Jay Electronica – The Levees Broke (Katrina) Lyrics
Artist: Jay Electronica
Song: The Levees Broke (Katrina)
[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!
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#gg#s get they cream up
I ain’t gonna lie bra, n#gg#s 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#gg#s 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#cked us up the #ss, nobody stopped it;
That’s why I’m yellin’ f#ck the world every time I let my Glock spit
My n#gg#, we ain’t got sh#t
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 b#stard’
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#gg#s come from, it’s good to see your face again
Tell me what Elijah said ’bout how we came from space again? ”
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Release Year: 2020