Radio/Video

Album: Mezmerize (2005)
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  • Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video

    With Danny and Lisa

    They take me away from (take me away from)
    The strangest places (the strangest places)
    Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
    They take me away from

    They take me away from
    The strangest places
    Sweet Danny and Lisa
    They take me away from

    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video
    With Danny and Lisa

    They take me away from (take me away from)
    The strangest places (the strangest places)
    Sweet Danny and Lisa (sweet Danny and Lisa)
    They take me away from

    They take me away from
    The strangest places
    Sweet Danny and Lisa
    They take me away from

    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video
    With Danny and Lisa

    They take me away from
    The strangest places
    Sweet Danny and Lisa

    La-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la, la-la-la-la
    La-la-la-la, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
    Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the radio
    Hey man, look at me rockin' out
    I'm on the video
    With Danny and Lisa Writer/s: Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 22

  • SlickgI interpreted it as being about lsd also lol
  • Nikki from Detroit I know SOAD says they want you to interpret their songs yourself. So I thought in my own mind “Danny & Lisa” as Heroin & Cocaine.
  • Zach from WithheldEven if I do not know the meaning of this song, I freakin love SOAD!
  • Jonathan from Mesa, Az.According to Daron, this song is about two things. Remembering an early birthday party at a Los Angeles Chuck E Cheese restaurant, with friends Danny and Lisa, and the feeling he got the first time he heard his song on the radio.
  • Dillweed from Livermore, CaIve heard that the song was made to mock "Danny and Lisa" for not letting system of a down's music air on their radio station but im not entirely sure if it was true.
  • Gitai from Tarzana, CaI think it's about how nowadays it's all about being on the TV or radio. "Hey man, look at me rockin' out! I'm on the RADIOOO!!! Hey man, look at me rockin' out! I'm on the VIDEOOO!!!!"
  • Dante from Los Angeles, CaSince we're all interpreting the song in our own way, I'll give it a shot. I do have to agree with Blake from OH though. Maybe Daron dreamt to be famous as a kid, and we all know that our dreams can take us anywhere we want... they take us to the strangest places. Maybe Danny and Lisa would try to break Daron's dreams, made fun of him for wanting to be famous, and brought him back to reality. Hence the phrase, "They take me away from the strangest places," meaning they take him away from wherever his dreams had taken him and brought him back to reality. I always thought the song would make more sense if instead he said "They take me away TO the strangest places," but now that I think about it, it makes a LOT more sense the way it is.
  • Jeff from Red Bank, NjDaron has stated in an interview that this song is about his 5th birthday - his party was held at a Chuck E. Cheese pizza parlor. Also, Danny and Lisa are two of his childhood friends (said in a Rolling Stone magazine interview)
  • 10jaoste from Lima, PeruActually, all of you are wrong. I'm not saying you are all ignorant, but badly informed. This song isn't about something concrete, actually none of SOAD's songs are. This song may mean something to you, but something totally different to another person. As Daron Malakian once said, our songs don't have a definite meaning, they mean whatever you feel they mean, the interpretation of the song is different for every single person, and should be. People may interpret this song their own way, and apply the meaning to their lives however they want wants.
  • Jen from Braidwood, Ilthis song is just a over all happy song...it makes me "dance" around while holding onto the strings to my beanie
  • Jake from Naperville, IlThis was the very first song i ever heard from system. I heard it over a year and a half ago and still love it to death. it's just so random. I'd compare it to D'Yer Mak'er from Zeppelin cause it has that regge feel to it
  • Cardio Toxin from El Paso, Txconsidering that the band is currently taking seperate ways i believe that this song is about saying "hey, we made it, we got to the top, and now lets start from the bottom and work to the top again".
  • Blake from Hamilton, OhFirst of all Jimmy made the most idiotic point on one of my favorite SOAD songs. No it's not about LSD he would put the letters in ORDER if this were true. I think it's about how maybe one day when Daron was a child. He was maybe talking to his friends and he said "I'm going to be a famous rock star one of these days. Then they probably denied him and laughed. Now in this song he gets to prove them wrong. Even if I'm wrong, this is one of the best SOAD songs ever!!!!
  • Christine from Sanbornton. N.h., NhOh children........you're more than a shotaway....
  • Jimmy from Södertälje, SwedenThis song is about LSD. Sweet Danny and Lisa.
    If You Rearrange the first letters in these words, you'll get LSD.
    And.. When do you think you can SEE yourself rocking out on the radio!? When You're on LSD.
  • Matty from Barrow, Englandi think this is about peoples uncontrollable need to be famous. the line "hey man look at me rocking out im on the radio" shows the real american dream which consists of being rich and famous at all costs.
  • Miltos from Nicosia, GreeceTimmy if you need lyrics go to www.systemofadown.com and go see the lyrics!
  • Miltos from Nicosia, GreeceI interpreted it as how people change when they are on the radio/video (T.V if you like) and how they lose contact with their friends in this case Danni and Lisa which happen to be Darron's friends from way back!
  • Josh from Brimley, MiJust to add onto what you guys got goin so far, Danny and Lisa are people that Daron knew as a child, and he hasn't seen them since.
  • Jon from Saint Louis, MoDarron got the idea for writing this song when he heard a System song come on the radio in the record store and is a reflection of his childish self. hes saying hey look at me, im on the radio, im rockin out, im an amazing amazing man... (i added the last part for the full effect)
  • Timmy from Loris, Scget the lyrics soon guys i want to know em better u cant word by word it by listening to it alot. i always thought WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR! was WHY DONT THEY ALWAYS SEND ME MORE? so pls get the lyrics soon
  • Tyler from VictoriaIt's about Daron's feelings towards seeing himself on TV and hearing himself on the radio.
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