City of Gods Lyrics – FIVIO FOREIGN, Kanye West & Alicia Keys

City of Gods Lyrics by FIVIO FOREIGN, Kanye West & Alicia Keys is a new english song by FIVIO FOREIGN, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys. The song is released on FivioForeign’s official YouTube channel, written by Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, MIKE DEAN, Mark Williams, Victoria Zaro, Tweek Tune, Raul Cubina, Playboi Carti, Lil Mav, Hemz, Dem Jointz, Delacey, Cristion D’or, AyoAA, and Andrew Taggart, produced by Kanye West, MIKE DEAN, Ojivolta, Tweek Tune, Hemz, Lil Mav, AyoAA, and The Chainsmokers, and from the album DONDA 2, offering listeners a bold, cinematic drill-rap anthem that pays homage to New York City while exploring personal power, legacy, and pain.

The song blends gritty street storytelling with grandeur, reflecting on fame, struggle, and identity through the lens of New York’s cultural and emotional weight. Alicia Keys’ soulful chorus pleads with the city for mercy, setting a vulnerable emotional backdrop. Fivio Foreign delivers a declaration of dominance and survival within the city’s intense atmosphere, while Kanye West adds reflections on fame, betrayal, legacy, and Black excellence. The song is both a love letter and a battle cry, combining reverence for the city’s glory with frustration at its unforgiving nature.

City of Gods Details

Song	City of Gods
Album	DONDA 2
Artists	FIVIO FOREIGN, Kanye West & Alicia Keys
Written By	Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, MIKE DEAN, Mark Williams, Victoria Zaro, Tweek Tune, Raul Cubina, Playboi Carti, Lil Mav, Hemz, Dem Jointz, Delacey, Cristion D’or, AyoAA & Andrew Taggart
Produced By	Kanye West, MIKE DEAN, Ojivolta, Tweek Tune, Hemz, Lil Mav, AyoAA & The Chainsmokers
Label	FivioForeign
Language	English
Released Date	Feb 18, 2022

City of Gods Lyrics

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Playboi Carti]
New York City, please go easy on me tonight
New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine (What?)

[Verse 1: Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti]
Yeah, look, huh, nigga, this my shit
Welcome to the city of Gods (What?)
Pop was the king of New York, now I’m the nigga in charge
Only the drillers, the city is ours
We found out the opps and we pick ’em apart
I give ’em my time so I give ’em my heart
If the city love me, then I’m really a star (What?)

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
New York City, please go easy on me tonight
New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine
‘Cause I’m losing my lover to the arms of another
New York City, please go easy on me

[Verse 2: Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti]
Yeah, look, this is the city of money and violence
Everything we do is gon’ come with a challenge
Every bitch you fuck is gon’ come with a balance (What?)
Every shooter with me is coming in silence (What?)
And you niggas better pick a side (Better pick a side)
You niggas side hoppin’ (You niggas side hoppin’)
If I want ’em to not let you come into the city, it’s my option (Baow)
This is the home of the fly shoppin’ (Yeah)
This where the bitches gon’ watch pockets (Yeah)
When I’m on TV, I gotta look good
‘Cause I know the whole block watchin’
If you chill with the opps, we is not vibin’
If I see ’em in person, we Fox 5 ’em
Yeah, the police is on us, we not stoppin’
(Yeah, the police is on us, we not stoppin’, nah)
This is the town of the big drip (Big drip), smooth talk (Smooth talk, ha)
Milly Rock (Milly Rock), Shmoney Dance (Shmoney Dance), Woo Walk (Woo)
You will not survive being too soft (No)
Been a long time, we took a new loss (No)
Shooters shootin’ ’til we got a new corpse (Baow)
If we stop then we lettin’ it cool off (Baow, boom)

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
New York City, please go easy on me tonight
New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine
‘Cause I’m losing my lover to the arms of another
New York City, please go easy on me

