These two songs, " Protect The Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" both speak of a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon our cultural homelands of Artsakh and Armenia. The time to do this is now, as together, the four of us have something extremely important to say as a unified voice. We as System Of A Down have just released new music for the first time in 15 years. The two singles have raised over $600,000 that was donated to the Armenia Fund to help those who have been affected by the war. It is the band's first release in 15 years since their fifth studio album Hypnotize (2005), their first single in 14 years since " Lonely Day" (2006), and their first two singles to not feature their long-time producer Rick Rubin. It was released as a double A-side single with " Protect the Land" on November 6, 2020, through American Recordings and Columbia Records, to raise awareness and funds for Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh amid the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. " Genocidal Humanoidz" is a song recorded by Armenian-American metal band System of a Down. " Protect the Land" / " Genocidal Humanoidz" 2020 single by System of a Down "Genocidal Humanoidz" Then we turn around and put up our walls" refers to humankind's tendency to exploit the Earth's resources,something through the eyes of a heavanly being whether it be an angel or an extra-terrestrial. Some fans believe that lyrics such as "And we are the ones that want to choose/always want to playīut you never want to lose" and the line "Life is a waterfall/we drink from the river different people at different time because of lines such as "Life is a waterfall,we're one in the river, one again after the fall." Other fans interpret the track as a critique of mainstream American luxury compared to the band's rejection of the mainstream, e.g, the scene with the alien leaving the press after being publicly scrutinized for his fame and retreating to the band playing in a barren desert. Some fans of System of a Down claim that the song is about man's nature to be a paradox, i.e. He then walks to the middle of the circus tent, lays down in the middle, and closes his eyes, as the song ends. At the end of the song, every scene the boy has been shown in is shown briefly. The scene continues to cut between the photo shoot and the band, until near the end, where it shows the boy with two women in red dresses, reaching for money that is falling from above. It then cuts back to the band for a short period of time, where after it displays the boy in a photo shoot, being examined with different clothes. People begin interviewing him, but he is never seen to respond. Exiting the building, paparazzi swarm the boy and begin photographing the boy. The scene then becomes that of the boy, two different women in similar dresses as the first, and an older man, who seems to be interviewing them, or making an agreement. Back outside, the boy is walking down the Hollywood Walk of Fame with two women in red dresses. It then shifts back to the band playing inside the tent. It then shifts to the boy surrounded by people in an urban environment, with a large group around him dancing. The point is that he is an alien and he's unlike everyone else. The eyes are pulled back, and the mouth is very small. Inside, the band is getting ready, and being watched by a very abnormal looking young boy. The viewpoint then shifts to a circus tent. The video starts out in a desolate, desert-like place. The music video was directed by Shavo Odadjian and David Slade.