U 2

I Will Follow



I was on the outside

When you said, you said you needed me

I was looking at myself

I was blind - I could not see

A boy tries hard to be a man

His mother takes him by his hand

If he stops to think he starts to cry

Oh why?



If you walk away, walk away

I walk away, walk away - I will follow

If you walk away, walk away

I walk away, walk away - I will follow



I was on the inside

When they pulled the four walls down

I was looking through the window

I was lost - I am found



Walk away, walk away

I walk away, walk away - I will follow

If you walk away, walk away

I walk away, walk away - I will follow



Your eyes make a circle

I see you when I go in there

Your eyes, your eyes

Your eyes, your eyes



If you walk away, walk away

I walk away, walk away - I will follow

I will follow

I will follow


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Twilight


I look into his eyes

They're closed but I see something

A teacher told me why

I laugh when old men cry

My body grows and grows

It frightens me you know

The old man tried to walk me home

I thought he should have known



Twilight

Twilight - lost my way

Twilight - can't find my way



In the shadow boy meets man

In the shadow boy meets man --



I'm running in the rain

I'm caught in a late night play

It's all - it's everything

I'm soaking through the skin



Twilight - darkened day

Twilight - lost my way

Twilight - night and day

Twilight - can't find my way



Can't find your way

Can't find my way

Can't find your way



Twilight - darkened day

Twilight - lost my way

Twilight - night and day

Twilight - can't find my way



In the shadow boy meets man

In the shadow boy meets man --


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Cat Dubh



Say goodnight

She waits for me to turn out the light

Really still

She waits to break my will.



Woah-oh

Yes, and I know the truth about you.

She cat.

And in the daylight

A blackbird makes a violent sight

And when she is done

She sleeps beside the one



Woah-oh-oh

Yes, and I know the truth about you

She cat.



Yes, and I know the truth about you

She cat.


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Into the Heart



Into the heart of a child

I stay awhile - I can go back

Into the heart of a child

I can smile - I can go there

Into the heart



Into the heart of a child

I can go back - I can stay awhile

Into the heart


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Out of Control



Monday morning - eighteen years are dawning

I say how long - you say how long

It was one dull morning

I woke the world with bawling

I was so sad - it was so bad

I had a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control



Boys and girls go to school, and girls

They make children - not like this one



I had a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control



I had a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control



Out of control

Out of control



I fought fate - there's blood on the garden gate

The man said: childhood - it's in his childhood

And one day I'll die

The choice will not be mine

Will it be too late? you can't fight it



I had a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Stories for Boys



There's a place I go and I am far away

There's a TV show and I can grow

Sometimes the hero takes me

Sometimes I don't let go

Hello, hello

There's a picture book with coloured photographs

There's a comic strip that makes me laugh

Sometimes the lady takes me

Sometimes I don't let go

Hello, hello



Stories for boys - stories for boys

Stories for boys - stories for boys



There's a place I go and it's a part of me

There's a radio and I will crawl

Sometimes the hero takes me

Sometimes I can't let go

Hello, hello



Stories for boys - stories for boys

Stories for boys - stories for boys


U 2 - Boy - 1980

The Ocean



A picture in grey - Dorian Gray

Just me by the sea

And I felt like a star

I felt the world could go far

If they listened to what I said

Washes my feet

The ocean washes my feet

Splashes the soul of my shoes


U 2 - Boy - 1980

A Day Without Me


I'm starting a landslide in my ego

Look from the outside to the world I left behind

I'm dreaming, you're awake

If I were sleeping, what's at stake?

A day without me

Whatever feelings I've been feeling

What are the feelings you left behind?

Today's a day without me


I started a landslide in my ego

Look from the outside to the world I left behind

In the world I left behind

Wipe your eyes and then let go

To the world I left behind

Shed a tear and then let go


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Another Time, Another Place


Bright morning lights

Wipe the sleep from another day's eyes

Turn away from the wall and there's nothing at all

Being naked and afraid

In the open space of my bed

I'll be with you now

I'll be with you now

I'll be with you now

We lie on a cloud - we lie

Just as I am

I awoke with a tear on my tongue

I awoke with a feeling of never before

In my sleep, I discover the one

But she ran with the morning sun

I'll be with you now

I'll be with you now

I'll be with you now

We lie on a cloud - we lie


Another time, another place - we lie

Another child has lost the race - we lie

Another time, another place - we lie

Your time, your price


U 2 - Boy - 1980

The Electric Co


Boy, stupid boy

Don't sit at the table until you're able to

Toy, broken toy

Shout and shout - you're inside out

If you don't know - Electric Co

If you don't know - Electric Co

Red, running red

Play for real - talk and feel

Hole in your head

You don't shout - you're spoon-fed

If you don't know - Electric Co

If you don't know - Electric Co


If you don't know - Electric Co

If you don't know - Electric Co


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Shadows and Tall Trees


Back to the cold restless streets at night

I talk to myself about tomorrow night

Walls of white protest, a gravestone in name

Who is it now? it's always the same

Who is it now? who calls me inside

Are the leaves on the trees just a living disguise?

