What New York Used to Be

Wow.. this is such a good song. Love the riff. An interesting take on the lyrics to have them as questions.

I heard it as: What easy used to be. What love used to be. What drugs used to be. etc.

but now I'm not so sure...

BOOKLET LYRICS: coma comma drama come on draw it scratch it say it say it make it to the bottom ladder climb it drop an apple off the top it stop it i don't want to eat it need it know it force it feed it leave it be it just keep it in it's box

what easy used to be what love used to be what drugs used to be what t.v. used to be what music used to be what luck used to be what art used to be what you used to be

coma comma drama come on drawl your skin your mile longer love song sure it tells the future fingers crushed and run em' under water shark infested sea of secrets in the open fire beat it broke it don't believe it just keep it in its box

what the city used to be what fun used to be what dreaming used to be what fame used to be what fast used to be what low used to be what new york used to be

though i don't know what she says at the end excellent song, though, and easily their best record yet!

oh and i know the song isn't exactly what the booklet says but some it should help with deciphering some parts :]

To me, I think it's about being in recovery and maybe reminiscing about how the city or your drug/booze/etc used to be because things have changed so much since you quit.

I think the last bit is:

Come on come on come on come on Tell me, come on Tell me how much better the weather And greener the grass, man Show me how it used to be

The whole song is a tongue-in-cheek take on people who remember the past as being so much better than the present. Definitely one of my very favourite Kills songs.

it took me so long to be able to sing this haha. great song though :)