Zombie
Dreamers Lyrics

Another head hangs lowly
Someone's head droops down in despair and sadness.

Child is slowly taken
An innocent child is being carried away or taken by force.

Can violence cause such silence?
The quietness and stillness that follows violent acts is unexpected and haunting.

Who are we mistaken
We must be making the wrong assumption or misunderstanding something important.

But you see, it's not me
The singer disassociates themselves from the problem or conflict at hand.

It's not my family
The conflict doesn't directly involve the singer's family or loved ones.

In your head, in your head they are fighting
The fights and battles are happening inside your mind and imagination.

With their tanks and their bombs And their Gods, and their guns
The conflict involves powerful weapons and ideologies, such as military armaments and religious beliefs.

In your head, in your head they are dying
The imagined fights result in casualties and senseless loss of life.

In your head, in your head Zombie, zombie, zombie
The haunting memory and images of the conflict linger, like a zombie that cannot be killed or forgotten.

Another mother's breaking heart is taken over
A mother's heart is shattered and overwhelmed with grief.

When violence causes silence we must be mistaken
The stillness and absence of sound after violence is a sign that we are misunderstanding fundamental truths.

It's the same old theme Since 1916
The patterns of violence and conflict have existed for over a century and are not new.