All the members in System are of Armenian descent and outspoken about their views of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. This song is a giant middle finger to the Turkish government, as well as a hope that the genocide would be officially recognized by the American government. The title is meant to be an...
[Intro: Serj Tankian]
Elimination
Elimination
Elimination
Die!
Why?
Walk down! (Walk down!)
[Verse 1: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
A whole race, genocide
Taken away, all of our pride
A whole race, genocide
Taken away, watch them all fall down!
[Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Revolution, the only solution
The armed response of an entire nation
Revolution, the only solution
We've taken all their shit, now it's time for restitution
[Verse 2: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
Recognition, restoration, reparation
Recognition, restoration, reparation, watch them all fall down!
[Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Revolution, the only solution
The armed response of an entire nation
Revolution, the only solution
We've taken all their shit, now it's time for restitution
[Post-Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
The plan was mastered and called genocide
(Never want to see you 'round)
You took all the children and they died
(Never want to see you 'round)
The few that remained were never found
(Never want to see you 'round)
All in a system
[Breakdown: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
Down! Down! Down!
Walk down! Walk down! Walk down!
Watch them all fall down!
[Chorus: Serj Tankian]
Revolution, the only solution
The armed response of an entire nation
Revolution, the only solution
We've taken all their shit, now it's time for restitution!
[Post-Chorus: Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian]
The plan was mastered and called genocide
(Never want to see you 'round)
You took all the children and they died
(Never want to see you 'round)
The few that remained were never found
(Never want to see you 'round)
All in a system, down
P.L.U.C.K. was written by Daron Malakian & Serj Tankian.
P.L.U.C.K. was produced by System Of A Down & Rick Rubin.
System Of A Down released P.L.U.C.K. on Tue Jun 30 1998.
They wrote on their liner notes:
System of a Down would like to dedicate this song to the memory of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide, perpetrated by the Turkish Government in 1915.