The first track on U2’s War, it was responsible for breaking the band in the USA thanks to the heavy rotation the video (from Under a Blood Red Sky) received on MTV.
It conveys the band’s stance against violence, in Northern Ireland and everywhere.
Drummer Larry Mullen on the song:
“We’re into th...
[Intro]
Yeah, mm-hm
[Verse 1]
I can't believe the news today
Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away
[Refrain]
How long? How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight
We can be as one, tonight
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Oh, let's go
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
[Refrain]
How long? How long must we sing this song?
How long? How long?
'Cause tonight
We can be as one, tonight
[Chorus]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Tonight, tonight)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Tonight, tonight)
Come get some
[Bridge]
Wipe the tears from your eyes
Wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
I'll wipe your tears away
[Chorus]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (I'll wipe your bloodshot eyes)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, oh
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, oh
Yeah, let's go
[Verse 4]
And it's true we are immune
When fact is fiction and TV reality
And today the millions cry (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
The real battle just begun (Sunday, Bloody Sunday)
To claim the victory Jesus won (Sunday, Bloody Sunday) on
[Chorus]
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, yeah, yeah
Sunday, Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday was written by Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr..
Sunday Bloody Sunday was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
U2 released Sunday Bloody Sunday on Fri Mar 11 1983.