Cast Away
Album: Invictus
By: Daniel Gray
By: Daniel Gray
Duration
6:20
Genres
Description
Adult Contemporary single written and recorded based on the musicians experiences during hurricane Katrina. The single has received critical acclaim and the video debuted on MTV LOGO's NewNowNext hosted by Grammy Award winning artist Beyonce.
Lyrics
Children standing in the streets Living without anything to eat A city accepts defeat Lives ruined and the leaders don’t skip a beat. Families are torn apart Swept away with broken hearts A nation left in the dark And people don’t know where to start What are we to say? We were cast away We are broken. Lives changed in a day We got cast away Wounds left open. Helicopters are flying by So they can watch the people die So that the nation may cry But no one asks why Why can’t they save me? I know they can see? A child loses his family And parents are left on their roofs to grieve What are we to say? We were cast away We are broken. Lives changed in a day We got cast away Wounds left open They call us murderers and thieves But they don’t realize we We’re just trying to survive Trying to save our own lives People profit off our pain We are left to rot again As the rich get to come back home The poor are told there’s no more room What are we to say? We were cast away We are broken. Lives changed in a day We got cast away Wounds left open What are we to say? We were cast away We are broken. Lives changed in a day We got cast away Wounds left open
