Serj Tankian - Empty Walls (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault
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Күн бұрынEmpty Walls by Serj Tankian from the album Album title © 2007
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Lyrics:
Your empty walls, your empty walls
Pretentious attention, dismissive apprehension
Don't waste your time on coffins today
When we decline from the confines of our mind
Don't waste your time on coffins today
Don't you see their bodies burning
Desolate and full of yearning
Dying of anticipation
Choking from intoxication?
Don't you see their bodies burning
Desolate and full of yearning
Dying of anticipation
Choking from intoxication?
I want you to be left behind those empty walls
Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls
Those empty walls
When we decline from the confines of our mind
Don't waste your time on coffins today
Don't you see their bodies burning
Desolate and full of yearning
Dying of anticipation
Choking from intoxication?
Don't you see their bodies burning
Desolate and full of yearning
Dying of anticipation
Choking from intoxication?
I want you to be left behind those empty walls
Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls
Want you to be left behind those empty walls
I taunt you to see from behind those empty walls
From behind those empty walls
From behind those empty walls
The walls
From behind those empty walls
I loved you (From behind those empty walls)
Yesterday (From behind those empty walls)
Before (From behind those empty walls)
You killed my family (The walls)
Don't you see their bodies burning
Desolate and full of yearning
Dying of anticipation
Choking from intoxication?
Don't you see their bodies burning (I want you)
Desolate and full of yearning (To be)
Dying of anticipation (Left behind)
Choking from intoxication? (Those empty walls)
I want you to be left behind those empty walls
Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls
Want you to be left behind those empty walls
Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls
From behind those empty walls
From behind those fucking walls
From behind those goddamn walls
Those walls, those walls
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00:00 Lyrics in the description
00:05 Serj Tankian - Empty Walls
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@TheDevildog1991 3 жыл бұрын
This is honestly one of the most haunting music videos ever made. The children playing cheerfully while providing a living metaphor for the horrors of war. Just brilliant
@Hoitusmaximus24 3 жыл бұрын
Art.
@J0ELLEx 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, haunting. It's really something. Well said.
3 жыл бұрын
So true!.. MAkes you think..
@patrick-aka-patski 3 жыл бұрын
2021 approves
@wojciechmasiewicz7500 3 жыл бұрын
@@J0ELLEx sz
@MisanthropicOcellus 10 ай бұрын
These kids are now old enough to understand and appreciate the message behind the fun they were having on that day, hell, some of them are almost old enough to serve. time flies
@lifteddaydream8536 8 ай бұрын
Thats wild to think about. i was around that age (maybe a bit older) and am now 24.. Shits crazy
@comradeurod9805 8 ай бұрын
Crazy how relentless something can be that you can't even touch huh
@epicdragon2866 7 ай бұрын
Fact
@JammedDuke Ай бұрын
Hey there! I was one of the kids in the music video. I’ve recently come back to it now to cherish the memories. I turn 23 next month and it’s kinda ironic but I’m training to be a pilot right now.
@user-bi3di3rk4l 7 күн бұрын
@@JammedDuke Whoa. No Way. Which one were you? I was your age when this video was released but it feels like yesterday to me. Now I'm an old man haha.
@samvelmailyan9042 4 жыл бұрын
Serj Tankians voice is very beautiful, for rock and opera, he can sing all kind of music
@MattFlatline 4 жыл бұрын
I fully get your point, he's a master of his genre. I wouldn't say all music though. There's so many artist out there that you just need to find.
@a.cauilan4632 3 жыл бұрын
Can he sing kpop? Probably not and that's a good thing
@samvelmailyan9042 3 жыл бұрын
@@a.cauilan4632 that's why he is the best
@a.cauilan4632 3 жыл бұрын
@@samvelmailyan9042 I completely agree
@mariuslisthrop9148 3 жыл бұрын
@@a.cauilan4632 its not a good comparison between rock and kpop.rock better than kpop btw
@thebigshamboozle Ай бұрын
This is possibly my favorite song from Serj. And I think the fact that the video for it has all the subtlety of a brick to the head actually plays in its favor.
@HvyMetlAlchemist 8 жыл бұрын
I like how serj has always sang about most of the world's problems and it has deep meaning. Damn I miss SOAD.
@Zangelus73 7 жыл бұрын
Michael Russell what exactly do u think he's singing about with this song?
@theclockworkman1972 7 жыл бұрын
Mnop Xangelus He's singing about the effects of 9/11
@thesheriff5198 7 жыл бұрын
Theclockworkman "dont waste youe time on coffins today" humans arent worth it. Don't you see their bodies burning ! Desolate and full of yearning? Dieing from anticipation, choking on intoxication" Hes speakin about how our world has decayes into hell, the concept of hell. Not a physical realm. the children are the people of this natio, the west. Captured and captivaed entirely within the confides of their homes, FULL OF YEARNING, DIEING OF ANTICIPATION we are all waiting for that big change that won't come until someone MAKES IT
@migueltomillero7727 7 жыл бұрын
Sheldon J. Plankton it also shows many scenes from the iraq war like the kids pulling down the teddy bear clearly thats showing the us troops pulling down saddam husein statue and also shows a kid crashing showing a car bomb and some other stuff
@michaelmignone5869 6 жыл бұрын
Miss old SOAD back when serj did 90% of the vocals
@LukasKraehling 6 жыл бұрын
His facial expressions are just unbelievable good :o
@user-tb2vq9re3f 5 жыл бұрын
And his pronunciation is wonderful )
@ivans.191 5 жыл бұрын
Это точно)
@orbitalbutt6757 Жыл бұрын
Crazy Eyes deployed at full strength
@sadida17 10 ай бұрын
I was 19 when the 9/11 attacks took place. People grew up with went and fought the initial resulting war. I also watched this when the video first premiered (may have been on MTV2 at the time..) My initial reaction was chills,but when those final bells toll at the end, and the children get up to wotness the soldiers being brought back in coffins broke me. It still does. Sobbing while I am writing this. Brilliant masterpiece.
