"Zoo Station" Lyrics U2



"Zoo Station" Lyrics U2

The song that opens Achtung Baby and the song that defines how U2 dreamt it all up again following Rattle and Hum.

The lyrics were inspired by a story Bono heard of Berlin during World War II in which animals escaped the Berlin city's zoo after it was damaged in overnight bombing. Rhinos, pelicans and flamingos wandered around the next morning while people were sifting through the rubble. 

Bono was also influenced when he learned of a subway station in Berlin called Zoo Station, since it stopped at the zoo. He compared the song to the actual subway station, saying "it was written as an opening track, the beasts breaking out of their cages."

Zoo Station Lyrics


I'm ready, ready for the laughing gas
I'm ready, I'm ready for what's next
I'm ready to duck, I'm ready to dive
I'm ready to say 'I'm glad to be alive'
I'm ready, I'm ready for the push
In the cool of the night
In the warmth of the breeze
I'll be crawling around
On my hands and knees

She's just down the line
Zoo Station
Got to make it on time
Zoo Station

I'm ready, ready for the gridlock
I'm ready to take it to the street
I'm ready for the shuffle, ready for the deal
Ready to let go of the steering wheel
I'm ready, ready for the crush

Just down the line
Zoo Station
I'll be on time
Zoo Station

Alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright
It's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright
Hey baby, hey baby, hey baby, hey baby
It's alright, it's alright
Don't worry, you're catching it up

Time is a train, makes the future the past
Leaves you standing in the station
Your face pressed up against the glass

I'm just down the line from your love
Zoo Station
Under the sign of your love
Zoo Station
I'm gonna make it on time, make it on time
Make it on time, just make it on time, baby
Zoo Station
We'll be right here
Zoo Station
It's alright, just make it
Zoo Station
I'm gonna make it on time
Just two stops down the line from your love
Zoo Station
Just a stop down

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