Zooropa Lyrics
[Intro]
What do you want?
What do you want?
[Verse 1]
Zooropa: Vorsprung durch Technik
Zooropa: be all that you can be
Be a winner
Eat to get slimmer
[Verse 2]
Zooropa: a bluer kind of white
Zooropa: it could be yours tonight
We're mild and green
And squeaky clean
[Interlude]
What do you want?
What do you want?
[Verse 3]
Zooropa: better by design
Zooropa: fly the friendly skies
Through appliance of science
We've got that ring of confidence
What do you want?
What do you want?
[Verse 1]
Zooropa: Vorsprung durch Technik
Zooropa: be all that you can be
Be a winner
Eat to get slimmer
[Verse 2]
Zooropa: a bluer kind of white
Zooropa: it could be yours tonight
We're mild and green
And squeaky clean
[Interlude]
What do you want?
What do you want?
[Verse 3]
Zooropa: better by design
Zooropa: fly the friendly skies
Through appliance of science
We've got that ring of confidence
[Pre-Chorus]
And I have no compass
And I have no map
And I have no reasons
No reasons to get back
And I have no religion
And I don't know what's what
And I don't know the limit
The limit of what we've got
[Chorus]
(Zooropa)
Don't worry baby, it'll be alright
(Zooropa)
You got the right shoes
(Zooropa)
To get you through the night
(Zooropa)
It's cold outside, but brightly lit
(Zooropa)
Skip the subway
(Zooropa)
Let's go to the overground
Get your head out of the mud baby
Put flowers in the mud baby
Overground
And I have no compass
And I have no map
And I have no reasons
No reasons to get back
And I have no religion
And I don't know what's what
And I don't know the limit
The limit of what we've got
[Chorus]
(Zooropa)
Don't worry baby, it'll be alright
(Zooropa)
You got the right shoes
(Zooropa)
To get you through the night
(Zooropa)
It's cold outside, but brightly lit
(Zooropa)
Skip the subway
(Zooropa)
Let's go to the overground
Get your head out of the mud baby
Put flowers in the mud baby
Overground
[Post-Chorus]
No particular place names
No particular song
I've been hiding
What am I hiding from?
[Chorus]
(Zooropa)
Don't worry baby, it's gonna be alright
(Zooropa)
Uncertainty can be a guiding light
(Zooropa)
I hear voices, ridiculous voices
(Zooropa)
I'm in the slipstream
(Zooropa)
Let's go, let's go overground
(Zooropa)
Take your head out of the mud baby
[Outro]
She's gonna dream up
The world she wants to live in
She's gonna dream out loud
She's gonna dream out loud
Dream out loud
No particular place names
No particular song
I've been hiding
What am I hiding from?
[Chorus]
(Zooropa)
Don't worry baby, it's gonna be alright
(Zooropa)
Uncertainty can be a guiding light
(Zooropa)
I hear voices, ridiculous voices
(Zooropa)
I'm in the slipstream
(Zooropa)
Let's go, let's go overground
(Zooropa)
Take your head out of the mud baby
[Outro]
She's gonna dream up
The world she wants to live in
She's gonna dream out loud
She's gonna dream out loud
Dream out loud
About
Genius Annotation
The opening track of U2’s 1993 album, Zooropa clocks at 6:31, though it has an approximately two minute long intro that is described in the lyric booklet as “courtesy of the advertising world.” This intro has “What do you want?” and “De quoi as-tu peur?” (“What are you afraid of?”) repeated throughout it, which became a common sight on the visual screen during the Zoo TV tour. The song’s lyrics are made up of advertising slogans and a vision of a bright, neon city.
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- 10.The Wanderer
Credits
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Assistant Mixing Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mastering Engineer
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Vocals
Synthesizer
Bass
Drums
Guitar
Recorded At
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Release Date
July 5, 1993
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