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The Cranberries – Zombie
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The Cranberries describe the violence in “The Troubles,” the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland between nationalists (mainly self-identified as Irish or Roman Catholic) and
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The Cranberries – Dreams
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“Dreams” was the first single released by The Cranberries after being signed to Island Records. However, the band’s video for “Linger” was picked up by MTV in 1994 while they
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The Cranberries – Salvation
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The biggest hit off of To The Faithful Departed deals with addiction. Limerick in ‘96 was a cesspool of drugs that The Cranberries had bubbling all around them.
The song charted
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The Cranberries – Tomorrow
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I think that you're mad / You spend a lot of time in your head / I know that you're mad / You spend a lot of time in your head / If you could come away with me / You should come
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The Cranberries – Disappointment
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[Verse 1] / Disappointment you shouldn't have done / You couldn't have done, you wouldn't have done / The things you did then and we could've been happy / What a piteous thing, a
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The Cranberries – Them
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Oh, don't listen to what they say / Make up your mind, walk away / Oh, don't even give them the time of day / They put you wrong / Turn away / So why did they all just walk away
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The Cranberries – Hollywood
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[Verse 1] / I've got a picture in my head, in my head / It's me and you, we are in bed, we are in bed / You'll always be there when I call, when I call / You'll always be there
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The Cranberries – Analyse
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Close your eyes, close your eyes / Breathe the air, out there / We are free, we can be wide open / For you opened my eyes to the beauty I see / We will pray, we will stay wide open
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The Cranberries – Liar
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[Verse 1] / Say it if you want to, and say it if you will / But if you don't say what you are thinking / And I won't take too kindly to it / Well, all I want is something special
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The Cranberries – Away
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(on Dreams/Linger singles) / Turn away, turn away / From me, from me / And I pray, yes I pray / For thee, for thee, for the-hi-hi / Another world / Wrapped up inside another place
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The Cranberries – Bosnia
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I would like to state my vision / Life was so unfair / We live in our secure surroundings / And people die out there / Bosnia, was so unkind / Sarajevo, change my mind / And we all
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The Cranberries – Ode to My Family
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“Ode To My Family” is a 1994 alternative rock song by The Cranberries, which appeared on their 1994 album “No Need To Argue.” The lyrics tell about lead singer Dolores O'Riordan’s
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The Cranberries – Promises
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Dolores questions the vows and promises made during her wedding, after being through a divorce. In an interview for Ovation’s Music Express, with Dave Fanning, she explained that
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The Cranberries – Linger
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“Linger” is a defining song of the 90’s alternative rock period and the song that put Irish band The Cranberries on the map.
Despite being on the original demo that got them
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The Cranberries – Zombie (Acoustic Version)
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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
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The Cranberries – Shattered
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The song depicts the fear a mother has to go through during her pregnancy, Dolores explained during an interview for Ovation’s Music Express.
