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The Kills
Midnight Boom
What New York Used to Be

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What New York Used to Be

Release date: 10th March 2008

From Midnight BoomTrack 113:18

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"What New York Used to Be" is a track by The Kills, from the album Midnight Boom, released 10th March 2008. The track is 3:18 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about The Kills.

About the Artist

The Kills

The Kills

Lyrics

What New York Used to Be

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 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

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 easy used to be
What fun used to be
What dreaming used to be
What fame used to be
What the 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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Track details

From Midnight Boom

3:182008

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Album

10th March 2008

Track number

11

Release year

2008

1U.R.A Fever
2:18
2Cheap and Cheerful
2:29
3Tape Song
3:38
4Getting Down
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Credits

Writer: Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince
Producer: Alex Epton, Alison Mosshart, Jamie Hince
Engineer: Bill Skibbe, Jessica Ruffins
Mixing Engineer: Tom Elmhirst
Programmer: Alex Epton