"One Tree Hill" lyrics by U2 from The Joshua Tree
"One Tree Hill" is the ninth track and final single from U2's album, The Joshua Tree.
The single was released exclusively in New Zealand in 1988 where it went to number one and was U2's first number one single there. It has remained a favourite U2 song for Kiwis - especially the homesick ones!
The title of the song refers to the actual One Tree Hill, a volcanic peak in Auckland that is a popular landmark. At the time of the song's release, a single Monterey pine tree stood on the hill, hence the common name of the hill. The tree was removed in 2000, 6 years after being chainsawed by a deluded activist protesting about some bullshit.
Everyone in NZ hates that clown.
He changed nothing but pissed of a the people that could change his problems.
When U2 returned to Auckland in 2006, the song was played each night, with Bono noting the tree had not yet been replaced, though the local City Council has 5 seedlings growing ready for when it is appropriate to plant a tree.
When U2 returned to NZ in 2010 U2 dedicated it to the miners who lost their lives in the Pike River Mining Disaster. I was in the crowd and it was a pretty special moment.
"One Tree Hill" Lyrics U2
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill
As the day begs the night for mercy
Your sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars
Carved into stone on the face of earth
The moon is up over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes
You ran like a river oh, to the sea
You run like a river runs to the sea
And in our world a heart of darkness
A firezone where poets speak their hearts
Then bleed for it Jara sang his song a weapon
In the hands of love
You know his blood still cries from the ground
It runs like a river, runs to the sea
It runs like a river to the sea
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts
While bullets rape the night of the merciful
I'll see you again when the stars fall from the sky
And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill
We run like a river to the sea, run to the sea
We run like a river to the sea
And when it's raining, raining hard
That's when the rain will break my heart
Raining, raining hard, raining in your heart
Raining, rain into your heart, raining
Oh great ocean, oh great sea
Run to the ocean, run to the sea
Want more great lyrics? Check out some classic tracks from The Joshua Tree. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You" and the as mentioned, politically charged"Bullet the Blue Sky".
The single was released exclusively in New Zealand in 1988 where it went to number one and was U2's first number one single there. It has remained a favourite U2 song for Kiwis - especially the homesick ones!
The title of the song refers to the actual One Tree Hill, a volcanic peak in Auckland that is a popular landmark. At the time of the song's release, a single Monterey pine tree stood on the hill, hence the common name of the hill. The tree was removed in 2000, 6 years after being chainsawed by a deluded activist protesting about some bullshit.
Everyone in NZ hates that clown.
He changed nothing but pissed of a the people that could change his problems.
When U2 returned to Auckland in 2006, the song was played each night, with Bono noting the tree had not yet been replaced, though the local City Council has 5 seedlings growing ready for when it is appropriate to plant a tree.
When U2 returned to NZ in 2010 U2 dedicated it to the miners who lost their lives in the Pike River Mining Disaster. I was in the crowd and it was a pretty special moment.
"One Tree Hill" Lyrics U2
We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill
As the day begs the night for mercy
Your sun so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars
Carved into stone on the face of earth
The moon is up over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes
You ran like a river oh, to the sea
You run like a river runs to the sea
And in our world a heart of darkness
A firezone where poets speak their hearts
Then bleed for it Jara sang his song a weapon
In the hands of love
You know his blood still cries from the ground
It runs like a river, runs to the sea
It runs like a river to the sea
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts
While bullets rape the night of the merciful
I'll see you again when the stars fall from the sky
And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill
We run like a river to the sea, run to the sea
We run like a river to the sea
And when it's raining, raining hard
That's when the rain will break my heart
Raining, raining hard, raining in your heart
Raining, rain into your heart, raining
Oh great ocean, oh great sea
Run to the ocean, run to the sea
Want more great lyrics? Check out some classic tracks from The Joshua Tree. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", "With or Without You" and the as mentioned, politically charged"Bullet the Blue Sky".
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