| 1941, Japanese soldier, engaging in battle, perfect composure |
| clandestine overnight operation, the final destination, Pearl Harbor! |
| flying through the night, high visibility the sky is clear, everything in sight |
| Can you hear the turbulence? Can you feel my heartbeat? |
| I’m a lone pilot, equipped with the Zero, in my mother land they honor me as a |
| hero |
| But I still got my mother’s picture in a locket, 'cause there’s nobody else up |
| in the cockpit |
| I glance at the panel and the readings are normal, check the radar, |
| radio detection and ranging |
| My section is changing, the crew is coming kamikaze, direct translation, |
| divine intervention |
| My squadron comprises an aerial torpedo, I’ve been taught I’m attacking for |
| Emperor Hirohito |
| I was raised 22 years so I could serve my one and only country, the empirical |
| army |
| We flew down from the west side of the mountains, the harbor below containing |
| the target fleet |
| Arizona, Oklahoma, Maryland and California, total devastation burned onto my |
| cornea |
| I’m dropping bombs on American soil, my blood is getting so heated it’s ready |
| to boil and evaporate like the history behind us, to remind us not to forfeit |
| the memories |
| And yes, I do remember the 7th day of December, being patriotic in an idiotic |
| war, |
| Now what the hell was I fighting for?! |
| The mic is so hot, I turn coal into diamonds and pearls, |
| I harbor no pain but the flow still remains |
| 1998, Japanese MC engaging in battle, perfect composure |
| Forget the path of overnight sensation, the final destination, world conquer |
| Rhyming through the night, high lyrical ability, trailblazing clearing |
| everything in sight |
| Can you hear the bass? Can feel the drums? |
| I’m a lone artist building up from zero, with my other hand trying to grab that |
| dinero |
| I grab the microphone so that I could rock it, battle drills taught me that I |
| got shit in my cockpit |
| We throw it down on the west side of the nations, The U. S and Japan now |
| bringing you the beat, I was on a mission to come to California, |
| rip the mic while other MCs turn cornier, |
| I don’t need a commercial-ass singe, double-platinum, triple-six shit, |
| quadruple vinyl to say this much, that I’m the freshest MC ever to touch the |
| mic in this bilingual manner with my own banner, I just do what I do and do |
| well what I do, that’s why I move and I dwell with my crew |
| The name is Empire22 and don’t forget it, I’m concise when I slice so there’s |
| no need for an edit |
| I think globally and rap locally, the freak Asian breaking down the equation, |
| E=MC squared? Nah, me equal MCs scared because I explode atomically, |
| MC’s break down comically get dropped automatically, the force connecting the |
| pacific is called hiphop, one nation indivisible in an invisible war, |
| now what the fuck are you fighting for?! |