I think that it talks about a story that happened in the tienamen square protests. A girl ignores her boyfriend's warnings, and goes to the protest, because she was worried about her country.Sadly, she never came back, leaving the boyfriend waiting in the car. And that is why (In my opinion always) the refrain is repeated 4 times in the end. The girl died during the protests, and he was waiting for her... The rest of the song talks about what lead to the tienamen square protests. They could be talking about that woman that put her body in front of a tank and stopped it, but that is another thought...
@agis100000 I think this answer makes the most sense in retrospect as I always listen to the song. It feels right. But I can't argue with slobs2's comment, which wouldn't be as meaningful. Honestly, I often thought that it was about a guy who was killed or taken in by the Chinese who happened to be in the area, and to highlight the govt tyrrany, the song repeats that verse, ie as in the wrong guy...but, I think I like your impression best so far.
@agis100000 I think this answer makes the most sense in retrospect as I always listen to the song. It feels right. But I can't argue with slobs2's comment, which wouldn't be as meaningful. Honestly, I often thought that it was about a guy who was killed or taken in by the Chinese who happened to be in the area, and to highlight the govt tyrrany, the song repeats that verse, ie as in the wrong guy...but, I think I like your impression best so far.
@agis100000@agis100000 The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
"Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?"
Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government.
What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest, or stand for a cause if almost all of their peers are doing it. They think it's popular, trending, "fashionable" to follow the masses....like sheep hypnotized to what they are being told by...
@agis100000@agis100000 The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
"Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?"
Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government.
What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest, or stand for a cause if almost all of their peers are doing it. They think it's popular, trending, "fashionable" to follow the masses....like sheep hypnotized to what they are being told by the media:
("Television made you buy it.")
And believing every hate-fueled scrap of propaganda that the government dispenses into the air waves without a question.
("Propaganda, leaves us blinded!")
And then the line:
"I'm just sitting in my car and, waiting for my girl."
Is what Serj Tankian was actually doing when he wrote the lyrics for the song
I think that it talks about a story that happened in the tienamen square protests. A girl ignores her boyfriend's warnings, and goes to the protest, because she was worried about her country.Sadly, she never came back, leaving the boyfriend waiting in the car. And that is why (In my opinion always) the refrain is repeated 4 times in the end. The girl died during the protests, and he was waiting for her... The rest of the song talks about what lead to the tienamen square protests. They could be talking about that woman that put her body in front of a tank and stopped it, but that is another thought...
@agis100000 I think this answer makes the most sense in retrospect as I always listen to the song. It feels right. But I can't argue with slobs2's comment, which wouldn't be as meaningful. Honestly, I often thought that it was about a guy who was killed or taken in by the Chinese who happened to be in the area, and to highlight the govt tyrrany, the song repeats that verse, ie as in the wrong guy...but, I think I like your impression best so far.
@agis100000 I think this answer makes the most sense in retrospect as I always listen to the song. It feels right. But I can't argue with slobs2's comment, which wouldn't be as meaningful. Honestly, I often thought that it was about a guy who was killed or taken in by the Chinese who happened to be in the area, and to highlight the govt tyrrany, the song repeats that verse, ie as in the wrong guy...but, I think I like your impression best so far.
@agis100000 @agis100000 The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?" Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government. What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest, or stand for a cause if almost all of their peers are doing it. They think it's popular, trending, "fashionable" to follow the masses....like sheep hypnotized to what they are being told by...
@agis100000 @agis100000 The song references the Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Why don't you ask the kids at Tiananmen Square? Was fashion the reason why they were there?" Thousands of kids from the local universities in Beijing and from neighboring cities flocked to the City Centre to protest for a democracy-based government. What SOAD is trying to say is, young people, such as college aged young adults, will most likely join a protest, or stand for a cause if almost all of their peers are doing it. They think it's popular, trending, "fashionable" to follow the masses....like sheep hypnotized to what they are being told by the media: ("Television made you buy it.") And believing every hate-fueled scrap of propaganda that the government dispenses into the air waves without a question. ("Propaganda, leaves us blinded!")
And then the line: "I'm just sitting in my car and, waiting for my girl." Is what Serj Tankian was actually doing when he wrote the lyrics for the song