Chumbawamba Tearing up zoo Lyrics:
Through the turnstile, concrete jungle, sterile
habitat of iron. Symbol of brutality like
supermarkets, missile silos. Man puts up more
barriers, creates his world, denies another.
Animal, unwilling captive, mirrors how the captors
live. Prisoner, imprisoner, it's only the cage
sides makes us different. (reading from the book
and tearing of the book) 'Man's genius is a mind
with which to reason, and he has the power to draw
out the full potential of specific elements. When
you consider the many millions of animals upon the
earth at any time, the priviledge of human company
is enjoyed by very, very few of them. One place
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where wild animals meet with human beings is in
the zoo. There is a tremendous bonding between zoo
animals and their keepers. And though some animals
are indeed contented simply to be fed, and have
their billets cleaned, others, and especially the
mammals, depend a great deal upon their keeper's
company, and respond with great intelligence when
they are treated with intelligence and affection.'
And the spectacle will always have control As it
keeps us all struggling alone Providing little
boxes for us all Demanding that we never ask for
more And we all sit back and drug away the pain In
a world that keeps us passive and tame Isolated we
will never realize How we're spectators in their
paradise Whilst we're stuck inside the ghetto we
create With distractions there to keep us all
content These fences are promises and lies Lets
take the blindfold from our eyes
Lyrics: Tearing up zoo, Chumbawamba [end]