Jay Electronica - The Levees Broke (Katrina) lyrics

[Intro] There's no earthly way of knowing Which direction we are going There's no knowing where we're rowing Or which way the river's flowing Is it raining? Is it snowing? Is a hurricane a-blowing? Not a speck of light is showing So the danger must be growing Are the fires of hell a-glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? Yes, the danger must be growing Cause the rowers keep on rowing And they're certainly not showing Any signs that they are slowing! [Verse 1: Jay Electronica] I was on the corner with Reem by Tipitina's He said "Ri, what up my nig, I ain't seen ya since Katrina Lil' Mikey doin' time for flashin' nines in Pasadena I tried to tell 'em chill and wait 'til n***as get they cream up I ain't gonna lie bra, n***as took that petty cash from FEMA And copped a couple choppers. Why? Cause coppers on the clean up You ain't know? They hittin' n***as left and right with bids On the news I seen a family of a grandma and some kids They tore down where she lived for sixty years and told her here goes A voucher for some powdered milk and Kleenex for your tears You seen them tents outside of city hall? That's where they live A trailer in the park or cardboard box under the bridge They closed down all the projects And all these wicked contractors can see us makin' profit Insurance companies f**ed us up the a**, nobody stopped it; That's why I'm yellin' f** the world every time I let my Glock spit My n***a, we ain't got sh** I spent the night in jail three times just cause I lost my ID I went to pastor Raphael who said 'Son, thou shalt not k**' And I said 'Why me?' He told me God gonna try me And when I left the church I heard the flashin' lights and sirens They said "Let me see some ID" I said 'Yeah, sure, I'll oblige thee; here, sir, that's my pa**port' They threw me on the gate I said "Man why you gonna do that for?" They said Cause you the son of slaves, your daddy was a ba*tard' I couldn't take no more Jay, click clat sprrat blast blast, that's what they asked for We laughed he said "Yeah bra, you feel what n***as come from, it's good to see your face again Tell me what Elijah said 'bout how we came from space again? "