Editing System of a Down (album) (section)

==Composition==
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The album is generally considered [[nu metal]] and [[alternative metal]], both of which would become staples for the band. Lyrical themes throughout the album vary, with many songs following a theme of being anti-war, but also has topics of [[genocide]], [[religion]], and [[brainwashing]]. "Suite-Pee" is a criticism of [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases|pedophilia within the Catholic Church]] and [[fundamentalism|religious extremism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-daron-malakian-dishes-on-politics-and-religion/|title=System of a Down's Daron Malakian Dishes on Politics and Religion|website=Loudwire|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503133003/https://loudwire.com/system-of-a-down-daron-malakian-dishes-on-politics-and-religion/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Sugar" is about the world's population's over use and reliance on [[Recreational drug use|drugs]] and other substances, as well as the predatory state of [[Mass media|media]] like the [[news]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-30 |title=Revisiting System of a Down's chaotic, anti-fascist debut album 20 years after its release |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/revisiting-system-of-a-downs-chaotic-anti-fascist-debut-album-20-years-after-its-release-4570621.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> "Soil" is, according to guitarist [[Daron Malakian]] at a [[Lowlands (festival)|Lowlands]] show, "about death, and friends that die, and life that dies". "Mind" talks about government mind control, specifically mentioning [[Project MKUltra|CIA brainwashing]] in the album's liner notes. "P.L.U.C.K." is a song dedicated to the victims of the [[Armenian genocide]], and is meant to be a criticism and denouncing of the [[Government of Turkey|Turkish Government]].