Jay Electronica - The Levees Broke (Katrina) lyrics

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!

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 niggas get they cream up
I ain't gonna lie bra
Niggas took that petty cash from FEMA
And copped a couple choppers why? Cause
Coppers on the clean up
You ain't know? They hittin' niggas
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 fucked us up the ass
Nobody stopped it
That's why I'm yellin' fuck the world every
Time I let my Glock spit
My nigga, we ain't got shit
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 kill' 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 passport'
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 bastard'
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 niggas come from
It's good to see your face again
Tell me what Elijah said 'bout how
We came from space again? "