Red Hill Mining Town Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Distant Sun 

Cover art for Red Hill Mining Town lyrics by U2

Insightful interpretation.

Now, "We'll scorch the earth, set fire to the sky We stoop so low to reach so high " - could be an allusion to the environmental destruction wrought by mining in the reach for profits.

@Distant Sun or it could be the truth revealed in all of His songs for a people to find in a season of time. Truth? What is truth they ask?
Truth is a kingdom come from the Holy One. Believe and ask for eyes to see!