empire state of mind

• jay-z'nin alicia keys ile düet yaptığı şarkı
  sözlerini aşağıda bulabilirsiniz...
  
  yea i'm out that brooklyn, now i'm down in tribeca
  right next to deniro, but i'll be hood forever
  i'm the new sinatra, and... since i made it here
  i can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere
  i used to cop in harlem, all of my dominicano's
  right there up on broadway, pull me back to that mcdonald's
  took it to my stashbox, 560 state st.
  catch me in the kitchen like a simmons with them pastry's
  cruisin' down 8th st., off white lexus
  drivin' so slow, but bk is from texas
  me, i'm out that bed-stuy, home of that boy biggie
  now i live on billboard and i brought my boys with me
  say what's up to ty-ty, still sippin' mai tai's
  sittin' courtside, knicks & nets give me high five
  nigga i be spike'd out, i could trip a referee
  tell by my attitude that i'm most definitely from....
  
  [chorus: alicia keys]
  new york, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
  there's nothin' you can't do
  now you're in new york
  these streets will make you feel brand new
  big lights will inspire you
  let's hear it for new york, new york,
  new york
  
  [verse 2: jay-z]
  catch me at the x with og at a yankee game
  shit, i made the yankee hat more famous then a yankee can
  you should know i bleed blue, but i ain't a crip though
  but i got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though
  welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rock
  afrika bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop
  yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back
  for foreigners it ain't for, they act like they forgot how to act
  8 million stories, out there in it naked
  city, it's a pity, half of y'all won't make it
  me, i got a plug, special ed "i got it made"
  if jeezy's payin' lebron, i'm payin' dwyane wade
  three dice cee-lo, three card molly
  labor day parade, rest in peace bob marley
  statue of liberty, long live the world trade
  long live the king yo, i'm from the empire state that's
  
  [chorus:]
  
  [verse 3: jay-z]
  lights is blinding, girls need blinders
  so they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines is
  lined with casualties, who sip to life casually
  then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple leaf
  caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style
  end of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin out
  city of sin, it's a pity on the wind
  good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
  mami took a bus trip, now she got her bust out
  everybody ride her, just like a bus route
  hail mary to the city, you're a virgin
  and jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end
  came here for school, graduated to the high life
  ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
  mdma got you feelin' like a champion
  the city never sleeps, better slip you an ambien
  
  [chorus:]
  
  [bridge: alicia keys]
  one hand in the air for the big city
  street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty
  no place in the world that could compare
  put your lighters in the air
  everybody say "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"
  
  [chorus:]
  
  kaynak: www.azlyrics.com
• (bkz: empire in my mind)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm61wefrk4c
• mtv video music awards 2009'un sonunda jay-z ve alicia keys'in canlı olarak söylediği mükemmel şarkı. (piyano bile çalıyo aliş!)
• new york yankees'in world series (hay allahim buna world series denmesine akil sir erdiremiyorum ama simdilik susucam) sampiyonu olmasiyla beraber eyalet capinda ayni anda calinmaya baslamis, toplu danslarimizin sarkisi. benedict anderson sen huzur icinde yat, vallaha tam teorize ettigin sekliyle yasiyorum burada.
  
  diyorum ki, nefis sarki.
  
  ha, duydugum en guzel sarki isimlerinden de biri bu, o da ayri.
• dinledigim en guzel sarkilardan birisi olmasi ozelligini tasiyan,yillandikca daha da tatlanacak sarkilardan.
• sonbahar 2009 itibariyle new york milli marşı.
• (bkz: new york state of mind)
• part ii'si cikmis olup spotifydan dinlenebilmektedir.
  
  edit: part i'in yanina yaklasamiyor ne yazik ki.
• los angeles'de gerçekleşen american music awards'da hep bir ağızdan söylenmiş muhteşem şarkı.