a tribute to new orleans

you were torn apart
in the blink of an eye
the city of art
watching dreams just float by
so much promise
all left behind
so many artforms
wandering blind

so where do you go?
what do you do?
your city is destroyed
and no one is behind you
the world that you knew
once had seemed so strong
with one act of god
all of it's gone

so here it stands
at least what remains
the beautiful land
now blotted with stains
how do you rise?
how do you win?
with the whole world against you
you're losing yet again

so where do you go?
what do you do?
your city is destroyed
and no one is behind you
the world that you knew
once had seemed so strong
with one act of god
all of it's gone

stuck in this world
of politics and race
nothing's getting done
we're still without our place
so hopeless is our cause
but yet again we'll rise
through poverty and senseless hate
let this city be our prize

but where do you go?
what do you do?
your city is destroyed
and no one is behind you
the world that you knew
once had seemed so strong
with one act of god
all of it's gone