Lyrics of
Chop Suey

Chop Suey! is a song by the band System of a Down, known for its dynamic melody and lyrics that address death and spiritual rebirth. The song was named in an ironic reference to how the cut-up verses seemed like chopped suites – playing on Chop Suey, which is an American Chinese dish, suggesting something mixed or fragmented. It was speculated that the name change (from Suicide to Chop Suey!) was due to pressure from the record label.

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Wake up (wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup
Hide the scars to fade away the shake up
Why'd you leave the keys up on the table?
Here you go create another fable (You wanted to)
Grab a brush and put on a little makeup (You wanted to)
Hide the scars to fade away the shake up (You wanted to)
Why'd you leave the keys up on the table? (You wanted to)

I don't think you trust, in, my,
Self-righteous suicide, I, cry
when angels deserve to
die

Wake up (wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup
Hide the scars to fade away the shake up
Why'd you leave the keys up on the table?
Here you go create another fable (You wanted to)
Grab a brush and put on a little makeup (You wanted to)
Hide the scars to fade away the shake up (You wanted to)
Why'd you leave the keys up on the table? (You wanted to)

I don't think you trust, in, my,
Self-righteous suicide, I, cry
when angels deserve to die. In my
Self-righteous suicide, I, cry
when angels deserve to die

Father (father) Father (father)
Father (father) Father (father)
 Father into your hands, I commend my spirit
 Father into your hands, why have you for-
saken me? In your eyes,
forsaken me. In your thoughts,
forsaken me. In your heart,
forsaken me. Oh,
trust in my, self-righteous sui-
cide. I cry when angels deserve to
die. In my self-righteous sui-
cide. I cry when angels deserve to die