Zombie – English Lyrics

• By: The Cranberries

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Zombie' by The Cranberries, a raw and emotionally charged protest anthem that offers a unique window into powerful English lyricism. Learn how to express strong emotions and societal critique through its impactful language and poignant message, making it a special song for understanding cultural and historical narratives in English.

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>> Another head hangs [music] slowly, child

slowly

taken.

And the violence [singing]

causes

silence.

>> [music]

>> Who

are we

mistaken?

But you [music] see, it's not me, it's

not my family.

In your head,

in your head,

>> [singing]

>> they

are fighting

with their tanks

>> [music]

>> and their bombs and their bombs and

their guns. In your head, [singing]

in your head, they are

crying.

In your head,

>> [music]

>> in your head,

zombie,

zombie,

zombie. [music]

Hey, hey,

what's in your head?

>> [music]

>> In your

zombie,

>> [music]

>> zombie,

zombie.

Hey, hey, hey,

oh,

oh,

oh,

>> [music]

>> oh,

oh,

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>> Another

mother's breaking, heart [music] is

taken

over.

When the violence

causes

silence, we

must [music]

be mistaken.

It's the same

old theme since 1916.

[singing and music]

In your head,

in your head,

they're still fighting

with their tanks and their bombs and

their [singing and music] bombs and

their guns. In your head,

in your head,

they

are dying.

>> [music]

>> In your head,

in your

zombie,

>> [music]

>> zombie,

zombie.

Hey, hey, what's in your head?

In [music] your

zombie,

zombie,

zombie.

Hey, hey,

hey,

oh,

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>> oh,

oh,

oh,

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>> oh,

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Key Grammar Structures

• Another head hangs slowly, child

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The verb 'hangs' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual or general action.

• And the violence causes silence

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'causes'

  ➔ The verb 'causes' is in the present simple, emphasizing a direct result or consequence.

• Who are we mistaken?

  ➔ Present simple with passive voice

  ➔ The sentence uses passive voice ('are mistaken') to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• In your head, they are fighting

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'are fighting' is in the present continuous, indicating an action happening now.

• It's the same old theme since 1916

  ➔ Present simple with 'since'

  ➔ The use of 'since' with present simple indicates a starting point in the past for a continuing situation.

• In your head, they are dying

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase 'are dying' is in the present continuous, emphasizing an ongoing action.

• Hey, hey, what's in your head?

  ➔ Present simple with contraction

  ➔ The contraction 'what's' is a shortened form of 'what is', common in informal speech.