Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...
Another mother's breakin',
Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.
It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.
In your head, in your head they're still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
2006-10-03 04:44:13 · 5 answers · asked by Prince Familiar 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I always thought it was about the violence in the north of Ireland and the pointlessness of it all.
2006-10-03 04:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by redhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Found this on a webpage
"This was inspired by the IRA bombing in Warrington, Cheshire in 1993. Two children, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, were killed. The IRA (The Irish Republican Army) is a militant group determined to remove British troops from Northern Ireland.
Lead singer Dolores O'Riordan claimed that "Zombie" speaks about "The Irish fight for independence that seems to last forever." The lyrics even say, "It's the same old theme since 1916." Like the responsive works of Yeats, Heaney and U2, the Cranberries claim they wrote "Zombie" to be a "Song for peace, peace among England and Ireland."
2006-10-03 04:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's a protest song about the conflicts in Northern Ireland known as 'The Troubles.' It also references the Easter Revolution of 1916.
2006-10-03 04:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by mizfit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about the unending violence in Northern Ireland and Eire, and about how people don't care about what is happening until it is someone that they know or love that is caught up in it. That people would rather carry on and pretend it's not happening until they're brought into it.
2006-10-03 04:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, it's about the violence in Ireland.
2006-10-03 04:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by GirlsRGamers2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