@kristenellsworth9621 5 ай бұрын
Yep, I was 26 on 9/11.
@johnnyjr.8633 2 жыл бұрын
One of these most UNDERRATED song on planet…
@EinOffizier Жыл бұрын
So damn true...
@jongallardo8006 9 ай бұрын
Not exactly. I remember this being played on KROQ when I lived in CA on constant rotation
@The_Guy1337 3 ай бұрын
Idk bro, this is Serj's most popular song as a solo artist
@blakebruley5369 6 жыл бұрын
Can we all just stop to appreciate how powerful of a message this video sends? Our soldiers are people's children, and they're dying for someone else's conflict. This shit is just art honestly
@jacobcampbell2443 5 жыл бұрын
r/iamverydeep
@ryanainlay224 4 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games until someone's brainwashed into coming back in a body bag.
@rosy7732 4 жыл бұрын
@@jacobcampbell2443 Stop ruining a meaningful song with reddit. This isn't some JB shit
@iamchavez80 4 жыл бұрын
It Is!
@BlackSeedCH 4 жыл бұрын
your free to say no to the military, so do it
@thefishoverlord405 9 жыл бұрын
Serj had too much fun in the ball pit. Can't blame him.
@sonicthehedgehog3162 9 жыл бұрын
Thefishoverlord I Think This Was What Trunks Did He, Vegeta, Goku, Teen Gohan And Bulma Jumped In The Ball Pit Trunks Gets Owned By A Fucking Turret
@PapaTrike 8 жыл бұрын
+Sonic The Hedgehog Captain Capitalization! We need your help! Someone is going to properly capitalize, you must stop them!
@alanisam4608 6 жыл бұрын
I agree :D
@magnumopus2111 6 жыл бұрын
4 reall
@radishstew 2 ай бұрын
@@PapaTrikegenuinely crazy response
@HermanMunster420 10 ай бұрын
Haven't seen this video in years, just broke down crying at work while watching it.
@joebanks4997 2 ай бұрын
Serj's face has to be the only living interpretation of the Guy Fawkes mask from V for Vendetta.
@damaygo1742 5 жыл бұрын
At first I was like "ooh nice music" Then I almost spit out my drink when I saw the kid throw that plane into the twin towers. I love Serj
@kyleladd9216 5 жыл бұрын
Damaygo did you catch the car/suicide bomber at 3:05?
@chrisbentz6436 4 жыл бұрын
Or the teddy bear that was the statue of Saddam Hussein
@MeganHaynes_Megumi_Gam3r 4 жыл бұрын
lol ikr. Like damn even after seeing this again from years ago. It still hurts seeing that.
@campbelljacable 4 жыл бұрын
@@kyleladd9216 is it just me or is the kid at 3:21 supposed to represent the abu ghraib photo?
@campbelljacable 4 жыл бұрын
* 2:31
@morbjrn5265 6 жыл бұрын
This is why I love Serj so much. The message the video conveys along with the song. Playing uncle Sam, he is happy seeing the children fighting. Playing into the fears engrained into children to fight the war that never ends. The chorus speaks on many different situations. 9/11 victims and the victims of the war, both soldier and civilian. "Dont waste your time on coffins today" speaks on how the Bush administration didnt want US military caskets spoken of or filmed. Also how the 9/11 victims were buried in the rubble. "I want you to see from behind those empty walls" yet again 9/11 victims and also the American public that doesnt see the horrors of the war. "I loved you yesterday before you killed my family" is a great representation of the relationship between the US and the middle east. In the music video Serj's grin becomes wider the more the video progresses and he becomes far more excited. His smile fades as the children who were enjoying the idea of war finally sees through the window (empty wall) exactly what the war leads to and they no longer want to play war. 10/10 Serj. You can see so many points of views in the lyrics and the video helps further convey the message.
@anthony9013 5 жыл бұрын
My take on it is that's It's about seeing past your empty walls aka walls that are empty aka one's ideology and willful ignorance. The kids are metaphors for nations sending their youth to war while ignoring their suffering because they can't see past their cause and ideology.
@etansivad 4 жыл бұрын
This is the only video that can make me cry every time I watch it. That ending....
@wambalam8181 3 жыл бұрын
Boot
@youwantmyname9208 3 жыл бұрын
Theres alot more reference than 9/11. Iraq night operation, toppling of hussein statue, suicidal mission and more
@perrywalker1604 3 жыл бұрын
Deep but true
@lostmage2d 2 жыл бұрын
This hits different when we are at times of war. 😐
@gotrekgurnisson9934 2 жыл бұрын
We are at war now and have been for the last 20 years. It just looks different.
