Bullet the Blue Sky lyrics

In the howlin' wind comes a stingin' rain

See it drivin' nails into the souls on the tree of pain

From the firefly a red orange glow

See the face of fear, runnin' scared in the valley below

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

We see them burnin' crosses, see the flames, higher and higher

Bullet the blue sky

Suit and tie 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 peelin' off those dollar bills

Slappin' 'em down

One hundred, two hundred

And I can see those fighter planes

Across the tin huts as 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

As a man breathes into his saxophone

And through the walls you hear the city groan

Outside is America

See across the field

See the sky ripped open

See the rain comin' through the gapin' wound

Howlin' the women and children

Who run into the arms of America

• Artist:U2
• Album:The Joshua Tree (1987)