Aerials
System Of A Down Lyrics


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Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall

Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay

And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls

Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?

'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay

And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose

Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high




When you free your eyes
Eternal prize

Overall Meaning

The song Aerials by System of a Down is a powerful and insightful reflection on life and the human experience. The opening lines, "Life is a waterfall, we're one in the river, and one again after the fall," suggest that life is constantly changing and flowing, and we are all a part of that flow. The idea of being one in the river and one again after the fall is a profound observation on the interconnectedness of all living things, and the cyclical nature of life itself.


The lyrics go on to describe swimming through the void, and hearing the word. This can be interpreted in a number of ways, but it suggests that we are searching for meaning and purpose in our lives. We lose ourselves in this search, but ultimately, we find ourselves again. The chorus, "Cause we are the ones that want to play, always want to go, but you never want to stay," speaks to our tendency as humans to always be seeking something more, to be on the move, and to be constantly striving for new experiences.


The song also touches on the idea of putting up walls, and the importance of breaking these walls down in order to truly experience life. The line "Then we turn around and put up our walls" speaks to our tendency to isolate ourselves from one another, and to protect ourselves from hurt and pain. However, the chorus reminds us that we are the ones who want to choose, to play, and to experience life to the fullest.


Overall, Aerials is a beautifully written and thought-provoking song that encourages us to break down the barriers that separate us from one another and to embrace life with open arms.


Line by Line Meaning

Life is a waterfall
Life is constantly moving and flowing, like water cascading down a waterfall.


We're one in the river
We are all a part of the same journey, like a river flowing towards its destination.


And one again after the fall
Even when we stumble or fail, we can always pick ourselves back up and continue forward just like a river continuing to flow after a waterfall.


Swimming through the void
We're moving through empty space that is void of any obstacles.


We hear the word
We're listening for guidance or direction.


We lose ourselves
We get absorbed in our own thoughts, fears or doubts.


But we find it all?
Despite our own confusion, we'll find what we're looking for eventually.


'Cause we are the ones that want to play
We are the kind of people who are adventurous and spontaneous.


Always want to go
We have an itch that needs to be scratched, an urge to explore and push our boundaries.


But you never want to stay
We don't like to settle or stay put for too long, we're always looking for the next thing.


And we are the ones that want to choose
We believe in the power of decision making and having control over our own lives.


Always want to play
We see life as a game, a challenge that we can overcome.


But you never want to lose
We may be competitive, but we also fear the possibility of losing or failing.


Aerials in the sky
The world and its opportunities are endless and vast, like a beautiful and expansive sky.


When you lose small mind
When we stop limiting ourselves and our thoughts, we open ourselves up to greater possibilities.


You free your life
Breaking free from narrow-mindedness allows us to live more fully and embrace all that life has to offer.


Aerials so up high
When we have a broader perspective, we can soar above the mundane and trivialities of everyday life.


When you free your eyes
When we broaden our vision, we start to see things in a new light and discover new things.


Eternal prize
The reward for being open-minded and exploring the world is a sense of fulfillment and joy, something that lasts forever.


Life is a waterfall
The cycle of life continues on and on, just like water flowing down a waterfall.


We drink from the river
We take sustenance and nourishment from the same source that provides us with life.


Then we turn around and put up our walls
Despite the interconnectedness of life, humans still isolate themselves and build boundaries to separate themselves from others.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DARON MALAKIAN, SHAVO ODADJIAN, JOHN DOLMAYAN, SERJ TANKIAN

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@rufexgohard

Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose
Oh
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh



@t.j.1234

I recommend you listen to these by System of a Down
Spiders
Sugar
War
Suitpee
Suggestions
Prison Song
Toxcicity
Forrest
Science
Chop Suey
Highway Song
ADD
IEAIAO
And all of mesmerize and hypnotize 😂
I missed a lot of great songs but honestly you can listen to everyone of there albums and you won’t find one bad song there an amazing band ✊🏽👌🏽



@nosaj3938

System of a Down - Aerials lyrics
______________________________
Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all

Cause we are the ones that wanna play
Always wanna go
But you never wanna stay
We are the ones that wanna choose
Always wanna play
But you never wanna lose

Aerials, in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around, put up our walls
Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We loose ourselves
But we find it all

Cause we are the ones that wanna play
Always wanna go
But you never wanna stay
We are the ones that wanna choose
Always wanna play
But you never wanna lose

Aerials, in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize

Aerials, in the sky
When you loose small mind
You free your life

Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

{EDIT} : Thanks for likes guys <3



@undeadtigerlily

I was abused all my childhood and early adult life.
As a kid I would lay on the cold basement floor of my parents house and listen to this. This music was never allowed of course in a fundamentalist household.
But I would sneak it, stay up late and listen to it and cry.

I ran away at 22 and life ate me whole. Became addicted to drugs, one bad relationship after another, raped and abused more, and ended up becoming a trafficking survivor.

This song speaks volumes to me.
The scene where the photographer is screaming reminds me so much of my childhood and posing for dirty pictures as a young woman.

I am safe now.
Thank you for listening.
Money isn’t everything yet it controls everything.
If you need out, please don’t be scared to get help. You deserve it. You are loved.
You deserve to be safe too.



@MrSighAnne

+Romeo Teixeira We are the ones that want to choose, always want to play but never want to loose.

When you loose small mind you free your life.

From another, "Mutability is a tragedy but it's also our hope: the worst of times like the best, are always passing away."

