Night the City Cried
U-God Lyrics

Night falling, red dawn, without warning or beef
The darkness of night arrives suddenly, without any prior conflict or disagreement

Late night city life, in the dark Manhattan fog, creep
Moving through the bustling city during the late hours, hidden in the dense fog of Manhattan

Wit' cats and dogs become meat
Being surrounded by dangerous and predatory individuals

All that is sacred
Everything that is considered important and meaningful

My body lay naked
Feeling vulnerable and exposed

Aching for some weeks, maybe it was a hostage taken
Experiencing physical pain for an extended period, as if being held captive

Some money making Jamaican
Referring to a person involved in illegal activities to make money, possibly from Jamaica

High for thuggery disgrace on did him ugly, kicked his bloody face in
Intoxicated by the disgraceful actions of a criminal, brutally assaulting him and causing severe injuries

Maybe he was mistaken for some great man
Possibly confusing the criminal with someone of higher importance or status

In a dirty place he lay in a gray basement
Finding the criminal lying in a grim and gloomy basement

Shaking his scabs, crack bag, stabbed up four times, strong!
Witnessing the wounded criminal trembling while holding drugs, having been stabbed multiple times

With a long rusty Jason
Being attacked with a rusty weapon, possibly a knife

Dumped the smoldering corpse in a dumpster truck of garbage
Disposing of the burning dead body in a garbage truck

In this mad man hell he laid in
Being in a chaotic and insane environment

Logical was hatred
Feeling a rational and justified sense of anger

Some replacement killer came through, left small traces
Another hired assassin arrived and left only minimal evidence behind

Engraved his chest
Carving or marking the criminal's chest with a message

Left him for death
Abandoning the criminal to die

Left him on his last breath
Leaving the criminal close to death and struggling to breathe

Crawling, just to make a statement
Struggling to move, but still making a defiant statement

In this matrix
Within this complicated and deceptive world

Subconsciously gazing the soft shell of a man
Unconsciously observing the vulnerable exterior of a person

Somehow found, amazing!
Surprised by the discovery or realization

By the department of sanitation
Discovered or found by the sanitation department

Under city lights to the hospital
Transported to the hospital under the glow of the city lights

Hit him with the chest rockers, shockers
Administered various medical techniques, possibly involving chest compressions and defibrillation

Pop him open just to keep his heart racing (clear)
Performing emergency procedures to maintain the criminal's heartbeat and ensure his survival

Will he make it?
Questioning whether the criminal will survive

Will he survive?
Contemplating if the criminal will overcome his injuries

Terror in his eyes
Expressing fear and panic through his eyes

Night the city cries
The city mourns and expresses sorrow during the night

Payback is crime
Seeking revenge is a criminal act

He damn near died
He was extremely close to death

Banished my wounds not mine
Treating wounds that may not belong to him, but still causing pain

The city cries, drama ride
The city is filled with chaos and turmoil, experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions

Guns out the window, slide
Firing guns from the window while moving swiftly

Before me now the city cries
The city continues to express its grief and pain before him

Unconscious for months (beep beep)
Being in a coma for an extended period of time

Deep in coma shock
Being in a state of deep shock while in a coma

When you awoke, it was hope
Feeling a sense of optimism upon waking up

Dry throat
Experiencing a dry sensation in the throat

Choking off tools, being fed ice cubes
Struggling to speak while receiving cold ice cubes to soothe the throat

Pain in you head
Suffering from a headache

Change of the bed
Having the bedding changed while recovering

Doped up and soaking while police on top
Being heavily medicated and monitored by police

Doctors monitor your heart (heart beating)
Medical professionals monitoring the condition of the heart, which is still beating

Sergeant Bilko came in with some zombie ass cops
A police sergeant named Bilko arrived with some exhausted and unresponsive officers

What we have here the chief embraces
The police chief acknowledges the situation at hand

In his hands he pulls out two briefcases
Revealing two briefcases held by the police chief

A picture popped up on computer
A computer screen displayed a picture

One woman, one man, sharpshooter
Showing a picture of a woman and a man, with the man being a skilled marksman

