Moneyman

"Moneyman" is a poem by American rapper Lupe Fiasco. It was written for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, where he also donated tents and spoke of the cause at his concerts. He said in a statement to BET, "The Occupy movement literally represents an 'occupation' of the power structures that make up this society. The most powerful and meaningful of these structures being the will of the people ourselves. We are attempting to get back in the driver's seat and 'represent' ourselves and reinstate the 'real' common good. We are all leaders […] I hope the Occupy movement becomes institutional and a permanent fixture of the social and political landscape of America."Gipson, Brooklyne (October 11, 2011). "Lupe Fiasco Defends Occupy Wall Street". BET.
== Poem ==
Hey Moneyman the crowd is outside. The past, the future and the now is outside. The teachers and cooks and the drop-outs too. Word on the street is they looking for you…
Hey Moneyman they saying what's the score? And how much blood have you spilled on the butcher shop floor? Those numbers keep running but what they running into? The crowd is outside and they asking of you…
Hey Moneyman Moneyman the mayor's on the phone. He says he wants to know if all those people went home. Those momma's and poppa's and students and cooks. Those teachers and preachers, one second I'll look…
Hey Moneyman Moneyman the tents are still up, the songs are still singing and the coffee's in cups. The nights due to fall and the sun's going down but its still a whole mess of good folks hanging round...
They eyes are wide and their voices are loud. Its white and black and colorless proud. The signs are big and the smiles are bright. By heaven I reckon its gone be one hell of a night!
Hey Moneyman poor Moneyman you should slip out the back. 'Cause the forces of greed are under attack. No bombs or bullets or rocks or guns. Just hashtags and voices at the tops of their lungs!
And Moneyman Moneyman I won't need a ride. But if you need me…
You can find me outside!
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== References ==
Category:Poems