Bullet+the+Blue+Sky

=Bullet the Blue Sky=

Lyrics:
//In the howling wind comes a stinging rain See it driving nails into souls on the tree of pain from the firefly, a red orange glow See the face of fear running scared in the valley below

Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue Bullet the blue

In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum Jacob wrestled the angel and the angel was overcome Plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire See them burning crosses, see the flames, higher and higher

Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue Bullet the blue

This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose on a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And hes peeling off those dollar bills Slapping them down One hundred, two hundred And I can see those fighter planes And I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the alleys of a quiet city street Take the staircase to the first floor Turn the key and slowly unlock the door As a man breathes into a saxophone Through the walls we hear the city groan Outside its America Outside its America

Across the field you see the sky ripped open See the rain come through the gaping wound Pounding on the women and children who run into the arms of America//

 When listening to this song, different people are going to have different reactions. A young person that is eligible to be drafted is going to see and hear this song and think about whether he really wants to go. The song describes the fears of the women, children and the old about how they are running for their lives. Then a soldier will start to question if he really wants to go and fight, because he doesn't know if he can actually kill people and hurt, mentally, emotionally and physically, the innocent bystanders. This song has a totally different meaning to the soldiers serving in Vietnam. This song clearly describes, how there are fighter pilots. The people are running everywhere and don't know where to go. The song title has a meaning in itself because of the fact that the sky is always filled with bullets. In the section of the song that tells how the many is laying down 100 bills after 100 bills, this represent the president. This is because of the fact that he is putting many dollars into fighting the war. The last part that would mean something, is the section that the sky is filled with flames. This is because there is so much destruction going to that the sky is full of the flames of the homes and shops being burned down. The song would mean something to a parent of a soldier. This song would bring fear because of all the bad things that are going on. On the other hand it would also bring hope. This is because they live in America. In a land that has the funds to support the soldiers and will try to end the war quickly so that the soldiers can come home. Overall, this song has different reactions to different people who are connect ed in some way to the war.

 This song definitely expresses an opinion against the war. It is a melancholy song that describes all of the deaths and the horrible fighting that went on during the Vietnam War.  The song mentions the pain and fear that was felt by innocent citizens. Another example of how this song has negative opinions about the war are the phrases //And hes peeling off those dollar bills Slapping them down// One hundred, two hundred These phrases show that we were spending so much money, and in reality it wasn't worth it because of all of the destruction that occurred.  The lyrics don't really call for people to take action in the war, but some might interpret it in a different way and say that it was inspiring people to fight against the war, and to take a stand.  My group choose this song for various reasons. We choose it because of the message it says about the Vietnam War time. The message is referring to the victims of the war, like the women and children who run for their lives and watch the bullets cover what was once a blue sky. This is a powerful song that demonstrates the struggles and fear that took over many lives during the Vietnam War. It also shows how the president was wasting lots of money to help fight the war. Finally it shows how everyone in wars in other countries wanted to be in America because there never was any fighting there. My group choose this song because it was a perfect representation of how a lot of the world's beauty was destroyed by war. The way it describes the bullets covering the blue sky show us the comparison being made to the beauty of the world that the war was hiding.

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