Story Behind The Song
This was actually written during the first Gulf War and the oil wells were spewing mountains of black smoke into the sky. What can survive that except metal birds flying in a black sky.
Song Description
Watching the wars and seeing the future.
War - What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing!
| Song Length |
4:01 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Enraged |
Subject |
War |
| Similar Artists |
Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
BLACK SKY
Words and music by Avi Hoffman
Refrain-
The black sky, the black sky
Only metal birds can fly
In the black sky
The fires burning underground
Peace was finally won
Human thunder was the only sound
To be heard by anyone, and you couldn't see the sun in -
Refrain-
The oily black reflection in the waters all around
The silent screams, the fireworks, the animals that drowned
And when the hidden people came out to breath the air
They looked around and saw destruction everywhere, I swear
Refrain-
The questions still remain - The hatred and the pain
The problems aren't solved - The world has gone insane
The more things change the more they stay the same
Only now there's a black sky
Refrain-
The black sky, the black sky
Only metal birds can fly
In the black sky
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