The Music Made Me Do It : System Of A Down : B.Y.O.B. : Lyrics

100 comments on this song.
sicdarkdemon666	song is so catchy added: 03/27/2005, 04:30 PM

Brady1

This song is for all the people that think SOAD's songs are all the same, this has their heavy metal with a mix of what's almost R&B in it. This song is a great catapult that makes me wanna stand in line for 5 hours waiting for the release of Mezmerize

added: 03/30/2005, 08:16 PM

Jochem

Heard it on the radio yesterday. I liked it. I hope their album is better then their last release which I found not that good.

added: 03/31/2005, 04:32 PM

toadman

awesome song. hurry up, may 17!

added: 04/01/2005, 04:57 PM

antimodes

4 all the ppl that say SOAD r banal. Very good song i love it form the firt time :)

added: 04/02/2005, 03:21 PM

ChyD	Cool. I liek how the guitar is on this song added: 04/02/2005, 10:15 PM

Underground Authority

yea this song is fucking ace!

added: 04/03/2005, 05:59 AM

severedhead74

i like their former stuff better, but this is decent. it has a good message- why do they always send the poor?

added: 04/05/2005, 12:18 PM

Juggalo89

Not that bad still think old ones are better

added: 04/05/2005, 01:01 PM

Big D

I wonder if they're becoming political metal. Anyway, this is a good new single from their new album...WAY better than "Cigaro." :)

added: 04/05/2005, 04:50 PM

Tateno

I like the breakdown in the song. its a good single from System

added: 04/05/2005, 07:07 PM

Drumgroovy

Cigaro is better actually. And they have been political metal all along. Following in RATM's footsteps.

added: 04/06/2005, 01:23 PM

Drumgroovy

SOAD is getting much more melodic. Which is good.

added: 04/06/2005, 01:25 PM

NightLightSucka

the first cd is the only one that matters all this other shit is just that...

added: 04/06/2005, 09:00 PM

crazy white trash brother

they have been politacal and emotional, chop suey is a song a bout spousal abuse and forest is about child molestation just a few examples and its refreshing to know tht they are still mixing it up.

added: 04/08/2005, 07:41 AM

purplepants69

this song was so disappointing....i heard system had new stuff and then i hear this song....total crap compared to their first 2 albums

added: 04/09/2005, 11:31 PM

Christianity Is My Skirt

Following in no one's foot steps but their own.Consider the past of their people.They're smart people,their music is smart.No dissapointments.

added: 04/14/2005, 12:11 PM

Thegreatmilenko

This song kicks! All the songs kick!God they kick! Screw you gus that hate it!

added: 04/14/2005, 10:44 PM

System Park

This song is awesome for it's sound and lyrics, System always has a new sort of "theme" with every album, Mezmerize has a much more metal sound to it compared to Toxicity's overall laid-backness. This is a definate favorite of mine.

added: 04/16/2005, 01:38 AM

Crispy

between Cigaro and this i'm having serious doubts about this song. Although I do like the way that the "everbody is going to the party..." is sang

added: 04/18/2005, 03:33 AM

SilenceThis

wtf purplepants69? you mean crap compared to their first 3 albums?? decent song....

added: 04/18/2005, 03:05 PM

joebob

they kick ass purely ORIGIONAL just like mudvayne and the FIRST slipknot cd and like Manson and tool all completely origional

added: 04/26/2005, 06:46 PM

capthowdy1027

i wasnt very impressed.

added: 04/28/2005, 02:41 PM

Edd	Really not that good of a song. I doubt Hypnotize will be any better. added: 04/29/2005, 05:45 AM

The Outsider

this song is pretty good

added: 04/30/2005, 05:29 PM

flipsk8tr3885

this song is good...its got good guitar..chorus is really catchy..hope the rest of thhe album is as good as thhis song

added: 05/01/2005, 10:11 PM

legend

huh? how can anybody not like this song? its pure genius! its such a crazy song and the guitar work is immense. good video too.

added: 05/02/2005, 12:38 PM

bobert8018

"you feed us lies from the tablecloth" great line

added: 05/02/2005, 08:30 PM

Cratic

Not as great as what people are making it out to be.

added: 05/05/2005, 12:24 PM

Vercetti

This song is great. Looking forward to the new albums.

