Last week, System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian announced the release of his much-discussed Elasticity solo EP, due out on March 19th via Alchemy Recordings/BMG. The forthcoming release comes as the singer’s fifth solo offering and first in nearly eight years. Along with the album’s overall announcement, Tankian also shared the music video for the title track as the lead single as well.

In a press statement revealing Elasticity, Tankian noted that several of the songs on the five-track offering were originally written for a System Of A Down record. Creative differences within the group, however, led the musician and activist to go out on his own.

“When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that I arranged in rock format for that purpose,” Tankian said in a press release. “As we weren’t able to see eye to eye on the vision going forward with a SOAD album, I decided to release these songs under my moniker.”

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Though “Elasticity” doesn’t sound much like a System Of A Down song, it definitely shares some characteristics with the nu-metal pioneers. The track’s hard-driving guitar riffs and drumming give off the familiar feeling of SOAD, but Tankian fluctuates the overall mood throughout the song. Alongside the dystopian music video directed by Vlad Kaptur, “Elasticity” fires as an opening shot from Tankian declaring that he’s doing things his way.

Watch the music video for “Elasticity” by Serj Tankian below and click here to pre-order the album. Scroll down to see the tracklist as well as the song’s lyrics.

System Of A Down – “Elasticity” (Official Video)

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Elasticity Tracklist

Elasticity
Your Mom
Rumi
How Many Times?
Electric Yerevan

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“Elasticity” Lyrics

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Papapapapapapa where are you going bebebe, what are you saying Dadadadadadada Naaaa.nana…nothing,

 

You blew you blew me baby out of the water bebe out of the water Bebe Dadadadadada Naaa..nana..nothing,

 

I won’t be betrayed by you,

I won’t lie awake for today,

Right away,

I don’t need to pray to you

I don’t want to sacrifice my day, not this way.

 

Muppetmamuppetmuppet where are you going bebe , what are you saying Dadadadadadada Naaaa.nana…nothing

 

You blew you blew me baby out of the water bebe out of the water Bebe Dadadadadada Naaa..nana..nothing,

 

I won’t be afraid of you,

I won’t lie and beg for today,

Right away,

No more fun and games for you,

I don’t need to sacrifice my day, not this way.

 

Far and away, where the sorcerers have seen the lore,

Turning night into day,

With a fresh ratatouille of blood and gore,

Never will we tread on the weak and the frail,

Never will we switch the head for the tail,

Never will we drink the milk from her pail,

Never will we utter the word, Before.

 

Don’t you know revenge is upon the day,

Lovers have no remorse dancing right through the rains,

 

We must all kiss goodnight before they return again,

Bright esoteric lights for all of us but the vain,

No more searching for God when we are looking for the grains,

Rectifying the cross for the loss of the slain,

Now wipe the cane,

 

Far and away, where the sorcerers have seen the lore,

Turning night into day,

With a fresh ratatouille of blood and gore,

Never will we tread on the weak and the frail,

Never will we switch the head for the tail,

Never will we drink the milk from her pail,

Never will we utter the word, Before.

 

Don’t you know revenge is upon the day,

Lovers have no remorse dancing right through the rains,

We must all kiss goodnight before they return again,

Rectifying the cross for the loss of the slain,

Now wipe the cane.

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[H/T Brooklyn Vegan]