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System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.

About

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This song is about the business behind war, and how privileged politicians start them, but expect the poor to fight them. Creedence Clearwater Revival made the same point - then dealing with the Vietnam War - on their 1970 hit "Fortunate Son."

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.Y.O.B._(song)

it was written in protest against the Iraq War. B.Y.O.B. means "Bring Your Own Bombs", as opposed to the common interpretation "Bring Your Own Booze", referring to the Iraq War as a party for the United States.

Lyrics

Why do they always send the poor?

Barbarisms by Barbaras With pointed heels
Victorious victories kneel For brand new spankin'
deals.

Marching forward hypocritic and Hypnotic
computers You depend on our protection Yet you
feed us lies from the tablecloth. la la la la la
la la la la, Everybody's going to the party have a
real good time Dancing in the desert blowing up
the sunshine

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing Our intentions.

Hangers sitting dripped in oil Crying freedom!
Handed to obsoletion Still you feed us lies from
the tablecloth. la la la la la la la la la,
Everybody's going to the party have a real good
time Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Everybody's going to the party have a real good
time Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Blast off It's party time And we don't live in a
fascist nation Blast off It's party time And where
the fuck are you?

Where the fuck are you? Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they
always send the poor? Why don't presidents fight
the war? Why do they always send the poor? Why do
they always send the poor? Why do they always send
the poor? Why do they always send the poor?

Kneeling roses disappearing into Moses' dry mouth
Breaking into Fort Knox stealing Our intentions

Hangers sitting dripped in oil Crying freedom
Handed to obsoletion, Still you feed us lies from
the tablecloth la la la la la la la la la
Everybody's going to the party have a real good
time Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine

Everybody's going to the party have a real good
time Dancing in the desert blowing up the sun

Where the fuck are you? Where the fuck are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they
always send the poor? Why don't presidents fight
the war? Why do they always send the poor?(x3)
Why, do, they always send the poor (x3) They
always send the poor They always send the poor

Music video

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