anonymous December 13th, 2005 09:48PM  

I actually don't think this has anything to do with tobacco. I think that this song is talking about how all the people that are in charge of the country are basically just doing whatever is good for them and not caring about anyone else. Like in the line "burning through the world's resources then we turn and hide", so they use all that they want, then they bail out on it and don't take the blame. Also "cool in denial" means they never take the blame for the stupid things they do. I think this is partyl true, as majority of today's leaders are usually power hungry SOBs.

anonymous December 31st, 2005 04:09PM  

The name cigaro - is to tie the song to South and Central america. They are talking about how the WTO, the World Bank and the United States force latin american countries to deregulate their power/water and oil industries so that corporations can buy the power plants and the water systems and sell it back to the counties inhabitants - And they deny the negative effects this has on the countries population and economies.
The World bank could easily be the animators that de-animate- as they make low interest loans to these countries (aniamting their economy) in exchange for removing regulations and privatizing their national infrastucture(which slowly drains money out of the country).

SOAD4lyfe234 April 4th, 2006 08:11PM  

One theory is the song is about two CEOs (Malakian & Tankian) bragging about their massive wealth to one another.

Most of their fans usually understand this song's message, but some think this song is an example of System of a Down having a bit of fun.

According to various 'interpreters' at the songmeanings.net site, it is commonly believed that this song refers to the whole Bush (or just the American government in general) vs Fidel Castro "battle of wits". The cigaro bit refers to the stereotype of cubans always smoking cigars (called "cigaro), whereas the propegators of all genocide thing refers to the American response to it. The opening lyrics of comparing penis sizes and feces stink levels is commonly believed to be referring to the belief that this battle between America and Cuba has become WAY too petty, and to show that pettiness they include the pettiest of all insults - "Yeah? Well, my penis is bigger!".

This song was leaked on to the internet as an "apetizer" for Mezmerize a few weeks prior to the release of the album

The song is also a B-side featured on the B.Y.O.B. Single.

soad_eric April 15th, 2006 02:57AM  

This is the same thing that System of a Down said about their name. "it is like putting art up on the wall for other to view and interpret in their own minds". while you people display meanings you barely realize you are distributing art! Is it a wierd fealing or no?

anonymous April 10th, 2007 06:13PM  

Honestly,I beleive that this song is about Fidel Castro-the dictator of cuba. Bassicly the stereotype that cubans always smoke cigars explains the title. and the lyrics 'My cock is much bigger than yours!''My shit stinks much better than yours!' is talking about "AMERICA/BUSH vs FIDEL" as it is saying how debates between pollititons often lead to petty insults,like penis sizes.

LightsOut September 21st, 2007 02:37PM  

I think this song is ultimately about so much abusive materialism of U.S and other countries in the world that consumes great amount of resources of Earth, like gasoline and trees. Cigars are just an EXAMPLE that makes people addicted to its instant pleasure, just like self-destructive materialism of ours. We're polluting and destroying the environment, and that's why we're 'the cruel regulator' (of Earth's nature). This makes it clear why the band said "We're the regulators that de-regulate, we're the animators that de-animate, we're the propagators of all genocide(not people but environment), Burning through the world's resources, then we turn and hide". We create something like big cities not realizing that we waste all of environment, and just abandon that place to find another resource to deplete.

braedontt January 21st, 2008 07:05PM  

I think the song is just talking about humanity in general (or maybe just America, unsure). The song could be saying that while we are 'burning all the worlds resources' we just think we're 'cool' but REALLY we're a cruel, cruel species that just sit back and smoke 'Cigaro' whilst we inflict torment on the world and whilst others are suffering. The fact that we 'turn and hide' after we our actions shows that all we care about is just doing what we want to do but then we're frightened by the consequences but still carry on doing what we want (Global warming etc). Or maybe that we all contribute to the horrific state of the world but none of us take the blame for it, we 'hide' from it. And the whole 'my cock is bigger than yours' verse is just showing that really all we care about is the image and perception of each other, being 'cool' whilst the world is coming to an end.

Im probably completely wrong and I'm happy for anyone to point that out to me. Great song thought with a lot of anger and humour. You can feel the rage but you can also laugh because it makes you think how fickle and stupid a lot of us are.

anonymous May 7th, 2008 08:11PM  

I Think it's talking about missiles. Saying how my missiles are bigger than yours. From the line "My cock is bigger than yours!"

findouter June 5th, 2009 06:02PM  

It's about love and war... yeah right... right off the bat you should know what it means. "MY COCK IS BIGGER THAN YOURS" yeah... this song is about the military... :D

anonymous June 11th, 2009 07:22AM  

Really I think this song is about how teh political men of amarica are quite childish so they think by having better things like big cocks and stinky shit that that makes them better and cooler than everyone else

anonymous July 29th, 2009 02:52AM  

I think that this song isn't talking about tobbaco companies or the Us government, I think this song is really talking about corporate leaders that think themselves to be bigger better and more powerful on the terms that their smoking cigars. " were the regulators that deregulate " is the CEOs excuses for being so power hungry and their willingness to walk all over innocent peoples lives. It also refers to how a CEO might ne working under a good cause, but the only reason they are actually in the buissness is for the green. Thus, they might be giving monney to the poor, but really be making huge sums of monney. The " my cock is much bigger than yours!" is just them trying to prove they are better than the people they walk all over

anonymous October 7th, 2009 07:20AM  

This wasnt meant to be interpreted in any one way, and it wasnt really meant to be so political. Basically this song is some insults thrown in with facts about how resources are wasted each day and genocide occurs. How you interpret this is your own problem.

Nornan12 November 15th, 2009 03:47AM  

Knowing that I'm not a generally "bright" person, I only managed to piece together one segment of the song.

"cool, in denial, we're the cruel regulators smoking CIGARO CIGARO CIGARO"

The way I see it is that this part (cool) is supposed to represent the way the government just goes along a says "Hey, guys! We busting it out out in two other nations AND our economy's going down the shitter, but we can fix it!"

On the other side that the U.S. Isn't supposed to know (in denial smoking cigaro) is that the gov is probably sweating like pigs thinking "OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT. WHAT DO WE DO? Okay why don't we take a break and have a smoke (cigaro) ?"

That's just my take on it, though.