System of a Down: Toxicity Meaning

Song Released: 2002

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Toxicity Lyrics

Conversion software, version 7.0
Looking at life through the eyes of a tire hub
Eating seeds as a pastime activity
The toxicity of our city, of our city
New! What do you own the world?
How do you own disorder? Disorder!
No! Somewhere...

1. anonymous

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   Sep 9th 2007 report

   This is partially about what a horrrible mirage of a place the Hollywood is

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2. anonymous

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   Aug 17th 2007 report

   I think this song is about man and his effect on the world
   we're very closed minded (looking at life through the eyes of a tire hub)
   we are also taking over the world rather than trying to live at peace with nature (now what do you own the world how do you own disorder)
   we are not only trying to run the world but also ruining it (more wood for their fires)
3. anonymous

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   Aug 15th 2007 report

   I don't think this is the interpretation because all your interpretations sound pretty accurate, but I read somewhere (I think it was on youtube) that the disorder thing is about ADD. The person who said that said they heard Daron say it on one of their live performances on tv. Though, I'm not sure what to believe :s
4. big_pimp666

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   Jun 14th 2007 report

   You guys know that toxicity (the word not song) means wasted, tanked, hammered, completely drunk.

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5. anonymous

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   Feb 3rd 2007 report

   ok I don't know the interpretation but I must correct the first entry on lyrics. Its "conversion software version 7.0 looking at life through the eyes of a >tire hub<" I even looked it up on there website.
6. anonymous

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   Jan 26th 2007 report

   I'll be honest-I don't have much on this track other than I always thought that the album name was supposed to be Ironic seeing as many of the songs in the Toxicity album were anti-government: a very Republican idea that goes against what traditional heavy metal and especially punk bands did in the 1980's. But I always thought that Toxicity was actually a shorter way of saying Toxic City-the city being established Capitalism-thus condemning the New World Order of Globalized Capitalism, or, in other terms, America trying to tell every other country that Capitalism Pwns all just to keep the money in their pockets. Thus, having a title track contrary to the entire album creates an extremely ironic feel to the album itself-although Prison Song and Forest can't be represented as Pro-Republican, it can neither be interpreted as Anti-Capitalist either.
   
   I'm probably wrong about this so don't bash me for it douchebags. All I know is I love playing this song live.
7. anonymous

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   Jan 18th 2007 report

   I think this song is about a hacker whos home all day long and never gets out.
   
   Conversion, software version 7.0 --something about computers
   looking at life through the eyes of a tired hub -- looking at life from behind the computer
   eating seeds as a pastime activity -- he only eats all kinda crap like cornflex
   the toxicity of our city, of our city -- the kind of stuff he is doing in the net
   Now, what do you own the world? -- he can get everywhere and anytine so he thinks he oowns the world
   how do you own disorder, disorder -- disorder is the internet
   Now somewhere between the sacred silence -- he is silent all day long while on his PC
   Sacred silence and sleep --and sleeping in the rest of the time
   More wood for the fires, loud neighbours -- his neighbours are noisy and it drives him crazy
   flashlight riveries caught in the headlights of a truck -- no idea :)

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8. crackSmOkinAssDouche

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   Jan 9th 2007 report

   All I know is that SOAD got the name toxicity from the city of Los Angeles where the band formed.....they put together the words toxic city to get Toxicity

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9. Amy

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   Dec 28th 2006 report

   I agree about the reference to NWO. And to the person who posted about the year 2012...my thoughts exactly.

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10. anonymous

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    Dec 14th 2006 report

    Actually I think the line "Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep" Sacred silence meaning before you are born, in your mothers womb and sleep, your death...
11. anonymous

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    Nov 20th 2006 report

    i think it is about what the future will be like if the world doesn't shape up.

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12. anonymous

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    Oct 4th 2006 report

    By "flashlight reveries caught in the headlights of a truck" I think he means that while some people dream of being truly free they are unable to really do anything about it because they, too, are stuck in the system.

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13. anonymous

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    Sep 10th 2006 report

    To the second commentor...Finally, someone mentioned the nwo. I thought I was the only one. Disorder, disorder, disorder inbetween the sacred silence and sleep. We're almost there. Hang on kids, it's gonna be a bumpy ride to 2012 (or whenever I guess).
14. anonymous

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    Sep 5th 2006 report

    Looking at life through the eyes of a tired hub
    
    there are cameras everywhere. They are watching us. The "hub" is the camera. Tired eyes means they're always on...Always watching.
    
    Eating seeds as a pastime activity.
    
    The people in charge of the cameras sit behind the screens and watch us. They eat seeds to pass time as they watch us.
    
    Now, what do you own the world?
    
    You = government
    
    somewhere, between the sacred silence and sleep
    disorder, disorder, disorder
    
    sacred silence = praying time; sleep = sleep. Between sacred silence and sleep is that time when we do the stuff we do in the day, and all that exists in those times is disorder.
15. anonymous

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    Jul 18th 2006 report

    I agree with the first two entries, system of a down like to voice there opinions on politics in their songs and I think that what they are saying is true. I think that "caught in the headlights of a truck" means that we are like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck because we let this go on n simply try to ignore it n go on with our lives n when we do find something out that we should have been expecting we act like a deer caught in the headlights of a truck because we've blocked out all the bad things that are going on

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