@MrMaesey 2 жыл бұрын
You made me think about it.
@Nadiiran 2 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t done it before, look into the reason behind the whole album. Then everything hits different.
@sandermishka 2 жыл бұрын
Viva la russia
@pyronixe 2 жыл бұрын
@@gotrekgurnisson9934 There are much more austere consequences if one of the worlds top 40 economies decides to invade another major economy. Much different that the smaller conflicts we have saw the past 20 years.
@MeatBicycle8678 Ай бұрын
This is the type of song that hits me out of nowhere and I still know all the words
@garyanthony5619 6 жыл бұрын
Still one of the most emotionally charged videos I’ve ever seen. Knowing what the children’s play scenes (unbeknownst to them) represent is a more powerful visual tool than even a depiction of a real war scene could ever evoke.
@gigastruggler7828 4 жыл бұрын
Its almost 2020 but this song just never gets old
@Himothy_Himbo_Himson 4 жыл бұрын
Too right m8.
@WasAbiRASP 4 жыл бұрын
@Dominos Ad Ft. Hatsune Miku It IS 2020, and this song is only getting more relevant as time progresses and repeats itself.
@TheWeepingMan 4 жыл бұрын
and it's getting more relevant, annoyingly.
@no3396 4 жыл бұрын
It’s almost like music that’s truly good is timeless and ageless. Most of the crap out nowadays won’t be remembered in 5 years. There’s a reason why people still listen to old music.
@powertothepeople3820 4 жыл бұрын
Yes solo serj brings me back to my highschool days and system of a down brings me back to my middle school days lol I'm almost 30 now and I remember jamming this song while I was being dropped off of school with my grandma LMFAO
@navybr0wnie 4 жыл бұрын
Another song relevant to this year.
@marcel6177 4 жыл бұрын
Get down with the sickness😂
@Gbyinuygirl 9 ай бұрын
It makes me so sad that this song is so relevant again.
@sabakunogaara6865 6 жыл бұрын
"only the dead have seen the end of war"
@lostvayne218 5 жыл бұрын
True 😢
@lildvsvevo 5 жыл бұрын
what the actual fuck are you even talking about? @.@
@zachlee8795 5 жыл бұрын
Plato
@manuelcombres3938 5 жыл бұрын
Tru
@1337CaptainHadock 5 жыл бұрын
@@johndickerson2126 you cant talk to the dead you imbecile! No human will ever be able to! Flee from your demons!
@crondiwatson4336 5 жыл бұрын
serj has no need to breathe and it makes it a pain in the ass to sing along
@powertothepeople3820 4 жыл бұрын
It's because he grew up around symphonies and was in symphonic school as a child lol
@petersima9907 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he breathes like insects, with his entire body... pff.. lungs are for amateurs, not for Serj :D
@LakeReeder 3 жыл бұрын
He has evolved past oxygen.
@zomasm8907 3 жыл бұрын
Makin me think of "inward singing" by Tenacious D, lol
@timbergman2511 3 жыл бұрын
@@petersima9907 nah,its all rectum like a turtle
@alexb6437 2 жыл бұрын
Beyond relevant in 2021. The sheer amount of accuracy in four minutes of describing 20 years of war is unreal. From the precursor influence of the Cold War (Stalin's statue being ripped down), to the destruction of the Twin Towers, to the invasion of Afghanistan and resulting decade+ of war. What an excellent song and video to capture just a fraction of the pain and destruction in the 21'st century.
@kertoun8785 2 жыл бұрын
I believe it was Saddam’s statue being taking down during the Iraq invasion.
@imstillw8ing 2 жыл бұрын
@@kertoun8785 was about to comment this
@pfcbeachbody 2 жыл бұрын
I think that was supposed to be Sadam's statute
@C0SMIC13 3 жыл бұрын
Serj really spreads awareness about what is happening in the world, if you get the message. Pray for Armenia, as they are unrightfully under attack again, right now, by Azerbaijan and Turkey.
@pasolinifangirling7314 3 жыл бұрын
i live in turkey and i really hate seeing people hating each other about this nonsense war. each side wants other side's people to be dead but they are forgetting the fact that both sides are in great pain and so much people are suffering. no one should stick to that made up borders and realize whole world is actually everyone's land. nobody should even have the right to be happy about death of others. i think this song really sums it all up.
@stepstep838 3 жыл бұрын
@@pasolinifangirling7314 I agree very much!! As an Armenian I’m really sick and tired of this hate each side are spreading I just want both side to recognize that at the end we all are just normal human beings and fighting against each other’s just brings more pain to the citizens of them both countries
@jmiller138 3 жыл бұрын
Azerbaijan has signed a seise fire with Armenia in exchange for a piece of Azerbaija occupied by mostly Armenians.. sadly the Armenians were forced to burn their homes and leave town .
@alternativ14 4 жыл бұрын
This song shouldn't be forgotten in 2020
@timmcclymont3527 4 жыл бұрын
Forsure.
@mazze2841 4 жыл бұрын
This song should never be forgotten
@richardgrundy6153 4 жыл бұрын
especially with the toppling of the teddy statue!
