System of a Down

Serj Tankian posts early System Of A Down lyrics & says if you love Trump & this song you're a hypocrite

While System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan continues to praise Trump and spew right-wing rhetoric, frontman Serj Tankian continues to do the opposite. He posted a new Instagram that takes a not-so-subtle shot at his bandmate’s Trump love, and reminds the world that SOAD have stood in direct opposition to right-wing politics and racism from the beginning. He writes:

A very early @systemofadown song that was on one of our demos-lyrics below: if you love this song or play along to it and love Trump, you’re a hypocrite-just a simple fact 🙂 “Temper”

We want peace with
Patriot missiles,
Blown to bits are civilian targets,
Parade! Laugh! Rejoice! Sing!
We’re the victors of…nothing,
Spend more money on a war,
Your people starving, turned to whores,
Slaves of the chosen one paying millions for each bomb,
Country without a race ,
Formed from people you disgrace ,
White right conservative might ,
Killers of Kennedy’s with no fright ,
The American way!
Freedom cried the marching man,
Flags ripped out of their black hands ,
Beaten! Slain! Tortured! Killed!
Their only mistake was being born here ,
Invade countries just for oil ,
Send your troops all down to boil ,
Iraq! Grenada! Nam and Chile!
Truman doctrine our own way ,
Country without a race ,
Formed from people you disgrace ,
White right conservative might ,
Killers of Kennedy’s with no fright ,
The American way!
The Government (FBI-CIA) here can suck my balls ,
Policing the world in overalls ,
Armed rebellion minority ,
Disrespected race, color, mind ,
Crazed loonies all walk the streets ,
Missing children on milk cartons ,
Mother selling child for crack ,
Mr. President check your back ,
Country without a race ,
Formed from people you disgrace,
White right conservative might ,
Killers of Kennedy’s with no fright ,
The American way!
The American way!
The American way!

The PRP notes that Serj later added, “Let me add that obviously the song was written in the 90s and refers to injustice in the US and injustice by the US via successive Democratic and Republican administrations. I just find the most current one the most repugnant.”

Dolmayan previously said that it “shouldn’t be a shock to anybody” that his views are different than Serj’s, “but you’d be surprised at how civil our conversations are.”

“Temper” was never properly released but you can watch a live video of the band playing it in 2015: