System of a Down: Vicinity of Obscenity Meaning

Vicinity of Obscenity Lyrics

Liar!
Liar!
Banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!
Banana banana banana terracotta banana terracotta terracotta pie!

Is there a perfect way of holding you baby! (Liar)
Vinicity of Obscenity in your...

1. anonymous

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   Jul 9th 2006 !⃝

   "Actually no, its not about sex. This is one of the songs that Serj wrote just for fun. It has absolutely NO MEANING. Serj wrote it and the rest of the band liked, so they put it on Hypnotize. Daron himself states this in an interview on www.soadfans.com"
   
   
   Quoted^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   
   
   It's funny to watch how people interpret these songs that have no meaning whatsoever.
2. nirvanarules

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   Jul 6th 2006 !⃝

   the song could be refering to masturbation because of the banana and tarracta is a hard pottery and beat the meat is a refrence to jerking off and down learn defeat from the whores with bad feet means just do it your self and don't give up
3. anonymous

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   Apr 22nd 2006 !⃝

   tericota is a baking clay

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4. anonymous

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   Apr 11th 2006 !⃝

   This song is about sex; but not procreational; rather meaningless sex; that explains why the song is very confusing, wild, crazy
   
   meaningless sex ex: going to a club and meeting someone you don't know; and eventually getting it on; afterwards, you feel dirty and feel like you need to go check in at the doctor for stds
5. SOAD4lyfe234

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   Apr 4th 2006 !⃝

   The song's post-chorus an upbeat pop-sounding 70's funk section, even featuring a funky wah pedal effect. It is somewhat similar to Mezmerize's "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song", both in the music, and the fact that both songs have mostly nonsense lyrics. However, some have proposed that the lyrics are not entirely nonsense, and that there is a strong sex-related theme to this apparent nonsense. In particular, the "banana, terracotta pie" phrase that's repeated many times throughout the song, is believed to refer to the male and female genitalia, respectively (terracotta is a color, and fits this proposal for the song's meaning). Given the light-hearted, humorous, and ridiculous feel given off by the song, this interpretation of the lyrics seems not as far-fetched. The sounds in the background make the song even more energetic which also can cause you to mess up on the lyrics.

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6. anonymous

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   Mar 4th 2006 !⃝

   Ummm... maybe they just wrote this song when they were high on drugs because it seems completely random to me. Don't get me wrong I still think sytem of a down write great meaningful songs and I have never been so moved by any other band
7. anonymous

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   Feb 11th 2006 !⃝

   terra=earth
   cotta=clay
   their talking about how the earth is fading on their very first song on "system of a down" they have a song on their talking of the cursed earth

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8. projectshadow234

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   Jan 27th 2006 !⃝

   Perhaps the song is about nothing, in that they are not referring to sex. Maybe they are pointing out that the search for meanings can cause problems.

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9. pyrereaver

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   Dec 2nd 2005 !⃝

   This song is all about sex! ^_^ (just a guess) Banana being the male part and terracotta pie being the female part.Vicinity of obscenity is a place where obscene things happen. "Do we all learn defeat from the whores with bad feet," meaning someone has a foot fetish. "beat the meat" jacking off, "treat the feet to the sweat milky seat" more kinky stuff with your feet. Vicinity of obscenity in your eyes" to you this sounds naughty. *o*

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10. ross_rosco

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    Nov 28th 2005 !⃝

    Trying to figure out this song, it didn't dawn on me until I found out what Terracotta means. I originally thought that "terra" was reffering to the Latin word for "earth", but then found out that it's a "deep shade of red", bringing the whole thing into place.
    Banana=Penis
    Terracotta=whole female reproductive system
    Pie=colloquial term for sex, particularly in Scotland (ever heard someone say someone has been "pieing"?
    So the song is basically about sex.
    
    I had a thought that "the sweet milky seat" could be breastfeeding, going by the baby hints earlier in the song
    (is there a perfect way of holding your baby)
    
    This is a weak idea but "treat the FEET" ond other references to the word feet could mean "feotus", making "treat the feet to the sweet milky seat" fit in. Any suggestions?

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