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Rev​-​I​.​S.

from AoA by Hopudoshi

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The Rev part is short for Revolution and the IS stands for Iraq Song. I wrote the first verse of this song when I was in Iraq on a deployment and when I saved it to my computer I saved it as Iraq Song. This is the first song I completed.

lyrics

Title: Rev-I.S.
Artists: Hop-Leo & Hopudoshi

Spoken:
Hop-Leo:
It’s time. Time for the spies to practice what they preach. Do what they say to do. Give what they want. And don’t take what they don’t want to be taken. Freedom—Equality. Individuality—Altruism. Balance.

Verse 1:
Hop-Leo/Hopudoshi:
We fighting for Iraqi freedom, but did Iraq need freedom?
Most of the civilians saying, “Bush, we don’t need him”
Pushing our views and democracy
American imperialism is what I see
And that’s mixed with a scoop of hypocrisy
We bombed they country over WMDs
But we got those in the land of the free
Nagasaki, Hiroshima anybody
What gives us the right to decide what’s right?
We claim something’s wrong now it’s time to fight
Now I’m in Tikrit scared to sleep at night
That fifty cal fire’s got my eyes shut tight
But don’t call me a coward for fearing war and IEDs
Courage without fear Aristotle calls extreme (Hopudoshi: …fear is called stupidity)
Love thy neighbor unless they’re across seas
Is that what they teach in Christianity?
Nah, but when convenient they ignore the scriptures
Rather look up sites with the nudie pictures
Rather stack cash give it to the strippers
Whoops my bad now I sound like a preacher

Spoken:
Hop-Leo:
We don’t need anyone telling us what to do any longer. All we need is to realize the ideals you’ve been preaching all this time. ‘Cause it’s our time and your time, the together time.

Verse 2:
So what is freedom, is it democracy?
‘Cause if that’s the case, America’s not free
What we see is actually a republic
Democracy’s a more romantic term for its subjects
Rule by the people is what democracy is
Says nothing about electing representatives
Minority rule is what it’s coming down to
Only rich can get elected and they are the few
Bush, Kerry, Nadar never represented my views
Rich old fakers, never walked in my shoes
False consciousness has got us thinking capitalism’s working
But they’re scared the specter of communism’s still lurking
Wake up people see the surplus value
See how big business gets over on me and you
Everybody satisfied with their little house and mini coupe
Break the mental chains, it’s time to start a mini coup
True, it’s about as risky as Knievel
But this competition brings out the worst human evils
Peace and cooperation would be so utopian
Marx called for revolution, but can we really win
I’m more about a peaceful solution
Hopudoshi’s for awareness not war and murdering
Call my views un-American and unpatriotic
Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge
And having some knowledge
Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge
And having some knowledge
Won’t apologize for being black and having some knowledge

Spoken:
Hop-Leo:
There was a time when I wanted to destroy you and everything you stood for. That time has pasted, fortunately for you. But it’s time for you to leave us alone. Let us live, we’ll let you live. We no longer need you babysitting us. What we need is acceptance. We’ll accept you, you accept us. Live and let live. Peace. Hop-Leo signing off.

credits

from AoA, released December 21, 2009
Vocals by: Hopudoshi & Hop-Leo
Produced by: Hopudoshi & Hop-Leo

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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.
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