[ti:Wave Of Sorrow (Birdland)]
[ar:U2]
[al:U2 Medium, Rare and Remastered]
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[00:02.97]Wave Of Sorrow (Birdland) - U2
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[00:16.22]Heat haze rising on hell's own hill
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[00:22.92]To wake up this morning is an act of will
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[00:30.24]Walk through the night to get here today
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[00:37.29]To bring your children to give them away
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[00:43.70]Oh oh this cruel sun is daylight never done
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[00:51.85]Cruelty just begun to make a shadow of everyone
[00:58.04]And if the rain came
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[01:01.47]And if the rain came now
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[01:11.40]Souls bent over without a breeze
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[01:16.32]Blankets on burning trees
[01:19.59]I am sick without disease
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[01:23.23]Nobility on it's knees
[01:25.93]And if the rain came
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[01:29.39]And if the rain came now
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[01:37.31]Would it wash us all away
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[01:43.15]On a wave of sorrow
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[01:46.75]Wave wave of sorrow
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[01:54.35]Where now the holy cities
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[01:57.68]Where are the ancient holy scrolls
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[02:01.24]Where now Emperor Menelek
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[02:04.74]And Queen of Sheba's gold
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[02:08.04]You my bride wear a crown
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[02:11.42]On your finger precious stone
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[02:15.38]As every good thing now been sold
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[02:25.04]Son of shepherd boy now king
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[02:29.80]What wisdom can you bring
[02:33.39]What lyric could you sing
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[02:36.82]Where is the music of the Seraphim
[02:39.57]And if the rain came
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[02:43.08]And if the rain came now
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[02:50.99]Would it wash us all away
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[02:56.39]On a wave of sorrow
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[02:59.95]Wave on a wave of sorrow wave
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[03:14.22]Blessed are the meek who scratch in the dirt
[03:17.46]For they shall inherit what's left of the earth
[03:21.22]Blessed are the kings who have left their thrones
[03:24.11]They are blessed in this valley of dry bones
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[03:28.16]Blessed all of you with an empty heart
[03:31.48]For you have nothing from which you cannot part
[03:35.10]Blessed is the ego if it's all we got this hour
[03:38.69]Blessed is the voice that speaks truth to power
[03:42.08]Blessed is the sex worker's body sold tonight
[03:45.34]She works for what she's got
[03:46.87]To save her children's life
[03:49.15]Blessed are the deaf who cannot hear a scream
[03:52.53]Blessed are the stupid who can dream
[03:55.96]Blessed are the tin can cardboard slums
[03:59.39]And blessed is the spirit that overcomes