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.