Jay-z Minority Report Lyrics

Minority Report Lyrics

People was poor before the hurricane came

But the down pour poured is like when Mary J. sang

Every day it rains, so every day the pain

But ignored them and showed 'em the rains was to blame



But life is a chain, cause and effected

Niggas off the chain because they affected

It's a dirty game, so whatever is effective

From weed to sellin' kane, gotta put that in effect



Wouldn't you loot, if you didn't have the loot?

Baby needed food and you stuck on the roof

And helicopter swooped down just to get a scoop

Through his telescopic lens but he didn't scoop you



The next five days, no help ensued

They called you a refugee because you seek refuge

And the Commander-In-Chief just flew by

Did he stop? No, he had a couple seats



Just proved jet blue he's not, jet flew by the spot

What if he ran out of jet fuel and just dropped?

That woulda been somethin' to watch

Helicopters doin' fly-bys to take a couple of shots



Couple of portraits then ignored 'em

He'd be just another bush surrounded by a couple orchids

Poor kids just 'cause they were poor kids

Left 'em on they porches, same old story in New Orleans



Silly rappers, because we got a couple Porches

MTV stopped by to film our fortresses

We forget the unfortunate

Sure I ponied up a mill, but I didn't give my time



So in reality, I didn't give a dime or a damn

I just put my monies in the hands of the same people

That left my people stranded

Nothin' but a bandit, left them folks abandoned

Damn, that money that we gave was just a Band-Aid



You can't say we better off than we was before

In synopsis, this is my minority report

Can't say we better off than we was before

In synopsis, this is my minority report



So many times, I'm coverin' my eyes

Peekin' through my fingers, tryin' to hide

My frustration at the way that we treat

  (Seems like we don't even care)



Turn on the TV, seein' the pain

Sayin' such a shame

Then tryin' to go on with my life

Of that, I too, am guilty

  (Seems like we don't even care)



So we send a little money, tell 'em it's alright

To be able to sleep at night

You will pay that price

While some of these folks' lost their whole life

  (Seems like we don't even care)



Now it wasn't on the nightly news no more

Suddenly, it didn't matter to you no more

It went in, almost nothing changed

What the hell, what was that for?

  (Seems like we don't even care)



Seems like we don't even care

Seems like we don't even care