In this single, Au/Ra describes the art of living in the big city. She did not grow up in this kind of environment, so she isn’t used to the chaos and constant hurry of big city life. The term ‘concrete jungle’ is an old analogy used to describe cities that are so full and busy that they seem like a...
[Verse 1]
Vultures sit on skyscrapers
Watchin' for the ones who fall down first
Everything you want in 24 hours
But nothin' you need
Cracks in the pavement, scorpions
Abandoned retail emporiums
Amazon Prime, the new world power
As long as it's cheap
[Pre-Chorus]
We don't get no sleep, no sleep at all
We're nocturnal
[Chorus]
In this concrete jungle
We all act like animals
We're runnin' on pure instinct
No, we ain't scared of nothin'
In this concrete jungle
We make our homes in city walls
You know we gotta run so wild
To keep up with this lifestyle (In this concrete jungle)
[Verse 2]
In this wasteland, you can die of thirst
Or drown in the lack of your own words
Swimmin' with the sharks in your own bathtub
With money to burn
Wolves at your door, moon in the sky
Last in the food chain, get the lights
It's gonna get dark in nature's night club
If we never learn
[Pre-Chorus]
We don't get no sleep, no sleep at all
We're nocturnal
[Chorus]
In this concrete jungle
We all act like animals
We're runnin' on pure instinct
No, we ain't scared of nothin' (No)
In this concrete jungle
We make our homes in city walls
You know we gotta run so wild
To keep up with this lifestyle
[Outro]
In this concrete jungle
In this concrete jungle
Concrete Jungle was written by Max Farrar & Andrew Frampton & Au/Ra.
Concrete Jungle was produced by Max Farrar & Andrew Frampton.
Au/Ra released Concrete Jungle on Fri Oct 14 2016.