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Zoo Eyes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why, what am I doing in Dubai?
In the prime of my life
Do you love me?
Cried all the way through
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
[Chorus]
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair
All rain is beads
That drain to where the mother shell meets the sea
[Verse 2]
I drove my inner child to a show
It talked all the way home
And the nectar
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
[Chorus]
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all sound is bees
That drift to where the covered tree has no leaves
[Verse 3]
Nice
Nice to have remembered, well, a pin
A colourful bride
They are magnificent
Do you love me?
Again
Again in the morning
In the light, a playing fight
And the nectar
Dubai, Dubai
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
[Chorus]
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all fear is green
It sits above the classroom of your dreams
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all love is fleece
It leaves a cold lamb laughing in the breeze
[Outro]
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
What am I doing in Dubai?
Why, what am I doing in Dubai?
In the prime of my life
Do you love me?
Cried all the way through
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair
All rain is beads
That drain to where the mother shell meets the sea
I drove my inner child to a show
It talked all the way home
And the nectar
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all sound is bees
That drift to where the covered tree has no leaves
Nice
Nice to have remembered, well, a pin
A colourful bride
They are magnificent
Do you love me?
Again
Again in the morning
In the light, a playing fight
And the nectar
Dubai, Dubai
Zoo eyes, zoo eyes, zoo eyes
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all fear is green
It sits above the classroom of your dreams
Zoo eyes
Ask for me and you shall receive
Opulent fair, all love is fleece
It leaves a cold lamb laughing in the breeze
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
It's the greatest show on Earth you shall receive
What am I doing in Dubai?
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Looking into someone’s eyes and hearing all the chaotic, noisy impressions you might associate with a zoo — a metaphor for overwhelming sensory or emotional experience. She asked listeners to imagine the sounds you might hear in a zoo — the cacophony of roars, shrieks, elephants and things — and said that “zoo eyes” was like looking into somebody’s eyes and hearing all that.
Harding’s phrasing implies Zoo Eyes evokes: a feeling of intensity and bewilderment looking at someone (or something) and having a whole “inner zoo” of emotional/psychedelic noise in your head a perspective that blends observation and internal chaos Instead of spelling out a story, she uses imagery that is poetic, surreal, and open to interpretation — which is very much her style.
Love this song, very mesmerizing! And the video is out of this world! I have no idea what the meaning is though, it seems to be very deep and poetic, mysterious and vague. I read someone say it may be about a young girl sold into the sex trade in the middle east. Love to hear other ideas.