last bit of respect for that statement.
It should bring a tear to my eye on how much failure we're having rather than success.
I am done with intolerable world. I have full control of my system now. I am obeying my own system now. We have much work to do, Love.
sorry if i seem lost but are you or is this serj tankian and his actual youtube channel to anyone who will answer? if so imma great fan been for 4 years running best band and vocals ever heard and the songs lyrice are awesomehope for a reply soon mate would be awesome to get to know my favorite hard rock/metal vocalist a lil better
Great song: great lyrics, great music, great voice, great message!
i sit
in my desolate room
no lights
listening to Metallica, Serj, and S.O.A.D
Serj. You sir are a GOD!
this song has something special and I love Serj Tankian songs! is a great man and a genius! SOAD forever \ m /! serj love you
Serj is life
I love the words in the about section. Thanks for that Serj!
its prety cool how he could point out the problems and make it mor plain so dat pple can understand wat hes sayin
I've been searching for this for a long time.
My favourite Serj song 😍
I have some pretty conservative views but what Serj says all makes sense! He is a mind awaken-er and tells it as it is! Great singer!
Alot of work went into this. Big ups!
RESPECT FROM ITALY
This work is great! think.... The unthinking majority thus only 1.3 million view for this song...
almost all my favorite songs are Serj Tankian! love the song BTW ^^
only wish i could have been to a concert.... and I'd have to agree with the statement in the description
this song is brilliant
at least i'm not the only one. I love you guys.
Serj have loaded everything himself. I'm nothing, I'm a musician)) Hats off
serj does, indeed rock!
my favorite serj tankian song!
Great song and even better video.
heh...nice...including the turkish emblem in the beginning of the video (my interpertation)...and everything else...love the way that Serj's music leaves doors open for individual interpertation. It's the governments of the world that causes mass brainwashing and the rise and ultimate decline of every society (more or less). Everybody's individual choice...to open your eyes or be lead. Real art! Bravo Serj and director/s!
This video must've been hard to make, not because of the actual animations used. But for the creativity put into it, which is an unrealistic amount. Way to go again, Serj.
I kno right! SERJ (SURGE)... just sounds so BADASS!!!