U2 Bullet the Blue Sky Lyrics

U2-Bullet the Blue Sky

In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails into souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear running scared in the valley below

Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue

In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome
Plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses, see the flames, higher and higher

Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue

Suit and tie comes up to me
His face red
Like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
(Slapping them down), one hundred, two hundred,
And I can see the fighter planes,
And I can see the fighter planes,
Across the mud huts as the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
Up the staircase to the first floor
We turn the key and slowly unlock the door
This man breathes into his saxophone
Through the walls we hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America

Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America

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[finsfannumerouno]

Joshua Tree is classic. U2's new album No Line on the Horizon is right up there with Joshua Tree. It's that freakin good...

[nema1218]

Great song,I can't say I like U2's newer songs.Their no longer one of my favorite bands.But I love this song,great!From 1987's Joshua Tree,when I born.U2 are without a doubt,among the best and biggest bands of the past nearly 30 years.Even admit it.Great video,thanks for posting.

[Jakedadog]

children....see when the levee breaks Led zep...except it has harmonica in it too...oh and probably the best drummer there ever was.....

[04lthompson]

Carlos " The Natural Born F***ing Killer" Condit BABY!!!!

[jverlander35]

@needlermasta i was actually thinking about this earlier. thats what made me think of this song. bullet is being used as a verb here. but who cares. its bono who can do whatever he wants!

[derekwhite26]

@messymag122 Correct me if I am wrong anybody, but a Hyperbol is short for a Hyperbola, which is similar to a Parabol/ Parabola however it has 3+ Apex'. It is taught in Adv. Algebra...

[thes54]

I guess U2 has been looking to Led Zeppelin for inspiration. Or Ted Nugent. U2 did a good job with this song

[xCorruptedAngelx]

This song's amazing.

[COUVELOMBARDA]

@MichaelMG711 man no one gives a shit about your opinion.

[messymag122]

what is the hyperbole

[rob032]

In howling wind

Comes a stinging rain

See Chas & Dave into souls

On the tree of pain

is what I always hear!

[02nothing]

@needlermasta Similarly, "fuck" is not a functioning sentence, and "ragh" is not a word.

Bono is a poet, all lyricists are, and so grammatical propriety are not of major concern.