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Song score

Rhythm	8.3
Melody	8.3
Instruments	8.4
Lyrics	8.4
Vocal	8.0
This song has been reviewed 15 times. Overall score for this song, 8.3.

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System of a Down - Holy Mountains Lyrics

8.3
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Song details
Title	Holy Mountains
Artist	System of a Down
Album	Hypnotize (2005) , Track 8
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Rank	9,220 (-) history
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Song lyrics

Send "Holy Mountains" ringtones to your cell

Can you feel their haunting presence?
Can you feel their haunting presence?

Liar, Killer, Demon
Back to the river Aras

Someone's blank stare deemed it warfare

Liar, Killer, Demon
Back to the river Aras

Freedom, Freedom, Free, Free

Can you hear the holy mountains?

Liar, Killer, Demon
Back to the river Aras

Someone's mouth said paint them all red

Liar, Killer, Demon
Back to the river Aras

Freedom, Freedom, Free, Free

They have all returned
Resting on the mountainside
We have learned that you have no

They have returned
Resting on the mountainside
We have learned that you have no

Honor, Murderer, Sodomizer
Back to the river Aras

They have returned
Resting on the mountainside
We have learned that you have no

Honor, Murderer, Sodomizer
Back to the river Aras

Freedom, Freedom, Free, Free

Send "Holy Mountains" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted on 18-11-2005

