Question: what is system of a down byob about

title: B.Y.O.B. (song)
text: `` B.Y.O.B. '' ( `` Bring Your Own Bombs '' ) is a song by Armenian - American alternative metal band System of a Down . It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from their fourth album Mezmerize . Like their earlier song `` Boom ! '' , it was written in protest against the Iraq War . The song reached number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , the band 's highest peak to date on the chart . 

Answer: answer: ``B.Y.O.B.'' Like the earlier song ``Boom !'' was written in protest against the Iraq War.
answer: B.Y.O.B. was written in protest against the Iraq War.