He asked you do you remember these two faces?
Inquiring if the person remembers the faces in the picture

'Mind you you're blind, completely hung out to dry, victimized
Reminding the individual that they have no recollection and are vulnerable, having been subjected to mistreatment

Violated as if you was raped
Feeling violated and abused, as if experiencing rape

What the hell
Expressing confusion or frustration

You escape well
Managing to escape successfully

Police investigated the scene
Law enforcement examined the crime scene

Scrape the crime scene
Collecting evidence from the scene of the crime

Down to the bone panel
Thoroughly examining every detail and aspect of the crime scene

While you lay frail in the enamel
While the individual remained weak and vulnerable

Under you nails in the scuffle
Detecting DNA samples under the person's nails from the struggle

You scratched some DNA samples that match
Accidentally leaving behind DNA evidence that matches someone else's

The blood on your clothes are not yours, it was his
Realizing that the blood on the clothes belongs to someone else, not the individual

Right before you blacked out, took that blow
Just before losing consciousness, receiving a powerful hit or strike

In September, you can't remember
Unable to recall events that occurred in September

You ripped his nose ring
Tearing off the nose ring of the attacker

Right out his nose
Completely removing the nose ring from the attacker's nose

Before he took it four times in the ribs
Before the individual received four stabs or blows to the ribs

But somehow he lived
Remarkably, the attacker survived despite the injuries

From the little bit of blood you grabbed
Retrieving a small amount of the attacker's blood

His skin type, you ran it back to forensic labs
Analyzing the attacker's skin type in a forensic laboratory

Your finger prints popped up
The individual's fingerprints were detected and identified

This is where it begins
This is the starting point of the investigation

Your street name was Henry the Saint
The individual was known by the street name Henry the Saint

Staten Island's where your crib was at
The individual's residence or home was located in Staten Island

Park Hill project was your outlet
The Park Hill housing project served as a place for the individual to engage in activities

You was a target
Being the focus of someone's attention and intent

Or organized outfit
Possibly part of an organized group or organization

Not by the mafia, this where it get chills
The individual was targeted by a group other than the mafia, creating a sense of fear

Your wife hired some hit man to kill you for your ten million dollar will
Discovering that the individual's wife hired an assassin to murder him in order to gain access to his ten million dollar will

Money fund drill
The assassination plot was driven by financial motives

Booby trapped perhaps
Considering the possibility of the plot being rigged with traps

Left his food for the rats
Leaving behind evidence or clues for law enforcement to find

Now
At this moment

One cop's weakness
Identifying a vulnerability or weakness of a certain police officer

Was heroic, he exposed pieces
Acting heroically, the police officer revealed crucial information or evidence

Leaked out information
Revealing confidential information to the public

On surveillance where his wife was staying
Providing details about the location where the individual's wife was being monitored

Police tracked her down
Law enforcement located the individual's wife

Blood hound on the east side of town
Efficiently locating the wife on the eastern side of town

In some skyscraper
Finding the wife in a tall building

They had video tapes of her
Having recorded evidence of the wife's actions or whereabouts

And some porn star fling, her and the next door neighbor
Capturing footage of the wife engaging in a sexual relationship with a neighbor

And the killer with the nose ring
Also recording the presence of the attacker with the nose ring

But the police didn't have a case
Despite the evidence, law enforcement lacked a solid case

'Cause the victim couldn't remember a thing
Due to the individual's memory loss, the case lacked vital information

Not even a face
Unable to recall or recognize the attacker's face

He had to clear his name
Feeling the need to prove his innocence and remove any suspicion

He bit off more than he could chew
Taking on more challenges or responsibilities than he was prepared for

His absent minded flash backs grew
Experiencing random and disjointed memories from the past

And grew to hate
These memories transitioned into feelings of anger or animosity

He had to escape
Feeling the urge to flee or get away from the situation

To ICU
Seeking refuge in the Intensive Care Unit

On the second day he came through
Making progress or recovering on the second day

He concocted the impossible
Formulating a plan that seemed implausible or unrealistic

