Zombie - YUNGBLUD

This week on 1001 Songs That Make You Want To Die, we take on “Zombie” by YUNGBLUD — a song that wants very badly to be important, emotional, and generation-defining… and somehow ends up sounding like a Hot Topic TED Talk.

We dig into the song’s trauma-core lyrics, its earnest but exhausting messaging, and the strange space YUNGBLUD occupies between punk rebellion and motivational poster. Along the way we ask the real questions: is this raw honesty, manufactured angst, or just shouting feelings until they feel profound?

There’s over-analysis, cultural side-quests, unnecessary hostility, and of course a fresh round of Could You Beat Them in a Fight? — because if you’re going to scream about society collapsing, you should at least be able to throw a punch.

It’s emotional. It’s loud. It’s well-meaning. And it might make you want to lie down on the floor and stare at the ceiling.