In God's Country -- U2

Desert sky Dream beneath the desert sky  The rivers run but soon run dry
We need new dreams tonight  Desert rose  Dreamed I saw a desert rose
Dress torn in ribbons and in bows  Like a siren she calls to me
Sleep comes like a drug  In God's Country  Sad eyes, crooked crosses
In God's Country  

Set me alight  we'll punch a hole right through the night  Everyday the dreamers
die  See what's on the other side  She is liberty  And she comes to rescue me
Hope, faith, her vanity  The greatest gift is gold  Sleep comes like a drug
In God's Country Sad eyes, crooked crosses  In God's Country

Naked flame  She stands with a naked flame  I stand with the sons of Cain
Burned by the fire of love   Burned by the fire of love                (sing365)  

One of the songs on The Joshua Tree that explores American culture and politics, Bono's lyrics were inspired by the Statue Of Liberty in New York City. He was concerned that the American Dream was being threatened by shady politics.

The lyric, "I stand with the sons of Cain," refers to the Biblical Cain in the Book of Genesis. One of the sons of Cain, Jubal, was the first ever musician. According to the Genesis account, he was the "father of all who play the harp and lute."

         U2 - In God's Country. From the 

                                                            Joshua Tree era.

                              

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