![]() ![]() ![]() I'm hoping we'll get others, so we can have a more extensive meta discussion later on. Note: This is a test question for song lyrics. If this is the case, which side does each character represent, and why did U2 choose to represent each side as each specific figure? I assume that in this case, Jacob and the angel represent different sides of fighters in the Salvadoran Civil War. In the Bible, the story is often interpreted as Jacob wrestling with God (though this is not universally accepted). In this song, there is a reference to Jacob wrestling with the Angel: As Bono said in an interview,Īnd it upset me as a person who read the Scriptures, to think that Christians in America were supporting this kind of thing, this kind of proxy war because of these Communists.Īs with certain other U2 songs, the band used religious allusions and imagery, possibly as a way to combat those feelings. The comments are property of their posters,Īll the rest © 1996-2010 by Macphisto.U2's song "Bullet the Blue Sky" was inspired by Bono's trip to El Salvadore in 1986, and America's role on the Salvadoran Civil War. who run.into the arms.of America"īack to U2 Lyrics by album / alphabetical index.Īll logos, articles and trademarks on this site are property of their respective owner. 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. Well the God I believe in isn't short of cash, mister. 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. In the next room I hear some woman scream out that her lover's turning off turning on the television. " So I'm back in my hotel room with Johnnie Coltrane and the love supreme. U2 Lyrics - Bullet The Blue Sky (Rattle And Hum)go to Joshua Tree for the lyrics! ![]() U2's Singapore #1 setlist and videos, 30/11/19.U2's Singapore #2 setlist and videos, 01/12/19. ![]()
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