Toxicity
System of a Down · 2001
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- New, what do you own the world?
- How do you own disorder, disorder?
- Now somewhere between the sacred silence
- Sacred silence and sleep
Sing it again — final chorus
- New, what do you own the world?
- How do you own disorder, disorder?
- Now somewhere between the sacred silence
- Sacred silence and sleep
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
New, what do you own the world?
Exercise 8
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How do you own disorder?
Exercise 9
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Eating seeds as a pastime activity
Exercise 10
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Now somewhere between the sacred silence
Exercise 11
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Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
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Exercise 13
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The ? of our city, of our city
Exercise 14
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Now ? between the sacred silence
Exercise 15
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More ? for their fires, loud neighbors
Exercise 16
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Eating seeds as a ? activity
Exercise 17
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Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "disorder" in the whole song?
"disorder"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "sacred" in the whole song?
"sacred"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Conversion, software version 7.0
- Disorder, disorder, disorder
- Somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep
Exercise 25
If you had to summarize "Toxicity" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 26
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Toxicity" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
If you could ask System of a Down one question about "Toxicity", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Compare "Toxicity" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Toxicity", what would happen instead?