"New York has been like a second home to me this last twelve years, my time spent in this city has definitely shaped me the way I am. Every time when I leave, I miss it immediately. But when I ask myself why, is it the cityscape, the food and lifestyle, what makes it so hard for me to stay away even for just a few days, I couldn’t be sure. Then I realized it is the people. The people that I call family, the people that have been there with me through the thick and thin. It’s these people that I miss so dearly every time I leave New York, it’s these people who have shaped my experiences and carried me onward. This song is a dedication to all of them, a “thank you”, a “I love you so much and that I couldn’t possibly be here without you”. New York made me, New York made us."
lyrics
(Intro)
Yeah, got what you need
I got something new for your, uh
I know that we got too close did we?
Maybe down the road we could be
(Hook)
I think New York made me
I think New York made me
Yeah, I hope New York don’t break me
Nah, I hope New York don’t break me
I think New York made me
I think New York made me
Yeah, I hope New York don’t break me
Nah, I hope New York don’t break me
(Hook)
I think New York made me
I think New York made me
Yeah, I hope New York don’t break me
Nah, I hope New York don’t break me
I think New York made me
I think New York made me
Yeah, I hope New York don’t break me
Nah, I hope New York don’t break me
(Post-hook)
Give me give me give me thats the attitude
The city got me feeling like I gotta prove
Get yours, get yours, get yours
Oh no I ain’t mad at you
给我给我给我 thats the attitude
The city got me feeling like I gotta prove
Get yours, get yours, get yours
Oh no I ain’t mad at you
(Verse two)
Uh, I ain’t new to this I’m true to this
Saying otherwise, that’d be ludicrous
I know it’s been a while since you felt like this
I feel you, they don’t keep it real like this
I lost touch with what real life is
Fell in love with the thrill of the illness
New York can you feel this?
How many of y’all trying to stack dough from the flo to the ceilings?
Lets be real with myself I could use more
Os in my bank account and a few more
Hoes in my apartment, dog don’t get me started
Plus I should have been on charts kid
But Bo is chilling, Jach is chilling
What more can I say we stay killing them
And my flow so deep they’d be drilling them
Talk hate I don’t hear’em…
(Outro)
Got the fuck up out the country then I realized
What I needed was in front of me the whole time
I don’t know what I would do without these trill lights
Without these vibes I could probably kill life
Got the fuck up out the country then I realized
What I needed was in front of me the whole time
I don’t know what I would do without these trill lights
Without these vibes I could probably kill life
credits
from Cities are for Fools,
track released April 22, 2022
Jachary - Bass, drums, synths, background vocals
Will G. Radin - Wurlitzer, synths
Patrick Walsh - Guitar
Ben Chapoteau-Katz - Saxophone
Jovan Johnson - Trombone
Ben Seacrist - Trumpet
Slodown - Outro vocals
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023