@cristi.3057 2 жыл бұрын
it still isn't. we're closing in to 2022.
@vluque7236 3 ай бұрын
Still isn't, it's 2024 now
@xxartificial_darknessxx5604 5 жыл бұрын
2:41 Kid: Mommy there is a strange man in the ball pit Mother: You will be fine its just Serj Tankian
@aerials9406 5 жыл бұрын
Mdr
@Made_In_Heaven88 5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! 😂
@carlosjuarez7272 4 жыл бұрын
XDDD
@oijosuke2648 4 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂
@GreatestPlayedList 4 жыл бұрын
GrimAesthetic lol
@calebwaters8400 10 ай бұрын
If you’re still listening to this you have great taste in music and understand life in general and not through a broke lense this world will always repeat itself because it’s a broken system . I’ve been listening to this since I was a kid and never understood the picture but hell they sell cop stuff and army stuff to kids and we read into it and our kids know this stuff at a young age just crazy honestly. “I loved you yesterday before you killed my family” not in the military so I can’t see this the way y’all do but I can only imagine it hurts some.
@skymera07 5 ай бұрын
2024 anyone?
@TheHandyHippy 4 ай бұрын
It fucking hurts
@justinbiebs5854 4 ай бұрын
Rah
@kajakern268 3 ай бұрын
because of frieden by kiz greetings from east germany!
@MrShadowyDream 3 ай бұрын
Always
@panpluto13 3 ай бұрын
Jenna side joe
@CaptiveReefSystems 6 жыл бұрын
This is the ONLY man in the world who can play in the middle of a kindergarten class while wearing a top hat AND look cool doing it..
@tsb_shadow_ronin1152 5 жыл бұрын
2 word brendin yuri
@garthalmunemuralias9101 5 жыл бұрын
words* and no captain airliner forhead wouldn't look cool or nearly as cool as serj I say that as a fan of panic lol@@tsb_shadow_ronin1152
@kyleladd9216 5 жыл бұрын
J. Gona while reenacting the twin towers tragedy with tous
@toodlesyes9687 5 жыл бұрын
Is english not y'alls first language?
@unusedmillstones2380 5 жыл бұрын
Smashing pumpkins
@timmcclymont3527 4 жыл бұрын
How relevant this song is in January of 2020.
@julievuitt0n 4 жыл бұрын
Tim McClymont very !
@andres._.4461 4 жыл бұрын
February of 2020 :v?
@timmcclymont3527 4 жыл бұрын
@@andres._.4461 it ain't even February yet lmao
@LEGALOficial 4 жыл бұрын
It's very sad...
@jorgeguerrero3147 4 жыл бұрын
Y lo será.
@msfs19941 2 жыл бұрын
2:57 his deeper singing voice here is so addicting to listen to. My favourite part of the track
@kriztrz6226 4 жыл бұрын
I couldnt find anyone posting a comment of the full lyrics so here they are Your empty walls Your empty walls Pretentious attention Dismissive apprehension Don't waste your time, on coffins today When we decline, from the confines of our mind Don't waste your time, on coffins today Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning Dying of anticipation Choking from intoxication Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning Dying of anticipation Choking from intoxication I want you to be Left behind those empty walls Taunt you see From behind those empty walls Those empty walls When we decline, from the confines of our mind Don't waste your time, on coffins today Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning Dying of anticipation Choking from intoxication Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning Dying of anticipation Choking from intoxication I want you to be Left behind those empty walls Taunt you see From behind those empty walls I want you to be Left behind those empty walls I taunt you to see from behind those empty walls From behind those empty walls From behind those empty walls The walls From behind those empty walls I loved you (From behind those empty walls) Yesterday, before (From behind those empty walls) You killed my family (The walls) Don't you see their bodies burning Desolate and full of yearning Dying of anticipation Choking from intoxication? Don't you see their bodies burning (I want you) Desolate and full of yearning (to be) Dying of anticipation (left behind) Choking from intoxication? (those empty walls) I want you to be left behind those empty walls Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls I want you to be left behind those empty walls Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls From behind those empty walls From behind those fucking walls From behind those goddamn walls Those walls, those walls
@tzctlpc 4 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks but if people don’t know about this comment they can just look in the description too
@mistressofmadness 3 жыл бұрын
I think there are those who never read descriptions and would appreciate this.... Then there's those like me, who listened to this obsessively ten years ago and as such still have this memorized XD
@bruh1973 3 жыл бұрын
Ya know that the lyrics are in the description right?
@h3lblad3 3 жыл бұрын
Should be "taught you to see", not "taunt you to see". Taunt makes no sense there.
@datim2010 3 жыл бұрын
@@h3lblad3 Well "taunt you" is in the official lyrics in the description of the video, so....
@nemonobody4747 6 жыл бұрын
I am willing to bet that if serj lives to be 100 years old his voice would still probably be gold.
@Drogenkurier88 6 жыл бұрын
This is real music
@kevineaston 2 жыл бұрын
more relevant today than ever. peace and love to all in Ukraine and Russia and everywhere in the world
@reddfoxx916 Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the video was always the beginning with the girl and the two block towers. First the plane hits and the towers topple and shes suprised and confused, then a cut scene, then back to her devastated and mourning looking down at the blocks, another cut scene, then u see her look up with anger in her eyes. That perfectly showed what it felt like to live during that time.
