What Does Empire State Of Mind Mean

The song "Empire State of Mind" is a song that could potentially be New York's "anthem". People have said this because this song tells the story of the singers (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys) who have became popular because of New York City. In a general idea, the authors of this song are trying to prove that New York is really a "concrete jungle where dreams are made of" (a line in the chorus sang by Alicia Keys). It might not always be easy, but if your dream is to become big in New York City, and you follow that dream, you might just bring that dream to life. Once you've made it big in New York City, you can be as big anywhere else. At a first listen to the song, I did not really get the impression that this was what the singers are trying