"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" Lyrics b."I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" Lyrics.
Through the alleys of a quiet city street The line "In the locust wind, comes a rattle and hum" was clearly the inspiration for the title of U2's follow up album to The Joshua Tree, Rattle and Hum.Īcross the mud huts as the children sleep In more recent times Bono has used the song to address issues of religious violence.īono went on to use the lyrical reference to bullets in the sky in U2's big hit, Vertigo. "Bullet The Blue Sky" song lyrics by U2 from The Joshua Treeīullet the Blue Sky is one of the U2's most overtly politically toned songs.Īlthough never released as a single, it is a fan favourite and U2 play the song nearly every concert The issues that the country of El Salvador had in the 1980's as a result of American interference are the behind the meaning and inspiration of the song.Įach time U2 play it, they use it as a protest song in form of comments critical of war and the use guns.