If you twist and turn away If you tear yourself in two again If I could, yes, I would If I could, I would let it go Surrender, dislocate If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away Into the night and through the rain Into the half light and through the flame If I could, through myself, set your spirit free I'd lead your heart away, see you break, break away Into the light and to the day Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! To let it go and so to fade away To let it go and so fade away I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake I'm not sleeping Oh, no, no, no If you should ask, then maybe They'd tell you what I would say True colours fly in blue and black Blue silken sky and burning flag Colours crash, collide in blood-shot eyes If I could, you know I would If I could, I would let it go This desperation, dislocation Separation, condemnation Revelation, in temptation Isolation, desolation Let it go and so fade away To let it go, oh, yeah, and so fade away To let it go, oh, no, and so to fade away I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake I'm not sleeping Oh, no, no, no
If you twist and turn away If you tear yourself in two again If I could, yes, I would If I could, I would let it go Surrender, dislocate If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away Into the night and through the rain Into the half light and through the flame If I could, through myself, set your spirit free I'd lead your heart away, see you break, break away Into the light and to the day Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! Hoo, hoo! To let it go and so to fade away To let it go and so fade away I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake I'm not sleeping Oh, no, no, no If you should ask, then maybe They'd tell you what I would say True colours fly in blue and black Blue silken sky and burning flag Colours crash, collide in blood-shot eyes If I could, you know I would If I could, I would let it go This desperation, dislocation Separation, condemnation Revelation, in temptation Isolation, desolation Let it go and so fade away To let it go, oh, yeah, and so fade away To let it go, oh, no, and so to fade away I'm wide awake, I'm wide awake, wide awake I'm not sleeping Oh, no, no, no
A canção teve origem em um riff de guitarra improvisado durante uma sessão de jam descontraída no Castelo de Slane, na Irlanda.
O som caracteristicamente minimalista da guitarra de The Edge acompanhado por efeitos de eco atmosféricos e ambientais é visto como um testemunho da influência dos produtores Brian Eno e Daniel Lanois.
As letras vagas de Bono levaram a diversas interpretações por parte dos fãs quanto ao significado da música.
Bono costumava contar a história por trás da composição em shows: a música trata de heroína e especificamente sobre um amigo que recebeu, em seu aniversário de 21 anos, uma quantidade da droga suficiente para matá-lo.
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