On our debut album, the division of labor had been relatively predictable: Daron wrote the music, I wrote the lyrics. There were exceptions—Shavo came up with some of the riffs we used, I added bits of piano and samples, Daron wrote some lyrics—but for the most part, everyone knew their roles. Now, I’d thrown a wrench into the works. And I got the impression that Daron felt like my songwriting was infringing on his territory.
