Why is the song chop suey called that

Like most armenians. But they often question the picture of God thats painted by the bible. I would be interested to learn more about their personal views, as I know they believe in God and Christ.

Maybe they are Catholic. But I highly doubt that I would lean more towards them just questioning the picture of God through the bible. Sobetbone on December 28, Sobetbone: It could be that they're christians but have some questions about christianity, or maybe they don't agree with everything in the bible However, this does not mean I don't like their music, I think they're an amazing band, just not christian.

SOAD does not seem Christian, they seem to be new age or cosmic humanists. They seem to believe everyone is one and all religions are pieces to their believed one true religion. A huge part of cosmic humanism is that everyone is god or holy and in the end of this world everyone will be united into one god. Since they might believe all religions are pieces to one true religion, an explanation of them sounding as if they are Christian to some is because they believe in some Christian values like murdering is wrong but do not hold true to every Christian belief.

I like Extremus' idea about the keys. It's like they are saying the pieces to the truth are there, but all one needs to do is pick up the keys and unlock the truth. And I like JofaGuht's idea about the makeup, but it could be used to cover up the other religions rather than hidden stories from the Bible.

Also, look at the song Aerials. I seems very New Age "Life is a waterfall, we're one in the river and one again after the fall. I do not agree with SOAD's beliefs if I am correct in this analysis, but this could be what the song is talking about.

Shadowspawn on April 10, This is completely right, in an interview, Serj said that sacrifice is really just self righteous suicide "I don't think you trust, in, my, self righteous suicide" And yes it does relate to the story of Jesus' "sacrifice" theTwoFacedAngel on May 17, But I'd like to take a moment and say that not once was Christ angry at God in his entire life, as he led a sinless existence to free humanity from sin.

On the cross, he was actually despairing over the fact that the only way to save man would be a three day stint in Hell.

The question "Why have you forsaken me" does not have the connotation that people are describing at this site. All in all, it's a song about how Serj, a neo-transcendentalist, does not fully understand anything that the ancient and correct text of our Holy Bible says, and he is making a political statement about a great portion of the world's beliefs.

Take this from a practicing minister. Cpettijohn on September 24, Blizzy on November 15, Very accurate interpretation. I seen an interview where they asked Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian what other jobs they could see themselves in if it wasn't for rock band. Daron answered that he might have been a preacher. He also said he really gets into religion and philosophy. So why do angels deserve to die?

It has to do with Christ and the crucifixion and his last words, because it was written that he would have 12 legions of angels at his command Matthew Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. In both cases the angels failed him during the crucifixion and didn't come to his add. So do they deserve to die?

He cried because they didn't do their job and Christ was beaten and hung on the cross as the angels stood and watched. Brahman can be metaphorically described as an ocean of souls, and every individual soul is a drop in this ocean that will eventually reunite with Brahman and then through the belief of reincarnation reincarnate into, most likely, a greater creature.

For example, cricket to frog, frog to fox, fox to monkey, monkey to human. Then, assuming the existence of extraterrestrial life greater than humans, going on to them. That's why a lot of Indians are vegetarians. They don't want to eat a part of Brahman. I don't know everything for sure, it's wierd. But I do know that basic sense of it, and it sounds like this cosmic humanism is nothing but an Agnostic? To ne, Agnosticisim is nothing but laziness.

Either pick a side, or get off the fence because the fence is getting torn down real soon! Taylor on April 17, Since I think you've all got some really plausible ideas, I'm just gonna throw in a conjecture for what the keys might represent. Biblically speaking, Christ took "the keys of hell and death" from Satan during the three days prior to his resurrection. I'm not sure what the table might represent, but I think there's a good chance that those are the keys being referred to.

Maybe it means that Jesus feels manipulated and used, and that his death means nothing because the prize he died to get isn't even being put to use, just "left upon the table" by his father. NeonTheReaper on November 21, I think the keys thing probably has to do with the fact that there were some things Christ left for others to answer before he died, hence the keys.

The keys would belong to anyone who wanted to simply take them off of the table, and the fact that it's plural means there is more than one person that will use these keys. Using these keys would be giving access to have people distort the story by interpretation. Any questions Christ left unanswered, some people answered themselves by taking the keys and opening the door to Christianity, the religion that worships Christ.

I am not saying at all that Christianity is fake and stupid, not at all, but I'm saying it's possible people have distorted the story a bit over time. Indeed, the fact that this is a possibility is very hard to think about because so many people have been believing the distorted story, if the story was distorted. Can you imagine if you have been believing the opposite of what you thought you believed in? This is why it is such an issue to those who think about it.