added: 05/05/2005, 06:48 PM

hairybob

great song...its a shame bands have to get into politics though cause most of the time their ideas are crap....its nothing against there music though deffinatly my favorite band

added: 05/05/2005, 09:39 PM

MurderCapital

I think it sounds pretty much like SOAD always have. Not a good track really, the chourus (everybody goin to the party) is really nice, but the "extreme" bits are not good, and I hate the way Daron trying to scream something like Casey Chaos.

added: 05/06/2005, 11:12 AM

legend

actually after hearing this song a few more times iv decided its not that good, the verse's are great and so are the 'everybody is going to the party' part, but like BuryMeAlive said, i hate the way Daron tries to scream.

added: 05/06/2005, 05:10 PM

Vash

this song is the perfect first single because it really gives you a sense of what the album's gonna sound like, but it isn't the best track on the album, not by a longshot. it's very dynamic and fun throughout, if not a bit long, and it spares no expense in the heavy department. it isn't quite a return to form, but that's because they never lost it to begin with, they were just on vacation. welcome back, system.

added: 05/07/2005, 03:25 AM

ShredForDimebag

i never noticed before i saw the video for this song, but daron looks like a younger version of Tony Robinson, especially when hes standing on the balcony screaming

added: 05/07/2005, 10:55 AM

LPSpunk

Would've been 100% better if Daren hadn't decided to wig out on nearly half the track. The chorus is nice and i'm lovin the guitar riff in the middle.

added: 05/07/2005, 12:03 PM

up the bracket

I love the screams, sometimes it's a bit overdone, but I just like screaming.

added: 05/07/2005, 12:17 PM

jotun

would be alot better without the horrible screaming.

added: 05/07/2005, 05:03 PM

paigeislame.

I really enjoy Daren's singing in the chorus. it's really good. he adds a great sound to it.

added: 05/08/2005, 02:09 PM

Drake

THIS SONG KICKS @$$!!!

added: 05/08/2005, 07:49 PM

Creature F T Black Lagoon

agreed with cheesy poofs and lpspunk

added: 05/09/2005, 04:29 PM

drone

I like the la la la la la al la la la part..hehe I dont know why. His voice is very hypnotic.

added: 05/09/2005, 06:49 PM

DeftonesChick

they never fucing cease to amaze me...EVER!

added: 05/10/2005, 12:41 AM

metalpyscho156

This Song IS AWESOME!!!!!!!

added: 05/10/2005, 09:06 PM

Thegreatmilenko

Awesome

added: 05/14/2005, 01:49 AM

Bill Dance

Homosexual communist anthem.

added: 05/15/2005, 08:52 AM

The_Mad_Poet

Bill Dance is a loser.

added: 05/15/2005, 12:44 PM

KyBy	Bill Dance...Why even put a comment like that? I agree, your a loser bud...+ there's a good message in this song added: 05/15/2005, 11:29 PM

deadbolt

all of this is so true, and Bill Dance - you're just too cool aren't you? Do you go around and degrade every politically edgy song and feel great about it? I bet you do... :)

added: 05/17/2005, 09:30 PM

Bill Dance

Yes, in fact I do. There's no good message in this song.

added: 05/18/2005, 12:52 PM

Arctic Kamikaze

I never really liked System of a Down, but this rules.

added: 05/19/2005, 03:23 PM

Creature F T Black Lagoon

Party = the war ... i love it.

added: 05/19/2005, 04:08 PM

The Gravedigger

I'm gonna go with arctic i never really liked S.O.A.D. but this song... its a good one.

added: 05/19/2005, 05:35 PM

hairybob

The message is crap but the song is good if you ignore the message

added: 05/19/2005, 06:34 PM

nothing2gein

off course the republicans will have a problem with this....Bill Dance likes Toby Keith that shows his source of stupidity..a redneck that is gonna stick his boot up a arab's ass....real mature

added: 05/22/2005, 02:30 AM

zerospace_13

to be honest and truthful, i hadn't taken the time to read the lyrics until now... before this moment, i bobbed my head while hearing the words... however, now that the meaning has been discovered, this song has just heightened on my list... certain melodies and harmonics are a little uncalled for, but the song as a whole is good....

