Song Meaning?

Question by Karen Smith: song meaning?
can anyone explain “Chop Suey” by system of a down to me?

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Answer by Crystal
This is about drug addiction, but it doesn’t have the somber tone that many songs about addiction have. The band describes it as “a little quacky.” The song can also be interpreted to be about how society views death or about Christ.

The original name of the song is “Suicide,” but they had to change the name to make it radio friendly. In the beginning of the song, you hear Serj say “we’re rolling suicide.” The title is a bit of a play on words – “Suey-cide.”

Guitarist Daron Malakian: “The song is about how when people die, they will be regarded differently depending on the way they pass. Like, if I were to die from a drug overdose, everyone would say I deserved it because I abused drugs, hence the line ‘Angels deserve to die.'”

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