Sun Zoo- Victims

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A video for my song "Victims" I made this afternoon by recutting old PSAs and films to tell a new story. Most of this is from a short film called "If Mirrors Could Speak: Self-Image Film", but there's bits from other things as well.

The music is all original and by me. The song contains a sample from a Black Box Recorder song. I have twoo full length albums that you can download for free at my website, http://www.sun-zoo.com

Yes, the song is about girls but the overall message is kinda universal so I used some guys in the film as well.

Lyrics:
CHORUS (sampled from Black Box Recorder)
Well, you can...
Bite the bullet
Breathe in, breathe out
Or be a victim all your life

She holds the black plastic remote in her hand
She's watching MTV, she didn't go to the dance
It's Friday night, going as planned
Her dad wanted her to go, but he's old and he don't understand
That she's ugly, she can't join the popular clique
Can't afford the right clothes, and plus the top wouldn't fit
So she stays home, watches her shows cause she knows
She could never be them onscreen modelling clothes
She wants to be an artist
But she's having trouble getting started
It's hard to paint a pretty picture if you're brokenhearted
She only wants to be ignored, not be a target
But she's just an ego-builder for them high-school starlets
She's beautiful and she don't even know it
And if she ever finds out she'll be afraid to show it
Cause everything she sees says she doesn't belong
She's been taught that from birth, but yo, what if it's wrong?

CHORUS

She holds a tiny purse with a tinier dog
It's only Wednesday, but its her tenth time at the mall
She's gotta keep up, not with the Joneses, but with the Hiltons
The Britney Spearses and the Jessica Simpsons
And all them other female role models
She's got the clothes, lord knows, got the figure of a showstopper
She stays so proper, shine like Goldschlager,
At the right party every night with the right product
Never sleeps alone but she's never with a man
Who would ever let her slow down, and she don't understand
Why the clothes and the cars, the looks and the guys
Never adds up to happy in the back of her eyes
It's no surprise that she's secretly confused
Cause she's always done everything we're telling her to do
She did it with the best and she put up with the stress
But if you've got everything what more is there to get?

HOOK

I hold nothing but a mic in my hand
All I'm trying to do is observe so I understand
How our system could fail both those girls
Although no words could ever fully capture those concerned
I hope to learn, but still gotta speak what I see
And it's obvious, even to me, what we're seeming to be
Is just slaves to the preachers that be, mother culture everywhere
From the streets to TV
Got us so focused on the external
That we can't even take ourselves out the cycle, it's eternal
But it only exists as long as you believe it
And it's goal don't make sense cause no one can acheive it
So let's break free
Both of those girls are better than what our culture defines them to be
But culture is just us
So if you think you're worth more than your looks and your possessions,
Step up

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Sun
• Zoo
• Victims
• hip-hop
• hip
• hop
• original
• music
• PSA
• mashup
• 1950s
• 1960s

[apointcollapsing]

Sun-Zoo went to Brown University. Ivy League.

Knew him there; good guy.

[SunZoo]

I still go there....who are you?

[avawings1882]

really well put together, good work. great song too

[KnifeSoldier]

Very oustanding effort mate! Blimey, it is profound in a way that portrays a kid's life back in the old days, even today and the clown faces was simply genious! Bravo m8, I'm putting it as fav. =]

[PHOENIX2001]

Now this is hip hop.

[darthwicket]

wow, im fucking impressed and speechless. That was incredible

[gcode7777777]

im down with yaul. KEDGE

[ShadowsHaveShadows1]

My sister went to Brown. And Sun Zoo is iLL.

[morlakaix]

amazing :D

[CxR2262]

Good job, hey if you wouldn't mind sharing the sample... God that sample is audio-orgasmic.

[Shadowbrave]

Well you can bite the bullet

Breath in breath out

Or be a victim all your life.

[RoyalTinnitus]

soo great. many emotions in there. May I ask you what the track in the end is?

[JosephNo7]

amaizing ...it's now one of my fav. song/music

keep it up with lyrics and the same style of beat !