Serj Tankian Sleep Paralysis

Text on the meme

POV: Serj Tankian is your sleep paralysis No lights? Terracotta terracotta terracotta pie They’re trying to build a prison

What it means

A sinister, red-eyed humanoid figure looms over someone in a dark bedroom while captions parody Serj Tankian lyrics. The escalating lyrics and eerie music turn a sleep-paralysis nightmare into an absurd System of a Down reference, making it useful as a reaction to an ominous or bizarre situation. The clip includes dramatic alternative-metal-style music and a brief chirping tone, which heighten the creepy setup and make the sudden lyrical non sequitur funnier.

Speech

No lights! Duracotta! Duracotta! Duracotta pie! Anibal de prison!

Sound

music / музыка chirp tone

Who

Serj Tankian (Серж Танкян), System of a Down

Objects

red-eyed humanoid figure / гуманоид с красными глазами dark bedroom / тёмная спальня bed / кровать shadow / тень black clothing / чёрная одежда pale face / бледное лицо glowing red eyes / светящиеся красные глаза nighttime window / ночное окно ceiling / потолок looming figure / нависающая фигура