[Intro]
(SFX: ticket tear, distant roar, camera click)
Yo — ticket in my pocket, sun on my grill,
Vlogger on the lens, city zoo, big thrill. (Skrrt)
Call that cotton candy crown, map fold, plan tight,
We ’bout to ride the wild vibes from morning to night.
[Verse 1]
Ticket in my pocket, the stub still sticky with sugar,
Step past the turnstile, heartbeat bumpin’ like a drummer.
Zookeeper laughs, hands on a hose, water gloss on his boots,
Parrot squawks colors, talkin’ louder than the news.
Lions on the rock like kings with gold manes gleamin’,
I spit lines, they spit roars — both big, both dreamin’. (Roar)
Kids with face paint, cheetah streaks, sneakers on sprint,
Cotton candy clouds melt down thumbs, sticky imprint.
Monkeys monkeyin’ — funky, jumpin’, trunkin’ the scene,
Internal rhyme attack: bananas, bandanas, bright and mean.
Giraffe necks flex, tall text messages to the sky,
I phone a close-up — long shots, low shots, slow sigh.
Shark tank glass hum, the jaws move like basslines,
Tigers prowl in the stripe light, snap like baseline hard times.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Ad-lib call) Hey — we here! (We here!)
(Answer) Wild in the city, clear! (Clear!)
Echoes of a habitat, heartbeats sync with the crowd,
This ain’t just a visit — it’s a vow out loud.
[Chorus] (4-bar chant — repeatable payoff)
Zoo trip flow — wild in my soul, (Wild!)
Roars to the rhythm, we never fold, (Never fold)
From ticket to torchlight, memory gold,
Zoo trip flow — keep that story told. (Story told)
[Verse 2]
Elephants stomp slow like a low-end drum roll,
Wisdom in their step, pocket change for the toll.
I trade a smile with a keeper, he says, "Respect the pace,"
He’s got keys, he’s got tales written deep on his face.
Flamingos in formation — pink pianos on a lake,
I count the beats between the steps, make the ground awake.
Feed the peacocks — feather glass fans flash with a flick,
Camera finds a miracle, frame the flutters real quick.
Snack stand steam, nacho cheese like molten gold,
Two-dollar maps, three-dollar laughs — priceless, sold.
I drop a line like a rope: "A moment’s a borrowed home,"
We walk through habitats, each one’s a poem to roam.
[Bridge]
(Soft beat, strings rise)
Beneath the roar and the laugh, there’s a hush, a lesson, a hush,
We’re small here but connected — in their eyes I see the rush.
A city of cages and care, of echoes and repair,
My mic picks up the whisper: "Take this wonder everywhere."
[Breakdown — Call & Response]
Leader: "What we came for?" Crowd: "Wonder!" (Wonder!)
Leader: "What we take home?" Crowd: "Stories!" (Stories!)
Leader: "Who we are after this?" Crowd: "A little more kind!" (A little more kind!)
(Beat stabs, SFX: lion roar, monkey chatter)
[Chorus] (repeat — add ad-libs)
Zoo trip flow — wild in my soul, (Wild! Hey!)
Roars to the rhythm, we never fold, (Never fold — come on)
From ticket to torchlight, memory gold,
Zoo trip flow — keep that story told. (Story told)
[Outro]
(SFX: evening bell, stroller wheels, distant trainer whistle)
Sun
