Desert Sun

from ...of Life by Hopudoshi

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SPOKEN: uh huh // now here we go // CHORUS: in the land where it hardly rains // the terrain looks all the same // and the sand bakes by the ton // underneath the Desert Sun // and I feel the people’s pain // waiting for that Desert Rain // but I’m forced to tote my gun // underneath this Desert Sun // VERSE 1: so I’m shipped off to Iraq in the desert sand // while Katrina victims struggle just to find land // I’m pissed off cause this isn’t even my job // I feel lost like my Soul’s just been robbed // it’s the middle of the Night, on this C-130 flight // we’re guided by the Moon Light // they’re expecting us to fight, like we’re really in the right // I see no end in sight // I zone out from my immediate surroundings // delve deeper into all the books around me // do what I can to acquire new knowledge // all I’m thinking bout is going back to college // but now it’s not for astronomy, cause all I see is poverty // the life of an Iraqi // cause of my empathy and sympathy, I’m changing my philosophy // it’s off to the humanities // CHORUS // VERSE 2: I keep a book inside my pocket during missions // as I’m caught up in this war of attrition // reading Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli // as I search for answers to the worlds mysteries // consult the Bible, the Koran, the Buddha’s Teachings // Malcolm X makes me proud to just be me // I see the influence of the world’s religions // which am I? I haven’t come to a decision // there’s this fool-of-a-minister on base // he’s gonna make me do about face // he’s calling us Christian Soldiers // to take the burden of killing off our shoulders // but he’s preachin lies // and I agonize // when I realize // these civilians die // cause we mobilize // drones I despise // word to the wise // war’s unjust demise // CHORUS x2

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from ...of Life, released August 24, 2011
Artist: Hopudoshi
Producer: Hopudoshi

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Hopudoshi Columbus, Ohio

Hopudoshi is an American rap artist who currently resides in the Philippines. His introspective rhymes offer social commentary with a mystical bent.

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. ... more