Zombie (Acoustic) – English Lyrics

• By: YUNGBLUD
• Album: Idols

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English through the profoundly moving lyrics of YUNGBLUD's "Zombie (Acoustic)." The stripped-down style allows you to focus on powerful, vocabulary-rich expressions of extreme vulnerability and complex feelings of 'deterioration' and 'insecurity,' making it perfect for understanding the emotional nuances of contemporary English-language ballads.

[English]

ONE, TWO, THREE

[ACOUSTIC MELODY]

♪ IF I WAS TO TALK ABOUT THE WORDS ♪

♪ THEY WOULD HURT ♪

♪ THEY WOULD HURT ♪

♪ SO IF YOU WERE TO ASK ABOUT THE PAIN ♪

♪ I WOULD LIE ♪

♪ I WOULD LIE ♪

♪ TO FIX MY MIND ♪

♪ I NEED TIME ♪

♪ BUT IT'S RUNNING OUT, IT'S RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ OH I KNOW THAT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU ♪

BUT THIS WORLD WILL KEEP TURNING IF YOU DO ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, LOOKING LIKE A ZOMBIE? ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, WANT ME, WANT ME? ♪

♪ WE COULD CATCH A SPACE-SHIP TO THE MOON ♪

♪ BUT WE'D CRASH ♪

♪ IT WOULDN'T LAST ♪

♪ BECAUSE THE WORLD IS JUST A FIGMENT OF THE FOOL ♪

♪ A BLANK STARE ♪

♪ THEY DON'T CARE ♪

♪ SO SAY YOUR PRAYERS ♪

♪ YOU'RE ALMOST THERE ♪

♪ BUT IT'S RUNNING OUT, IT'S RUNNING OUT ♪

♪ OH I KNOW THAT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ BUT THIS WORLD WILL KEEP TURNING IF YOU DO ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, LOOKING LIKE A ZOMBIE ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, WANT ME, WANT ME? ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, LOOKING LIKE A ZOMBIE ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, WANT ME, WANT ME? ♪

♪ OH I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL TURN OUT TO BE ♪

♪ BUT YOU'LL OWN EVERY MOMENT BELIEVE ME ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, LOOKING LIKE A ZOMBIE? ♪

♪ WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, WANT ME, WANT ME? ♪

[MUSIC FADES]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak, to say something
hurt /hɜːt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
pain /peɪn/ A1	noun - physical or emotional suffering
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to say something false
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
know /nəʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to be alive; to exist
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
turn /tɜːn/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction around an axis
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for
zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ C1	noun - an animated corpse, often used metaphorically
catch /kætʃ/ A2	verb - to capture or seize, especially after a short chase
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to collide violently with an obstacle
figment /ˈfɪɡmənt/ C1	noun - something imagined or invented; a product of imagination
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or lacks judgment
stare /stɛər/ B2	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to address a deity or higher power with words expressing devotion
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept as true; to have confidence in

Key Grammar Structures

• IF I WAS TO TALK ABOUT THE WORDS

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood with 'was'

  ➔ The use of 'was' instead of 'were' in conditional sentences is a non-standard or poetic form, often used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

• I WOULD LIE TO FIX MY MIND

  ➔ Conditional Perfect with 'would'

  ➔ The conditional perfect with 'would' is used to express an action that would have occurred in the past under a certain condition, often hypothetical.

• IT'S RUNNING OUT, IT'S RUNNING OUT

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used here to emphasize the inevitability or immediacy of the action in the future.

• WOULD YOU EVEN WANT ME, LOOKING LIKE A ZOMBIE?

  ➔ Conditional Question with 'would'

  ➔ The conditional question with 'would' is used to ask about a hypothetical situation or possibility in the future.

• BUT WE'D CRASH, IT WOULDN'T LAST

  ➔ Contractions and Negative Contractions

  ➔ Contractions like 'we'd' (we would) and 'wouldn't' (would not) are used for brevity and informality in spoken and written English.