Chop Suey!

System Of A Down * Track #6 On Toxicity

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Album Toxicity

ALBUM

System Of A Down

2001

Chop Suey! by System Of A Down

Release Date

Mon Aug 13 2001

Performed by

System Of A Down

Produced by

Serj Tankian & Rick Rubin & Daron Malakian

Writed by

Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian

About

Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. He told Rolling Stone:

This song was originally going to be called “Self-Righteous Suicide,” and the record company rebelled. I remember wanting to go to the mat and keep the title, and th...

Chop Suey! Lyrics

[Intro: Serj Tankian]
We're rolling "Suicide"

[Verse: Serj Tankian]
Wake up (Wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup
Hide your scars to fade away the shakeup (Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup)
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go, create another fable, you wanted to
Grab a brush and put a little makeup, you wanted to
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup, you wanted to
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? You wanted to

[Chorus: Serj Tankian with Daron Malakian]
I don't think you trust
In my self-righteous suicide
I cry when angels deserve to die

[Verse: Serj Tankian]
Ah! Wake up (Wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup (A little bit)
Hide the scars to fade away the (Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup)
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go, create another fable, you wanted to
Grab a brush and put a little makeup, you wanted to
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup, you wanted to
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? You wanted to

[Chorus: Serj Tankian with Daron Malakian]
I don't think you trust
In my self-righteous suicide
I cry when angels deserve to die
In my self-righteous suicide
I cry when angels deserve to die

[Bridge: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
Father, father, father, father
Father, father, father, father
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit
Father, into your hands
Why have you forsaken me?
In your eyes, forsaken me?
In your thoughts, forsaken me?
In your heart, forsaken me? Oh

[Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
Trust in my self-righteous suicide
I cry when angels deserve to die
In my self-righteous suicide
I cry when angels deserve to die

Chop Suey! Q&A

Who wrote Chop Suey!'s ?

Chop Suey! was written by Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian.

Who produced Chop Suey!'s ?

Chop Suey! was produced by Serj Tankian & Rick Rubin & Daron Malakian.

When did System Of A Down release Chop Suey!?

System Of A Down released Chop Suey! on Mon Aug 13 2001.

What did System Of A Down say about "Chop Suey!"?

The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line ‘Angels deserve to die.’

—Daron Malakian

I wrote that in the back of the RV....

What's the meaning of the song?

System of a Down based “Chop Suey!” on many subjects, including drug addiction, or views on religion. Yet, the song does not contain a sober tone in the voice, whilst regarding on the drug-addicted meaning of the song. The meaning of the song can be undefined as well since the band identified the so...