In 2001, System of a Down’s ‘Toxicity’ album took the music world by storm. This critically acclaimed and commercially successful release topped the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 12 million copies in the U.S. ‘Toxicity’ is a concept album delving into addiction, political corruption, and social alienation, blending heavy metal, nü metal, and Armenian folk music, featuring lyrics in English and Armenian.
It’s a seminal work in the nü metal genre, known for its innovative sound and socially conscious themes.
Toxicity Lyrics
[Produced by Rick Rubin, Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian]
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
You, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder, disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence, sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
[Verse 2]
More wood for their fires, loud neighbors
Flashlight reveries caught in the headlights of a truck
Eating seeds as a pastime activity
The toxicity of our city, of our city
[Chorus]
You, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder, disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence, sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
You, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder?
Now, somewhere between the sacred silence, sacred silence and sleep
Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep
Disorder, disorder, disorder
[Outro]
When I became the sun, I shone life into the man’s hearts
When I became the sun, I shone life into the man’s hearts
