Reawakening (work in progress)

by Hopudoshi

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released 22 December 2012
Hopudoshi/Hop-Leo/Hopanova

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Hopudoshi, Hopanova, and Hop-Leo all represent different sides of my personality. Sometimes they are in harmony and sometimes they are in conflict. The differences between them are the reason for some of my ambivalent feelings towards certain issues.

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Track Name: Revolutionary Doves
VERSE 1: I’m back from the future, almost ran out of gas there // DeLorean was flying real fast there // came to find that there isn’t any trash there // no distinction between the rich and the mass there // no classes to clash over cash // capitalism is a thing of the past // Marx knew that it just couldn’t last // it’s broken now like an arm in a cast // and I stared, amazed at the people // living in peace, free and equal // now I’m back in the hereafter’s prequel // came to make sure that we have a good sequel // and I’m lethal with words and rhymes // here to kill bills (Bills) // I don’t mean the Bride’s // I’m talking about Senate Bill 5 // and others like it, we’ll bring their demise // proletariats stand and rise // I was sent to take the wool from your eyes // give you truth to replace the lies // working class heroes, husbands, wives // join the fight // unify unite // we’ll Occupy Wall Street day and night // thought they had us beaten but not quite // Revolutionary Doves // Love is might // BRIDGE: we won’t be beat // no // we won’t except defeat // no // we can’t be beat // no // we won’t except defeat // no // CHORUS 1: women and blacks // and the poor, middle class // and the gays and the straights // and the able and the lame // Christians and Jews // Muslim, Buddhists, Hindus // all of the above // Revolutionary Doves! // CHORUS 2: 99 unified // oh what a sight // left with no other options, gotta rise and fight (repeat) // SPOKEN: it’s time // the revolution is here // united we can conquer any foe // let’s go // let’s go // BRIDGE // VERSE 2: now I’m not telling you how to think // just to think // for yourselves and break the links // of the chains on your brain // when you free your mind you’ll see we’re all the same // and we were lulled to sleep // by the American Dream, counting sheep // while the bourgeoisie fed its gluttony // exploiting you and me // and I awoke to see the nightmare known as Reality // won’t be a casualty // of the one percent’s fallacies // cause we’re the other 99 // find the strength to unify // and through this cause we will conquer our divides // fortify our ties // stand firm, don’t fall for lies // recognize // that CEOs are slave masters in disguise // join the fight // unify unite // we’ll Occupy High Street day and night // thought they had us beaten but not quite // Revolutionary Doves // Love is might // BRIDGE // CHORUS 1 // CHORUS 2 // SPOKEN: if you’re one of the 99% // sing with me now // let me hear you // CHORUS 2
Track Name: Without You f/ Lexy Lou & BDPS
CHORUS (2x): BDPS: without You // where would I be? // cause without You // there’s no me // Lexy Lou: without Me // where would we be? // it was a forbidden Love // the Fates are laughing from Above // VERSE 1: Hopanova: I think I loved You since before I can remember // it was a cold dark Night in December // I looked deep in Your eyes // and I realized // that to my surprise // I found Paradise // and there’s no question we were Soul Mates // but, why did I have to find out so late // plus, we didn’t get to go on no dates // cause, the Fates served us up some cold plates // star-crossed like Romeo and Juliet // sweet Julia I’ll never forget // in another life we made promises // that we’d be together despite my missus // but in the next life it was Yours // then torn apart by wars and shores // it only made me want You more // undeniable was Your allure // and through the centuries remember me // so attracted to Your unattainability // silly me // no matter how much I see // still drawn to the Fruit of Forbidden Trees // CHORUS // VERSE 2: it was long ago, 450 BC // I was a peasant You were royalty // then, in 1673 // You were a slave but I was free // way back when in ancient India // I was a monk but secretly into ya // if I recall when Your name was Cynthia // our families warred over rights to that peninsula // now back to that December Night, yeah // give me a second to remember right, uh // lust and temptation at its height, and // Love and fixation out of sight, yo // I swear I found Heaven in Your perfect body and // we were reunited Souls once again // Eternal Bliss in the Promised Land // but like all good things it had to end // now through the centuries remember me // still attracted to your unattainability // silly me // no matter how much I see // always drawn to the Fruit of Forbidden Trees // CHORUS // VERSE 3: now without You I wouldn’t exist // our Souls are One I’m truly convinced // when the Universe had just commenced // we were together same side of the fence // perhaps the Cosmos couldn’t contain our Love // our lamentful divorce caused strain Above // was strange to us // that the union of Doves could be dangerous // it was that fateful December Night // You glowed Bright // like a mystical dismembered Light // and // lost myself in Eternal Flight // sounds trite // but with You it’ll be alright // finding you was like looking in the mirror // but it’s dearer and it’s clearer // the Reflection’s Realer // there was an error // cause I lost you again // and the pain never ends // ‘til our Union mends // now through the centuries remember me // so attracted to your unattainability // silly me // no matter how much I see // Forever drawn to the Fruit of Forbidden Trees // CHORUS 2x
Track Name: Ode to Emptiness (Interlude)
The emptiness I didn’t know
Existed there since I was young;
My hollow soul produced echo
Till soft words spoken from Your tongue.

