This song is about marijuana, the drug of choice for System Of A Down at this time. In the liner notes to the album, they state that a World Health Organization report showed that pot was safer than alcohol or tobacco, but that report was suppressed under political pressure. This being the '90s, the "war on drugs" was still being fought, with millions sent to jail for marijuana possession. Without the liner note, it was be hard to know what position the song is taking; much of it is lead singer Serj Tankian repeating, "Don't you ever get stuck in the sky."
"Peephole" is a good example of the unpredictable lunacy found on SOAD's first album. Produced by their label boss, Rick Rubin, the song goes in many musical directions, with some folk music and circus-like sounds mixed in. Lyrically, it's filled with fake moons and crying mermaids, but not the title.
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