![]() ![]() As with all exponential change humans have a tendency to ignore gradual but increasing decay right up until it has become way too late to take control and turn things around. Regrettably it took a lot longer than anyone with a sound mind would have ever imagined.īut maybe we should not be surprised as the human condition invariably leads us into trying all the wrong things until we are forced to do the one obvious right thing.Īfter nearly 14 years of profligate spending and unmitigated fiat currency expansion it suddenly seems that the Federal Reserve has reached its ‘fiat singularity’: A point in time at which monetary expansion has become uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization.įor a long time we’ve all pretended to not notice how our collective lives had become increasingly more volatile, expensive, and unhappy. In case you haven’t been paying attention recently, we have finally reached the end of the line of the greatest monetary experiment of the 21st century. I watched broken dreams of effervescent markets glitter in the dark near the gates of the Eccles Building. ![]() The song culminates in a biblical connection to Jesus before his death on the cross, with the singer ostensibly having chosen his “self-righteous suicide” so that these ‘sinners’ would be forgiven.“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Odessa. However, it remains one of System of a Down’s worst performing US singles, particularly relative to the song’s global performance.Īlthough the lyrics are viewed as confrontational, the singer is actually challenging the listener to “wake up” and reconsider the way that they judge and deride people who are engaged in self-destructive behaviors. Eventually, the record resurfaced on the charts-in part due to its earlier popularity, in part due to the lack of new singles released that September. In the wake of the tragedy, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) put out a memo to its subsidiary radio stations temporarily blackballing (but not outright banning) it, along with 164 other “lyrically questionable” songs. The song’s chorus, with its congratulatory “self-righteous suicide,” and lament, “I cry when angels deserve to die” was considered a bit too raw for listeners at the time. The song enjoyed success, climbing the charts after its August 2001 release before virtually disappearing from airwaves after 9/11. The song title is a play on “Self-right-Chop Suey-cide,” that has a further sort of humor in that they mixed up a controversial word into a nonsensical word to create a more ‘radio-friendly’ title. I remember wanting to go to the mat and keep the title, and the band decided, “Let’s call it ‘Chop Suey!’” which I thought was kind of funny.Ĭhop-suey is the Americanization of the Chinese quick dish tsap sui, which means “odds and ends, mixed bits” in the Cantonese dialect. This song was originally going to be called “Self-Righteous Suicide,” and the record company rebelled. Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. I don't think you trust In my self-righteous suicide I cry when angels deserve to die Ah! Wake up (Wake up) Grab a brush and put a little makeup (A little bit) Hide the scars to fade away the (Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup) Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? Here you go, create another fable, you wanted to Grab a brush and put a little makeup, you wanted to Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup, you wanted to Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? You wanted to I don't think you trust In my self-righteous suicide I cry when angels deserve to die In my self-righteous suicide I cry when angels deserve to die Father, father, father, father Father, father, father, father Father, into your hands I commend my spirit Father, into your hands Why have you forsaken me? In your eyes, forsaken me? In your thoughts, forsaken me? In your heart, forsaken me? Oh ![]()
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