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==Overview== In an interview, System of a Down's guitarist, [[Daron Malakian]], explained, "The song is about how we are regarded differently depending on how we pass. Everyone deserves to die. Like, if I were now to die from drug abuse, they might say I deserved it because I abused dangerous drugs. Hence the line, 'I cry when angels deserve to die.'"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rampton |first1=Mike |title=A Deep Dive into System of a Down's Chop Suey! Video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-deep-dive-into-system-of-a-downs-chop-suey-video/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621020140/https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-deep-dive-into-system-of-a-downs-chop-suey-video/ |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |date=June 1, 2019}}</ref> The lyrics for the midsection ("Father into your hands I commend my spirit" ...) were randomly picked out by the singer, [[Serj Tankian]], from the producer [[Rick Rubin]]'s book collection after Tankian was struggling for ideas.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/RmOtJ3Ic2FU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210114034657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmOtJ3Ic2FU Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmOtJ3Ic2FU| title = System of a Down: Reuniting the Band, "Protect the Land," and Armenia {{!}} Apple Music | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Although it was not revealed what book the lines were taken from, they are quoted from the [[sayings of Jesus on the cross]] ([[Luke 23#Verse 46|Luke 23:46]] and [[Mark 15#Verses 33β39|Mark 15:34]]).<ref>{{bibleverse|Luke|23:46}}</ref><ref>{{bibleverse|Mark|15:34}}</ref>
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