I walk the sweet rain tragi-comedy

I'll walk home again to the street melody


But I know, oh no

But I know, oh no

But I know


Shadows and tall trees

Shadows and tall trees --


Life through a window, a discoloured pain

Mrs Brown's washing is always the same

I walk the sweet rain tragi-comedy

I'll walk home again to the street melody


But I know, oh no

But I know, oh no

But I know


Do you feel in me anything redeeming?

Any worthwhile feeling?

Is life like a tightrope hanging from the ceiling?


But I know, oh no

But I know, oh no

But I know


Shadows and tall trees

Shadows and tall trees


U 2 - Boy - 1980

Gloria



I try to sing this song

I, I try to stand up

But I can't find my feet

I try, I try to speak up

But only in you I'm complete

Gloria in te domine

Gloria exultate

Gloria, gloria

Oh Lord, loosen my lips



I try to sing this song

I, I try to get in

But I can't find the door

The door is open

You're standing there

You let me in



Gloria in te domine

Gloria exultate

Oh Lord, if I have anything, anything at all

I give it to you

I give it to you



Gloria in te domine

Gloria, gloria

Gloria in te domine

Gloria, gloria


U 2 - October - 1981

I Fall Down



Julie says, John I'm getting nowhere

I wrote this letter, hope to get someplace soon

I want to get up

When I wake up

But when I get up

I fall down.



Julie wake up, Julie tell the story

You wrote the letter, said you were gonna

Get there someday

Gonna walk in the sun

And the wind and the rain

Never look back again

Now you fall down

You're falling down

You fall down

You fall down.



You're falling down

You fall down

You fall down.



Julie say something, Julie say you're sorry

You're gonna get better, you better not

Leave me here anyway

I want to get up, when you wake up

But when I get up

I fall down

I'm falling down

I fall down

I broke myself.



I fall, I fall down

I'm falling down

I fall downÖ

When you fall

I fall with you

And when you're falling down

Is when I hit the ground.

I fall with you

I fall down.


U 2 - October - 1981

I Threw a Brick Through a Window



I was talking

I was talking to myself - somebody else

Talk, talk, talking

I couldn't hear a word - a word you said

He was my brother

I said there was no other way out of here

Be my brother

I got to get out - I got to get out

I was walking - I was walking into walls

I'm back again - I just keep walking

I walk into a window to see myself and my reflection

When I thought about it - my direction

Going nowhere - going nowhere



No-one, no-one is blinder

Than he who will not see

No-one, no-one is blinder than me



I was talking - I was talking in my sleep

I can't stop talk-talking

I'm talking to you

It's up to you

Be my brother

There is another way out of here

In my brother

Gonna get - gonna get out of here


U 2 - October - 1981

Rejoice


It's falling, it's falling

And outside the buildings are tumbling down

And inside a child on the ground

Says do it again

But what am I to do?

What in the world am I to say?

There's nothing else to do

He says he'll change the world someday

I rejoice

This morning I fell out of bed

When I woke up to what he has said

Everyone's crazy, but I'm too lazy to lie



What am I to do?

Just tell me what am I supposed to say?

I'll never change the world

But I can change the world in you



Rejoice, rejoice



What am I to do?

Just tell me what I am supposed to say

I can't change the world

But I can change the world in me

I rejoice



I don't know

I don't know what to change

Rejoice

Rejoice


U 2 - October - 1981

Fire



[Falling, falling] The sun is burning black

[Falling, falling] It's beating on my back

With a fire - with a fire

[Falling, falling] And the moon is running red

[Falling, falling] It's pulling me instead

With a fire - fire

But there's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

There's a fire in me

When I call out

I built a fire

I'm going home

[Falling, falling] The stars are falling down

[Falling, falling] They knock me to the ground

With a fire - fire



And there's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

There's a fire in me

When I call out

There's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

I feel the fire

I'm burning up


U 2 - October - 1981

Tomorrow


Won't you come back tomorrow?

Won't you come back tomorrow?

Won't you come back tomorrow?

Can I sleep tonight?

