System of a Down - I-E-A-I-A-I-O

Artist: System Of A Down

Song: I-E-A-I-A-I-O

Album: Steal This Album!  (2002) 

During the Toxicity/STA recording sessions, the song I-E-A-I-A-I-O made its first studio appearance. It was leaked onto the internet along with several other songs under the unofficial name Toxicity II. The most notable difference between the demo and the final is that the song contains the other band members' vocals. The first make of the song was played during their Las Vegas show in 2000 and was named K.I.T.T., being based on the Knight Rider show.

The song is characterised by exceptionally fast-spoken verses, akin to Tongue-twisters, including, "Peter's pecker picked another pickle-bearing pussy pepper", "Meeting John at dales junior, winked an eye and point a finger", "A former cop, undercover, just got shot, now recovered" and "Fighting crime with a partner, Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter." The chorus is an abstract chanting of the title.

In addition, the song contains a brief excursion into a stylized version of the theme from the television show Knight Rider.

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Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper,
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper, Why?

Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger,
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger, Why?

A former cop, undercover,
Just got shot, now recovered,
A former cop, undercover,
Just got shot, now recovered, Why?

Fighting crime, with a partner,
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter,
Fighting crime, with a partner,
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter, (siren) WHY?

I-E-A-I-A-I-O,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, Why,
And we light up the sky.

Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper,
Peter's pecker picked another
Pickle bearing pussy pepper, Why?

Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger,
Meeting John at Dale's Jr.
Winked an eye and point a finger, Why?

A former cop, undercover,
Just got shot, now recovered,
A former cop, undercover,
Just got shot, now recovered, Why?

Fighting crime, with a partner,
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter,
Fighting crime, with a partner,
Lois Lane, Jimmy Carter, (siren)WHY?

I-E-A-I-A-I-O,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, Why,
And we light up the sky,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, Why,
And we light up the sky.

Mine delusions acquainted,
Bubbles erotica,
Plutonium wedding rings,
Icicle stretchings,
Bicycle shoestrings,
One flag, flag number one,
Painting the paintings of the alive!

I-E-A-I-A-I-O,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, Why,
And we light up the sky,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O,
I-E-A-I-A-I-O, Why,
And we light up the sky