"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.
Born with the grace of Odin
inside the blood of the warrior
he was the lonesome hero
and a fighter of king Gunther
black was his armour
his sword was faster than winds
under the sign of the falcon
he beats every enemy
one eye in his head that shows
how many fights he had
and the long scare in his face
that shows how he was injured.
his home in the higher north
is a place called Tronje
and his gloomy castle is behind storms and ice cold winds
the one and only love he had
was the beauty Kriemhild
he had sworn to fight for her
and to give his live
with Brunhild he made a bound
against the holy Xanten king
and at the right time he should kill
the dragonslayer
but there were other sides in his life
we talk about
he were a proud knight
many victories he had
in his whole life
and no one could destroy Hagens heart
in a fight he was to strong
all the strenght that he had
was from Odin
and to him he prayed until he died.
in the name of Wotan / Hagens soul was fighting
on his blackened horse / he rides till he dies
Ever on the search / of the sin of live
no quite moments / a traveller he was
ever on a journey / find a love of live
but his destiny was / ever to stay alone
Hagen:
"Oh father Odin
take my soul up high
when I'm dead and gone
I'll sit in the walls of Wallhall
inside the blood of the warrior
he was the lonesome hero
and a fighter of king Gunther
black was his armour
his sword was faster than winds
under the sign of the falcon
he beats every enemy
one eye in his head that shows
how many fights he had
and the long scare in his face
that shows how he was injured.
his home in the higher north
is a place called Tronje
and his gloomy castle is behind storms and ice cold winds
the one and only love he had
was the beauty Kriemhild
he had sworn to fight for her
and to give his live
with Brunhild he made a bound
against the holy Xanten king
and at the right time he should kill
the dragonslayer
but there were other sides in his life
we talk about
he were a proud knight
many victories he had
in his whole life
and no one could destroy Hagens heart
in a fight he was to strong
all the strenght that he had
was from Odin
and to him he prayed until he died.
in the name of Wotan / Hagens soul was fighting
on his blackened horse / he rides till he dies
Ever on the search / of the sin of live
no quite moments / a traveller he was
ever on a journey / find a love of live
but his destiny was / ever to stay alone
Hagen:
"Oh father Odin
take my soul up high
when I'm dead and gone
I'll sit in the walls of Wallhall
Lyrics submitted by TheUnholyMaster
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