Lyrics
In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
In a harsh wind, there is a sharp rain.
See it driving nails
Visualize the rain forcefully hitting and penetrating.
Into the souls on the tree of pain
Nails symbolize pain, and souls on the tree of pain represent suffering individuals.
From the firefly, a red orange glow
A small, glowing insect emits a reddish-orange light.
See the face of fear running scared in the valley below
Witness fear personified, fleeing in a valley below.
Bullet the blue sky
Repeated refrain emphasizing an action: "Bullet the blue sky."
Bullet the blue sky
-Bullet the blue
-Bullet the blue
-In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
In a wind resembling locusts, there's a mixture of noise and vibration.
Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome
A biblical reference to Jacob wrestling with an angel, overcoming a celestial force.
You plant a demon seed; You raise a flower of fire
Metaphorically planting a destructive seed, resulting in a fiery outcome.
You see them burning crosses
Observing the burning of crosses, symbolizing hatred and prejudice.
You see the flames higher and higher
Witnessing escalating flames, possibly representing social or political unrest.
Bullet the blue sky
Repetition of the refrain, reinforcing the call to "Bullet the blue sky."
Bullet the blue sky
-Bullet the blue
-Bullet the blue
-This guy comes up to me
A scene involving a person with a red face, counting and flaunting dollar bills. Fighter planes are visible, possibly suggesting a connection between wealth and warfare.
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 those fighter planes
Repetition of seeing fighter planes, intensifying the imagery.
And I can see those fighter planes
-Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Describing a location where children sleep and the city's atmosphere, with a reference to music and city life.
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
-You take the staircase to the first floor
-Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
-As a man breathes into a saxophone
-And through the walls you hear the city groan
-Outside is America
Highlighting the contrast between the internal city sounds and the external reality of America.
Outside is America
-Across the field you see the sky ripped open
Portraying a sky torn open, rain pouring like a wound, affecting women and children.
See the rain through a gaping wound
-Pounding on the women and children
-Who run
Describing the desperate flight of those affected into the arms of America.
Into the arms
-Of America
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