Zombie
Another head
hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such 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
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such 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
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
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
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken
Heart is taking over
When the violence causes silence
We must be mistaken
It's the
same old thing since 1916
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
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, ei, ei
What's in your head?
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie ei, ei, ei, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ei ei oh
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie, ei, ei
What's in your head?
In your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie ei, ei, ei, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ei ei oh
Songwriters:
Dolores Mary O'Riordan
Zombie
lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
Jika
itu ‘Zombie’, maka hal yang paling menarik adalah cerita dibalik lirik lagunya.
Meski kontroversial, Zombie adalah lagu dengan lirik yang memiliki pesan yang
dalam. Lagu ini ditulis oleh vokalis band Cranberries sendiri, yaitu Dolores Mary
O'Riordan. Terinspirasi dari peristiwa pengeboman
yang dilakukan oleh IRA di jalan Warrington pada tahun
1916. Pengeboman tersebut dilakukan untuk mengeluarkan pasukan
British dari Northern Ireland. Peristiwa ini menghabisi dua orang anak
laki-laki, Jonathan Ball (3 tahun) dan Tim parry (12
tahun). Kematian 2 bocah tersebut mendapat banyak perhatian
media saat itu.
Dalam lagu ini Dolores menempatkan langsung dirinya pada peristiwa tersebut, seerti yang tertera pada lirik “It's the same old thing since 1916” , Dolores dengan jelas
menyindir sekaligus menunjukkan ketidaksukaannya melalui lirik di awal bait dalam lagu zombie
Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such 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
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such 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
Terlepas dari betapa kontroversialnya lagu ini, Zombie mencapai kesuksesan di tangga lagu dunia, dan merupakan lagu favorit admin dari band Cranberries. Lagu ini ditulis selama The Cranberries’ English Tour pada 1993 sehingga kualitas audio yang dimiliki tidak sebagus lagu-lagu zaman sekarang. Tapi lagu ini tidak menua bahkan meskipun diputar di tahun 2018. Melodi yang adiktif, lirik yang bagus disertai instrumen yang hidup membuat lagu ini menjadi salah satu lagu Band Rock terbaik. Dilengkapi dengan vokal Dolores yang soft dan penekanan suara rocknya pada bagian Reff, lagu ini benar-benar layak untuk didengarkan.
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