This song really hit me right after my wife passed away. I lived way out in the country and all my family lived hours away. Very lonely time of my life.
@@endonyxoneaudio8644 thank you I'm much better now. Took about 3 and a half years but finally decided I was still too young to live my life alone and I dipped back into the dating pool. After a few false starts, I met the women I'm still with today. Next month marks the 10 year anniversary of my first wife's death
Daron has such a great voice, he and Serj compliment each other so well. The song is supposedly about the inner struggles we all deal with at times and though everyone experiences it, we don't always see it. Because hey, who raises their hand in public and says "I'm having a shitty day".✌️
Two weeks ago I had a store clerk put his hand up and told me all about his shitty day. All I asked was “How are you?” Got more than I bargained for in response and he didn’t even have what I was looking for in stock anyway. I hope his day got better after that.
@@MalevolentProphecies This is not directed at you in specific, but... I hate how some Americans use "How are you?" as a greeting without actually meaning it or wanting to hear the answer. Not something that happened to me personally but I've observed it.
@@Roderik95 Hey mate, all good! I see how it could seem insincere to ask someone “How are you?” and not expect a response. I’m not American, but where I’m from that phrase is commonly used as a greeting, and it’s socially acceptable to use it with no intent in generating a conversation about someone’s day. I see how that could be confused as being superficial, however the intent is no different to simply saying “Hello”. Actually, the general response to “How are you?” is usually, “I’m fine” or some similarly shallow reply, regardless of how someone actually feels. So in my situation, I guess that I was a little shocked to receive a genuine response to the question, as that is not usually how that interaction would play out. I took that opportunity to empathise with the fellow and wished him well, even though I’ll likely never see him again. Don’t take it to heart, nobody means any harm or ill intent by it. It’s just a cultural peculiarity. Embrace it for what it is, life’s too short to harbour resentment over something so trivial.
@@MalevolentProphecies Yeah no I get it. I don't take offense to it, I just dislike the concept of saying things you don't really mean is all. If that makes sense. It does feel shallow like you said, not that anyone really cares hah. Thanks for the lenghty response though. No sarcasm :)
I always assumed it was about how a person feels when they are deciding whether to end their life or not and at the end they decided to live and were glad of the choice they made.
Yes, for me personally the song is about (my) depression, about all the pain and feeling disconnected from everyone else around and about being happy that I survived days so sad and painful that I even can’t understand in retrospective how I survived them.
This song sums up about 6 months of 2020 for me, where I was living in a shared house where no-one spoke to me for weeks on end. I was so isolated despite constantly hearing the others socialising, knowing I wasn't welcome. I got out of there eventually and cut contact with them, obviously - but holy shit that was a rough patch for me.
I once saw Serj in my local mall here in New Zealand, and although I didn't approach him, he saw that I recognised him and he gave me a nod of the head. Their song Science is one of my favs.
Popular rumor was that the song was about Daron (the singer for this song, and generally providing the more higher-pitched/chaotic backing vocals on most other SOAD songs) losing his brother in a house fire, a tragedy Daron survived but sometimes wishes he hadn't. The rumor has been largely debunked, however, as Daron is an only child, but it's easy to see how the song gave so many people that impression. To me the lyrics definitely suggest a memorium, like an anniversary of the day someone died, of being reminded of that loss and the loneliness that comes of knowing you're still here but they're not, with the finale being acceptance of an argued "silver lining" in that, by surviving, you can still carry this person's memory and keep it alive. Or perhaps simply breathing a sigh of relief. Like the other 364 days of the year life is fine but this one day of the year that marks this tragedy is always difficult to get through and he's just like "I survived this year. I've got 364 days to recover and mentally prepare myself for the next one" and hoping to make it through without succumbing to the grief and sorrow.
I always associate this song with the scene in the movie "Disturbia", where Shia LaBeouf was under house arrest with an ankle bracelet, trying to figure out how to pass the time.
