是《EmpireStateofMind》,是Jay-z和AliciaKeys合唱的,被譽為紐約之歌。歌詞如下:
Yea,yeaI'moutthatBrooklyn,nowI'mdowninTribeca
RightnexttoDeNiro,butI'llbehoodforever
I'mthenewSinatra,and,sinceImadeithere
Icanmakeitanywhere,yea,theylovemeeverywhereIusedtocopinHarlem,
AllofmyDominicano'srightthereuponBroadway,
PullmebacktothatMcDonald's,tookittomystashbox,560StateSt.
CatchmeinthekitchenlikeaSimmonswippin'pastry's
Cruisin'down8thSt.,offwhiteLexus
Drivin'soslow,butBKisfromTexas
Me,I'moutthatBed-Stuy,homeofthatboyBiggie
NowIliveonBillboardandIbroughtmyboyswithme
SaywhattuptoTy-Ty,stillsippin'MaiTai's
Sittin'courtside,KnicksandNetsgivemehighfive
NiggaIbeSpike'dout,Icouldtripareferee
TellbymyattitudethatI'mmostdefinitelyfrom
InNewYork,
Concretejunglewheredreamsaremadeof
There'snothin'youcan'tdo
Nowyou'reinNewYork
Thesestreetswillmakeyoufeelbrandnew
Biglightswillinspireyou
Let'shearitforNewYork,NewYork,NewYork
CatchmeattheXwithOGataYankeegame
Shit,ImadetheYankeehatmorefamousthenaYankeecan
YoushouldknowIbleedblue,butIain'taCripthough
ButIgotagangofniggaswalkin'withmycliquethough
Welcometothemeltingpot,cornerswherewesellin'rock
AfrikaBambataashit,homeofthehip-hop
Yellowcab,gypsycab,dollarcab,hollaback
Forforeignersitain'tfor,theyactliketheyforgothowtoact
Eightmillionstories,outthereinitnaked
Cityisapity,halfofy'allwon'tmakeit
Me,Igotaplug,SpecialEd"IGotItMade"
IfJesuspayin'Lebron,I'mpayin'DwayneWade
Threedicecee-lo,threecardmonte
LaborDayParade,restinpeaceBobMarley
StatueofLiberty,longlivetheWorldTrade
LonglivetheKingyo,I'mfromtheEmpireSt.that's
InNewYork,
Concretejunglewheredreamsaremadeof
There'snothin'youcan'tdo
Nowyou'reinNewYork
Thesestreetswillmakeyoufeelbrandnew
Biglightswillinspireyou
Let'shearitforNewYork,NewYork,NewYork
Lightsisblinding,girlsneedblinders
Sotheycanstepoutofboundsquick,thesidelinesis
Linedwithcasualties,whosiptolifecasually
Thengraduallybecomeworse,don'tbitetheapple,Eve
Caughtupinthein-crowd,nowyou'reinstyle
Endofthewintergetscold,envogue,withyourskinout
Cityofsin,it'sapityonthewhim
Goodgirlsgonebad,thecity'sfilledwiththem
Mommytookabustrip,nowshegotherbustout
Everybodyrideher,justlikeabusroute
HailMarytothecity,you'reavirgin
AndJesuscan'tsaveyou,lifestartswhenthechurchend
Camehereforschool,graduatedtothehighlife
Ballplayers,rapstars,addictedtothelimelight
MDMAgotyoufeelin'likeachampion
Thecityneversleeps,betterslipyouanAmbien
InNewYork,
Concretejunglewheredreamsaremadeof
There'snothin'youcan'tdo
Nowyou'reinNewYork
Thesestreetswillmakeyoufeelbrandnew
Biglightswillinspireyou
Let'shearitforNewYork,NewYork,NewYork
Onehandintheairforthebigcity
Streetlights,bigdreams,alllookin'pretty
Noplaceintheworldthatcouldcompare
Putyourlightersintheaireverybodysayyeah,yeah,
Yea,yea
InNewYork,
Concretejunglewheredreamsaremadeof
There'snothin'youcan'tdo
Nowyou'reinNewYork
Thesestreetswillmakeyoufeelbrandnew
Biglightswillinspireyou
Let'shearitforNewYork,NewYork,NewYork
擴展資料
EmpireStateofMind
《EmpireStateofMind》是由美國說唱歌手Jay-Z和女歌手艾麗西亞·凱斯演唱的歌曲,詞曲由亞歷山大·舒克伯勒、艾麗西亞·凱斯、安吉拉·亨特、伯特·凱斯、珍妮·塞維爾、肖恩·卡特和思薇雅·羅賓森創作。歌曲被收錄在Jay-Z第十壹張錄音室專輯《TheBlueprint3》,於2009年10月20日作為專輯的第三支單曲發行。
歌曲於2009年11月28日登上美國公告牌百強單曲榜的榜首位置,並連續保持五周,是Jay-Z首支以主唱身份在該榜拿下的冠軍單曲。2010至2011年,歌曲獲第27屆MTV音樂錄影帶大獎“最佳攝影”獎及第53屆格萊美獎“最佳說唱歌曲”、“最佳說唱合作”獎,並入圍第53屆格萊美獎“年度錄制”獎。