From the recording On the Mend
Lyrics
What did you do, you’ve opened up the zoo. Zoo, ohhhh
What did you do, you've opened up the zoo
It’s all gonna come true, when they come for you
Now I’m seeing red, cuz I allowed myself to be fed
But after a while, life’s gonna send you, up the Nile,
after a while life’s gonna send you, up the Nile
I breathe in and out and think about what life's about.
And as my brain rings the bell, I realize life’s nothing but hell, nothing but…hell, oh, whoa
So what did you do, you’ve opened up the zoo.zoooo oh,
Their coming for you
They opened up the zoo, they opened up the zoo
Their coming for you
Welcome to the zoo, get knocked down, and like Jack and Jill you’re gonna break your crown
Just look around and see, anyone feeling happy, will soon be on their knees begging God for some mercy
Look and see just look at me, knocked down since I was three I give a plea, stop torturing me, not by a mile, send my ass up the Nile, send my ass up the Nile.
What did you do, you’ve opened up the zoo.
It’s all gonna come true, when they come for you
Like I’m standing in the sea, waves pounding on to me
I’m standing my ground, look at all this success I’ve found.
But in a blink an eye and I don’t lie, when life gets good, that’s when I’ll die, when I’ll die - my pie in the sky will be gone by the end of this song
But I try, to just get by, open my wings and fly, but I fall down, a wicked sound of broken wings when they hit the ground
What did you do, you’ve opened the zoo...
Sent up the Nile, sent up the Nile, sent up the Nile, sent up the Nile