lyrics corrected on 08-12-2005

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20-11-2005 19:45 HexanRules
15 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal mehh its ok, but i usually skip over it on the cd..
20-11-2005 19:46 HexanRules
15 posts	and for some reason it just changed my straight fours to straight fives....wow
23-11-2005 16:19 Devhead
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Holy Mountains is about the Armenian Genocide "Back to the river Aras" Aras is a river rising in Anatolia in Turkey, flowing along the Turkey-Armenia border. Holy Mountains most likely refers to Mount Ararat, the national symbol of Armenia, that was taken by Turkey in 1915 "Someone’s mouth said paint them all red" Clearly refers to the order given to arrest and kill many Armenian . "HONOR! MURDERER! SODOMIZER!" Refers to the murder and rape of Armenians during the conflict. I'm submitting the corrected lyrics, also.
25-11-2005 16:39 komotoman
35 posts	awesome song but the original version sounded much better i think....the drums in this song are awesome for the song....and excellent vocals sometimes soads vocals reminds me of a hardcore, non-gay Queen keep rockin soad
29-11-2005 21:13 VictimOfaDown
20 posts	I love this song, it has great emotional and metal meaning... along with a very catchy beat and a nice drum line... i wish i could change the vocals... bad idea on changing the lead singer. Altho just because of that minor change, i cannot say that system of a down is no longer the greatest band on the face of this planet... in my eyes. ROCK ON SYSTEM OF A DOWN!!
03-12-2005 19:44 muiscman8809
8 posts	a beautifull song on all accounts which is added on to by the fact that the issue brought up by the song hit's so close to the members of soad. amazing one of if not the best song on the album.
24-12-2005 19:36 SOADrulez
15 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song f***in ruleeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz i truly adore it simply amazing song and the song gives me goosebumps wen serj says freedom,freedom,free,free another amazing song for system of a down keep up the good work
30-12-2005 09:17 ShadowSh00t
31 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal If you don't like this song, you are most likely a LIAR,KILLER,DEMON!!
30-12-2005 19:13 HAKOBIAN
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal HEY ALL,THIS ALBUM ROCKS ! IM NOT JUST SAYING IT CAUSE IM RELATED TO ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS, I LIKED IT BEFORE I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS RELATED TO THEM.
30-12-2005 19:18 dakondakblade
10,187 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal next to loneliest day and attack its my fave song off the cd
03-01-2006 23:40 bLo0dHuNt3r
20 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal It's a bit slowier then the live song I've heard on tv, but it's great! We all love SoaD!!
22-01-2006 23:41 02triple_h
4,024 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Wow... being a rap fan...umm..no comment actually..but i dont know why i liked it seriously..its weird.. its sad...and i like the way of releasing anger in it... but being a melancholic songs myself.. its pretty good..
07-03-2006 23:13 tacoTacoTACO
18 posts	This is by far the best song on Hypnotize. It's freakin' GREAT. VictimOfADown I agree that the song is an awesome one but I need to correct your mistake. Serj Tankian has ALWAYS been the lead singer, from day one. It's only recently that Daron Malakian started taking a bigger role in the singing and songwriting for Mezmerize/Hypnotize. He may sound a little different then his earlier songs but that is probably because he is older and his voice has changed microscopicly.
06-06-2006 06:31 rockshaker13
24 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal To me the best song in the face of the earth. and i just cant put my finger on it but i think that they are catholic . anyways best band and song in the world.
20-06-2006 21:36 MetBaal
4 posts	this song is the most racist song i've ever seen. full of false ideas and bullshit...
29-06-2006 12:02 tiranss
140 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal F*CK YOU ALL!!! BECAUSE YOU ARE LISTENING THIS BAND AND THIS SONG !! THIS BAND ARE BIG LIAR !!! THE REAL GENOCIDER IS armenia !!!! ok?!! pls enter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LODegZ27CQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jhO9Nsmxs and http://www.anti-soad.org
29-06-2006 12:05 tiranss
140 posts	SUCKERS OF ARMENIAN DEVILS
29-06-2006 12:07 tiranss
140 posts	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LODegZ27CQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jhO9Nsmxs http://www.anti-soad.org/destek.php
30-06-2006 10:25 MetBaal
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal a liar song
30-07-2006 05:51 corgonin
3 posts	i like this song a lot, especially near the end where Serj holds that single note for a long freakin' time. is it really that possible for someone to sing that long? cuz i sure can't do it, lol.
30-07-2006 09:18 hypnoze
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i hate this song its really full of incorrect ideas.and the worst is that some turkish people listen them! they r all idiots.(mallar atalariniza kufreden birini dinleyebiliosanız size bu ulkeyi vermek icin hayatini veren insanlarin topraklarinda yasamayada hakkiniz yok.sktrin gidin!!)
30-07-2006 10:59 Kotsiya
302 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal all you turks that say that armenians did that, well, i say, WHO CARES, Ottman Empire ruled over their lands, you expect them to sit back and relax ?!, much like palestine and israel, no one can say that palestine shouldn't fight over their lands. anyway, you started this whole idiotic mischif in the middle east, Ottman Empire had a weak army, so England took Egypt, then WW1 started, England took advantage of the arabs and never finished the deal it wrote with the arabs. if any country invades turkey now and conquers it, i EXPECT you to fight over it, or would you not ?!
30-07-2006 12:44 hypnoze
5 posts	well they can think we killed them or dont. its not a problem. its all about u cant curse a nation. be sure in Turkey lots of people think 'armenias killed too many Turks' but we havent done a song like that.its all about being respectful! too many armenians livin in Turkey friendly.however songs like that make us hateful to eachother.
30-07-2006 17:18 Kotsiya
302 posts	no i don't think they make us hateful, i'm in one of the countries that was once in the Ottman Empire, but i don't HATE turks, i hate Ottmans , anyone, man, history is history, it's not the point of who killed who, it's about who occupied who .. and it's history, you can't deny it, i mean, look at Germany, they can't deny what happened, but i don't think alot of ppl HATE germany today, i got some jewish friends, and they don't mind even living in germany
30-07-2006 17:23 Kotsiya
302 posts	and again, i am arabic, i'm moslim, but i don't HATE israelis, i don't LIKE what the prime minister is doing, i don't like the COUNTRY's attitude towards me and ppl like me (arabs), but i don't hate anyperson, and i got jewish friends, i don't mind all wars and occupations and stuff are about Ego, personal Ego, if they wanted Nasrallah and Olmert could stop the bloodshed in 4 seconds, but hey, they think they are true "men" that are better than most of us. killing is always bad, it dosen't matter why, where, when. (even self defence, did Adam and Eve's son defended himself when his own brother killed him ?!) i don't believe in god that much, but for the people that DO believe in god, please, READ and UNDERSTAND your book, the qoraan dosen't tell ppl to go and blow themselves up, understand that.