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Zoo Girl

Release date: 13th October 2022

From MATATrack 72:53

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"Zoo Girl" is a track by M.I.A, from the album MATA, released 13th October 2022. The track is 2:53 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about M.I.A.

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Lyrics

Zoo Girl

I'm a zoo girl
Straight out the wild, wild East
I'm good, bad, I'm the ugly
I'm a do-gal
Make a dream come true
Wrap an arm round you like a bangle
Keep it hot, keep it humble
Mums to the jumble
Causing a rumble
See me in the rubble of the Hubble telescope
Bringing scope to these heavens (brrrr!)

In my own space
My own fucking race
An alien bringing unity in your face
Tell me about your life
Tell me about your wife
Tell me about your trouble and strife
Tell me why you cry, tell me why you lie
Things you'vе tried and how you stay fly
I'll be therе, not cold like ice
I done already paid that price

Zoo girl
Zoo girl
Zoo girl
Zoo girl
I'ma start a revolution

I'm humble in the jungle
But I'm wild at heart
When you see me, you're in trouble
Gonna light that spark
I'm humble in the jungle
But I'm wild at heart
When you see me, you're in trouble
Gonna light that spark

This time I'm gonna have way more bite
Put a voice to the mic, make a beat real tight
I still got fight, I still got vision
I still got sight, my brain's still bright
Running on full or running on a track
Running like a tiger, I'm bringing start back
Earn that credit when thing go brat
I'm that bitch and that's that fact

If you want the sauce then I got it on tap
Don't be messing with my blessing when I got it like that
A mind full of traps that's set for the packs
Clearer than snakes that's hidden in the hatch
Wild wild, East, North, South and West
If you need a rider than ya looking at the best (best, best, best)

Zoo girl
Zoo girl
Zoo girl
Zoo girl

I'm humble in the jungle
But I'm wild at heart
When you see me, you're in trouble
Gonna light that spark
I'm humble in the jungle
But I'm wild at heart
When you see me, you're in trouble
Gonna light that spark

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Track details

From MATA

2:532022

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Album

14th October 2022

Track number

7

Release year

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