I recently had the plug of my p s three because my p c went out 2 days, And I realized this movie was the first time I ever heard this song an amazing movie
Surprisingly the most chill song of SOAD and also surprisingly, even though this song doesn't have any crazy heavy metal switch-ups, this song does switch it up as the lead singer is actually not Serj (who is officially SOAD's lead singer) instead the lead singer of this song is Daron (the lead guitarist) and Serj acts as the backup singer.
my husband died in front of me in the hospital on freaking thanksgiving morning. he drowned in front of me and the horribly incompetent doctor. No thanks to the night and morning nurse that ignored his desperation and the phone calls I made. You all lied. I recognized his distress and I called the code blue. The hospital was so so so negligent. staff that day caused my husband his life. Everyday is the loneliest day of my life. There are no good days for me and Jims days are gone.. I see the faces of the people that failed my husband every day. I see him gasping for air every day. UCSD LAJOLLA... impossible to sue and staffed with overworked people that have no vested interest in the hospital or the patients. Good luck if you go there or any hospital
Lead voice is the guitarist, he’s known to be a shy- this song hits home as an Army Veteran. I feel like it was their ode to being deployed. So much more behind it, you can google the rest. This song is so meaningful to me.
S.O.A.D. have such an interesting sound. Some of their songs catch you off guard and seem random but they're so meticulous and methodical. I like this song because I'm a very lonely person. I love their slower songs like this one and Spiders and Aerials
I think everybody can relate to this piece of music at one point or another and it's why this song is such a great one and why it was a single from that record. You should do more System of a Down! So many songs have different ranges of style that they border prog metal.
Daron Malakian, the lead guitarist, is singing lead on this one. He more commonly sings harmonies and backing vocals. I dig Daron's vocals on this song, with Serj singing backup. It's definitely one of their more subdued songs. Thanks for this one!
This song is sung by Daron the back up vocalist and Serj the main vocalist is back up in this one. That’s why the vocals have a different vibe then normal.
You need to do System of a down - Soldier Side. It's the track right after this on the same album; it is something you should do asap especially considering world events.
This song was a reactionary song to the band deciding to separate as a band. SOAD were broken up for a while. But it is a song that is very useful metaphor for the ‘void’ or ‘despair’ that can appear in one’s life every now and then.
I think this song can be interpreted a few different ways. It could be about missing somebody, it could be about suicide, it could kinda be about loneliness in general. But in anycase, it's a great song.
The only time I've seen them play live, a few years ago, before they played this song Daron dedicated it to the 1st lady of the United States (who was a different person at the time). And I wasn't a supporter so it was pretty funny to me, though I'm sure some people wouldn't find it funny
What a voice check out his own band called scars on broadway but I would love to see you do the lead vocalist Serj Tankian solo project particularly the song "empty walls"
There are 2 voices in SOAD, there is a lead vocalist, and there is a back up vocalist who also plays guitar. In this song, the backup vocalist takes the lead, he has a much higher pitched voice than the lead vocalist.
Daron's voice is so good in this with Serg. Probably my favorite from them because yes Brad your right on this one. It's one of the most traumatic event in history. This band stands by their message with their music. This song is about the genocide of the Armenian citizens by the powers that be. Another song you should definitely check out is the Forest. Love your review and Lex's reaction to that solo 👍👍👍👍
Guys you need to check out the band Scars on Broadway. It is Darren the guitarist of System of a Down. “3005” is a good song to start with! Love your channel! Lex cracks me up and Brads reactions do as well! Thanks guys great job!!!
After my wife left me, I lived with the cat who stayed with me for more than 10 years. When he died I almost killed myself. I was suddenly so alone. I find this text so incredibly sad.
This song really hit me right after my wife passed away. I lived way out in the country and all my family lived hours away. Very lonely time of my life.
Very sorry brother
Very sorry for your loss Ken. RIP.
Damn Ken that must have been hard on you. Hope you are doing better.
@@endonyxoneaudio8644 thank you I'm much better now. Took about 3 and a half years but finally decided I was still too young to live my life alone and I dipped back into the dating pool. After a few false starts, I met the women I'm still with today. Next month marks the 10 year anniversary of my first wife's death
@@kenwelch198 thanks for sharing your sad experience, greetings from south america
I’m 54 years old never heard this band before. Where have I been hiding? Thanks couch gang for introducing this music to me ❤️
They’re amazing, wish they would come back
Sir! You need to go down that SOAD rabbit hole lol
Lost in Hollywoood is also a beautiful slow one sung by Daron, it's on the Mesmerize Album, really love the slow ones by SOAD.
