Zoo by Red Velvet Lyrics Meaning – Exploring the Wild Love and Untamed Emotions
Lyrics
Ooh ho
눈을 떴는데 온통 이상해
대체 무슨 일이야
하늘을 날다 툭 떨어졌나
낯선 소리도 푸른 밀림도
대체 여긴 어디야
꿈인 듯한 정글에
두 발 딛고 서 있어
상상했던 사랑에 빠진 그 순간
기적처럼 딴 세상에 날 데려와
신비하고도 아름다워 눈 뗄 수가 없어
이 모든 걸 모든 걸
Love is lookin’ like a zoo
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo
마치 환상적인 zoo
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo zoo zoo zoo (woo ah ah)
Ah, uh come on uh come on,let’s do it
신기해 uh 모든 게 oh
눈앞에 펼쳐질 땐
호기심에 신이 나서
귀엽게 춤추곤 해
화들짝 놀라 나무에 올라
숨기도 하지 몰래 몰래
어느새 흠뻑 이곳에 빠져
심장이 bum bum bitty bum bum
손을 뻗으면 온 세상이 내 것 같아
발을 담그면 물이 올라 차 맘이 올라 차
숨을 내쉬면 풀 향기가 스며와
그림 같은 정글에 아이처럼 행복해
상상했던 사랑에 빠진 그 순간
기적처럼 딴 세상에 날 데려와
신비하고도 아름다워 눈 뗄 수가 없어
이 모든 걸 모든 걸
Love is lookin’ like a zoo (woo ah ah ah ah)
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo (woo ah ah ah ah)
마치 환상적인 zoo (woo ah ah ah ah)
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo zoo zoo zoo (woo ah ah ah)
처음 만난 낯선 세상에
시간 가는 줄도 모른 채
난 점점 깊숙이 빠져들어
Baby baby baby 더 궁금해져
I want it, you know it 이게 다 뭔지
I feel it, you got it 설레는 비밀
A bam bada boom bam bada boom hey
혹 꿈이라면 깨지 않길 바래
I want you baby baby
Ooh-la-la ooh-la-la-la-la-la
어서 baby baby
Ooh-la-la ooh-la-la-la-la-la
네 모든 걸
타잔 같던 네 손을 잡은 그 순간 (그 순간)
영화처럼 날 안고 숲을 날아가
신비하고도 아름다워 눈 뗄 수가 없어
이 모든 걸 모든 걸 모든 걸
Love is lookin’ like a zoo (woo ah ah ah ah)
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo (woo ah ah ah ah) ah
마치 환상적인 zoo (woo ah ah ah ah)
Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo zoo zoo zoo (woo ah ah ah)
Any K-pop devotee or casual listener knows that Red Velvet doesn’t just make hits; they concoct lyrical potions that blend intoxicating tales with entrancing melodies. ‘Zoo,’ a track that might easily be overlooked next to their more widely recognized bangers, is an expedition into uncharted territories of love and fascination.
Dissecting the lyrics of ‘Zoo,’ one embarks on a safari into the wildness of love, through metaphors that intertwine human emotions with the wilderness of nature. A more profound glance under its catchy surface reveals a rich ecological system of meaning worth delving into.
The Unbridled Landscape of Love
From the outset, Red Velvet places us straight into a world that feels surreal ‘all of a sudden.’ They’ve landed in something extraordinary. They’re engulfed in splendid strangeness. Love is a land unknown, a dense jungle where each sense is heightened, each emotion magnified.
This tracks elucidates the confusion and bedazzlement that besets one upon falling in love. Like waking up in an unfamiliar world, love has the staggering power to recreate your surroundings, transform perceptions, and consume the senses entirely ‘as if by a miracle.’
Dancing Wildly: The Beats of Affection
There’s an innate playfulness to the way ‘Zoo’ interprets love. Dancing ‘cutely,’ scaling trees in surprise—this is the childlike wonder that love resurrects within us. The heartbeat that goes ‘bum bum bitty bum bum’ is both a literal manifestation of excitement and the rhythm to which love makes us dance.
Committing this carnal choreography to lyrics, Red Velvet echoes the primal joy we find in elemental experiences—love included. The ‘breathtaking’ nature of love is a dance, spirited and untamed, much like the jungle itself.
Elixir of Fascination: Love’s Enigmatic Pull
The song makes it clear—love is a ‘fantastic zoo.’ It’s an elusive, enchanting dream teeming with curious creatures and experiences. Red Velvet voices a voracious curiosity, one that fuels admiration and an eagerness to immerse further into their partner’s enigmatic essence.
The fact that the singers ‘don’t want to wake up if it’s a dream’ unveils the depth of their infatuation; they’d rather remain in this enthralling dreamland than face a mundane reality devoid of such vibrant affection, much like how we cling to our most vivid dreams.
The Hidden Depths: Love’s Untouched Wilderness
Though ‘Zoo’ is wrapped in imagery of wild beauty, its true depth lies beyond the facade. It’s about a connection so profound that the lover becomes a Tarzan-like figure, sweeping you through the forest’s canopies. The metaphor extends love beyond being an emotion to becoming an adventure, a journey through the soul’s own wilderness.
The world they describe is ‘my whole world’ when touched, ‘fills up’ when stepped in, ‘seeps in’ when breathed—until the lover and the beloved have intermingled, becoming as inseparable as the fauna and flora in the thick of the rainforest.
Memorable Lines that Define A Love Untamed
The chorus’ repetitive ‘Yeah it’s lookin’ like a zoo’ isn’t just a catchy hook—it’s the thesis statement of the song. Love is an environment that’s chaotic, beautiful, unpredictable, and so deeply captivating. The playful ‘woo ah ah’ cements this feeling of exhilaration and uncontainable joy.
‘I want you baby baby Ooh-la-la’ transcends language, using nonsensical sounds to express a sentiment that words fall short of. It’s a musical embodiment of the ineffable—a soundscape representative of love’s inability to be fully articulated, yet deeply felt.
