Zombie – English Lyrics

• By: YUNGBLUD

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into YUNGBLUD's emotionally charged song 'Zombie' to explore its poignant lyrics and powerful themes of vulnerability, mental health, and the search for connection. This track offers a unique opportunity to engage with modern English, particularly through its raw and honest expression of deeply human struggles and its impactful storytelling, which is further emphasized by its music video depicting the realities faced by nurses.

[English]

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 runnin' out, it's runnin' 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 spaceship to the moon

But we'd crash, it wouldn't last

Because the world is just a figment of the fools

A blank stare, they don't care

So say your prayers, you're almost there

...

But it's runnin' out, it's runnin' 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 loathe every moment, believe me

Would you even want me looking like a zombie?

Would you even want me, want me, want me?

...

Key Grammar Structures

• If I was to talk about the words

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 2)

  ➔ This sentence uses a conditional structure to express a hypothetical situation.

• I would lie, I would lie

  ➔ Modal verbs (would)

  ➔ The use of 'would' indicates a future possibility or a hypothetical situation.

• But it's runnin' out, it's runnin' out

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is currently happening.

• Oh, I know that I can't live without you

  ➔ Noun clauses

  ➔ The clause 'that I can't live without you' acts as the object of the verb 'know'.

• Would you even want me looking like a zombie?

  ➔ Inversion in questions

  ➔ In questions, the auxiliary verb 'would' comes before the subject 'you'.

• But we'd crash, it wouldn't last

  ➔ Conditional sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ This sentence expresses a real possibility in the future.

• Oh, I don't know what I'll turn out to be

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The future simple tense is used to express an action that will happen in the future.