Last week we heard the first sounds of the days to come. Some greet them with relief, and others are skeptical, wanting to see and hear more before they pass judgment. There may be those who feel they have heard this all before, saying it is nothing new, rather it is the same old thing just nuanced differently. While there are still others for whom it sounds like a brand of hope that is desperately needed in these trying times.
Sure, some feel that rock star and politician need to be separated like church and state, but that doesn’t appear to be an option. This voice has something to say and people are listening. They are buying up t-shirts, hats, buttons and bumper stickers touting their love of the vision. For better or worse, he’s in power and the youth of America are listening.
But can what is coming ever live up to the hype? Is there any chance of not disappointing many, if not most? Humans are incapable of perfection—we all know that—but for some, the stakes are higher. The critics will line up and jump at the chance to say, “boo!” They already are.
I am of course talking about the release of U2’s new single, “Get On Your Boots,” from their upcoming album, No Line On The Horizon. It is a Rock ‘N Roll song through and through. Guitar riffs that Wolfmother wish they had come up with and a drum break for Larry Mullins Jr. that demands every listener join in with ruckus air drumming. "GOYB" is an optimistic call to action.
Who says work boots can’t be sexy?
If you have not heard it yet, here it is...the first sounds of what is to come:
Get On Your Boots (Lyrics)
By U2
The future needs a big kiss
Winds blows with a twist
Never seen a moon like this
Can you see it too?
Night is falling everywhere
Rockets at the fun fair
Satan loves a bomb scare
But he won’t scare you
Hey, sexy boots
Get on your boots, yeah
You free me from the dark dream
Candy floss ice cream
All our kids are screaming
But the ghosts aren’t real
Here’s where we gotta be
Love and community
Laughter is eternity
If joy is real
You don’t know how beautiful
You don’t know how beautiful you are
You don’t know, and you don’t get it, do you?
You don’t know how beautiful you are
That’s someone’s stuff they’re blowing up
We’re into growing up
Women of the future
Hold the big revelations
I got a submarine
You got gasoline
I don’t want to talk about wars between nations
Not right now
Hey sexy boots...
Get on your boots, yeah
Not right now
Bossy boots
You don’t know how beautiful
You don’t know how beautiful you are
You don’t know, and you don’t get it, do you?
You don’t know how beautiful you are
Hey sexy boots
I don’t want to talk about the wars between the nations
Sexy boots, yeah
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Meet me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound, now
God, I’m going down
I don’t wanna drown now
Meet me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Meet me in the sound
Get on your boots
Get on your boots
Get on your boots
Yeah hey hey
