U2 - Bullet the Blue Sky [Rattle & Hum CD]
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Published 2009-02-13
n the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See them driving nails into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, red orange glow
I see the face of fear running scared in the valley below
Sky
Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire
I see them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher
Sky
Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue sky / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
Bullet the blue / Sky
(Yeah... alright, I want you)
So this guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colours of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping 'em down
One hundred
Two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the valleys and the quiet city street
We take the staircase to the first floor
We turn the key and slowly unlock the door
A man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls we hear the city groan
Outside it's America
Outside it's America
So I'm back in my hotel room with John Coltrane and the love supreme
In the next room I hear some woman scream out that her lover's
Turning off, turning on the television.
And I can't tell the difference between ABC news, Hill Street Blues
And a preacher on the old time gospel hour
Stealing money from the sick and the old
Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister
I feel a long way from the hills of San Salvador
Where the sky is ripped open
And the rain pours through a gaping wound
Pelting the women and children
Pelting the women and children
Who run... who run...
Into the arms... of America
All Comments (21)
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One of their best!!! I feel it in my bones, each time, I hear it...
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This must be the most intense performance of this song 🎶 ever Bono definitely deserves an award for his vocals
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I was never a U2 fan until I listened to Rattle and Hum on a High End System...their Hendrix rendition of the Star Spangle Banner followed by Bullet The Blue Sky just blew me away.......This album, along with Frampton Comes Alive, are my two favorite Live Rock Albums of All Time...so far!
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"Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash mister"
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BULLET THE BLUE SKY IS 💙 FANTASTIC. CRANK IT UP !!!!! BJJ
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" I can't tell the difference between ABC news, Hill Street Blues, and a preacher on the Old Time Gospel Hour stealin' money from the sick, and the old. Well the god I I believe in isn't short of cash mister".Â
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u2s music is a powerful statment backing that you dont need filthy lyrics to make a powerful stament.
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Adam's bassline line on this is brilliantly dark and ominous. And as everyone knows, war IS deadly dark and ominous.
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Good choice to keep Star Spangled Banner on there. The CD lists it as a separate track, but it really belongs here.
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AWESOME!!!
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In the film you feel their interpretation.. to the point when the light beam is over Edge from Bono... YOU FEEL IT
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Aztech(5 years ago). The real enemy is the hardness of mens hearts. This song, together with Silver and Gold, are arguably two of the most important songs that U2 wrote, and as long as there is war and oppression they will remain relevant.
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Thanks Cass, for pointing me in the right direction
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Why oh why only 625 likes for this rendition at Sun Devil Stadium Tempe Arizona. C'mon people!!!!!!
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Joshua tree is my favorite album but this is pretty darn good
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Intense, demands your attention
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U2 Rattle and Hum
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Algaida was a Portuguese Princess😊 Algie…..she married the King of Assyria Saint Boniface also known as Saul
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From a firefly comes red, orange glow? I see the face if fear running scared in the valley below.
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to run into the arms of America
