zombie
小红莓合唱团 the Cranberries Lyrics
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Child is slowly taken
And if violence causes the silence
Who are we mistaking
But you see it's not me
It's not my family
In your head in your head
They are fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head in your head they are crying
In your head
In your head
Zombie zombie zombie ei ei
What's in your head
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie ei, ei, ei, oh do do do do do do do do
Another mother's breaking heart is taking over the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken
It's the same old thing since nineteen-sixteen
In your head in your head
Their still fighting
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head in your head they are dying
In your head
In your head
Zombie zombie zombie ei ei
What's in your head
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie ei, ei, ei, oh do do do do do do do do
The lyrics of "Zombie" by the Cranberries is a powerful protest song that addresses the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland. The opening lines "Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken" refer to the constant loss of life, particularly innocent children, due to the violence surrounding the Irish conflict. The song then questions the efficacy of this violence by stating "And if violence causes the silence, who are we mistaking." This line suggests that resorting to violence has not brought about any solution or resolution, and the violence continues to impact lives.
The singer then distances herself and her family from the violence, saying "But you see, it's not me, it's not my family." This shows that she wants to establish that her hands are not soiled by the conflict and that she does not want to be associated with the violence. The song then repeats the chorus with the phrase "In your head," emphasizing the mental anguish and trauma caused by the ongoing conflict. The lines, "With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns, in your head, in your head, they are dying," depicts the futility and hopelessness of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Another head hangs lowly
Another person is defeated and hopeless
Child is slowly taken
A young life is lost and wasted
And if violence causes the silence
The quiet aftermath of violence is deafening
Who are we mistaking
We are misunderstanding the reality of the situation
But you see it's not me
I am not responsible for this chaos
It's not my family
My loved ones are not involved in this conflict
In your head in your head
You can't escape this mental image
They are fighting
The conflict is ongoing and destructive
With their tanks and their bombs
The weapons of war are destructive and deadly
And their bombs and their guns
The tools of destruction are varied and dangerous
In your head in your head they are crying
The victims of war are suffering in your mind
Another mother's breaking heart is taking over the violence causes silence
Another family is shattered by the horror of war
We must be mistaken
Our misunderstandings are fueling this conflict
It's the same old thing since nineteen-sixteen
This cycle of violence has been repeating for decades
Their still fighting
The conflict continues unabated
In your head in your head they are dying
The casualties of war are on your mind
Zombie zombie zombie ei ei
The conflict is like an unthinking, relentless monster
What's in your head
What you imagine shapes your perceptions
Oh do do do do do do do do
The burden of war is overwhelming
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dolores Mary O'Riordan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tsaiyanru8201
Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence, caused such silence
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me
It's not my family
In your head, in your head, they are fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs
And their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head they are crying
In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie, oh
Du, du, du, du
Du, du, du, du
Du, du, du, du
Du, du, du, du
Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken
It's the same old theme
Since nineteen-sixteen
In your head, in your head, they're still fighting
With their tanks, and their bombs
And their bombs, and their guns
In your head, in your head, they are dying
In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
@bettylin7413
Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...
Another mother's breakin',
Heart is taking over.
When the vi'lence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.
It's the same old theme since nineteen-sixteen.
In your head, in your head they're still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a...
@user-54900
今天回來聽，戰爭的殘酷讓我無法想像，只希望烏克蘭平民可以安好渡過😔🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏🙏
@bys168
烏克蘭可以不要戰爭的！老實說就是活該！
還看不出來的….真的沒救了！
但加薩走廊卻無法！
@user-mx3bc9jl3i
@@bys168說的對
@user-ch8qx5lg4p
以前總覺得奇怪怎麼每次聽這首都抑制不住的落淚，原來不僅創作源頭如此，歌詞和旋律也有點特殊。
那麼好聽的嗓音那麼棒的人，RIP…………。
也感謝大大翻譯，謝謝你的努力。
@user-pk4xm8dk3s
這首~zombie 是”小紅莓”的經典代表作品”透過主唱”桃樂絲奧蘭登”具有空靈跟穿透力的嗓音詮釋的非常棒！主要敘述戰爭帶來的傷害跟可怕的後果”表達反戰的意味相當濃厚~非常勵害的歌手”R.I.P…桃樂絲~永遠懷念妳~
@yu-tsaichen8982
2021年的今天看Army of the Dead時再次聽到這首歌，我眼淚瞬間潰堤。
@user-gz7ou7jg3g
我也是.......好多回億.......
@user-eq2qf7oy6r
我快了30年的偶像，
為妳心痛，桃樂絲，
怎麼，怎麼會這樣，天嫉英才，老天太不公平了。傷心。😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@user-di2lf2fn8b
音樂不分國界，真的實至名歸。
無法明白歌詞涵義時就深深喜歡，
明白歌詞意義後全身起雞皮疙瘩！
@user-cu5te5zy9d
腦袋突然跑出In your head,in your head 然後我就用谷狗的語音搜尋(尋找歌曲),小時候聽到的歌,今年17歲,這首1994年真的好久了,原來這首歌的含義那麼深刻,感受到主唱以及樂團想表達的那種情緒,音樂真的很神奇
希望世界可以減少戰爭
2021.12.18
R.I.P主唱