"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.
à éï ìå æîï ìùîåò à ú äîåæé÷ä áèáò
à éï ìå æîï ìøà åú à ú äéà åäù÷éòä
à éï ìå æîï ììëú åìù÷åò á÷åìðåò
úîöà å à åúå úîéã áòáåãä
òì äáå÷ø ëùäåà ÷à äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îîäø òà ä÷ôä, åäøà ù áéìãéÃ
îð÷øú îçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
à éï ìå æîï...
åáòøá ëùäåà ùá, äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îçá÷ à ú äà ùä, îðù÷ ìéìãéÃ
ùåá òåìä äîçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
åáìéìä áîéèä äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îúäôê îöã ìöã, åäøà ù ÄÄ áéìãéÃ
ëì äæîï äîçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
à éï ìå æîï...
à éï ìå æîï ìøà åú à ú äéà åäù÷éòä
à éï ìå æîï ììëú åìù÷åò á÷åìðåò
úîöà å à åúå úîéã áòáåãä
òì äáå÷ø ëùäåà ÷à äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îîäø òà ä÷ôä, åäøà ù áéìãéÃ
îð÷øú îçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
à éï ìå æîï...
åáòøá ëùäåà ùá, äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îçá÷ à ú äà ùä, îðù÷ ìéìãéÃ
ùåá òåìä äîçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
åáìéìä áîéèä äåà òééó åìà øâåò
îúäôê îöã ìöã, åäøà ù ÄÄ áéìãéÃ
ëì äæîï äîçùáä: ëîä ëñó äåà îøåéç
åëáã áðùîä, ä÷øáåú äà à áåãéÃ
à éï ìå æîï...
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