Loose small mind and see in fourspace. Fourspace is the past, present, future at once, as well as the multitudinous possibilities that did not happen in your experience but which might have happened had the butterfly flapped it's wings.... etc.

In fourspace we see that suffering is not the enemy of pleasure but rather the other side of the same sensation. Both serve to move us. They are not the destination. Man has fallen by forgetting the dual nature of all things.

While it may be desirable to move away from pain and while it may be desirable to move towards pleasure, one must understand that these forces are temporal in nature and only serve to move us in our lives. If we are to stay in pleasure, we must fight the nature of time. A loosing battle for sure.



@maxplays8185

Lyrics:

Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls
Swimming through the void
We hear the word
We lose ourselves
But we find it all?
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go
But you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play
But you never want to lose
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize



@roastie3284

This song fucked my shit up man, here is my interpretation of the song for those who care (below):

Life is a waterfall -Life is a never ending journey
We're one in the river, -One before we find ourselves
And one again after the fall.-one after we find ourselves

Swimming through the void -going through life
We hear the word,-We hear our calling
We lose ourselves;-We forget our close minded way of thinking
But we find it all? -We find ourselves (peace within)

Cause we are the ones that wanna play, -As humans we want to do as we please
Always wanna go, -Always want to do
But you never wanna stay, -Never want to face the reality (consequences)

And we are the ones that wanna choose, -Choose what to believe and what rules to go by
Always wanna play, -always want to do
But you never wanna lose. -never want to face the reality (consequences)

Aerials, in the sky, -Lost people, looking for a cause. Bending what they think is right and wrong in life
When you lose small mind, -when you open your mind
You free your life. -you find yourself

Life is a waterfall,-Life is a never ending journey
We drink from the river, -We obey what we are told
Then we turn around and put up our walls.-Then we defend what we are made to believe

Swimming through the void-going through life
We hear the word, -we hear our calling (find our purpose)
We lose ourselves, -forgetting our close minded way of thinking
But we find it all? - We find ourselves (peace within)

Cause we are the ones that wanna play,-As humans we want to do as we please
Always wanna go,-Always want to do
But you never wanna stay; -Never want to face the reality (consequences)

And we are the ones that wanna choose,-Choose what to believe and then pick and choose what rules we want to go by in that belief
Always wanna play, -Always want to do
But you never wanna lose. -Never want to face reality

Aerials, in the sky, -lost ones (the close minded)
When you lose small mind, -When you open your mind
You free your life. -you find peace (find yourself)
Aerials, so up high, -lost ones (close minded)
When you free your eyes, -when you see life for what it is
Eternal prize. -you are granted the best gift one can have (happiness)
Aerials, in the sky,-lost ones (the close minded)
When you lose small mind,-when you open your mind
You free your life.-you find yourself
Aerials, so up high, -lost ones (the close minded)
When you free your eyes,-when you see life for what it is
Eternal prize. -you are granted the best gift one can have (happiness)

Tell me what you think about it (and maybe make your own ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )



@birdperson6294

Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all

[Pre Chorus]
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose

[Chorus]
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life

[Verse 2]
Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all

[Pre Chorus]
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play, but you never want to lose
Oh

[Chorus]
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind
You free your life
Aerials so up high
When you free your eyes
Eternal prize

[Outro]
Ahh, ahh, ahhh
Ahh, ahh, ahhh
Ahh, ahh, ahh-ahh, ah ah, ah-ah-ahhh
Ahh, ahh, ahhh
Ahh, ahh, ahhh
Ahh, ahh, ahh-ahh, ah ah, ah-ah, om



@larrychuchua6287

❤❤❤❤❤❤
Psalm 133
New International Version
Psalm 133
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore.



@InstintoCast

Liryc song
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Life is a waterfall
We're one in the river
And one again after the fall
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Life is a waterfall
We drink from the river
Then we turn around and put up our walls
Swimming through the void, we hear the word
We lose ourselves, but we find it all
'Cause we are the ones that want to play
Always want to go, but you never want to stay
And we are the ones that want to choose
Always want to play but you never want to lose
Oh
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize
Aerials in the sky
When you lose small mind, you free your life
Aerials, so up high
When you free your eyes, eternal prize
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh



All comments from YouTube:

@rnrtruestories

Here after watching machine gun kelly's cover. Needed to rinse my ears out. Feel much better now

@ohjordyn8312

The whole sort by newest section is so funny we’re ALLLLL here for the same reason 😂

@ChrisHoopes1

Yep, thanks Machine Gun Kelly.

@jaropickles7826

This is exactly why I’m here lmao

@whiteknight2907

Literally LOL

@kimwassilus6696

My first time hearing this song by both System and MGK. I’ve been an MGK fan for years but I gotta say, K butchered the ever loving soul of this song. Please don’t do it again K. Lawdy

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@AlfredosMovieFactory

This video is actually very profound. For those that don't understand the music video, it's the story of the circus freak that looks up to the aerials performers. He closes his eyes and imagines a world where he is wealthy and powerful, however, his limited knowledge of real life frustrates him even in his imagination, like when he is questioned by the other kid.

This goes in hand to the lines "When you loose small mind you free your life / when you fee your life eternal prize"
What that basically means is that our limited perception, like that kid's, holds us captive. If we are able to confront our perceptions of life we'll get the eternal prize, which is happiness.

@christian-rv2pv

Thanks cap

@GypsyFairy85

How do you know this? Did you work with the makers of the video.

@AlfredosMovieFactory

+GypsyFairy85 it's very explicitly told in the video if you follow it's story.

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