[Verse 3: Kanye West & Playboi Carti]
We went off the grid (What?)
We ain’t watch the throne, we took it
We went viral on ’em, they lookin’
It’s a Sunday Service in Brooklyn (What?)
It’s the city that come with the lights
I’m with the drillers that come with the night
They ain’t do four years in college, but they’ll do twenty-five to life
We make money every night (What?)
Never too big of a price (What?)
After I buy the Chicago Bulls (What?), I’ma go and link with Mike (What?)
And if I let ’em have my wife, niggas should thank me
With this Balenciaga and Balenci’ boots and a new blue Yankee
This is Ye, I’m so focused, throw on a mask, no COVID
I’ma turn your life to a meme, let Justin LaBoy post it
You got a album? Postpone it
I drop two and they both going
I got a feeling they in they feelings
They filmin’ a show, but won’t show it
You gotta watch me in slow motion, I’m in that wide-body Benz
I go back to college, do an album, and then drop out again
Took me a minute to get here, my vision is crystal clear
Ayy, Fivi’, excuse me, but this the feature of the year
I feel like Sinatra in these streets, me and Drizzy, we at peace
This the backpack with the Polo and the first Jesus piece
I’m from the Chi’ but I’m always New York
In the city, they treat me like Jesus is walkin’
I been through the pain and all of the torment
I’m sayin’ His name, I make that important (What?)
Now it’s time to give ’em hell
Ask my staff, I pay ’em well
This afternoon, a hundred goons pullin’ up to SNL (What?)
When I pull up, it’s dead on arrival
They act like they love you, they don’t even like you
They throw a party, won’t even invite you
I seen the same thing happen to Michael
When you Black and you rich, they sayin’ you psycho (What?)
It’s like a cycle
If you text me anything hype, you better text back and say it’s a typo
The city of Gods, no city is like you
This the new New York, Ye is the GOAT
Fivi’ is viral and this is the B.I.B.L.E. (What?)

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Fivio Foreign]
New York City, please go easy on me tonight (What the fuck? The fuck?)
(What the fuck?) New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine
‘Cause I’m losing my lover to the arms of another
New York City, please go easy on me

[Outro: Alicia Keys]
Don’t leave me, go easy, go easy, go easy
Don’t leave me, go easy, go easy, go easy
Don’t leave me, go easy, go easy, go easy
New York City, please go easy on me

City of Gods Lyrics Meaning

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Playboi Carti]
Alicia Keys opens with a haunting plea to New York, personifying the city as a force that can either protect or break a heart. The emotional vulnerability contrasts with the hard-edged verses, establishing a tension between aspiration and hardship. Playboi Carti’s interjection adds streetwise urgency, anchoring the emotional tone in the chaos of urban life.

[Verse 1: Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti]
Fivio Foreign steps in with raw confidence, declaring himself the new ruler of New York following Pop Smoke. His lyrics assert control over the streets and loyalty to his city, suggesting that his fame is earned through both love and pain. The city becomes both a throne and a battlefield, where respect is earned through grit and loyalty.

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
Repeating her plea, Alicia Keys underscores the emotional toll the city exacts. The reference to “losing my lover to the arms of another” may symbolize personal or cultural betrayal, reinforcing the idea that even love is fragile in a place driven by ambition and survival.

[Verse 2: Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti]
Fivio continues to map the high stakes of life in New York, from silent killers to transactional relationships. He warns against disloyalty and emphasizes how visibility breeds danger. His lines about fashion, fame, and violence create a portrait of a city where appearances are everything, and danger is ever-present. The flow is relentless, reflecting the nonstop pressure of city life.

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
The chorus returns with amplified weight after Fivio’s vivid street narrative, reinforcing the emotional exhaustion that comes from navigating such a demanding environment. The contrast between Alicia’s tender vocals and the gritty verses highlights the internal conflict between ambition and personal well-being.

[Verse 3: Kanye West & Playboi Carti]
Kanye West delivers a dense, self-referential verse packed with braggadocio, spiritual overtones, and commentary on fame and racial inequality. He frames himself as both a prophet and a victim, blending humor with critique. His references to legacy, betrayal, and media manipulation expand the song’s focus beyond New York, positioning himself as a global icon still intimately tied to the city’s identity. The verse is both a personal memoir and a cultural statement.

[Chorus: Alicia Keys & Fivio Foreign]
The final chorus, with added ad-libs from Fivio, feels like a culmination of emotional fatigue and hard-earned resilience. The desperation in Alicia’s voice now carries added weight from the verses’ harsh realities, portraying the city as both captor and muse.

[Outro: Alicia Keys]
Alicia Keys closes with a mournful repetition, echoing the earlier chorus but with a more resigned, almost prayerful tone. The fading lines suggest a plea for mercy that may never be answered, embodying the bittersweet complexity of life in the “City of Gods.”

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