Research Proposal

I would like to have my research project be about a poet, lyricist, singer that I have listened to since a young age. His name is Serj Tankian, he is from Lebanon. There is a lot that one should know about Serj Tankian before reading his lyrics. One major thing is that he is armenian, also he is mostly for an anti war movement. He is also apart of the PETA association and is the lead vocalist for System of a Down. There are four pieces of writing I have chosen to write about for my research project that are poems. They all deal with war, society, counter cultures, and much more about religion.

Serj Tankian has a strange voice that pushes away a lot of music lovers. He also has a more hard rock genre of music that pushes away some as well. The four works that I have chosen are four songs that he wrote that I see as poetry. He also is a poet I just decided to pick songs instead of his poetry. The four songs I chose mean something important to me in each song. The first song is called "Lonely Day", which he speaks of a lonely day, week, and ultimately life. The second one I chose to pick is called "BYOB", which speaks about the war in Iraq and how it ultimately is a pointless war. The third is called "Chop Suey", which speaks of depression that we all deal with each day. The final song is called "Aerials", which is mostly about the way Serj sees life.