The Cranberries – Zombie

«The Cranberries« are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O’Riordan.

The Cranberries rose to international fame in the 1990s with their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, sold over five million copies in the United States. The group was one of the most successful rock acts of the ’90s and sold over 14.5 million albums in the United States alone. The band has achieved four top 20 albums on the Billboard 200 chart and eight top 20 singles on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

In 2009 The Cranberries reunited. The band is currently on a North American tour, followed by dates in Europe in early 2010. (Wikipedia)

«Zombie» is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 albumNo Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland, was written by Dolores O’Riordan, singer of the band. It features a heavy guitar riff which is uncharacteristic of the band’s usual sound, more akin to the grunge/alternative metal sound that was popular at the time than their usual alternative rock style. This song met great success in many countries, including France, Belgium, Austria, Australia and Germany where it topped the charts. (Wikipedia)

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Lyric:

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?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,

Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a…

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