"Zombie" is about the ethno-political conflict in Ireland. This is obvious if you know anything of the singer (Dolores O'Riordan)'s Irish heritage and understood the "1916" Easter Rising reference.
"Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken
-
Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over"
Laments the Warrington bomb attacks in which two children were fatally injured on March 23rd, 1993. Twelve year old Tim Parry was taken off life support with permission from his mother after five days in the hospital, virtually braindead.
"But you see it's not me
It's not my family"
References how people who are not directly involved with the violence feel about it. They are "zombies" without sympathy who refuse to take action while others suffer.
All alone
I must stand
Even when I'm running
And it feels, like a dream
I need to awaken from
I believe
When it hurts
We must keep on trying
But I want, and I need
Like a river needs the rain
There's a bridge I need to burn before I leave
I just want to breathe again
Like a summer's day I need to feel the heat again
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I know I'll be alive again
I want to be alive again
Here's the night, where are the stars 'cause I need some guiding
And it cuts like a knife as I watch you walk away
There's a bridge I need to burn before I leave
I just want to live again
Like a stormy rain I need to hear it beat again
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I know I'll be alive again
I want to be alive again
I want to be alive again
'Cause I did my best
Baby who'd have guessed that I failed the test
'Cause when love ain't blessed and it's laid to rest it can leave a mess
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I must stand
Even when I'm running
And it feels, like a dream
I need to awaken from
I believe
When it hurts
We must keep on trying
But I want, and I need
Like a river needs the rain
There's a bridge I need to burn before I leave
I just want to breathe again
Like a summer's day I need to feel the heat again
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I know I'll be alive again
I want to be alive again
Here's the night, where are the stars 'cause I need some guiding
And it cuts like a knife as I watch you walk away
There's a bridge I need to burn before I leave
I just want to live again
Like a stormy rain I need to hear it beat again
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I know I'll be alive again
I want to be alive again
I want to be alive again
'Cause I did my best
Baby who'd have guessed that I failed the test
'Cause when love ain't blessed and it's laid to rest it can leave a mess
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
I only want to keep the stone from rolling
I only want to learn to feel the rain
Then maybe I could stop the leaves from falling
I only want to learn to freeze the flame
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Alive Again Lyrics as written by Ray Hedges Nicholas Bracegirdle
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9
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