Zombie – English Lyrics

• By: The Cranberries

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful English lyrics of 'Zombie' to understand how raw emotion and social commentary can be expressed through alternative rock. This song is a masterclass in using vocal dynamics and heavy rhythm to convey deep political and human truths.

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>> Another [music]

head hangs slowly, [singing]

child

leaning slowly,

taken.

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>> And the violence [singing]

causes silence,

who

are we

mistaken? [music]

But you see, it's not me, it's not my

family.

In [singing] your head, in your head,

they are fighting

with their tanks and [singing] their

bombs

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>> and their bombs and their guns. In your

head, [singing]

in your head, they are quiet.

In your head,

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>> in your head,

zombie,

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>> zombie,

zombie.

Yeah,

yeah,

what's in

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>> your head?

In your head,

zombie,

zombie,

zombie.

Yeah,

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>> yeah,

yeah, oh.

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>> Another

mother's breaking, [singing and music]

heart is taken

over.

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>> When the violence causes [singing]

silence, we must [music]

be mistaken.

It's the same

old team since 1916. [music and singing]

In your head, in your head, they're

still fighting

with their tanks [music]

and their bombs and their bombs

[singing] and their guns. In your head,

in your head, they are dying.

In [music] your head,

in your head,

zombie,

zombie,

>> [music]

>> zombie.

Yeah,

yeah, what's in

your head?

In your head, [music]

zombie,

zombie,

zombie.

Yeah,

yeah, yeah,

oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

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>> oh,

oh,

oh,

yeah,

yeah.

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