RED SKY BLUES
Written by David Poe. ©2020 Charming Martyr Music (BMI.) All rights reserved.
CLOUDS ABOVE THE CITY
FIRE IN THE NIGHT
HELICOPTER HIGH ABOVE THE RIOT
SCARLET AS A SUNSET
BLOODY AS THE NEWS
RED SKY BLUES
THEY KILLED HIM FOR HIS COLOR
THEY KILLED HIM FOR HIS SKIN
THEY KILLED HIM FOR THE PART OF TOWN
THAT HE WAS WALKING IN
THE FUTURE DOESN'T LIE
THE CAMERA TELLS THE TRUTH
RED SKY BLUES
I WANT TO SAY MY SOMETHING
WHEN I SAW THAT STRANGER BLEED
WANT TO WRITE IT DOWN
BUT THEY WON'T TEACH ME HOW TO READ
SO I BROKE THE GLASS
AND STOLE $500 SHOES
RED SKY BLUES
THE IDIOTS ARE WINNING
I SEEM 'EM IN THE STREET
AND SITTING IN THE WHITE HOUSE
YELLING AT THE TV SCREEN
AND NOW YOU KNOW THE ANSWER
TO WHAT HAVE YOU GO TO LOSE
RED SKY BLUES
Written, recorded and released May 31, 2020.