Say No To War and Violence by Music

If you're a fan of 90's music, you must have known this song. Yap, Zombie is a popular song by The Cranberries, an Irish rock band which was written by the band's lead singer, Dolores O'Riordan. It was written during The Cranberries' English Tour in 1993, in living the memory of Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, the two boys who were killed in an IRA bombing in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

"Zombie" was released with a music video in October 1994. The video has been directed by Samuel Bayer, and produced by Doug Friedman and H.S.I. Productions. In the video, Dolores O'Riordan is covered in gold makeup and appears in front of a cross. The video also includes clips of children playing war games, and of British soldiers from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (as evident from their thin red line tactical recognition flashes) on patrol in Northern Ireland. The unsuspecting troops were told that their footage was to be included in a documentary about the day-to-day operations of various peace-keeping forces. The video was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

By its lyrics and music video, we can assume that this music is about the disturbance of world peace at that time, caused by the murder of Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry, which tell us to be peaceful and prevent any war and violence.  Although the song title is "Zombie", if you steep into the lyrics, you will see that this is the song for loving the world peace. This is a rock song, but it touches the listener's heart by its lyrics. People who haven't known about this song will assume that it is a horrifying song, but it is actually touching.

The lyrics of song "Zombie".

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 cryin'

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey, hey, oh
Dou, dou, dou, dou
Dou, dou, dou, dou
Dou, dou, dou, dou
Dou, dou, dou, dou

Another mother's breakin'
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 fightin'
With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns
In your head, in your head they are dyin'

In your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey
What's in your head, in your head
Zombie, zombie, zombie
Hey, hey, hey
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hey, oh, ya, ya-a

Source :
1. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_%28song%29)
2. Youtube Music Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts)
3. AZLyrics (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cranberries/zombie.html)