"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.
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
everyone today suffers from the short attention
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone today's suffers from a lack of interest
Blah blah blah, blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
everyone today is a drug-crazed maniac
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Poppin sudafed to calm the effects of the prozac
Blah blah, blah blah
Everyone in the world is a squeamish psychoactive
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone in the world is not instantly attractive
Blah blah, blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
everyone today suffers from the short attention
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone today suffers from a lack of interest
Blah blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
everyone today suffers from the short attention
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone today's suffers from a lack of interest
Blah blah blah, blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
everyone today is a drug-crazed maniac
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Poppin sudafed to calm the effects of the prozac
Blah blah, blah blah
Everyone in the world is a squeamish psychoactive
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone in the world is not instantly attractive
Blah blah, blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treating dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold them all for ransom
everyone today suffers from the short attention
Blah blah blah, blah blah
Everyone today suffers from a lack of interest
Blah blah blah
- chorus -
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Let's go trick or treatin' dressed up like marilyn manson
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
Snatch up all the kiddies and then hold 'em all for ransom
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