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Yo! Talk about this track with others who are listening! Serj Empty Walls


Empty Walls" is the first single and first track off Serj Tankian's solo debut album Elect the Dead[1][2]. The song has been described as a "traditionally pummeling rocker"[3]. It has been played on various radio stations. "Empty Walls" was released on September 10, 2007 as a digital download. An acoustic version of the song will also appear on the special edition of Elect the Dead[4].

Serj released the video on MySpace on September 11, 2007. The music video was uploaded onto YouTube on September 12, 2007. The video was directed by Tony Petrossian[5]. The video shows young children playing in a kindergarten, with their playing imitating the War on Terror. In the beginning of the video there is a little girl playing with blocks in the shape of the World Trade Center, both of which are knocked over by a toy airplane thrown by a boy, clearly making the girl upset. There are various different images displayed in the coming scenes that are symbolic of the War in Iraq (such as the children preparing for "war", a teddy bear being pulled down like the statue of Saddam Hussein, a presidential figure declaring "Mission Accomplished", imitation of the torture at Abu Ghraib, a car bombing, etc.). All the while Serj, dressed in a top hat and suit, sings as they play. The video concludes as the children all look out the window of the day care they are in and solemnly watch a Marine Corps detail load a flag draped casket into a hearse. The video is slightly humorous at first glance due to the silly nature of the scene, but has a much deeper message of the cost of the war in Iraq and how it affects people's lives.