If I was a Space Angel lyrics by U2 and Bellatron

Bellatron as a Space Angel during album promotional dutires

If I was a Space Angel lyrics by U2 and Bellatron

From the U2 Album, Cyber Space

It's a little known fact that Bellatron teamed up with U2 to help them write some lyrics and music for their new album Cyber Space. Here's the lyrics to the third track on the album, If I was a Space Angel.

Lyrics

If I was a space angel, I'd give you my wings
If I was a space angel, I'd save you from the Spiders of Mars
If I was a space angel, I'd make the heavens sing
If I was a space angel, we'd race Fast Cars

But I'm just a man on this Earth
Living in sin since Jesus' birth
Drinking wine and driving drunk
Listening to Parliament's psychedelic funk

If I was a space angel, I'd give you my wings
If I was a space angel, I'd save you from the Spiders of Mars
If I was a space angel, I'd make the heavens sing
If I was a space angel, we'd race Fast Cars

I'm just a man on this Earth
I'm just a man on this Earth, uh huh

If I was a space angel, I'd give you my love
If I was a space angel, I'd save you from the Spiders of Mars
If I was a space angel, we'd stay in love
If I was a space angel, I'd crash all of heaven's bars

But I'm just a man on this Earth

Bellatron writes U2's new album with Bono

Bono in full 'she got soul soul, sweet soul'

After the apparent flop of No Line on the Horizon (selling only 6 million copies of an album counts as a flop if you are U2), Bono and U2 were a little bit worried that they had lost their mofo somewhat so turned to Bellatron for inspiration and what followed was creative output to rival the famous Lennon McCartney partnership.

U2's new album, Cyber Love ak (Day of Ash), features 12 tracks, 7 of which were penned by Bono and Bellatron together. The song 'If I was a Space Angel' will be the first single released. It also features Bellatron doing some backing vocals and playing some keyboards.

Bono was interviewed by Rolling Stone and is quoted as saying "Yeah, we could have got on the Lady Gaga band wagon and write songs about Judas but we felt Bellatron has such sweet soul, she was the stellar trick we needed to get our groove back. Besides, she makes a mean home brew prison hooch".

Long term fans of U2 are not sure of what to make the collaboration but anticipation is clearly high as itunes has already presold the single 300,000 times. Fans should relax as it was Bellatron who wrote the original songs for Stan Bush that were used in The Transformers Movie.

U2 fans who buy the album on itunes prior to release will also get three U2 b-sides free, one of which features Bellatron and Bono doing a duet of You Don't Bring Me Flowers. It was originally a hit for Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond.

Cyber Love is out April 29 on Jimmy Jangles Records and features the song, The Little Things That Give You Away.