Ghosts are now waiting for you… - A piece inspired by System of a Down's Question

There are songs that feel like a fever dream and Question by System of a Down is one of them. Ethereal, haunting, and achingly beautiful. When I first heard the lyrics, I saw this image instantly: birds taking flight into an endless teal sky, a world caught between dreaming and dying.

So I painted it. A lush, wild landscape bursting with deep greens, berries, and tangled branches, full of life, yet touched by something ghostly. Above it all, black birds spiral upward into a swirling sky, while a burning red sun sinks low on the horizon. And woven into the scene, the words that started it all: "Do we die?"

The lyrics are written directly into the piece, not as decoration, but as part of the world itself. Because that's what this song does: it makes the question feel like it's growing out of the earth beneath your feet.

Mixed media in my sketchbook, made with a lot of feeling and a little bit of magic. 🖤