I think they've reacted to that one already
Yes, they’ve reacted to that already
Yeah I’m pretty sure they already did that one
Daron has such a great voice, he and Serj compliment each other so well. The song is supposedly about the inner struggles we all deal with at times and though everyone experiences it, we don't always see it. Because hey, who raises their hand in public and says "I'm having a shitty day".✌️
Two weeks ago I had a store clerk put his hand up and told me all about his shitty day. All I asked was “How are you?” Got more than I bargained for in response and he didn’t even have what I was looking for in stock anyway. I hope his day got better after that.
@@MalevolentProphecies This is not directed at you in specific, but... I hate how some Americans use "How are you?" as a greeting without actually meaning it or wanting to hear the answer. Not something that happened to me personally but I've observed it.
@@Roderik95 Hey mate, all good! I see how it could seem insincere to ask someone “How are you?” and not expect a response.
I’m not American, but where I’m from that phrase is commonly used as a greeting, and it’s socially acceptable to use it with no intent in generating a conversation about someone’s day. I see how that could be confused as being superficial, however the intent is no different to simply saying “Hello”.
Actually, the general response to “How are you?” is usually, “I’m fine” or some similarly shallow reply, regardless of how someone actually feels.
So in my situation, I guess that I was a little shocked to receive a genuine response to the question, as that is not usually how that interaction would play out. I took that opportunity to empathise with the fellow and wished him well, even though I’ll likely never see him again.
Don’t take it to heart, nobody means any harm or ill intent by it. It’s just a cultural peculiarity. Embrace it for what it is, life’s too short to harbour resentment over something so trivial.
@@MalevolentProphecies Yeah no I get it. I don't take offense to it, I just dislike the concept of saying things you don't really mean is all. If that makes sense. It does feel shallow like you said, not that anyone really cares hah.
Thanks for the lenghty response though. No sarcasm :)
@@Roderik95 in Australia they say "How you going?" It means pretty much the same thing, just a greeting
Brad's loneliest day was when he was unable to comfort Lex. Now that's love.
Such a great couple.
Daron's and Serj's voices are both beautiful, but when you put them together, you get perfection
I always assumed it was about how a person feels when they are deciding whether to end their life or not and at the end they decided to live and were glad of the choice they made.
Yes, for me personally the song is about (my) depression, about all the pain and feeling disconnected from everyone else around and about being happy that I survived days so sad and painful that I even can’t understand in retrospective how I survived them.
Daron is an underrated vocalist. Love that guy
the lead vocal is not Serg... its the guitarist singing lead on this song.
"serj" and darron
This song sums up about 6 months of 2020 for me, where I was living in a shared house where no-one spoke to me for weeks on end. I was so isolated despite constantly hearing the others socialising, knowing I wasn't welcome. I got out of there eventually and cut contact with them, obviously - but holy shit that was a rough patch for me.
I once saw Serj in my local mall here in New Zealand, and although I didn't approach him, he saw that I recognised him and he gave me a nod of the head. Their song Science is one of my favs.
Popular rumor was that the song was about Daron (the singer for this song, and generally providing the more higher-pitched/chaotic backing vocals on most other SOAD songs) losing his brother in a house fire, a tragedy Daron survived but sometimes wishes he hadn't. The rumor has been largely debunked, however, as Daron is an only child, but it's easy to see how the song gave so many people that impression. To me the lyrics definitely suggest a memorium, like an anniversary of the day someone died, of being reminded of that loss and the loneliness that comes of knowing you're still here but they're not, with the finale being acceptance of an argued "silver lining" in that, by surviving, you can still carry this person's memory and keep it alive. Or perhaps simply breathing a sigh of relief. Like the other 364 days of the year life is fine but this one day of the year that marks this tragedy is always difficult to get through and he's just like "I survived this year. I've got 364 days to recover and mentally prepare myself for the next one" and hoping to make it through without succumbing to the grief and sorrow.
I always associate this song with the scene in the movie "Disturbia", where Shia LaBeouf was under house arrest with an ankle bracelet, trying to figure out how to pass the time.
Perfect day to build a Twinkie pyramid.
