Thought of the Day- 11 February 2007

Minority Report
by: Jay-Z

This is a song I heard the other day and I must say it is really good. Here are the verses.

*Note: There are some explicit words in this song. I have highlighted these in red and have placed an alternative word next to them in [] so that, if reading to children, you can "Disney" it down for them. Seek Justice!

(Verse 1 Jay-Z)
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 risk was to blame
for life is a chain, cause and effected
niggas [people] off the chain because they affected
it's a dirty game so whatever is effective
from weed to selling 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
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
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
hu,that woulda been something to watch
helicopters doing 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 [darn]
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 [Man], that money that we gave was just a band-aid
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

(Verse 2 - ne-yo)
so many times i'm, covering my eyes
peeking 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 lil' 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
in the end almost nothing changed
what the hell [heck], what was that for?
(seems like we don't even care)

No matter the political stance you hold or your opinion of the President...look at the deeper message of this song. What are we doing to seek justice? Injustice is everywhere. People are dying everywhere. You are needed everywhere! Why not act where you are? I am not talking about your money, although it is important, I am talking about you!

Your life is a treasure...give it away.