Outside, somebody's outside

Somebody's knockin' at the door

There's a black car parked on the side of the road

Don't go to the door

Don't go to the door

I'm going out

I'm going outside, mother

I'm going out there



Won't you be back tomorrow?

Won't you be back tomorrow?

Will you be back tomorrow?



Who broke the window?

Who broke down the door?

Who tore the curtain?

And who was it for?

Who heals the wounds?

Who heals the scars?

Open the door

Open the door



Won't you come back tomorrow?

Won't you be back tomorrow?

Will you be back tomorrow?

Can I sleep tonight?



'Cause I want you - I want you

I really want you

I want you to be back tomorrow

I want you to be back tomorrow

Will you be back tomorrow?



Won't you be back tomorrow?

Won't you be back tomorrow?

Will you be back tomorrow?



Open up, open up to the lamb of God

To the love of he who made the blind to see

He's coming back - he's coming back

I'm gonna be there

Jesus coming



I'm gonna be there

I'm gonna be there mother

I'm gonna be there tomorrow


U 2 - October - 1981

October



October

And the trees are stripped bare

Of all they wear

What do I care?

October

And kingdoms rise

And kingdoms fall

But you go on and on



U 2 - October - 1981

With a Shout



Where do we go?

Where do we go from here?

Where to go?

To the side of a hill

Blood was spilt - we were still

Looking at each other

We're going back there

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Shout - shout

With a shout - shout it out

Shout - shout it out



I want to go to the one

To the side of the one

To the feet of he who made me see

To the side of the hill

We were still

We were filled with a love

We want to be loved

Jerusalem, Jerusalem



Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Jerusalem



Shout - shout - with a shout

Shout - with a shout


U 2 - October - 1981

Stranger in a Strange Land


Stranger, stranger in a strange land

He looked at me like I was the one who should run

We asked him to smile for a photograph

Waited a while to see if we could make him laugh

A soldier asked for a cigarette

His smiling face I can't forget

He looked like you across the street

But that's a long way from here



And I wish you were here

And I wish you were here



Stranger, stranger in a strange land

He looked at me like I was the one who should run

I watched as he watched us get back on the bus

I watched the way it was

The way it was when he was with us



And I really don't mind sleeping on the floor

I can't sleep after what I saw

I wrote this letter to tell you the way I feel



I wish you were here

I wish you were here

To see what I could see - to hear

And I wish you were here


U 2 - October - 1981

Scarlet



Rejoice

Rejoice

Rejoice


U 2 - October - 1981

Is That All?



Singing this song makes me angry

I'm not angry with you

Is that all? is that all? is that all?

Singing this song makes me happy

I'm happy with you

Singing this song makes me dance

Is that all? is that all? is that all?



Is that all? is that all? is that all?

Is that all you want from me?



Is that all? is that all? is that all?


U 2 - October - 1981

Sunday Bloody Sunday



I can't believe the news today

I can't close my eyes and make it go away

How long? how long must we sing this song?

How long? how long?

Tonight we can be as one - tonight

Broken bottles under children's feet

Bodies strewn across a dead end street

But I won't heed the battle call

It puts my back up, puts my back up against the wall



Sunday, bloody Sunday

Sunday, bloody Sunday



And the battle's just begun

There's many lost, but tell me who has won?

The trenches dug within our hearts

And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart



Sunday, bloody Sunday

Sunday, bloody Sunday



How long? how long must we sing this song?

How long? how long?

Tonight we can be as one - tonight

[Tonight] Sunday, bloody Sunday

[Tonight] Sunday, bloody Sunday



Wipe the tears from your eyes

Wipe your tears away

Wipe your tears away

[Wipe your tears away] Sunday, bloody Sunday

[Wipe your tears away] Sunday, bloody Sunday



And it's true we are immune

When fact is fiction and TV reality

And today the millions cry

We eat and drink while tomorrow they die



The real battle yet begun

To claim the victory Jesus won

On Sunday, bloody Sunday

Sunday, bloody Sunday


U 2 - War - 1983

Seconds


It takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye

It takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye,

Say bye bye - where are you going to now?

Lightning flashes across the sky

East to west - do or die

Like a thief in the night

See the world by candlelight



In an apartment on Times Square

You can assemble them anywhere

Held to ransom - hell to pay

A revolution everyday

USSR, GDR, London, New York, Peking

It's the puppets, it's the puppets who pull the strings



Say goodbye, say goodbye

Say goodbye, say goodbye



It takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye

Push the button and pull the plug - say goodbye



And they do the atomic bomb

Do they know where the dance comes from?