I recently had the plug of my p s three because my p c went out 2 days, And I realized this movie was the first time I ever heard this song an amazing movie
Surprisingly the most chill song of SOAD and also surprisingly, even though this song doesn't have any crazy heavy metal switch-ups, this song does switch it up as the lead singer is actually not Serj (who is officially SOAD's lead singer) instead the lead singer of this song is Daron (the lead guitarist) and Serj acts as the backup singer.
The most chill? Nah, roulette it’s even chiller, also the intro of soldier side
my husband died in front of me in the hospital on freaking thanksgiving morning. he drowned in front of me and the horribly incompetent doctor. No thanks to the night and morning nurse that ignored his desperation and the phone calls I made. You all lied. I recognized his distress and I called the code blue. The hospital was so so so negligent. staff that day caused my husband his life.
Everyday is the loneliest day of my life. There are no good days for me and Jims days are gone.. I see the faces of the people that failed my husband every day. I see him gasping for air every day. UCSD LAJOLLA... impossible to sue and staffed with overworked people that have no vested interest in the hospital or the patients. Good luck if you go there or any hospital
This is my favorite song ever
My friend died around the time this song came out. It’s been years since I’ve heard it. I thought I was ready. I was not.
This is why I believe there is a song for every emotion. Haven't heard this one from them, but I love it. ❤️
Lead voice is the guitarist, he’s known to be a shy- this song hits home as an Army Veteran. I feel like it was their ode to being deployed. So much more behind it, you can google the rest. This song is so meaningful to me.
S.O.A.D. have such an interesting sound. Some of their songs catch you off guard and seem random but they're so meticulous and methodical.
I like this song because I'm a very lonely person.
I love their slower songs like this one and Spiders and Aerials
Absolutely love this song!!
Loved the reaction fam!
I believe this song was written by Daron (the guitarist/2nd vocalist) when his brother passed away
Those guitarriffs are sooooo excellent 👌
I think everybody can relate to this piece of music at one point or another and it's why this song is such a great one and why it was a single from that record. You should do more System of a Down! So many songs have different ranges of style that they border prog metal.
Daron Malakian, the lead guitarist, is singing lead on this one. He more commonly sings harmonies and backing vocals. I dig Daron's vocals on this song, with Serj singing backup. It's definitely one of their more subdued songs. Thanks for this one!
This song is sung by Daron the back up vocalist and Serj the main vocalist is back up in this one. That’s why the vocals have a different vibe then normal.
Loving Lex's face at the start. She knows it's system. She knows it's not gonna be what is expected. ✌️
This and soldier side are some of my favorites.
You need to do System of a down - Soldier Side. It's the track right after this on the same album; it is something you should do asap especially considering world events.
Soldier side rules
Meh, it's not their best song.
True. People got patriotism wrong.
The song's about Darons brother who passed away in fire sometime ago. Deep stuff this song, hits me cuz I lost someone too.
You guys rock
I've always interpreted it as experiencing depression and surviving it in the end
I remember playing this song after my Mom passed. 💔
My condolences for your loss. That's a pain I'm not ready for. Sending you hugs from Texas.
@@mistymichelle9957 thank you
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This song was a reactionary song to the band deciding to separate as a band. SOAD were broken up for a while. But it is a song that is very useful metaphor for the ‘void’ or ‘despair’ that can appear in one’s life every now and then.
I love SOAD, this is one of their more underappreciated songs. As always Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove waits to be heard.
It's not underappreciated, the lyrics are just terrible. They could have made this song so much better. One of my least favorite soad songs
Check out Holy Mountains next please, it's a must hear from their catalogue, great video as usual!
this day for me every day
Great song and also one of the most depressing songs ever. I see I'm not alone in having a lot of pain associated with this song.
If you guys dug this check out Roulette by them, similar more subdued vibe for system but its such a catchy tune.
This is another reason you guys should watch the videos.
This is Daron not Serj (Serj is doing the backup vocals on this one)
Such a lonely day that DROVE him to write an excellent song.
I had this song played at my Father's funeral. I didn't care what anyone thought, it was how I felt, and felt it was appropriate
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About time yall reacted to this :D
My favorite SOAD song. Thanks for this one
I think this song can be interpreted a few different ways. It could be about missing somebody, it could be about suicide, it could kinda be about loneliness in general. But in anycase, it's a great song.
