Vandaag droppen de mannen van U2 de lyric video voor AMERICAN SOUL! Het is de opvolger van “Get Out Of Your Own Way” en “You`re The best Thing About Me”. Alle drie songs vind je terug op hun aankomende album “Songs Of Experience”. (release datum 1 december). Deze release komt aan het einde voor een top jaar voor de band uit Dublin. Met hun ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2017’ traden ze voor maar liefst 2,5 miljoen fans op in Europa en Noord- en Zuid-Amerika. Waarschijnlijk komt er in het voorjaar van 2018 een nieuwe tour aan.
LYRICS:
(Intro: K. Lamar)
Blessed are the bullies
For one day they will have to stand up to themselves
Blessed are the liars
For the truth can be awkward
(Verse 1: Bono)
It’s not a place
This country is to me a sound
Of drum and bass
You close your eyes to look around
(Bridge 1: Bono)
Look around, look around
Look around, it’s a sound
Look around, look around
It’s a sound
(Verse 2: Bono)
It’s not a place
This country is to me a thought
That offers grace
For every welcome that is sought
(Chorus: Bono)
You are rock and roll
You and I are rock and roll
You are rock and roll
Came here looking for American soul
(Verse 3: Bono)
It’s not a place
This is a dream the whole world owns
The pilgrim’s face
It had your heart to call her home
(Chorus: Bono)
You are rock and roll
You and I are rock and roll
You are rock and roll
Came here looking for American soul
American, American
(Bridge 2: Bono)
Put your hands in the air
Hold on the sky
Could be too late, but we still gotta try
There’s a moment in our life where a soul can die
And the person in a country when you believe the lie
The lie (the lie, the lie)
There’s a promise in the heart of every good dream
It’s a call to action, not to fantasy
The end of a dream, the start of what’s real
Let it be unity, let it be community
For refugees like you and me
A country to receive us
Will you be our sanctuary
Refu-Jesus
(Chorus: Bono)
You are rock and roll
You and I are rock and roll
You are rock and roll
Came here looking for American soul
You are rock and roll
You and I are rock and roll
You are rock and roll
Came here looking for American soul
American soul, American soul