added: 05/22/2005, 08:15 PM

zerospace_13

oh, and to add real quick, why bash somebody for liking a certain kind of music? the guy likes toby keith - who gives a rat ass? i like toby as well - dosen't mean that either of us are "stupid rednecks"...

added: 05/22/2005, 09:03 PM

nothing2gein

i like some country too....but i hate Toby because he seems to just cash-in on the patriotism since 9/11...and if he wants to kick their ass so bad he should enlist

added: 05/23/2005, 12:12 AM

nothing2gein

and to comment on this song...i enjoyed this more than most of Toxicity

added: 05/23/2005, 12:19 AM

piercedfreak666

FUCK COUNTRY, FUCK ALL THAT LIKES COUNTRY, any ways, one of the best SOAD songs ever made

added: 05/25/2005, 01:41 PM

bob1234567890

Holy shit. These guys just keep getting better and better. Bands like Slipknot and Atreyu could never touch this shit. Hell, I'd even prefer these guys over Amon Amarth any day.

added: 05/26/2005, 06:35 PM

TheDead666

Slipknot sorry has touched base with system maybe even surpassed them, and this cd is the worse out of the 3 I think still good yet worse then the others and it comes no wear near subliminal versus vol 3.

added: 05/27/2005, 02:40 PM

buttcrack

Slipknow blows. They wear masks and sing about gay shit. They also drink thier own piss because its sterile.

added: 05/28/2005, 12:01 PM

Punk20tolife

Slipknot is fuckin awsome. But thats just my opinion i also like SOAD a lot so idk. My opinion is that both bands kickass!

added: 05/29/2005, 08:02 PM

screwthe_system

dis song is the shit..jus kiks ass...nice bak up vocals...n bout u bill...u can go dance 2 sum other homosexual music

added: 06/19/2005, 10:36 AM

jk224

ok so i read all those coments, right, and they all talk about this 'message' but never say what it is...and i'm not too good in picking out what people may or may not mean when they write, or even speak...would someone please just get out there and say it? what is this 'message' you all speak of?

added: 06/19/2005, 07:12 PM

FearsoftheFallen

slipknot sucks thats all there is to it SOAD is just good cuz there actually unique you want some real metal get some unearth or some lamb of god

added: 06/21/2005, 10:59 AM

mikaincubus

just genius

added: 06/24/2005, 07:20 PM

Biznatch

... fukin attention whores and net fighters... go get a bj or sumthin

added: 06/25/2005, 08:07 PM

stark184

Blast off, its Party time,
And we all live in a fascist nation,
Blast off , its party time,
And where the fuck are you?
….. Yeah
Where the fuck are you?
Where the fuck are you?

whats that i dont recall that being in the song

added: 06/29/2005, 08:09 PM

Ribeiro is teh suck

SOAD is now forgiven for that abortion known as "Steal This Album."

added: 07/06/2005, 05:04 AM

TheReason

good song if you ignore the message. which blows...

added: 07/10/2005, 12:48 PM

DarkRuler

Its great it really is..great song

added: 07/11/2005, 10:03 PM

MwR	good added: 07/15/2005, 05:37 PM

Creature F T Black Lagoon

Beacuse stark, you only heard it on the radio

added: 07/21/2005, 02:09 PM

Stink Nugget

awesome! makes me want to go nuts

added: 07/29/2005, 11:07 PM

bob1234567890

the message is awesome, if you interperate it right. but that's the thing with System songs, no one interperates it correctly and they think it's a bunch of silly nonsense, but system lyrics are commendably intelligent, if you're not ignorant. this one is making fun of army recruitment ads and pointing out the utter stupidity of being drafted into a war, and it is excellent. it has some Napalm Death elements to it which is very nice.

added: 08/06/2005, 09:02 PM

ForgottenCold666

great song, i know exactly what bob123(etc) means. i've heard "system is just completely random and i love them for it!" too many times. There are MEANINGS to every song, usually political. anyway, a great song, purty awesome, though at the end it gets slightly annoying with the repetative "why do they always send the poor".

added: 08/09/2005, 05:33 PM

ryanslackofsurprise

i have one thing to say about this entire album, and this song summarizes it. system of a down's music has become too obvious. as forgottencold or whatever his name was said, SOAD's [old] songs take intelligence to understand, and can have multiple meanings. this is too obvious. this takes no intelligence to interpret, just the ability to type "system of a down" lyrics. i miss old SOAD.