@saturationstation1446 11 ай бұрын
i didnt feel like that. but i already had a good understanding that europe had full control of my country at that time from studying eugenics and all the torturous conditions thrust onto the people here which europeans received the most benefit from.
@SmashGrimlock 11 жыл бұрын
As a Marine that served through 2006-2012...this video holds a private message to me. Serj was able to see the manipulation where as many of us were not. Don't ever mistake that American veterans are criminal though, we do what we are taught as does anyone that is subjective to a mandatory agenda to succeed. Just the same as anyone who may have a different viewpoint, we all think we are fighting for the best of interests, until we become better informed.
@ivanmilosevic7634 6 жыл бұрын
Bran C i get everything you said, but I don't get why you have to go to other countries to defend your country?
@antonizajac3907 6 жыл бұрын
What MOS were you?
@wahajakhtar9008 6 жыл бұрын
Nyoom
@jys.s 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for serving
@tonyalcala7569 6 жыл бұрын
yoyo yoyo world police, thays what we are, better than the fight being brought to us I suppose
@MalformedGravy 6 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful man
@toodlesyes9687 5 жыл бұрын
Yes he is
@patrickstevens4280 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks ur favorite martian
@ibj3 Жыл бұрын
As a retired soldier all i feel is pain😥😭😭😭
@askmehow20 5 ай бұрын
Lol
@warsawiconic 24 күн бұрын
for the lies you have been told ?
@MoreOfMariii Жыл бұрын
HIS VOICE IS JUST SO DAMN MAJESTIC WTHH
@user-lm2rb7yr2r Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing and different gotta love serq
@2005daron 7 ай бұрын
Yes frrr
@themightysangheili8641 5 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely amazing how this song continues to be relevant. Serj really did create something timeless.
@edwinbaez4386 4 жыл бұрын
You're definitely right about that. That's a song for any era. Yesterday today and tomorrow
@kurtwetzel154 Жыл бұрын
Usually older songs with a message come back to be relevant today.
@jamesvela7820 6 ай бұрын
Im here from the future, and again its actual children in gaza.
@thedreadedsaltpacket6210 6 жыл бұрын
Sir, we are going to have to ask you to leave chuck-e-cheese.
@dylanpierce2218 6 жыл бұрын
Harry Obser lol i love it
@timothyfloogle 6 жыл бұрын
DON'T WANNA!
@edgarallanpoe7907 6 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@raquelwright1607 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@tylerzack152 5 жыл бұрын
Ok that made me laugh
@iamnotthemuffinman Жыл бұрын
Serj Tankian walks the fine line between genius and madman ❤
@CarlosGarcia-rt4fw 4 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this for the first time on MTV when I was in 4th grade and finally rediscovered it all these years later. It definitely hits a lot different now that I understand what’s goin on in the music video and the message behind this great song.
@chrischiccino88 4 жыл бұрын
This almost brought me to tears. I've been a fan since self titled and its been almost 20 years. I have heard this song many times but not in a long time and wow. So powerful and moving.
@powertothepeople3820 4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Its been 21 years ago when system of a down had their first mainstream hit. I didn't discover them until 16 years ago and I remember in 8th grade computer class I would go to their website and they had their songs on there System and serj brings back many great memories
@thegreathawk2244 5 жыл бұрын
I swear every time I hear this song I have to listen to it like 3 or 4 times
@edwinbaez4386 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly I'm the same way it's a great song a great video a great message yeah I'm the same way dude I got to keep on playing it
@harrywoods4545 3 жыл бұрын
I get that w ever song I jam to but I have to listen to it on repeat till the sound loses its effect on me and then I move on to another song
@chrisp9046 3 жыл бұрын
This song strikes a new nerve considering what has happened.
@TheHandyHippy 4 ай бұрын
2024, this shit hits harder than ever 😢
@OmEgAlOmAnIaCx 7 жыл бұрын
Serj in the ballpit is just the funniest thing lmao
@RandomVids0987 6 жыл бұрын
PumpkinPieMotherfukka In reality what he's portraying is morbit as fuck and disturbing more than anything.
@disposablefun 6 жыл бұрын
PumpkinPieMotherfukka i love your profile pic and username
@TavenSR 6 жыл бұрын
mmm dont think so lol.
@deaglelover6942 5 жыл бұрын
His face tho
@mtinfinity7845 5 жыл бұрын
He got sick of mosh pits and tried a ball pit 😉
@yoco90 6 жыл бұрын
This video is genius , always find myself coming back to it
@brentnelson1270 2 жыл бұрын
As a 20 year veteran, this is like being kicked by a thought mule right in the gut. 🥺
@herr498 Жыл бұрын
Why do you Say that?
@pauloramirez8216 Жыл бұрын
Same brother, it hits hard, man, really hard.
@saturationstation1446 11 ай бұрын
@@herr498 realizing your life was used to cause harm to people who didnt deserve to be harmed for the sake of expanding the wealth and power of european monarchs at the expense of all life on earths well being.