You guys should react to…
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
🎸🤘
The only time I've seen them play live, a few years ago, before they played this song Daron dedicated it to the 1st lady of the United States (who was a different person at the time). And I wasn't a supporter so it was pretty funny to me, though I'm sure some people wouldn't find it funny
Alex Terrible does a great cover of this song. A must listen.
In album this song is 2nd from end. After this song its final song of final album, Soldier Side song.
What a voice check out his own band called scars on broadway but I would love to see you do the lead vocalist Serj Tankian solo project particularly the song "empty walls"
the vocals are fucking wild
There are 2 voices in SOAD, there is a lead vocalist, and there is a back up vocalist who also plays guitar. In this song, the backup vocalist takes the lead, he has a much higher pitched voice than the lead vocalist.
This is such a great song, love your guy’s reaction! You have to check out Radio/Video from them as well.
This song had been with my since the day it was released
Daron composed this song in honor of his brother who died in a fire when he was young, we can see in the original video scenes there is always fire.
My favorite soad song
This song reminds me of when I was a teenager.
Daron also has his own band Scars on Broadway!
Daron's voice is so good in this with Serg. Probably my favorite from them because yes Brad your right on this one. It's one of the most traumatic event in history. This band stands by their message with their music. This song is about the genocide of the Armenian citizens by the powers that be. Another song you should definitely check out is the Forest. Love your review and Lex's reaction to that solo 👍👍👍👍
Guys you need to check out the band Scars on Broadway. It is Darren the guitarist of System of a Down. “3005” is a good song to start with! Love your channel! Lex cracks me up and Brads reactions do as well! Thanks guys great job!!!
My favorite song. 😃
LOST IN HOLLYWOOD is definitely one you should do.
The guitarist Darrin sang the lead on this not Serge the normal lead singer. Great song and harmonies as always
Oh and have I mentioned OCEANS OF SLUMBER and their new song THE WATERS RISING? 😂 Too many times. Come on now Brad & Lex show some love.
Do Hypnotize! ❤
Lex felt that 49seconds 🤘
This wasn't serj singing main vocals. You guys should check out serj when he did solo work after soad for his vocals
I’m pretty sure everyone already said this, but it’s every day I exist..🙂
Science is a good one very straight forward for an soad song but very metal has a heavy gallop to it
A great song!
it's the guitarist singing the entire song
If you take out "....go with you....die with you" out of the song, it is still a soothing song for a soul who had bad day.
The main vocals are by Daron (the guitarist). Check out his band Scars on Broadway - They Say
("Lives" is their most popular song with 10m views)
I love Lives
I’d recommend ‘West End Riot’ by the living end
My favorite band and no one reacts to them
Yes. Great recommendation 🤜🤛
I take this song as apocalyptical
Y’all really gotta do ‘Soil’!
It's not Serj singing , it's Daron singing and Serj is doing the harmonies und 🤩
She knew the song XD how cam you not know it being a rock/metal fan
DARON!!!!!!!
Sounds like the guitarists voice n serj is coming in as backing Singer
He isn’t singing, he’s SANGIN
Daron is the mastermind of SOAD.
Need to check out Question by SOAD
You guys gotta do SOAD Question!
After my wife left me, I lived with the cat who stayed with me for more than 10 years. When he died I almost killed myself. I was suddenly so alone. I find this text so incredibly sad.
Try Spiders by SOAD. Great song.
Oef this song always hits in right the wrong places ;-) this song can break anybody down to a puddle on the right day haha
You should listen to Holy Mountain by SOAD live in Armenia. It's amazing.
System of a down - question and dreaming
You guys need to do Mr. Jack.
You should react to "soldier side" (react to the 4 minute one, not the 2 minute intro to album). This song has both vocalists singing the whole time.
Guitarist is Main on Vocal this song.
A I Y G, I W G T. A I Y D, I W D T
No, this is the guitarist singing, Daron
Scars On Broadway - They Say
If y’all like daron and his vocals then listen to Scars on Broadway it’s his side project
If you liked this, you'd LOVE 'Roullete'
Ein schönes Lied. Er möchte nicht einsam sein.
Do Needles by SOAD please
I fell into a well once. That was lonely