There’s a line in the song repeated quite a bit, “Bet you didn’t know it’s Nabisco”. What the hell are they on about? What did Nabisco do (aside from make delicious cookies)?
(is this perhaps more appropriate for General Questions?)
I know nothing of said song, but that phrase used to the jingle for Nabisco in the 1970s or so.
The lyrics are by the guitarist, Daron, who tends to be much less poetic than Serj. He doesn’t seem to be a big fan of advertising in general, so that’s what I get out of the song.
I don’t think he puts a ton of thought into his lyrics, he seems to free associate for the most part. I’ve heard interviews where he says sometimes it takes years before he realizes the meaning of his own songs, and I’ve heard him and Serj claim that their music comes from the earth, as opposed to their own minds, etc. Whether they really believe that or it’s just an excuse for their constant “we won’t tell you the meaning, figure it out for yourself” attitudes, it’s hard to tell.
System of a Down is (was) one of my favorite bands. Their lyrics can be very confounding, but they can also be very beautiful and (seemingly) meaningful.