All lyrics written by Serj Tankian , except where noted , and all music written by Daron Malakian , except where noted . The songs " Honey " and " Temper " from Demo Tape 2 were recorded for this album as well but ultimately did not make the cut . The re-recorded versions of these songs have yet to surface anywhere . '' ' System of a Down ' '' '' ' Production ' '' Before some of the lyrics in the booklet for the album , footnotes appear . '' " Your thoughts , and dreams are no longer sacred , as they are exposed to aweapon known as remote viewing and monitoring . " '' '' " For those that control the central nervous system , control society , and the world . '' " '' " We first fought the heathens in the name of religion , then Communism , and now inthe name of drugs and terrorism . Our excuses for global domination always change . " '' '' " Mind control technology has been used by the CIA since the 1950s as part oftheir non-lethal , covert weapons program . " '' '' " The February 18 edition of Britain 's NEW SCIENTIST Magazine reports that theGeneva-based World Health Organization suppressed , under political pressure , a report which confirmed that marijuana is safer than either alcohol or tobacco . " '' '' " Why do old societies hold the pantheon of 12 gods to be true , while modern societies generally have one God ? " '' '' " 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 TurkishGovernment in 1915 . " '' In the booklet , underneath the band member 's photos , the text reads in all capitals : " '' Announce your anthems on the ceiling . We dance , annexed by power . Casual neckties embrace , the hungry hunger further , images rule through the media , commercial Orwellianism , producing unveiled icebergs , running transparent electrical cables , curving string ensembles , witnessed by hangings from flagpoles of souls avenged by Dr. Clock . Fresh paint , naked melting figures mixing the revolution against T.V. sentencing , at the hands of brutal men and their military business world . Let us instigate the revolt , down with the system ! '' " This message was also found in some of the '' Toxicity '' booklets
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