@Killjoy.Z Жыл бұрын
This proves that Serj can lead any band. If I was SOAD, I would have listened and done anything I could to keep that talent satisfied with the direction of the band in order to continue churning out albums after Hypnotize.
@ayeyuh6920 9 ай бұрын
I mean.. they kind of tried lol. The rest of SOAD had to beg him to make the last two albums but he just wanted to do his own thing. His solo stuff after this sounds a lot different.
@jeanpierre3061 6 жыл бұрын
The symbolism behind this music video and the lyrics is so well done. Why I keep coming back to it
@davidagredano 6 жыл бұрын
Once a year I see this video again. I literally cry each time i do and I'm not from USA
@wanna_sleep 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comment, I thought I'm the only one who always almost crying at the end of this video
@grifballa 5 жыл бұрын
You don't need to be. I'm an American and served in the Navy. To me, this is about more than the events of the last 20 years. It's the violence inherent in the human psychology and the exploitation of it by those who view themselves as better than the rest of us. They trade lives for money, but it's never their own life at risk and it's never just one side. The same people funding and supplying the allies in WWII were funding and supplying the axis as well. Their methods have changed, but their motive is still the same.
@rosalinacv1996 4 жыл бұрын
This is not only about America. This video is about Wars and how the children are the real victims here.
@sachikoshinohara5229 4 жыл бұрын
I am... sadly
@youwantmyname9208 3 жыл бұрын
Talking about the world problem using music, this guy is a legend
@mateoemirpechbaltazar1824 3 жыл бұрын
HEY ONE MORE QUESTION !!!!
@youwantmyname9208 3 жыл бұрын
@@mateoemirpechbaltazar1824 Talking to me?
@mateoemirpechbaltazar1824 3 жыл бұрын
@@youwantmyname9208 yes one more question ¿do you spek espansh?
@nicosilvestro 3 жыл бұрын
That's what he always did tho
@youwantmyname9208 3 жыл бұрын
@@mateoemirpechbaltazar1824 nope
@teas5062 9 ай бұрын
year 2023. still war all over earth...sadly ,this song is written for ever and ever...people will never learn😢
@PlayboiMcChicken 4 жыл бұрын
All these years later this song still resonates DEEPLY within me.
@Sphinxfall 8 жыл бұрын
Your Empty walls, Your Empty walls, Pretentious attention, Dismissive apprehension, Don't waste your time, On coffins today, When we decline, From the confines of our mind, Don't waste your time, On coffins today... Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, I want you to be left behind those empty walls, Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls... Those empty walls, When we decline, From the confines of our mind, Don't waste your time, On coffins today... Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, I want you to be left behind those empty walls, Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls, Want you to be left behind those empty walls, I taunt you to see from behind those empty walls, From behind those empty walls, From behind those empty walls, The walls! From behind those empty walls... I loved you yesterday, (From behind those empty walls...) Before you killed my family, (From behind those empty walls, the walls...) Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, Don't you see their bodies burning, Desolate and full of yearning, (I want you...) Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication, (To be left behind those empty...) I want you to be left behind those empty walls, Taunt you to see from behind those empty walls, (Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication...) Want you to be left behind those empty walls, (Don't you see their bodies burning? Desolate and full of yearning, Dying of anticipation, Choking from intoxication...) I taunt you to see from behind those empty walls, (Trust your empty walls, trust your empty walls) From behind those empty walls, (Trust your empty walls, trust your empty walls) From behind those empty walls, (Trust your empty walls, trust your empty walls) From behind those empty walls, Those walls! Those walls!
@cebola2k2 6 жыл бұрын
Björn Weidhüner Wasn't "Fuck your empty walls!"?
@avoo93r89 6 жыл бұрын
Björn Weidhüner
@dancool44 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lyrics !
@werdasliestkannlesen7896 6 жыл бұрын
Thx
@AppleJackDarkSpeed 6 жыл бұрын
Nice copypasta nurd
@phantomx665 3 жыл бұрын
Used to love this song as a kid. Now that I finally found it and understand it's true meaning, I love it even more.
@evikargi2882 10 ай бұрын
2023 and i still listen this song when iam extremely angry..... This song calms me down
@HomestarRunner20X6 3 жыл бұрын
I can no longer say that a music video never made me cry.
@grigorobin Жыл бұрын
I love Serj so much. He is so special.
@lucretiakillingsworth8644 8 ай бұрын
And this is what happens when you leave Serj alone in a room with a bunch of kids.. War breaks loose and becomes a beautiful music video
@bheaps82 2 жыл бұрын
This guy is one of the most brilliant musicians to ever do it. Just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
@JonathanXLindqviust 7 жыл бұрын
I never thought I'd come back to this song, almost a decade later, and realize how "Empty walls, see behind your empty walls" have never been more current.
@yuriramires8531 9 жыл бұрын
where is serj's grammy?
@Wuirox 6 жыл бұрын
by SOAD, B.Y.O.B only :c
@leps69 6 жыл бұрын
System of a DOWN took it.
@Wolf-E_VA 6 жыл бұрын
Yuri Ramires why the fuck would he want a complete waste of space that would take up 3 hours of his time just to get from pop idiots?
@jonathancampos7297 6 жыл бұрын
He's not going to get one or at least not for a while. Reason being is he doesn't play their game.
