Kind of funny. Kind of weird. Kind of awesome! Hence the children playing war! Serj Tankian’s new single Empty Walls is here. Song is reffering to the barriers between people built by death, the fact that they are empty shows that people aren’t aware of the deaths, maybe. Also, walls should be protecting you from the enemy, empty walls are protecting you from an imaginary enemy, Iraq! So empty walls -> controled, media “intoxicated” mind. And seeing the american flag on the coffin, this is definitely another call to
Bush!
Tankian has asked a collection of video and film directors, painters, and digital artists to each create a video for one of the 12 tracks on “Elect the Dead”. Videos will be posted periodically over the next few months on Tankian’s web site, www.serjtankian.com, and other outlets to be determined.
Serj Tankian - Empty Walls Lyrics
Your empty walls,
Your empty walls,
Pretentious adventures,
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,
Told 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,
Told you to see from behind those empty walls,
Want you to be left behind those empty walls,
I told 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,
Told 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 told 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!

3 Responses to “Serj Tankian - Empty Walls”

1. Gene Says:
   September 17th, 2007 at 7:32 pm

   I am at a lost of words. I’ve just watched the video twice, and sat here reading the lyrics. You are a beautifully gifted and amazingly talented lyricist and musician. No words can describe how I feel right now, my emotions are running over themselves. I only hope one day, I can portray my emotions as eloquently as you do in your artwork. My congratulations, and heartfelt thanks for sharing a part of your soul with us.
   -Gene

2. Becky Says:
   September 25th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

   I Absolutely love this song!when i first heard it i was like OMG SO GOTTA GET HIS ALBUM! its a bloody amazing song!
   - x becky x -

3. (_chuy_) Says:
   October 6th, 2007 at 10:33 pm

   same her loved this song the first time i heard it too like the video too pretty funny: )

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