New Year S Day U2 Lyrics Meaning

The end of the world is midnight so after that is new years day.
New year s day u2 lyrics meaning. New years day refers to the day after the doomsday clock ticks down the last seconds of mankind. The lyrics we know today were inspired by poland s solidarity movement co founded by human rights activist lech walesa. Yeah all is quiet on new year s day a world in white gets underway i want to be with you be with you night and day nothing changes on new year s day on new year s day i will be with you again i will be with you again under a blood red sky a crowd has gathered in black and white arms entwined the chosen few the newspapers says says say it s true it s true and we can break through though torn.
New year s day was the first single from u2 s third album war. However true to u2 custom they were eventually re fashioned to suit a more political purpose. But the true meaning behind.
The lyrics refer to the movement for solidarity lead by lech walesa in poland. U2 s song new year s day an instant pop hit of its time has become a rock classic to be rolled out at the end of the year simply because of its festive name. Frontman bono had originally penned the lyrics as a love song to his wife.
Facts about new year s day new year s day was released as the lead single of off u2 s album war that album was released in 1983. The music video for this track was filmed in sweden in 1982 and was one of the first videos featured prominently on mtv. Their first three albums were all.