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Artist: The Kills
Canonical path: /the-kills/what-new-york-used-to-be
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What New York Used to Be
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What New York Used to Be
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Come on, come on drama
Come on draw, scratch and say it
Say it, make it to the blind light
Climb and drop an apple
Off the top, it's not
I don't want to eat it
Need it, know it
Force and feed it
Leave it, be it
Just keep it
In its box
What? - Easy
Used to be what? - Love
Used to be what? - Drugs
Used to be what? - TV
Used to be what? - Music
Used to be what? - Luck
Used to be what? - Art
Used to be what you used to be
Come on drama, come on girl
You swing your mile long
Love song surely tells the future
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In the water, shot of ecstasy
Secrets in the open bottle
Feed it, don't believe it
Just leave it
In its box
What? - Easy
Used to be what? - Fun
Used to be what? - Dreaming
Used to be what? - Fame
Used to be what? - City
Used to be what? - Fast
Used to be what? - Low
Used to be what? - New York
Used to be what? - New York
Used to be what? - New York
Used to be what? - New York
Used to be what New York used to be
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