this is the song that really started it for me ... i got the cd (achtung, baby!) the same day i started writing august moon, and eventually started associating a lot of the songs on it to the story. this was the most poignant of them all. if anything, i would say that this is the theme of august moon. (on an semi-unrelated note, the album kicks ass.)

The Fly
performed by U2

Oh, baby child...

It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
It's no secret that our world is in darkness tonight
They say the sun is sometimes eclipsed by a moon
You know I don't see you when she walks in the room

It's no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help
It's no secret that a liar won't believe anyone else
They say a secret is something you tell one other person
So I'm telling you, child

A man will beg
A man will crawl
On the sheer face of love
Like a fly on a wall
It's no secret at all

 Love...
we shine like a
Burning star
We're falling from the sky
Tonight

It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest
It's no secret ambition bites the nails of success
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief

Over love...

A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's no secret at all

 Love...
we shine like a
Burning star
We're falling from the sky
Tonight

Oh, yeah!

It's no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
The universe exploded 'cause of one man's lie
Look, I gotta go, yeah I'm running outta change
There's a lot of things, if I could I'd rearrange

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