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The Irish rock band, the Cranberries, have been one of my favorite groups since the early 1990s. I remember being captivated by both the music and the lyrics of their songs, like Linger, Dreams, Ode to My Family, and especially Zombie from their sophomore album No Need to Argue (1994). Inspired by the IRA bombing in Warrington, Cheshire, England where two children, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, were killed, it was controversial, with some critics saying it trivialized the Troubles. It definitely made an impact on me, as I still know the lyrics by heart today.

Zombie

Another head hangs lowly

Child 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, oh

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