zombie
The Cranberries - stafaband.co Lyrics

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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-ie, oh

Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do

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-ie
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, eh-eh oh, ya-ya

Overall Meaning

It is important to note that the lyrics presented are not from The Cranberries' "Zombie" but rather from a different song titled "Zombie Jamboree" by Rockapella.

"Zombie Jamboree" is a humorous song about zombies having a festive gathering in a New York cemetery while singing and dancing to calypso music. The lyrics describe the different types of zombies present, such as a female zombie dancing and playing a conga drum while holding a quart of rum, and a high-wire zombie between the World Trade Center buildings. The song includes the repetition of the phrase "back to back, belly to belly," which is a line from a traditional calypso song.

The song appears to be a lighthearted take on zombies, which have become a popular horror trope in movies and television. By describing the zombies as singing and dancing, it takes away from the fear that is typically associated with them.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey, Back to back, ha ha ha ha, hey, belly to belly
Let's get ready to dance

It was a zombie jamboree
The song is about zombies having a party

Zombies from all parts of the island
Zombies from different places came to the party

One female zombie she wouldn't behave
One female zombie was dancing wildly

You know the lead singer starts to make his rhyme
The lead singer begins rapping

And they were singing Back to back, mon, belly to belly
The zombies were singing and dancing together

There's a high-wire zombie 'tween the World Trades
Even zombies are found in famous places

Back to back, hey
The song repeats the chorus

Sing the chorus
The song repeats the chorus again

Do the limbo
The song suggests doing the limbo dance

One more time, yeah
The song asks to repeat the chorus one more time