"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.
Donde esta el hombre
con fuego en la sangre
I've got a secret. I cannot keep it
Its just a whisper of a distant memory
Just a dream or so it seams
Take me back to the place id rather be
You left a fire in my eyes
That lightens up the darkest skies
I'm giving up I'm letting go
I'll find my way so
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
Stolen moments time has broken
My eyes ares open to this life-long mistery
And so I'll go with what I know
Take my chances and run with destiny
Now there's fire in my eyes
I'll break away and say goodbye
I'm free to be I'm letting go
I'll find my way so
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
Ay-y-y
Que sueno, dolce y pequeno
Yo no se yo no se
Pero no es un cuento
Mi corazon con tormento
Chico latino te quiero y simplemente deseo
Yo lo se el camino
Es un sueno latino
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
(Take me back to my sweet lavida)
Take me back
Find my find my find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
con fuego en la sangre
I've got a secret. I cannot keep it
Its just a whisper of a distant memory
Just a dream or so it seams
Take me back to the place id rather be
You left a fire in my eyes
That lightens up the darkest skies
I'm giving up I'm letting go
I'll find my way so
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
Stolen moments time has broken
My eyes ares open to this life-long mistery
And so I'll go with what I know
Take my chances and run with destiny
Now there's fire in my eyes
I'll break away and say goodbye
I'm free to be I'm letting go
I'll find my way so
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
Ay-y-y
Que sueno, dolce y pequeno
Yo no se yo no se
Pero no es un cuento
Mi corazon con tormento
Chico latino te quiero y simplemente deseo
Yo lo se el camino
Es un sueno latino
Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la
Ay-y-y-ay
La la la
(Take me back to my sweet lavida)
Take me back
Find my find my find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
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Mi Chico Latino Lyrics as written by Andy John Watkins Paul David Wilson
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