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New York City Lyrics
I saw a rainbow stretched across the ocean
Crashed the Big Apple
So I took a bite
Found a taste I like
But she bit me back
I jumped across the ocean
Found a Big Apple
So I took a bite
She teased me with a taste
Laid my soul to waste
Stabbed me in the back
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never coming back, no
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never coming back, child
Pressure never stops
Pressure never drops
Lennon got fried
Said it was a crime
Said it was a pity
No one even cried
Pressure never stops
Pressure never drops
Lennon got fried
Said it was a crime
Said it was a pity
No one even cried, cried, cried
Oh, Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I ain't never coming back, oh no no
Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I ain't never coming back
Oh, New York City
Oh, New York City, yeah, yeah
New York City, yeah
Oh, New York City, well, well
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I'm never coming back, no
Disneyland, trash can baby, yeah
It'll give you a heart attack
The Times Square shuffle, Manhattan flip
Twenty four hour groove
Working up a frenzy baby
People push on through, yeah
Listen boy
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I jumped across the ocean
Found a Big Apple
So I took a bite
She teased me with a taste
Laid my soul to waste
Stabbed me in the back
Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I'm never coming back, no no no
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never, never, yeah
Oh, New York City
Wake up, yeah, in the New York City
Well, New York City, yeah, yeah
New York City
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake it up, do it now
Shake it up, bells ringing
I'm shooting on the hip now
I'm shooting on the hip now, baby
I'm shooting on the hip now
Oh, New York City
Crashed the Big Apple
So I took a bite
Found a taste I like
But she bit me back
Found a Big Apple
So I took a bite
She teased me with a taste
Laid my soul to waste
Stabbed me in the back
I ain't never coming back, no
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never coming back, child
Pressure never drops
Lennon got fried
Said it was a crime
Said it was a pity
No one even cried
Pressure never drops
Lennon got fried
Said it was a crime
Said it was a pity
No one even cried, cried, cried
I ain't never coming back, oh no no
Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I ain't never coming back
Oh, New York City, yeah, yeah
New York City, yeah
Oh, New York City, well, well
I'm never coming back, no
Disneyland, trash can baby, yeah
It'll give you a heart attack
The Times Square shuffle, Manhattan flip
Twenty four hour groove
Working up a frenzy baby
People push on through, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Found a Big Apple
So I took a bite
She teased me with a taste
Laid my soul to waste
Stabbed me in the back
I'm never coming back, no no no
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never, never, yeah
Wake up, yeah, in the New York City
Well, New York City, yeah, yeah
New York City
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shake it up, bells ringing
I'm shooting on the hip now
I'm shooting on the hip now, baby
I'm shooting on the hip now
Oh, New York City
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This song was inspired by the period between 1986 and 1987 that The Cult spent in New York while recording their Electric album. The Cult's frontman, Ian Astbury, said: "New York City really has to be experienced. It's like trying to explain the taste of gasoline and vodka, you just kinda have to take a taste yourself. New York City, of course, is famous for it's 24 hour, nonstop activity, of course it's high crime rate, high buildings, intense living are something we experienced for quite a while."
The second verse deals with the shooting of John Lennon, who was killed outside of The Dakota apartments in New York by Mark David Chapman.