[Part I]
[Intro: Future]
Drop your location, she think she me or sum’ (Hendrix)
Put on my chains, now she think she me or sum’
She keep a Glock in her bag, she think …
[Verse 1]
You said, “Speak from your mind
The words that it finds
Come out of your soul, a part of the whole”
You said, “What does it change?
Both of us know
After tonight, there …
[TONY]
Maria…
The most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
Maria, Maria…
Maria!
I’ve just met a girl named Maria
And …
[Verse 1]
What happens in dreams where we fly?
Never been as high as tonight
Staring through a window in time
For someone to show me what I’m like
He said, “Hello”, it’s like a …
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh-oh, every little smile hides a little lie
Could cut the silence with a knife
Subatomic bliss is nothing left to miss
It’s just empty Russian roulette
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to brush it off my …
Walkin’ through a crowd, the village1 is a glow2
Kaleidoscope of a loud, hide beats under coats3
Everybody here wanted somethin’ more4
Searchin’ for a sound we hadn’t heard before5
And it said
Welcome to New York6
It’s been waitin’ for you7
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
It’s a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore8
The lights are so bright but they never blind me, me9
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors
Took our broken hearts and put them in a drawer10
Everybody here was someone else before11
And you can want who you want
Boys and boys and girls and girls12
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
It’s a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore
The lights are so bright but they never blind me, me
Welcome to New York (New York!)
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
Like any great love, it keeps you guessing
Like any real love, it’s ever-changing
Like any true love, it drives you crazy13
But you know you wouldn’t change anything, anything, anything
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
It’s a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat
The lights are so bright but they never blind me
Welcome to New York
New soundtrack
It’s been waitin’ for you
Welcome to New York
The lights are so bright but they never blind me
Welcome to New York
So bright, they never blind me
Welcome to New York
Welcome to New York14
Some neighborhoods in New York City have the nickname “village,” such as East Village and Greenwich Village.
The busy nature of the neighborhood in which Taylor Swift finds herself is enticing to her. She is captivated by everything around her.
The sights and sounds blend together in a kind of symphony to Taylor Swift’s eyes and ears.
Taylor Swift notes that people come to New York for success – to work their way up in the world.
Many people believe that New York is the place where their dreams can come true, if only they try hard enough.
New York feels like an endless red carpet to many people. Although some find it to be a very anonymous type of place, Taylor Swift feels as though it is a place in which its residents feel like they are always in the spotlight.
Of course, no city literally waits for a specific person to come to it, but Taylor Swift encourages those seeking success that their opportunity awaits them in New York City.
The “soundtrack” to which Taylor Swift dances is a metaphor for the professional routine one enjoys once he or she has come to New York.
Bright lights are related to fame and success, the things many people come to New York City to seek.
Taylor Swift acknowledges that New York City is a place to which people run in an effort to overcome their past pains.
“Everybody here was someone else before” means that to be successful, one must take the first risky step of moving to New York to be successful.
New York City is a place where one’s desires can be fulfilled.
New York City is a place of endless mystery and adventure, according to Taylor Swift.
“Welcome to New York” is a song about the promise and excitement of New York City.
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