Song 14: The Hands That Built America

The Hands That Built America is a song emphasizing the diversity of America, written in 2002. It describes how America was at one time ununified and totally split, but then how these many groups came together to form the great country it is today. The verses of the song are just kind of random but in the chorus, the author names just a few of the groups in this country now. The way U2 put them in, in that whispering tone, was very subtle, signifying the remaining differences in the whole, yet still celebrating its unity. Having said that, I didn't like this song much either but found it a helpful way to remind me that America's origins are much more scattered than one would think.