One minute I'm walking down 5th Avenue The next I wake up in an alley My head is pounding, there's an orange hue A hooded man says he'll save me.
He places a gas mask onto my face Tells me to take it easy The goggles mist as my heart acclimates But I get nervous when he says
Welcome to the Empire State No one will ever find you Welcome to the Empire State
We walk to the corner of Hanover Street and climb up the stairs of the brownstone We enter a room of New York refugees He says he's the Pastor of Lost Souls
We read from The Seduction of The Innocent While the pastor waves his hatchet He speaks with power and eloquence But I got nervous when he says
Welcome to the Empire State No one will ever find you Welcome to the Empire State
I'm in New York on July 4th I'm in New York It's the summertime and I'm in the city
I'm in New York on July 4th I'm in New York I look across the river and I see Jersey City