YUNGBLUD, Zombie | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 80^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Zombie” performed by YUNGBLUD.

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 80^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “Zombie” performed by YUNGBLUD.

“So, say your prayers, you’re almost there / But it’s running out, it’s running.” YUNGBLUD (Dominic Harrison) released an honest, personal, and vulnerable single with “Zombie”. “Zombie” is the fourth track from Harrison’s fourth studio album, Idols. Harrison sings about losing his grandmother. He penned “Zombie” with producer Matt Schwartz.

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♬ Zombie – YUNGBLUD

“Zombie” begins with a rhythmic guitar. Soon, the sound becomes grander, maintaining a dark vibe. Despite the dark vibes, YUNGBLUD delivers beautiful, expressive, and sincere vocals. The melodies are gorgeous during the verses. I love Harrison’s melisma. The lyrics are thought-provoking. “If I was to talk about the words / They would hurt, they would hurt,” he sings emotionally in the first verse, and continues, “So, if you were to ask about the pain / I would lie, I would lie.” Sometimes, the truth is too painful.  In this situation, it feels more fitting to lie to protect loved ones. In the second verse, YUNGBLUD sings, “We could catch a spaceship to the moon / But we’d crash, it wouldn’t last / Because the world is just a figment of the fools.”

Harrison’s vocals are much grittier during the big and powerful, zombie-driven chorus:

“Oh, I know that I can’t live without you

But this world will keep turning if you do

Would you even want me looking like a zombie?

Would you even want me, want me, want me?”

Being a zombie is not ideal.  It is optimal to be alive and well and not the shell of one’s former self. Harrison stated that seeing his grandma’s decline was incredibly difficult. Ultimately, “Zombie”, a four-minute ballad, is a deep, moving, and incredibly powerful song from YUNGBLUD.