Are you mad about Halloween? If you can´t wait to celebrate this spooky day start by
singing this song by The Cranberries, Zombie. In spite of its title, the song doesn´t
talk about horrible creatures. Can you guess what it is about?
Click on the link below to listen to the song and then
complete with the missing words
guns bombs silence theme
bombs guns silence head me
“Zombie” (The Cranberries)
Another (1) _________ hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such (2) _________,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it’s not (3) _________, it’s not my
family.
In your head, in your head they are fi ghting,
With their tanks and their (4) _________,
And their bombs and their (5) _________.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What’s in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, 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 (6) _________ since nineteen-sixteen.
In your head, in your head they’re still fi ghting,
With their tanks and their (7) _________,
And their bombs and their (8) _________.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...
In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What’s in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, hey, oh, ya, ya-a...
The title of this song is a scary creature but the theme of the song is very different.
‘Zombie’ is a metaphor. Listen again. What do you think the song is about? Go to the
web link below to fi nd out if you were right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_%28song%29
