Cranberries Lyrics 

The lyrics and the melodies were almost always written by Dolores O'Riordan, often with the help of Noel Hogan. Musically seen the band recorded a relatively wide range between pop, rock and Irish folk. Initially the style was rather soft rock such as in Dreams, later it was harder for example for Zombie and career ended against the slope slightly in the direction of pop, such as in analysis.

The lyrics often act of love, relationship or separation, but also of war and misery. For example, in the Northern Ireland Zombie conflict with the Easter uprising in Bosnia and the Balkan conflict discussed. A few songs are also certain people or places dedicated to: The song Yeats' Grave, the story of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats and the Isle of Innisfree, the title of one of his poems appeared. I Just Shot John Lennon covers the murder of the Beatles member John Lennon. The piece of New New York is about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 and Cape Town has as a theme the South African city of Cape Town.

The Cranberries covert some titles, including They Long To Be (Close to You) by Burt Bacharach / Hal David, Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac, In the Ghetto by Mac Davis and the unreleased song Crazy by Patsy Cline.