@mcChickenDeluxe 6 жыл бұрын
Behind the empty walls, obviously
@joanarturoacevedo44 2 жыл бұрын
The oldest Rock N Roll bands probably listen to Serj Tankian, and see him as one of the absolute legends. I know I would.
@freckles1525 5 жыл бұрын
I just love this guy, he speaks about every issue of the world. We need to start on the world.
@Budsmokee 9 жыл бұрын
Yah this video shows pretty much how we are conditioned to war and violence at such a young age and taught that it's okay..and the symbolism is pretty clear ( cool video)
@GrahamFox 6 жыл бұрын
this doesn't show how kids are conditioned to war, the kids are symbolic of us adults, that's the symbolism, you're looking too deep.
@9L4L101 6 жыл бұрын
Budsmokee So you'd rather a bunch of young people to be killed off when war comes because they had no idea how to be efficient in combat. That is what I gather from your comment.
@9L4L101 6 жыл бұрын
Budsmokee Also....I'm pretty sure he shot this video as seen so there could be a ball pit. Those are amazing
@GrahamFox 6 жыл бұрын
you're a fucking idiot
@9L4L101 6 жыл бұрын
Graham Fox Am I now? Why don't you explain why? Oh, and can you do so without attempted personal insults?
@thecryptonaut5329 3 жыл бұрын
The storytelling progress of this video is insane. From knocking the towers, to toppling the Saddam statue, to the Guantanamo bay prisoner. Holy crap what a display of art. Illustrated by children nothing could better show the insanities of war. Watching it a second time and getting more references, the mission accomplished speech, the car bomb; holy shyster. What an masterpiece.
@stevenbard8026 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy that this is always an ad-less video. Long live Serj Tankian and SOAD! 2021 and this song has never been more relevant.
@cindymorales9352 5 жыл бұрын
If I ever work at a Daycare again, I want Serj to come be a special guest. I can hear the parents/child conversation now. Mom: So, what did you learn at preschool today? Child: We learned about war...genocide...death... Mom: .... Child: And how to make the color purple.
@NerdTrap 2 жыл бұрын
The colour purple! Good reference!
@rakantambolat8039 9 ай бұрын
Makes so much sense hearing it, while what is happening now in Ga-z-a. 🇵🇸🇵🇸
@PauIdenino 8 ай бұрын
🇮🇱
@mill2326 8 ай бұрын
why are you even in a Serj Tankian video if you support Isra*el@@PauIdenino
@dontstressbeblessed 3 ай бұрын
🇵🇸🍉
@radishstew 2 ай бұрын
@@PauIdeninoIsrael is doing genocide and that's bad actually
@StetzMusic 2 ай бұрын
The Armenian Genocied hasn’t been recognized for over 100 years…….RIP to all the Armenian Christians slaughtered for no reason……
@LevelBasket Жыл бұрын
Anyone still listening 07/18 this song goes way back from me to me and my dad spending time listening to these songs by him I’m 22 now and I can’t stop thinking back in time
@daushorizon4947 9 ай бұрын
🇵🇸
@sheld44 4 жыл бұрын
man I can't remember how many times I listened to this when it was first released. brings back some memories
@azzacareauvevo2240 4 жыл бұрын
Sheldon Paugh same here
@powertothepeople3820 4 жыл бұрын
Yes it brings me back to my high school days when I would jam this song with my grandma while she would drop me off to school. I was in 9th grade now I'm 28 lol
@azzacareauvevo2240 4 жыл бұрын
Stay safe bro
@sheld44 4 жыл бұрын
@@powertothepeople3820 I was in middle school at the time. 25 now
@maxneal7852 8 жыл бұрын
I nominate Serj Tankian as the new Colonel Sanders.
@thedreadedsaltpacket6210 7 жыл бұрын
Max Neal i noticed that too, hehe, i shouldn't be laughing at a video about something so dark though.
@0ldpk3rbr0 6 жыл бұрын
Colonel Tankian!
@thedreadedsaltpacket6210 6 жыл бұрын
then again, humor knows no bounds
@eizzah8323 6 жыл бұрын
Harry Obser One can laugh about anything, but not with anyone
@marlenespicer470 6 жыл бұрын
Guy fawx
@Cagliostro676 9 ай бұрын
Da italiano devo ricordare a tutti che Serj è un tenore come voce, non dimenticatelo mai e apprezzate la musica che ha fatto e che farà....
@justinsmith4158 Жыл бұрын
This video chokes me up every time I watch it. Those who served will never be whole again, we were all just children playing a game but the consequences were real.
@bdavid108 5 жыл бұрын
God bless you, Serj Tankian!
@gruntage95 9 жыл бұрын
That ending, though.
@Home_Rich 9 жыл бұрын
Just Another When he sings or that one guy died?
@BelakeMagnum 8 жыл бұрын
+Just Another I know what you mean.
@Home_Rich 8 жыл бұрын
Blake Magri Nice
@Zangelus73 7 жыл бұрын
lol
@jamespierce8698 Жыл бұрын
This song hits harder in 2023 than it did when it came out.. serj, youre a fucking beast. Mad respect, always...
@majompityu7059 2 жыл бұрын
Egy kibaszott mestermű egy kibaszott zsenitől. Honor for the Genius.
