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Hypocrisy

from The Hippie by Ari Lesser

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Look in the news and I’m shocked to see
The US is fighting for democracy
Take a look at the war in Iraq, you’ll agree
It’s all just a bunch of hypocrisy

They say 9/11 was a terrorist attack
We couldn’t let it go we just had to react
That makes some sense but they left out the fact
That 9/11 had nothing to do with Iraq
Even Bush said the culprit was Osama Bin Laden
But our entire country seems to have forgotten
And after five years of Iraqi abuse
The leader of Al Queda is still on the loose
Said Saddam had to go cause he was a bad guy
Though in the 80’s he was our ally
Now he was supposedly in the production
Of dangerous weapons of mass destruction
But even with all our military expertise
We couldn’t find any of the WMDs
So now we’re fighting these insurgencies
Just to help save Iraq from the Iraqis

Look in the news and I’m shocked to see
The US is fighting for democracy
Take a look at the war in Iraq, you’ll agree
It’s all just a bunch of hypocrisy

The Iraqis had it bad being ruled by Saddam
So we gave them freedom in the form of some bombs
Killing children, old people, fathers, and moms
Thought the US learned its lesson after Vietnam
Oh wait that’s right, Bush didn’t go
He was to busy doing lines of blow
Maybe he’d make choices that were less naïve
If he had went to war and not away without leave
This conflict was created by a deserter
Who felt like committing an act of mass murder
Now thousands are dead, both foe and friend
In this worthless war that seems to have no end
We’re in the Middle East, dropping bombs for peace
Saving people from Saddam by leaving them deceased
And over a million people to date
Have been killed by the US attack on their state

Look in the news and I’m shocked to see
The US is fighting for democracy
Take a look at the war in Iraq, you’ll agree
It’s all just a bunch of hypocrisy

Mister Obama, you must take a stand
I’m not making a request I’m making a demand
I know you disagree with the war that they planned
And this conflict has gotten completely out of hand
So put an end to this war in a foreign land
To long have our soldiers been stranded in the sand
You’re a good man so I know you understand
And I have hope now that you’re in command
The time has come to bring our troops back here
They’ve been in Iraq for over five years
Dying in the desert before they can drink a beer
The only ones winning are war profiteers
The people wanted change that fact is clear
So we elected you to make this war disappear
We’re tired of the violence, the death, and the fear
That’s all I have to say thanks for lending me your ear

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from The Hippie, released November 22, 2013
Lyrics & Vocals: Ari Lesser
Music: Paul Fakhourie

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Ari Lesser is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and spoken word artist from Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed all over the world, and written hundreds of songs on a wide range of subjects. Ari’s repertoire is expansive, touching on everything from history, to animals, to Star Wars, but now his focus and passion is making music based on the Torah. ... more

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