[INTRO — Distant zoo announcement crackles through radio static. Slow ceremonial drums, metallic echoes and a distorted electric guitar curl around a creeping bassline.] [ROBOTIC ZOO ANNOUNCER — Calm, professional, faintly sinister.] Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the enclosure. Please do not feed the humans. They already think they're in charge. [ DISTORTED MONKEY CHATTER — RHYTHMIC ] [PAUSE] Oh, look. One's bought a bigger cage. [BEAT DROP — Heavy kick, rolling tribal percussion, snarling bass and hypnotic big beat] [VERSE 1 — Deep, deadpan male vocal, locked tightly to the groove.] Wake up. Dress up. Put your face on. Chase that little dream Till the daylight's gone. Buy more. Want more. Show them what you've got. Everybody's climbing To the very same top. Smile wide. Stand tall. Play the game. Everybody's different In exactly the same way. [SITAR STAB — Sharp bend. Bass pulses twice, then cuts.] [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER] Exhibit A. The status-seeking primate. Notice the expensive feathers. [PAUSE] The brain is still developing. [BEAT SLAMS BACK IN] [PRE-CHORUS — Male chant builds. Female whispers pan across the stereo field.] Who's the leader? Who's the king? Who's the fool With the golden ring? Who's watching? Who's being watched? Who's forgotten What they've actually got? [ONE BEAT OF SILENCE] [CHORUS — HUGE DANCE DROP. Layered male chants, female backing vocals, pounding kick and thick distorted bass.] WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! RUN FOR THE MONEY! FIGHT FOR THE CROWN! BUILD YOUR LITTLE KINGDOM THEN BURN IT DOWN! WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! [POST-CHORUS — Chopped vocals become percussion. Guitar loops over rolling bass.] Look at them go! Look at them run! Everybody's competing! Nobody's won! [VERSE 2 — Amused, increasingly sarcastic male vocal. Bass, hand drums and banjo kicks.] The lion wants power. The peacock wants fame. The monkey copies Whatever's the game. The parrots repeat What they hear on TV. The sheep follow sheep Like it's all they can see. The wolves wear suits. The snakes sell advice. The vultures circle And call it paradise. [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER — Beat pauses between sentences.] Observation. The human has purchased an identity. [PAUSE] It does not fit. [BASS STAB] The human has purchased another identity. [PAUSE] This one is on sale. [BEAT RETURNS — FULL GROOVE] [PRE-CHORUS — Ethereal female vocal floats above rising percussion; male voice chants underneath.] Who's the leader? Who's the king? Who's the fool With the golden ring? Who's watching? Who's being watched? Who's forgotten What they've actually got? [CHORUS — FULL BASS, HUGE CHANTS, DISTORTED GUITAR AND EXPLOSIVE PERCUSSION.] WELCOME! WELCOME! TO THE HUMAN ZOO! RUN FOR THE MONEY! FIGHT FOR THE CROWN! BUILD YOUR LITTLE KINGDOM THEN BURN IT DOWN! WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE SECTION — Hypnotic tribal percussion, electric riffs, bubbling analogue synths, rolling bass. Chopped chants pulse through the mix.] [MALE VOCAL — Rhythmic, playful, suddenly more serious.] What side of the cage are you on? [BEAT CUTS — LOW SUB-BASS PULSE] [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER] Visitor identification required. [PAUSE] Are you observing the exhibit... [LONG PAUSE] ...or participating in it? [ONE BEAT OF ABSOLUTE SILENCE] [HUGE BASS DROP] [ROBOTIC ZOO ANNOUNCER — Slightly distorted.] Attention, visitors. We have a situation. [PAUSE] [QUIET MALE VOICE — Deadpan.] What happened? [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER — Suddenly alarmed.] Attention, visitors! The humans have escaped their enclosures! [PAUSE] Correction. They appear to have built larger ones. [ONE BEAT OF ABSOLUTE SILENCE] [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER — QUIETLY.] And they're charging admission. [HUGE BASS DROP — DISTORTED Guitar, ROLLING TRIBAL DRUMS, FULL-THROTTLE TECHNO.] [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE MALE CHANTS, ETHEREAL FEMALE VOCALS, CROWD RESPONSES.] WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! EVERYBODY'S WATCHING YOU! JUMP UP! SHOW OFF! DO WHAT THEY DO! WELCOME! WELCOME! TO THE HUMAN ZOO! CHASE THAT MONEY! CHASE THAT FAME! CHANGE YOUR COSTUME! STAY THE SAME! WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! WELCOME TO THE HUMAN ZOO! [EXTENDED DANCE OUTRO — Relentless rolling bass, hypnotic percussion, evolving electric guitar riffs and chopped crowd chants. Rhythmic stops snap back into the groove. Female vocals dissolve into an eerie, wordless texture.] [ROBOTIC ANNOUNCER — Calm again.] Thank you for visiting. Please return to your designated enclosure. [PAUSE] Your feedback is important to us. [PAUSE] Your freedom is not included. [FINAL BASS HIT] [TRANSMISSION STATIC] [QUIET ROBOTIC WHISPER] Exhibit closed. The humans are still performing. [END]
