‘Zombie’ is a song by the Irish band The Cranberries, written about the conflict in Northern Ireland, specifically about the 1993 Warrington bombing and its impact on the victims and their families. The bombing killed two children and injured 56 others. The lyrics discuss the violence and sense of loss, reflecting the disturbance and pain caused by such events.
Key: Em
Introduction:
Em
C
G
D/F#
x4
Em
C
G
D/F#
Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken
Em
C
G
D/F#
And the violence caused such silence, who are we mistaken
Em
C
But you see it's not me, it's not my family
G
D/F#
In your head, in your head, they are fighting
Em
C
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns
G
D/F#
in your head, in your head, they are crying
Em
C
G
D/F#
In your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie
Em
C
G
D/F#
What's in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie
Em
C
G
D/F#
Em
C
G
D/F#
Another mother's breaking heart is taking over
Em
C
G
D/F#
When the violence causes silence, we must be mistaken
Em
C
It's the same old theme since 1916
G
D/F#
In your head, in your head, they're still fighting
Em
C
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns
G
D/F#
In your head, in your head, they're dying
Em
C
G
D/F#
In your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie
Em
C
G
D/F#
What's in your head, in your head, zombie, zombie, zombie