They fill my world with joy and hope
Despite the troubles all around.
How did I live or even cope
Before I heard that lovely sound?

But this I’ve learned: there is a price!
With bliss comes both pain and sorrow.
Today my home is paradise,
Though could be destroyed tomorrow.

I’m so high now, immersed in Love
And basking in the Light of day.
No more the heavens up above.
That night shan’t come, is what I pray.

Though once only empty, now should I fall
I would cease to be, or exist at all
Track Name: I. N.ever F.ind P.erfection
CHORUS: when I sleep // I fly high above the trees // in my Dreams // then I Wake // I come crashing down // back to the Ground // at times it’s hard to cope // ohh // I’m still hopeful // BRIDGE: never do I find it: // Perfection // are you there somewhere? // never do I find it: // Perfection // never do I find it: // Perfection // are you anywhere // never do I find it: // Perfection // VERSE 1: yo // I gotta be the only dude on the planet // who prefers Nightmares, here try to understand it // good Dreams are like a carrot on a string // mocking me each night like a parrot when he sings // it seems my goals are just outta reach // Reality must have a good keeper on its team // and my eternal opponent is disappointment // wishing at the moment they made lost hope ointment // anything to mend these shattered Dreams // sooth my miseries // think you’re getting what I mean // at least after Waking from a Nightmare // Life seems good when you contrast and compare // used to be like young Alice chasing down hares // eyes so wide with her head in the atmosphere // now I’m back on Earth // crashed in the dirt // won’t be the last or first // that this Reality hurts // so I close my eyes // lay me down to Sleep // pray to the Skies // I have terrible Dreams // BRIDGE // VERSE 2: put my hand in my pocket // felt a hole where my Dreams were // clutched her locket // hoped my Soul would redeem her // but since I never find Perfection // here’s a lesson // in Conception and Deception // when I cleansed my Perception // she came to me like a Fantasy // deep and intelligent, the opposite of vanity // she had to be the girl of my Dreams // but I learned the hard way things are not what they seem // first couple of months // things are looking up // it’s like Heaven’s open 24/7 // I develop // a sense of worship // she’s on a pedestal, while I’m looking like a fool // it was a stormy Night in January // walked in on her and my best friend Barry // all I could do is stand there and stare // wishing I was Sleep but it’s a Waking Nightmare // BRIDGE // CHORUS // BRIDGE // VERSE 3: still Lost // don’t know if I’ll ever be Found // negative thoughts // won’t let them hold me down // but when it starts // I begin to hear the Sound // and then my Heart // it seeps in the Darkness bound // demons within me // claiming to be friendly // where will they send me // not to Heaven’s entry // I’ve Dreamed a Dream but now it’s gone from me // the seeking of Perfection seems to be my Enemy // …Time heals all wounds though // on the Darkest Night I’ll be praying to the Moon yo // the Goddess inside us // Sparks us like lighters // burn Brightest // we’ll be Darkness fighters // and when I finally Wake from the Dream of Reality // please don’t consider me a casualty // find Peace, sailing on that Light Beam // but for now I’ll continue to Dream // BRIDGE 2x
Track Name: Time and Space
BRIDGE 1: where do we go // where do we go // where do we go from here // (repeat) // yeah // CHORUS (2x): sun won’t shine // without you it’s a… // without you it’s a waste // time takes time // you said you need your… // you said you needed your space // been a while // since I seen my… // seen my baby girl // missed your smile // cause you’re my whole… // you’re my whole world // BRIDGE 1 // VERSE 1: change is the nature of time // but you stay on my mind // baby give me a sign // that you won’t leave me behind // did we grow apart // or just grow up // the hole you left in my heart // might just blowup // implosion // of devotion // I’m drowning in this ocean // of emotion // we were coasting // on the coast // Sunsets on the beach with the tide our bedpost // we both love the Moon // reflecting off the Sea // the Light within you // harmonized the Darkness in me // then we’d watch the Sunrise // see it shine in your eyes // I’d finally realize // the scene inside was life-sized // I could spend all Day and Night // swimming in your irises // but // eventually play turned to fight // and you deserted our oasis // BRIDGE 1 // BRIDGE 2: how do we get // how do we get // how do we get back there // oh yeah // CHORUS // BRIDGE 1 // and when and when // BRIDGE 2 // how it was back then // BRIDGE 1 // and when // BRIDGE 2 // how it was back then // VERSE 2: you replaced “boy” with “best” // as the prefix to “friend” // and now more or less // I’m forced to pretend // that I’m cool with that // and I no longer care // and I don’t want you back // and I won’t despair // I used to stare at your innocent face // as you slept // we were a pair with incredible Grace // every step // but there was pain there // buried deep down in your soul // and here the same tear // tore you apart from the whole // I wish you could behold // your beauty through my eyes // and then I could console // your heart through hard times //but hard times // eroded our heart lines // and the start line // became a far cry // my world is as empty as the void of space // without you there // and I don’t care about time or place // all I want is my baby here // BRIDGE 1 & 2 // CHORUS // BRIDGE 1 & 2 // CHORUS and BRIDGE 1 & 2 (simultaneously) // BRIDGE 1