Miss Sarajevo -- Passengers

Is there a time for keeping your distance?  A time to turn your eyes away 
Is there a time for keeping your head down For getting on with your day 
Is there a time for kohl and lipstick  A time for cutting hair 
Is there a time for high street shopping  To find the right dress to wear 
Here she comes  Heads turn around  Here she comes  To take her crown 
Is there a time to run for cover? A time for kiss and tell  Is there a time for different colors?  Different names you find it hard to spell  
Is there a time for first communion? A time for East 17 
Is there a time to turn to Mecca?   Is there a time to be a beauty queen? 
Here she comes Beauty plays the clown Here she comes Surreal in her crown 

Dici che il fiume Trova la via al mare  E come il fiume  Giungerai a me 
Oltre I confini E le terre assetate  Dici che come fiume  Come fiume. 
L'amore giunger  L'amore.  E non so pi pregare  E nell'amore non so pi sperare   E quell'amore non so pi  aspettare
 
It's said that a river  Finds the way to the sea  And like the river 
You shall come to me  Beyond the borders  And the thirsty lands 
You say that as a river  Like a river  Love shall come  Love. 
And I'm not able to pray  Anymore And I cannot hope in love 
Anymore  And I cannot wait for love  Anymore  Is there a time for tying ribbons?   A time for Christmas trees  Is there a time for laying tables? 
And the night is set to freeze                                                (sing365)

Italian Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sang on this with Bono. Pavarotti enters this song at two minutes and 53 seconds singing an Italian language libretto written by Bono.

song is about how the people of Sarajevo deal with war. Proceeds from the single went to the War Child charity.                             (songfacts)

               

American journalist Bill Carter suggested to Bono an idea to film a documentary based on Sarajevo's underground resistance movement. Not only did Bono produce the film, he also provided the funds needed to support the project. 

“The camera follows the organizers through the tunnels and cellars of the city, giving a unique insight into life during a modern war, where civilians are the targets. The film captures the dark humour of the besieged Sarajevans, their stubborn refusal to be demoralized and suggests that surrealism and Dadaism are the appropriate responses to fanaticism.”          Bono 

Bono went on to say that he felt that these lyrics reflected what the people of Sarajevo were feeling at the time.  "Miss Sarajevo" is one of four tracks from the album that are based on real films. The film Miss Sarajevo is a documentary by Bill Carter about a beauty pageant held in the midst of war-torn Sarajevo, Bosnia.                                                     (wikipedia) .