like all the colors of a royal flush

[VertigoGal]

i love the lyrics to bullet, but this line is really getting on my nerves.

if it's a royal FLUSH there would only be one color, red or black (presumably red- like a rose on a thorn bush, obviously)

i'm listening to some awesome live version of the song, getting all worked up about how evil the Man is, and it gets to that line and i start laughing because the line is so silly and bono's so serious.

does it bug anyone else?

(and yes, I definitely feel this thought deserves its own thread)

 

[Chizip]

well the lyric is

"His face red like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colours of a royal flush"

so basically he saying the guys face is red, so a red royal flush being one color makes sense

all the colours of a royal flush = only red = the guys face

 

[VertigoGal]

well, yeah, but it's not all the colors. it's just one.

 

[-macphisto-]

well, yeah, but it's not all the colors. it's just one.

all the colors= 5 cards of colors

its always made sense to me

 

[U2DMfan]

its always made sense to me

me too

 

[Meghan]

well, yeah, but it's not all the colors. it's just one.

One and all of the colours happen to be red.

 

[babyman]

all the colors= 5 cards of colors

its always made sense to me

same here