< whichĬould also go both ways but i doubt since the rest of the song doesnt point any anger to god/angels.Ĭonnecting it with the first part it seems as he is talking from Jesus's perspective(since on the end of song he does show that)who is sad that about us who cant see/care about his sacrifice and keep living in fakeness. Often considered their signature track, System Of A Down earned a Grammy nomination in 2002 for Best Metal Performance for it. It was the first single released from their Toxicity album in 2001 and introduced the entire world to the complex, crazy style of the group. fake ordinary persons life and every time it ends with "You Wanted to" - its his/our choice to live like this.įirst of all i dont think that author is refering "when angels deserve to die" as song theme's wish that angels die because lyrics have > i cry WHEN angels. Chop Suey was one of the most successful debut songs by a band in history. There are some main points in this song as i see it that everything is based onįakeness, (from the start of song also there is a symbol in the song name, chop suey = fake chinese dish Be saved and commit suicide, you're screwed. That's the only caveat.be saved, you're okay. He feels forsaken because the Creator will let everyone else into heaven, who commends their spirit to Him as long as they don't kill themselves. He's asking God to save him "I commend my spirit." But he feels God has forsaken him by creating him, giving him feelings, and ultimately therefore, depression. The next part, he's being a little sarcastic when he says "trust in my self-righteous suicide." He's saying "listen, just because I do not want to live anymore doesn't make me selfish and self-righteous" and that it makes him cry to think that just because "I'm depressed, why does that make me deserving to die and be condemned and not go to heaven?" Other than wanting to kill himself, he is an angel in every other aspect.Īt the end, I think he's praying. Him: Shit, I have to think of a reason for me to have left them there (create another fable). Other: Uh why did you leave your keys on the table? Other: Why are you putting it on your arms? Second stanza, he's replaying what he does and other's responses over in his head like: Maybe he uses a swiss army knife on his keychain or the keys themselves to cut. The first stanza describes what he goes through to keep this hidden. So you have this guy, putting make-up on what I think, are cutting scars on his arm. Why can't someone be saved AND commit suicide? Rock music has always been about making a statement. But any other way that you can die, is okay. With that said, I agree with the commenter who quoted the lead singer "the song is about how we are regarded differently depending on how we pass. The exclamation point, in my opinion, was icing on the cake saying to the record company, "look, we did what you told us, we made a happy! song.eff you." Even right before the song starts, you know how one person in the band tells the other members what song they're playing next? You can hear either the drummer or lead say "okay.Suicide" like he's giving the cue,"okay, we're going to play this song now." So what did they do? They "chopped" the word in half so you just had "Sui" or "suey" for phonetics sake. This is hinted at the line "Angles deserve to die" it wasn't refereeing to it as religion just the view of death.I think it's more literal starting with the title.Īnother commenter noted that the song was originally called "Suicide" but the record company made them change it.
The lyric "Farther into your hands I commit my spirit ' is a reference to Jesus' death on the cross, as, according to the Gospels, it was one of the seven things Jesus said while dying." Insinuating the writer has a religious background, he is angry at God for bringing him so much misfortune, hence the "Why have you forsaken me" part feeling resentment from his religion.Īn article published with an interview of SOAD stated that Daron explains how they touch on the view of death, for example (He said) If I die from an overdoses everyone would say I deserved to die because I took drugs". The song starts talking about a person who tries to cover up their past and problems to act like they are fine from the outside, but they know that person is going through hard times, they talk about "Scars" we see the person tries to hide his emotions but he can't hide them and they won't go away, that nobody understands his self-righteous suicide, they only see him from the outside not the problems that are within. Released as a single in 2001 quickly became the first bands Grammy nomination hitting number one in music charts around the world.
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