“Shattered” serves as a follow-up
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The Cranberries – Stars
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The stars are bright tonight / And I am walking nowhere / I guess I will be alright / Desire gets you nowhere / And you are always right / And my, you are so perfect / Take you as
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The Cranberries – Empty
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[Verse 1] / Something has left my life / And I don't know where it went to, a-a-ah / Somebody caused me strife / And it's not what I was seeking / [Verse 2] / Didn't you see me
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The Cranberries – This Is the Day
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I never had a friend like you, this is the day / Your skin is white, your eyes are blue, this is the day / But the wind might change, I will still remain / I will always be there
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The Cranberries – What You Were
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[Intro] / Now it's easy for to see / Why people's life are so lonely / And you never understood / You never really could, you were wrong / [Chorus] / What you were, what you were
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The Cranberries – Empty
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[Verse 1] / Something has left my life / And I don't know where it went to, a-a-ah / Somebody caused me strife / And it's not what I was seeking / [Verse 2] / Didn't you see me
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The Cranberries – This Is the Day
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I never had a friend like you, this is the day / Your skin is white, your eyes are blue, this is the day / But the wind might change, I will still remain / I will always be there
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The Cranberries – Time Is Ticking Out
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We better think about the things we say / We better think about the games we play / The world went round, yeah, around and round / We better think about the consequences / We
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The Cranberries – I Still Do
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[Verse 1] / I'm not ready for this / Though I thought I would be / I can't see the future / Though I thought I could see / [Chorus] / I don't want to leave you / Even though I have
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The Cranberries – Not Sorry
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I keep on looking through the window again / But I'm not sorry if I do insult you / And I'm sad, not sorry 'bout the way that things went / And you'll be happy and I'll be forsaken
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The Cranberries – Shine Down
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[Chorus] / That was some revealing light / That you shone on me last night / Have you turned away from me / Because you know that I can't see? / [Post-Chorus] / But if you leave me
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The Cranberries – I Can't Be With You
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[Verse 1] / Lying in my bed again / And I cry 'cause you're not here / Crying in my head again / And I know that it's not clear / Put your hands, put your hands / Inside my face
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The Cranberries – Twenty One
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[Verse] / I don't think it's going to happen anymore / You took my thoughts from me, now I want nothing more / And did you think you could just take it all away / I don't think it'
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The Cranberries – Joe
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There was a time, I was so lonely (away) / Remember the time, It was a Friday (away) / You made me feel fine, We did it my way (away) / I sat on your knees, every Friday (away) / (
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The Cranberries – Put Me Down
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[Verse] / Let me take you by the hand / Away from here / To another land / Oh this land in which we live / Where people love and are meant to forgive / And you always prove me
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The Cranberries – In the End
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[Chorus] / Ain't it strange / When everything you wanted / Was nothing that you wanted / In the end / Ain't it strange / When everything you dreamt of / Was nothing that you dreamt
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The Cranberries – All Over Now
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“All Over Now” is the first single from The Cranberries' final album “In The End”. The song was premiered on January 15, 2019, the first anniversary of Dolores O'Riordan’s death.
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The Cranberries – No Need to Argue
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A smooth and intimist a capella song, where Dolores comes to terms with the end of a special relationship.
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The Cranberries – Will You Remember?
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Will you remember the dress I wore? / Will you remember my face? / Will you remember the lipstick I wore? / This world is a wonderful place / Will you remember the black limousine
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The Cranberries – Got It
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[Verse 1] / With the passing of time / It's the coming of age / Everything in good time / It's just like turning a page / Where did you go? / How did you know? / With the passing
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The Cranberries – Sunday
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[Intro] / Oh, do you know / Where to go? / Where to go? / Something on your mind / Wanna leave me behind / Wanna leave me behind / [Chorus] / You're spinning me around / My feet
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The Cranberries – Cordell
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Though once you ruled my mind / I thought you'd always be there / And I'll always hold on to your face / But everything changes in time / And the answers are not always fair / And
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The Cranberries – Íosa
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In a 2018 interview with ESPN 1530, Dolores O'Riordan said that this song was dedicated to her grandfather.
“Íosa” happens to be ‘The Cranberries’ one and only track written in
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The Cranberries – Yeats' Grave
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Dolores explained her motivation to write this song in January 1994 on an interview to Hot Press:
I was really into Yeats’ poetry, so much so that I wrote a song called “Yeats
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The Cranberries – I'm Still Remembering
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I'm still remembering the day / I gave my life away / I'm still remembering the time / You said you'd be mine / Yesterday was cold and bare / Because you were not there / Yesterday
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The Cranberries – Lost
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[Verse 1] / Feel the storm is coming in / I wonder where should I begin / In the past / In the past / I feel I'm dwelling in the past / I know the time is moving fast / And you
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The Cranberries – Summer Song
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[Verse] / Rolling on the grass / Some things never last / Just stay for a while / We could have a blast / [Pre-Chorus] / My world / It's all about you now / My world / My lord / It
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