Singer, poet, songwriter, visual artist, film producer, activist and author SERJ TANKIAN, lead singer and lyricist for the GRAMMY© Award-winning rock band System Of A Down returns with his new single, “Justice Will Shine On.” The raging, impassioned hard rocking tune is available worldwide now on Gibson Records HERE.
The new song follows the release of the recent single “A.F. Day.” Like that track, TANKIAN composed “Justice Will Shine On” in the early days of System Of A Down. But the message and medium are just as hard-hitting and vital today.
Watch/share the brand-new official video for SERJ TANKIAN’s “Justice Will Shine On” out today: HERE.
Along with “A.F. Day,” “Justice Will Shine On” will appear on TANKIAN’s forthcoming new EP titled FOUNDATIONS, due out September 27 on Gibson Records. Over potent riffs and pummeling rhythms, TANKIAN grapples with the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide, experienced by his grandparents firsthand. He addresses their suffering in jarringly personal and direct terms, singing, “Can you tell me dear grandfather of your childhood so far away/You can see the death of laughter in his teared eyes disarray/Can you tell me dear grandmother of your childhood from hunger and pain /Of the orphans you called brothers in her teared eyes disarray.”
As the song launches into its soaring chorus, TANKIAN declares that the torment and anguish experienced by all victims of the Armenian Genocide will not be in vain. “We are the children of all the survivors/Justice will shine on!”
Pre Order SERJ TANKIAN’S forthcoming FOUNDATIONS EP via Gibson Records HERE.
TANKIAN has also unveiled the cover art for the FOUNDATIONS EP features one of his original artworks titled “Sunburst,” view HERE.

The new single and forthcoming EP continue a massive year for SERJ TANKIAN, who released his exhilarating debut memoir, DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, on Hachette Books in May. An immigrant’s tale, an activist’s awakening, and a spiritual journey from darkness toward light, DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM was an instant New York Times bestseller. On August 17, TANKIAN will perform with System Of A Down for a headlining, sold-out show at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. TANKIAN recently celebrated the opening of his Kavat Café / Eye For Sound Art Gallery in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, located at 1638 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041.
Read SERJ TANKIAN’s best-selling new memoir DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM, available in all formats worldwide HERE.

Following are the lyrics for SERJ TANKIAN’s new single “Justice Will Shine On”:
“Justice Will Shine On”
Can you tell me dear grandfather of your childhood so far away
You can see the death of laughter in his teared eyes disarray
Then he pours his heart thereafter
of soldiers, taking the men away,
Leaving women and their children in the desert you will pay
We are the children of all the survivors justice will shine on. We are the demons of all the deniers justice will shine on.
Can you tell me dear grandmother of your childhood from hunger and pain
Of the orphans you called brothers in her teared eyes disarray
Can you tell me my grandson she said why this country won’t recognize that day
Of the genocide of your fathers
Believe me, grandma they will pay
We are the children of all the survivors justice will shine on. We are the demons of all the deniers justice will shine on
We are the children of all the survivors justice will shine on. We are the demons of all the deniers justice will shine on
We’ll never let you forget the past of the children that cannot grow
You will pay with a million and a half regrets of the atrocities that you sow
Their only crime was life
Their only guilt was being
During a time of strife
Of massacre and bleeding
Their only crime was life
Their only guilt was being
During a time of strife
Of massacre and bleeding
But we must never stop to strive
For our rights we must stop bleeding
We’ll never let you forget the past
Of the children that cannot grow
We’ll never let you forget the past
Of the Genocide that you sow
Can you tell me dear grandfather of your childhood so far away
As the lead singer and songwriter for System Of A Down, SERJ TANKIAN has released five studio albums, winning a GRAMMY© Award in 2006 for “B.Y.O.B.” he’s performed for millions of fans and sold more than 42 million albums worldwide. Serj is also a solo artist, composer, activist, painter, poet, and filmmaker. TANKIAN was introduced to the melding of cultures, ideas, and ideals from a very young age.
An Armenian born in Lebanon and raised in Los Angeles, the principles learned from this integration have led to his understanding of the oneness of all things and have since maneuvered and transfigured into the music and art that he lives to create.
A proud Armenian American and a dedicated activist; along with Tom Morello, TANKIAN co-founded the non-profit organization Axis of Justice, which strived to bring together musicians, music fans, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. He has composed scores for many films and television series, had his paintings exhibited in galleries in the U.S. and New Zealand, and released two books of his own poetry.
He has also been an executive producer on multiple documentaries, including I Am Not Alone, which tells the story of Armenia’s 2018 revolution, and which won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, The American Film Institute Festival, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival, among others. TANKIAN lives with his wife and his son, splitting their time between Los Angeles and New Zealand.
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