added: 08/12/2005, 03:21 PM

witunurdms

so fuckin appropriate for RIGHT FUCKIN NOW! :)
why dont presidents fight war?

added: 08/18/2005, 06:11 AM

witunurdms

ps. i love watching "republicans" singing along w/ this song cuz its "hip" but they have no idea wtf theyre being hypocrites haha. by the way :)

added: 08/18/2005, 06:12 AM

Soad_sophie

this is the most obvious song system have ever done but i dont think they should be criticised , it seems like they are just trying a new angle, and maybe it mean a wider audience will finally realise some things that are happening!! this whole album is quite different from old SOAD because daron has written alot of the material whereas previously it was mostly serj . this song and the other songs on mezmerize are all extremely good and are GREAT for live performance (i saw them at brixton) System still rule xx

added: 08/21/2005, 09:48 AM

joebob

this song got OVERPLAYED like a motherfucker it was god the first few times..but now it's just annoying as hell

added: 09/02/2005, 06:59 PM

Artad

So: OVERPLAYED, that said this is definetly a good song, with good lyrics, and a good message. hardcore SOAD fans may be disappointed with this and other songs off this album because it shares none of the groundbreaking suprises that Toxicity did. That fact, i'd have to say is the reason for its simplicity of meaning. i realize that the lyrics have been a little dumbed down, that i believe is due to a few factors including: larger fanbase (global), Daron's involvement in writing/singing, wanting to be sucinct, whatever. bashing system for this release, imho, proves how narrow-minded you are and how you want to cling to the niche of Toxicity wherein you think listening to SOAD makes you "misunderstood," i think they can have a little leeway with this and Hypnotize because of their brilliance in the past. I still love this ablum and it sits next to Toxicity on my CD rack. Sidenote: any1 getting their information about politics from music is an idiot and doesnt deserve to comment.

added: 09/11/2005, 01:33 PM

MwR	overplayed, yes... that's why i boycott radio. political views: their stuff's not just about American gov't. i like this song. not the best, but i like it. added: 09/12/2005, 12:36 AM

Fenixxx

EXCELENTE

added: 09/22/2005, 08:19 PM

Cratic

The more I listen to this record, the more I seem to like this song, which is weird becuase I never liked it when it first came out.

added: 11/07/2005, 12:33 PM

MyUserNameSux

What does BYOB stand for???

added: 12/24/2005, 11:02 PM

I c y

i like this song, just saw on MTV. Love the way they slow down and speeds up.

added: 12/25/2005, 04:28 AM

Big D

It stands for "Bring Your Own Beer."

added: 12/26/2005, 06:02 PM

Cratic

Originally, but for this song it stands for "Bring your Own Bombs"

added: 12/26/2005, 10:19 PM

MyUserNameSux

Thank you both very much.But I think the "Bomb" one makes sense.Now my next question........WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOORRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!?????

added: 12/27/2005, 09:29 PM

I c y

Haha, love the riffs with some artificial harmonics, and the drums in this track is very very energetic!

added: 12/28/2005, 10:31 AM

Rage	100% Pure Goodness, SOAD rocks! =) added: 01/24/2006, 06:46 PM

Thrasher

it's alright... but way too repetitive IMO... plus, after hearing this i have to wonder if malakian even knows the meaning of the word fascist

added: 02/01/2006, 04:27 PM

stark184

good song but it got too overplayed on the radio.

added: 02/03/2006, 04:28 PM

Absolute Zero

if these guys were on an indie label i would be all over them.

added: 05/31/2006, 08:32 AM

tool	I hate how popular this song was for the line, "Everybody’s going to the party have a real good time." It's the only line most people cared to undertand. added: 05/19/2007, 04:39 PM

Staying Alive

i LOVE THIS SONG!!!! aND THE VIDEO IS EVEN BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! rOCK ON S.O.A.D.!!!!!!

added: 01/07/2008, 11:45 AM

kav3MaN!

Decent song, but it basically has the same message as Black Sabbath's "War Pigs." "War Pigs" is way more enjoyable to listen to, so I'll stick with that.

added: 02/27/2009, 04:45 PM

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