@MartianManHunter2258 4 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is those kids are now old enough to join the military.
@groundpounder05 4 жыл бұрын
MartianManHunter2258 Blood makes the grass grow
@owainthoma3945 4 жыл бұрын
But still not old enough to drink or smoke
@nickz5849 4 жыл бұрын
How is that sad
@SJamesGill88 4 жыл бұрын
@@nickz5849 Signing up to murder for the interests of rich men is pretty fucking sad,buddy.
@cupcake6581 4 жыл бұрын
@@SJamesGill88 but then also if nobody signed up then we would get invaded so its a loop.
@justathoughtmyfriend1403 5 жыл бұрын
When your music is constantly relevant, no matter what era. Empty walls, so fitting atm.
@phoenixduncan6242 4 жыл бұрын
Can we just talk about how he was able to choreography multiple children for a music video (who did very well) but I can't get my child to remember to wipe their ass
@ozyurowitz2815 3 жыл бұрын
But do you have a goatee?
@the-engneer 3 жыл бұрын
@@ozyurowitz2815 That's the trick right there! It's all in the goatee
@jesselangeland7933 3 жыл бұрын
Some kids are smart
@voidhog1028 2 жыл бұрын
you have no idea how many takes this took, or how much footage was used of this. stop selling yourselves so fucking short.
@dannyboy6815 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Just keep persisting in being a the best parent you can be
@sethabel4315 4 ай бұрын
Wow. People who break out for solo work don't usually do this well. No wonder he gathered the talent to bring us Invocations.
@ashleelouiserehe7821 6 жыл бұрын
Forever be one of my favourite songs. I can’t understand why it has so few views!!
@daygoT1979 5 жыл бұрын
Because no one sees true art and the patriotic message to this song and video like we do. I completely agree with you it's one of my favorites also and his best solo career song!! 🤘🏻😎
@mediahater 5 жыл бұрын
People are becoming super dumb
@natwalsh2710 2 жыл бұрын
I’m from 2022 and there are now 10 MILLION views!!! :D
@ashleelouiserehe7821 2 жыл бұрын
It kind of relates to the current war too now. Not just the trials in the Middle East. Which is eerily sad but still amazing nonetheless.
@jennikifm2 Жыл бұрын
It’s 2023 and this vid has more than 10,000 views!
@obenohnebohne 2 жыл бұрын
That multi-layered singing is so good and the song is still relevant.
@girlnotoftheworld2008 2 жыл бұрын
Yes but no longer appreciated
@leutnantobvious4340 9 ай бұрын
More relevant than ever in this world.
@shayner4354 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most powerful yet humbling voices. This man is a legend. For talent and wisdom
@guitarrwd 5 жыл бұрын
It’s seems like the older I become the more I love Serj and Daron’s lyrics. Both of there output in and out of System is easy to get into and yet with repeated listens there’s always more than meets the eye. Remember that perception has more power than reality
@smashfam1 6 жыл бұрын
2018 cuz Serj is eternal
@SuperStephen20 9 ай бұрын
When that toy plane knocked down those blocks was the most hard hitting part of this video i cried a little literally
@chainsawbxtch 3 ай бұрын
for me it was the kid recreating the infamous abu ghraib photo, my jaw literally dropped
@ThePresentPowder 2 ай бұрын
In the 7th grade I created a presentation based on this song. The prompt was "some form of language that moved you". I am grateful for a teacher that gave me space to speak about something I actually cared about. I am grateful Serj gave me content that resonated. I remember being self-conscious as I played the video in front of my classmates, they listened to pop music, and this surely would not win me a crowd. To go against the grain was to rasp yourself on splinters and open yourself to criticism. Both of which felt abrasive to me as a 12-year-old kid. But I remember the pride I felt when no one turned down the speakers, when the class went silent for 4 minutes. All I did was talk about the song for a bit, play a video, and tell some friends how I felt. Now, 30 years old, I recognize the impact Serj has had on me. Not just musical taste. Not just my disdain for brother man sending the poor, but rather the play on the octave, the scream before the orchestra. We are but leaves before a storm. It may seem a frail hope, but even leaves and boughs can shelter thunder and tumult. Serj, if you read this, know that your words will become myth, myth will transcend story, and that stories can yield a new truth. You owe nothing, yet you give everything. An inspiration no doubt Thank you
@highpotencygaming2530 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song about the tragedies of war. The video made me shed a tear, thinking about kids growing up to go off to war... Insane.
@cheezoncrack1 3 жыл бұрын
May God have mercy on man.
@Ike_AW 2 жыл бұрын
Go back to hell
@cheezoncrack1 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ike_AW ok kiddo
@marym22 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you had the kids act it out because the kids are watching us we need to change our ways.
@sigourneylouise8079 Жыл бұрын
This has more relevance now more than ever
@squeet8317 4 жыл бұрын
to quote one of the comments that was here before they all got removed, "serj tankian is the only man who can play in the middle of a kindergarten class while wearing a top hat and look cool doing it"
@LakeReeder 4 жыл бұрын
Why did they get removed
@fredwardkrugger3311 4 жыл бұрын
I liked that comment
@DeosPraetorian 4 жыл бұрын
but its still there?
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