Name: The Zoo
Duration: P00H04M06S
Description: This song is often compared to the book "Slaughterhouse five". I wrote the song before hearing of the book. After reading the book I've come to the conclusion that the song is retroactively inspired by the book through such time traveling experiences described in said book.

The Zoo

from In The Skin Of A Man by Tony Farris

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This song is often compared to the book "Slaughterhouse five". I wrote the song before hearing of the book. After reading the book I've come to the conclusion that the song is retroactively inspired by the book through such time traveling experiences described in said book.

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(Chorus)
It's a good day to go out walking
'Neath this big ole' glassy dome
And appreciate the work he put in
Just to simulate our home
Well, the tree's are made of plastic
Ain't no birds to sing no song
But, it's a nice enough place to stay
Until my number's called

There's a big ole' screen in the town square
That tells us what to do
And it gives us all our answers
Yes, it gives us all our cues
And it may seem unhuman
And a bit much to get used to
But it ain't too bad a livin'
Just livin' inside the zoo

Chorus

Now let me take you back a few days
Maybe a year at the most
To the day we loaded up our ship
Sent off in a puff of smoke
We floated there in darkness
Just gazing at the black
Until one day this friendly fellow
Said he'd take us back

Now back where, we did not ask
But our home, he did not mean
Yes, he took us to his planet
Strangest place I've ever seen
There weren't no trees
Not a blade of grass
Just some strange and dusty stone
But he made us up a place to stay
Just to watch his new pets live on

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from In The Skin Of A Man, released June 25, 2016

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Tony Farris Hopewell, Virginia

Tony Farris is a singer/songwriter residing in the town of Hopewell, Va. Inspired greatly by the Folk Boom music of the 60's up into the psychedelia movement, Progressive rock, grunge and garage rock, the list goes on. His music is carefully arranged, descriptive and mysterious in nature. Certainly a story teller that show's you, rather than tells you. ... more

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