Zombie

This song is for all you Zombies, in Brussels, Washington, Berlin, Kiew, Moskau, Munich, Dusseldorf or Aalen – Heidenheim. Before you deliver the next tranche of weapons of war, think about whether you would be just as careless about sending your sons, brothers or spouses to the battlefield. “Zombie” was written by Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of the “Cranberries”. It was inspired by the bombing in Warrington, England, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, resulting in many young and innocent victims.

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-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh

Another mother’s breaking
Heart is taking over
When the violence 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-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, eh-eh oh, ya-ya