"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.
I saw you standing alone across the crowded room
You look so fine oh baby
But I knew you wouldn't make the move
So what am I supposed to do with you
Looking but you just don't act
You gotta make your move
And it ain't in the groove
Come on now baby don't hold back
So you gotta
Throw away your inhibitions
Come on and make the man's decision
Tell me now what is your ambition
Show me all the things that I've been missing
[Chorus]
Do what you want to
Say what you gotta
Be what you want to be with me baby
Sooner or later your gonna have to
Do what you want to do with me yeah
Out on the sidewalk
You're acting like you just come out there
Don't disappoint me baby
I know that you're concerned that you care
So you gotta
Throw away your inhibitions
Come on and make the man's decision
Tell me now what is your ambition
Show me all the things that I've been missing
[Chorus]
When you gonna show me that you understand
(Please baby) [Repeat: x3]
When you gonna treat me like your a man
(Please baby) [Repeat: x3]
Come on show ya now
[Chorus: x2]
Do what you want to (Do what you wanna)
Be what you want to (be what you wanna)
Sooner or later your gonna have to
Do what you want to do with me yeah
You look so fine oh baby
But I knew you wouldn't make the move
So what am I supposed to do with you
Looking but you just don't act
You gotta make your move
And it ain't in the groove
Come on now baby don't hold back
So you gotta
Throw away your inhibitions
Come on and make the man's decision
Tell me now what is your ambition
Show me all the things that I've been missing
[Chorus]
Do what you want to
Say what you gotta
Be what you want to be with me baby
Sooner or later your gonna have to
Do what you want to do with me yeah
Out on the sidewalk
You're acting like you just come out there
Don't disappoint me baby
I know that you're concerned that you care
So you gotta
Throw away your inhibitions
Come on and make the man's decision
Tell me now what is your ambition
Show me all the things that I've been missing
[Chorus]
When you gonna show me that you understand
(Please baby) [Repeat: x3]
When you gonna treat me like your a man
(Please baby) [Repeat: x3]
Come on show ya now
[Chorus: x2]
Do what you want to (Do what you wanna)
Be what you want to (be what you wanna)
Sooner or later your gonna have to
Do what you want to do with me yeah
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