The psych' slipped out the cuffs
Successfully escaping from the handcuffs while under psychological evaluation

Somehow killed to armed guards (bang, bang)
Managing to fatally harm or eliminate two armed guards

Grabbed their guns
Taking possession of the guards' firearms

Before he fled the hospital, slivers into the night
Escaping the hospital quietly and disappearing into the darkness of the night

If police hunting was right
If the police were pursuing him correctly

He's seeking for justice
He is searching for a sense of fairness or retribution

Off point bulletin
Sending out an alert or message with inaccurate or misleading information

On a black male Jamaican
The alert focuses on a black male of Jamaican descent

Meanwhile a dark lookable crook
At the same time, an easily recognizable and suspicious criminal

Is in an alleyway for retaliation
Preparing for revenge in a secluded alley

A limo pulled across the street from a gas station
A limousine parked opposite a gas station

He saw his wife
Spotting his wife

And the nigga that knifed him
And the person who stabbed him

He wanted to mash him
Desiring to physically harm or attack him

He was real patient
Exhibiting considerable patience despite the intense desire for revenge

A devilish growl sensation
Experiencing a sinister and malicious feeling

And the rain grew to a foul meditation (sound of rain)
The rain intensified, adding to the ominous and contemplative atmosphere

Of betrayal, murder revenge
Reflecting on feelings of betrayal, murder, and the desire for revenge

Bitch that set you up will get hers in the end
Promising that the woman who orchestrated the setup will face consequences eventually

In the hall of the lobby floor
Within the hallway area on the ground floor of the building

Security on post
Security personnel present and on duty

Got gun butted three times in the head with the old dusty toast
Being struck three times in the head with the butt of an old and neglected firearm

Now he slipped past the video cameras undetected
Successfully avoiding detection by the surveillance cameras

To the twenty-fifth floor
Moving up to the twenty-fifth floor of the building

Apartment five-oh-four
Entering apartment number 504

When he rang the bell (ding dong) sweet voice said
When he pressed the doorbell, a pleasant voice responded

She cracked it open, her reply I thought you was dead
Partially opening the door, she expressed surprise, thinking he was dead

In a matter of seconds and inches
Within a short period of time and a close physical distance

The door was hanging off the hinges (crash)
The door was violently torn from its hinges and crashed to the ground

Her eyes met the metal
Her gaze collided with the sight of a weapon

She screamed Oh my God
Reacting with shock and fear, she screamed in horror

Out the back room the killer with the nose ring
Emerging from the back room, the attacker with the nose ring appeared

Smashed the nigga in the head with a porcelain vase
Violently hitting the person in the head with a fragile porcelain vase

Shots ricochet like lightning roads
Gunshots bounce off surfaces like fast-moving lightning bolts

Put the bimbo in arms
Holding the woman in his arms

The drapes caught on fire, with no alarm
The curtains ignited, but no fire alarm was triggered

They crashed out the window, but they somehow held on
They smashed through the window, but managed to stay attached or hold onto something

Dangling from a hundred stories high
Hanging or swinging from an extremely tall building

Don't doubt him
Do not question or underestimate him

Will he make it?
Will he survive or succeed?

Continued next album
The story will continue in the next album

Golden Arm is as good as his reputation says
Confirming that Golden Arm is just as talented as his reputation suggests

With his bare hands he stood all of us off
Using only his hands, he successfully defended himself against all of our attacks

And if he had weapons
Implying that if he had used weapons, the outcome would have been even more devastating

Golden Arm never uses weapons
Emphasizing that Golden Arm never relies on weapons and only uses his hands

Says he doesn't need them
Asserting that he is skilled enough without weapons

He says using his bare arms is the best
Believing that using his bare arms is the most effective method for him

And he's probably right
Acknowledging that he is likely correct in his assessment

Nobody's beaten him yet
No one has been able to defeat him so far

Just using his arms he beat us all then
Only relying on his arms, he defeated all of us during the previous encounter

We had no chance
We stood no chance against him

He had us cold
He had complete control over the situation and us