Yes, they're doing the atomic bomb

They want you to sing along

Say goodbye, say goodbye

Say goodbye, say goodbye


U 2 - War - 1983

New Year's Day


All is quiet on new year's day

A world in white gets under way

I want to be with you, be with you night and day

Nothing changes on new year's day

On new year's day

I will be with you again

I will be with you again

Under a blood-red sky

A crowd has gathered - black and white

Arms entwined, the chosen few

The newspaper says, says it's true, it's true

We can break through

Though torn in two we can be one

I - I will begin again

I - I will begin again


Oh, maybe the time is right

Oh, maybe tonight

I will be with you again

I will be with you again


And so we are told this is the golden age

And gold is the reason for the wars we wage

Though I want to be with you, be with you night and day

Nothing changes on new year's day

On new year's day


U 2 - War - 1983

Like a Song


Like a song I have to sing

I sing it for you

Like the words I have to bring

I bring them for you

And in leather, lace and chains

We stake our claim

Revolution once again

No, I won't, I won't wear it on my sleeve

I can see through this expression

And you know I don't believe

I'm too old to be told

Exactly who are you?

Tonight - tomorrow's too late



And we love to wear a badge, a uniform

And we love to fly a flag

But I won't let others live in hell

As we divide against each other

And we fight amongst ourselves



Too set in our ways to try to rearrange

Too right to be wrong, in this rebel song

Let the bells ring out

Let the bells ring out

Is there nothing left?

Is there nothing left?

Is honesty what you want?



A generation without name, ripped and torn

Nothing to lose, nothing to gain

Nothing at all

And if you can't help yourself

Well take a look around you

When others need your time

You say it's time to go - it's your time

Angry words won't stop the fight

Two wrongs won't make it right

A new heart is what I need

Oh God, make it bleed

Is there nothing left?


U 2 - War - 1983

Drowning Man


Take my hand

You know I'll be there if you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

For I have promised to be with you tonight

And for the time that will come

Take my hand

You know I'll be there if you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

And I understand these winds and tides

This change of times won't drag you away

Hold on, hold on tightly

Hold on and don't let go of my love



The storms will pass

It won't be long now

This love will last

This love will last forever



And take my hand

You know I'll be there if you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

Give you what I hold dear

Hold on, hold on tightly

Hold on, hold on tightly

Rise up, rise up with wings like eagles

You'll run, you'll run

You'll run and not grow weary



Take my hand

Hold on, hold on tightly

Hold on, hold on tightly

This love lasts forever

This love lasts forever

Take my hand

Take my hand


U 2 - War - 1983

The Refugee


Oh, oh - she's the refugee

I see your face - I see you staring back at me

Oh, oh - she's the refugee

Her mama say one day she's gonna live in America

In the morning she is waiting

Waiting for the ship to sail, sail away



Oh, oh - her papa go to war

He gonna fight, but he don't know what for

Oh, oh - her papa go to war

Her mama say one day he's gonna come back from far away



[Help me - how can you help me?]

In the evening she is waiting

Waiting for her man to come

And take her by her hand

And take her to this promised land



Oh, oh - she's a pretty face

But at the wrong time and in the wrong place

Oh, oh - she's a pretty face

Her mama say one day she's gonna live in America

Yeah, America



Oh, oh - she's a refugee

She's coming back - she's gonna keep you company

Oh, oh - she's a refugee

Her mama say one day she's gonna live in America


U 2 - War - 1983

Two Hearts Beat As One



I don't know

I don't know which side I'm on

I don't know my right from left

Or my right from wrong

Say I'm a fool - say I'm nothing

But if I'm a fool for you that's something

Two hearts beat as one

Two hearts beat as one

Two hearts

I can't stop the dance

Honey, this is my last chance

I said: can't stop the dance

Maybe this is my last chance

Two hearts beat as one

Two hearts beat as one

Two hearts



Beat on black - beat on white

Beat on anything - don't get it right

Beat on you - beat on me - beat on love



I don't know

How to say what has got to be said

I don't know if it's black or white

There's others see it red

I don't get the answers right

I'll leave that to you

Is this love out of fashion?

Or is it the time of year?

Are these words distraction

To the words you wanna hear?

Two hearts beat as one

Two hearts beat as one



I try to spit it out

I try to explain the way I feel

Two hearts



I can't stop the dance

Baby, this is my last chance

I said I can't stop the dance

Maybe this is my last chance

I said, don't stop the dance

Maybe this is your last chance

Don't stop the dance - this is my last chance

Don't stop the dance - this is our last chance


U 2 - War - 1983