Welcome to New York was inspired by Taylor Swifts perspective on New York City and marks a shift in Swifts musical direction towards a more pop sound. It is often seen as an anthem to individual freedom, acceptance, and the opportunity for reinvention that the city provides.
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Introduction:
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x 6
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Walking through a crowd the village is aglow
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Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats
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Everybody here wanted something more
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Searching for a sound we hadn’t heard before, and it said
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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It’s a new soundtrack
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I could dance to this beat forever more
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The lights are so bright
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But they never blind me, me
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors
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Took our broken hearts, put them in a drawer
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Everybody here was someone else before
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And you can want who you want
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Boys and boys and girls and girls
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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It’s a new soundtrack
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I could dance to this beat forever more
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The lights are so bright
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But they never blind me, me
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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Like any great love, it keeps you guessing
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Like any real love, it’s ever changing
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Like any true love, it drives you crazy
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But you know you wouldn’t change anything, anything, anything
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
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It’s a new soundtrack
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I could dance to this beat
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The lights are so bright
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But they never blind me
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Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you
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Welcome to New York, the lights are so bright but they never blind me
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Welcome to New York, so bright they never blind me