They built a city below the sea
They watched it drown in misery
They never planned for such tragedy
The leaders as lost as they can be
Such violence, and chaos, and rage and crime
And no one is getting them out in time
Godspeed to the soldiers and buses and boats
God grant all these desperate some peace and some hope
Pray for the victims, so many to heal
Pray only generosity and kindness they feel
Such suffering and horror, far too much to bear
All alone in darkness and no one seems to care
Each day the death toll grows
How many missing, no one knows
Too many too evacuate, so no one wants to speculate
Everyone sees too little too late
Without food or water how long can they wait
Trapped in what once was their safety net
Nothing to drink but everything’s wet
Why did the city leaders forget
Their own old and poor without a regret
Surrounded by darkness, hopeless and lost
Poor city planning and they paid the cost
Losing their homes and their lives and their loves
Praying for angels to lift them above
As we all look for someone to blame
Someone should pay, it’s all such a shame
They said too much the levee would cost
We'd have rather paid with money than with the lives that were lost
And so, they did not fix the levee
Knowing the threat, they still were not ready
No sirens to be heard as the levees fell
No warning of the impending hell
No way out ... and no way in
Yet, they say they will rebuild again
Rebuild again, below the sea
Finally fix the old levee
That idea seems a little crazy
All those souls lost beneath the rubble
And those left behind in trouble
Through the cesspool they all wade
Because of mistakes their leaders made
Yet not one leader has apologized
For reckless abandon of so many lives
The worst disaster to hit the states
And no one really knows their fates
As part of our country and history lie sinking
We must open our eyes and do our own thinking
Using our votes for accountability
Taking individual responsibility
To prevent a preventable catastrophe |
