System of a Down
Aerials
We’re one in the river,
And one again after the fall.
Swimming through the void
We hear the word,
We lose ourselves,
But we find it all?
Cause we are the ones that wanna play,
Always wanna go,
But you never wanna stay,
And we are the ones that wanna choose,
Always wanna play,
But you never wanna lose.
Aerials, in the sky,
When you lose small mind,
You free your life.
Life is a waterfall,
We drink from the river,
Then we turn around and put up our walls.
Swimming through the void
We hear the word,
We lose ourselves,
But we find it all?
Cause we are the ones that wanna play,
Always wanna go,
But you never wanna stay,
And we are the ones that wanna choose,
Always wanna play,
But you never wanna lose.
Aerials, in the sky,
When you lose small mind,
You free your life.
Aerials, so up high,
When you free your eyes,
Eternal prize.
Aerials, in the sky,
When you lose small mind,
You free your life.
Aerials, so up high,
When you free your eyes,
Eternal prize.
11 comments
Let’s hear your theories everyone 🙂
HERE4UOK, Simple and sweet, we are here for a short time, serve your purpose for being here whether it’s to help others or yourself, whatever makes you happy, try to enjoy what ever you can.
Life is a being in waterfall, when you die you become part of the waterfall other’s will be in.
Obviously only the meerkats know.
@rocketman
Right on mate! In more or fewer words, that’s pretty much how I see it, what I can read between the lines too. Doing what makes you happy, being who you want to be, if at least once in your life, that’s a great feeling!
@rivets
(…on my way to the local zoo. I’ll keep you posted on what the meerkats say 😉 )
It’s talking about how awful we are as a human race. We want everything for ourselves and only have one person on our mind at any time. Even good things we do we weigh how much we get out of it before we actually do it. And we’re all the same. We all want fame and fortune and to live the best life, while throwing everyone under the bus and blaming them for not being as greedy as us. It’s become okay in the world, though, to do this. It’s strange for people to do anything nice, and we expect the worst from everyone. And we live like this until we lose our small mind which contains only that lifestyle, and we can be a peaceful, stable world.
@InhalingAnxiety
You know what? I like your take on the lyrics. And I agree with you too. Sad isn’t it?
I do see it as a mix between rocketman’s piece and yours though.
(Can’t say about rivets’ as I haven’t asked the meerkats yet ? 😉 )
eternal awareness is one <3 enlightenment is a no mind state of pure being transcendent infinite spirit
Wow, nice 😀
Good song, great band. I used to really be into them. I found myself listening to soad on Spotify the other day. Brought back memories.
Hey Wintergirl –
You ‘used to’..? I don’t think I’ll ever not be into SOAD, lol
I mean, I’m one of those annoying guys who listens to stuff over and over for a while, than switch to something else for a period, but always come back to my fav stuff…
For instance, right now I’m binge listening to the OST of ‘Phantom of the Paradise’… for the 3rd time since yesterday XD
@Here4u – I LOVE System of a Down! Eternity. Bliss..? I don’t know but these songs always gave me a sense of bidding adieu, wondering about leaving and experiencing the process of getting there.
Many SOAD songs clearly evoke suicide, depression, anxiety… I don’t know why they never admitted to the lyrics’ message. Like how Serj and Daron used to introduce AERIALS in their concerts:”This is a song about nothing” Come on, really? Maybe about the “eternal nothingness”, that I’d buy, you know what I mean? 😉