{"id":36970,"date":"2013-06-21T06:59:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=36970"},"modified":"2013-06-21T18:13:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T22:13:15","slug":"rappers-heartbreaking-video-on-regretting-abortion-has-6million-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/rappers-heartbreaking-video-on-regretting-abortion-has-6million-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Life of the Week: Rapper’s heartbreaking video on regretting abortion has 6+million views"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flypside<\/a> is a band that’s birthed out of Oakland, California. Featuring Piper (MC), Steve Knight (vocals, acoustic guitar), and Dave Lopez (lead guitar), the group debuted their hit single, “Someday,” in 2005. The single came out of their album “We the People,” which sold a quarter of a million units worldwide. Another single from their debut album called “Happy Birthday<\/a>” became a top-3 hit in Germany.<\/p>\n

The video for the “Happy Birthday” single was uploaded to YouTube in November of 2009. Though the song was uploaded years ago, the video receives continual feedback. A viewer left this comment a week ago after listening to the song: “I have one wish – more songs as this one.”<\/p>\n

What causes this song to continually draw in viewers? Along with the rapper Piper’s skill and talent, there is the content of the rap he’s performing. The song “Happy Birthday” is about a man apologizing to the child he aborted. The haunting song is about regret over making a mistake that cannot be changed and the loss of a child who was never known. The lyrics are raw and personal, leaving listeners with a heavy heart.<\/p>\n

Piper raps:<\/p>\n

Please accept my apologies, wonder what would have been<\/em>
\n Would you’ve been a little angel or an angel of sin?<\/em>
\n Tom-boy running around, hanging with all the guys.<\/em>
\n Or a little tough boy with beautiful brown eyes?<\/em>
\n I payed for the murder before they determined the sex<\/em>
\n Choosing our life over your life meant your death<\/em>
\n And you never got a chance to even open your eyes<\/em>
\n Sometimes I wonder as a fetus if you fought for your life?<\/em><\/p>\n