“‘Amber”s message is that of unity and harmony. Those are the only truly powerful weapons of the Armenian nation.”
In a statement, Tankian said he wrote “Amber” after visiting Armenia to serve as an election monitor as a member of the group, Justice for Armenia. Tankian said the lyrics were initially inspired by “slick theft of the elections before er reaching the ballot box,” but notes that they seem to resonate even now.
“The lyrics however seem to be more poignant today when Armenians are divided politically and socially following theand Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey in 2020 and the continuous fallout over negotiations with those two dictatorial regimes,” Tankian said. Of joining Tankian on the song, Amroyan said, “NaturalIy, I have listened to Serj Tankian’s music since childhood and always with a sense of pride. After getting acquainted with him, I realized that in addition to being an iconic musician he’s also a very proud Armenian. I am happy about our collaboration and thankful to Serj that we’re singing ‘Amber’ together. It’s a great honor for me.”
“Amber” marks Tankian’’s first new studio song of 2022, though earlier this year he did release a new live album,