Sunday Bloody Sunday is a song by the Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album War. The song is among the most explicit of the band’s political commentary, with lyrics that describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, particularly Bloody Sunday in 1972. It was written to be a protest song, mourning this tragic event, as opposed to the hopeful, rebellious songs that were common at the time.
I can't believe the news today Oh, I can't close my eyes And make it go away How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? How long... 'cause tonight....we can be as one Tonight... Broken bottles under children's feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street But I won't heed the battle call It puts my back up Puts my back up against the wall
And the battle's just begun There's many lost, but tell me who has won The trench is dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters Torn apart Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sunday, Bloody Sunday
How long... How long must we sing this song? How long? How long... 'cause tonight....we can be as one Tonight... ....tonight Sunday, Bloody Sunday (tonight) Sunday, Bloody Sunday ..oh yes oh Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe your tears away Oh, wipe your tears away Oh, wipe your tears away (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) Oh, wipe your blood shot eyes (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
And it's true we are immune When fact is fiction and TV reality And today the millions cry We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) The real battle just begun To claim the victory Jesus won On...