American Obituary
Présentation
Pour ouvrir son EP, Days of Ash, U2 choisit un titre rock qui remet la guitare au premier plan, ce qui n’était plus si fréquent ces dernières années. Le parallèle avec American Soul est tentant, tant par le nom du morceau que par l’intention, mais la comparaison s’arrête vite. American Obituary se révèle bien plus brut et désenchanté que sa cousine.
Bono y rend hommage à Renée Good, tout en exprimant sa colère face à la politique migratoire des États-Unis. Le texte est lourd, direct, contestataire, et renvoie presque à l’urgence de War. La musique, en revanche, nécessite plusieurs écoutes pour être appréciée, la mélodie n’étant pas forcément évidente et la structure un peu floue.
Paroles
You have the right to remain silent
Or not
God above a mother's love
A guiding hand to pick you up
To crush her like a coffee cup
Why?
Crossing guard or yellow bus
Our children teach us who to trust
The worst can't kill what's best in us
But they can try
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war
War, war
War, war
We love you more
War, war
Than hate loves war
Renée Good, born to die free
American mother of three
Seventh day, January
A bullet for each child, you see
The colour of her eye
Nine-thirty, Minneapolis
To desecrate domestic bliss
Three bullets blast, three babies kissed
Renée the "domestic terrorist"
Well, what you can't kill can't die
America will rise
Against the people of the lie
I love you more
Than hate loves war
I love you more
Than hate loves war, war
War, war
We love you more
War, war
Than hate loves war
I am not mad at you, Lord
You're the reason I was there
Could you stop a heart from breaking
By having it not care?
Could you stop a bullet in mid-air?
The power of the people is so much stronger
Than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger
Than the people in power
The power of the people is so much stronger
Than the people in power
In the streets with children playing
In the churches where they're praying
School teachers are explaining
America, America
The power of the people!
We love you more (We say, we say, we say)
Than hate loves war
I love you more (I say, I say)
Than hate loves war
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