- published: 13 Aug 2013
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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici]) is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.
The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 385,406 in 2007, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 800,764. and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,104,460 inhabitants in 2011.
Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe;its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki is the 2014 European Youth Capital.
At the airport customs they pulled me in
But I swallowed the drugs before the cops found 'em
Got so damn high I couldn't spin
And as we pulled outta Bucharest I was still tripping
Half liters in the back of the car
With my brothers and sisters down to the Stroeja
Mangled all night to the gypsy punk
We flipped the switch we ran the dub
We had the car bombs the white poison too
From the front to the back had the whole damn crew
And when we shut her down at the break of dawn
Passed out on the couch with my clothes still on man
Side by side out looking for salvation
Brothers and sisters we run this operation
And as the sun comes up I wonder to the sea
And I wash my sins away in Thessaloniki
Through the city streets we drank and talked
Rocked the basements climbed the walls
Locked the hotel doors till the maids went nuts
Hooked up downtown for a liquid luncheon
From the pearl of the east to the riviera
Man we rocked the dubstep the ska and punk
Seaside to seaside bar to club
Pass the bottle till you pass out
Wake the fuck up
Sitting in the car again
Wonder what tomorrow brings
Stagger up behind the decks