AZilla on November 22, JofaGuht The bible isn't a fable, and Jesus didn't have a baby lol, sorry that's just a conspiracy and this meaning i obviously and argument or suicide by reading, but when Jesus says why have you forsaken me, he must not only suffer the death of flesh but spirit as well and the feeling of being completely shut out by God Sorry i stick with facts.

So many people comment on the bible without reading or realize everything said has came true, They listen or grow up in a world of youtube or think they have stumpled onto some secret or aliens which don't exist lol yea they are going to travel millions of years to disprove Jesus and say they made us Good day sir. When he asks why have you forsaken me he doesn't literally mean forgot him or no longer had his back. God was pissed at them for killing his son and u know what God did to man when he was pissed b4 he sent Jesus to die for our sins.

Which is why Jesus says god forgive them for they know not what they do. When he says why have u forsaken Me it's because God had always spoken to him and filled him with the holly spirit to do his works but when he was being killed god got both angry and sad. The sky turned black. He didn't wish to watch his son die cause it angered him and caused him grieve.

However Jesus felt it when he took away his presence and he was asking where did you go? Jesus was usually filled with the holy spirit not now so it was given back to his father's hands. Now in the song it seems like Jesus is saying where are you when I need u most was any of it real or is this basically suicide.

And why should I have to cry when angels -like Satan -Deserve to die jenna34 on January 22, JofaGuht The song was originally going to be called Suicide, but they changed the name at the last minute because reasons. They chose the name Chop Suey because Suey is the first syllable in Suicide. Ganondox on August 23, JofaGuht Its about the Crucifixion. Christ said If I wanted to I could bring down a whole army of Angels.

By allowing himself to be Crucified the band is saying it could be seen considered self righteous. Father into your hands They are playing with the Question of if Jesus knew he was going to die and why then why did he accuse God of Forsaking him?

All Christians get hung up on that line. I thought the song was very obvious but then again I know Scripture. Yancman on May 17, My Interpretation The whole band have never stated an official meaning to any of their songs so that fans can interpret songs for themselves.

Well this is my interpretation. Daron Malakian guitarist, songwriter : The first album, we were still a club band, and my headspace was, How do we start a fucking badass mosh pit? Serj had taken a more mature approach; he was comfortable being more abstract. Malakian : I wanted to take the band into a more melodic place. Serj was less interested in yelling and growling and more interested in singing, so I started catering to that as well.

That evolved into what Toxicity became. But I was fiddling around with the guitar, and it just came to me. He would sketch out a song on his own and bring it to the band. From there, Tankian would write lyrics, while Odadjian and Dolmayan would flesh out the rhythm section. Serj Tankian singer, songwriter : [ smiling ] Twenty years ago, you want me to remember my emotions on a particular day going into a studio?

For example, if someone dies in a car accident and he was drunk, we judge that. Tankian : The vocal patterns are the guitar patterns and the drum patterns. Tankian : The middle part was kind of empty, and I was at a loss what to do with it.

I remember taking a break and going with Rick Rubin to his house, and using the universal method of pointing to a book, bringing down the book, reading it, and letting that be your guide.

The puzzle came together perfectly. The drums had to change five times for it to work. But on this one, they felt particularly strong about it, because at this point they anticipated this song would be one of the ones in consideration as a single.

It lent to the band being totally different and creative about how they approached everything. Benveniste: An old friend of mine was a big producer at the time named Damon Elliott. This is a train wreck. It was jarring, to be honest, but with repetitive listens you realize the brilliance.

Tankian moves and swings like a street preacher, as a tattoo-covered Malakian shoots crazed stares into the crowd. They were doing a few gigs, and I saw them live for the first time. I remember thinking the roof was going to come down; there was an overwhelming insanity in the mosh pit. Odadjian : That was the first video I got involved in; after that, it became my thing.

I tried certain things I had envisioned in my head, and it worked out — for example, us going into each other and stuff. It looks older now, but back then, that was revolutionary to do. That motel we filmed in was down the street from where I grew up, in Hollywood. I used to be a skating kid, and around 12 or 13 years old, I was skateboarding in the parking lot of that motel. There were gangs, hookers, homeless [people].

I witnessed a sexual act for the first time in my life, in one of those windows. I was traumatized, and I went home and told my mom. He had a ready-made replacement title: Chop Suey! C hop Suey! In their fevered imaginations, Chop Suey!

So were Clear Channel, whose tacit ban failed to halt Chop Suey! The video also makes use of the SnorriCam technique, in which an actor will have a camera attached to them with a harness.

This technique makes it appear as though the background is moving and the actor is stationary. In the middle of the video the Armenian flag can be seen. System of a Down Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Recently Changed Pages War?