The ABOY and COBL lyrics

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Yep I transcribed the lyrics a while ago for City of Blinding Lights, I’ll do All because of You in a second. Here they are, there are some holes and corrections are more than welcome….

City Of Blinding Lights

VERSE

The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you grow.......
I knew much more than, than I do know
Neon hearts, Day Glo eyes, (Thanx Drumsticks ;))
City lit from Fireflies
The advertising in the sky
Of people like us....

CHORUS

You wear a new crown...
Oh you look so BEAU-TI-FUL, tonight.....!

VERSE 2

Don't blink before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash photo, circle eyes
Camera dancing
I see when you walk on the plane
I see it in the clothes you make
You give me, the fire inside of me

CHORUS

I need you in my life
You wear a new crown
Oh you look so BEAU-TI-FUL, tonight.....!
Tonight.......tonight
In the city of Blinding Lights......

Gonna be till the end of time....
Oh you look so BEAU-TI-FUL, tonight
Oh you look so BEAU-TI-FUL, tonight


What great lyrics to a masterpiece of a song.....
 
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ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

VERSE 1

I was born a child of grace
Nothing else out of place
Everything was lovely such a beautiful face
You left me no illusion
Stolen hand across the world
Shadow cast across my room
You and me in my shoes
The light in the confusion

CHORUS

All because of you
ALLLL because of you
All because of you
I am, ALIVE

VERSE 2

Hey, yeh yeh
No no just me and my mind
I like sound of my own voice
I never gave anybody else a choice
Intellectual, Your choice
Break the will of your demand

CHOURS

All because of you
ALLLL because of you
All because of you
I am, ALIVE

I'm Alive, under the roar
Adjust the light, I'm at the door

(cuts out)

CHORUS

All because of you
ALLLL because of you
All because of you
I am.....


Any corrections?
 
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Thanks for your work Aussie U2FanMan!!! :up:

I can't tell from the mp3s going around, cos it's not too clear, but a while ago there were some pics of Bono in Blackbook magazine with his hand writing around them. Some of the words he wrote there were:

Neon heart, day glo eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They use advertising in the skies
For people like us...

I'm guessing that's what the actual lyrics are for that part of COBL...? :shrug:
 
AussieU2fanman said:

Stolen hand across the world
Shadow cast across my room
You and me in my shoes
The light in the confusion

Any corrections?
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Saw your hand cover the world
And the shadow passed, across my room
You had me, in my cue
And I Love Confusion!


I had these lyrics down from the original windy version of ABOY posted months ago

also.. Bono says "Intellectual Tortoise" in the second verse :)

one more thing.. he says "Everything was lovely BUT your beautiful face"
 
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Herco said:
what's tor(-)toise?
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"Any of various terrestrial turtles, especially one of the family Testudinidae, characteristically having thick clublike hind limbs and a high, rounded carapace."

in other words, hes trying to say hes old fashioned & slow, forcing his views on other people
 
AussieU2fanman said:
I knew much more than, than I do know
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I think that is 'than I do now.'

You wear a new crown...
Click to expand...

Honestly, I just can't hear that. I keep hearing 'leave' and 'ground' in there, but when I listen closely, I can't pick anything out enough to be sure.
 
There have been so many articles and reviews lately that I can't remember which one this was in, but in one of them Edge says that the lyrics on the new album are their most direct ever, without metaphors. I have to ask, What's he talking about?
All of the lyrics we've heard, including Veritgo, seem like classic metaphorical Bono to me (which I love). I wish I could find the exact quote. Anyone?
 
I was born a child of grace
Nothing else at the place
Everything was lovely but your beautiful face
You left me no illusion

Saw your hand cover the world
And the shadow passed across my room
You had me in my cue
And I love confusion

All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you! I am, ALIVE
mmmmm... (hooooooooo)

hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
And all and all will leave my mind

I like the sound of my own voice
I never gave anybody else a choice
Intellectual Tortoise
Reach me with your voice, me(?)

All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you! I am, ALIVE

hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!

hey! yeah!
hey-yay! yeah!
hey-yay!

(guitar solo)

I'm ALIVE! I'm being born
I just arrived, I'm at the door
On the the place I {recording breaks off.. missing lyrics probably are "was before"}

All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you, I am.
 
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I wasn't too sure about "Nothing else at the place" but that was what I heard in BOTH versions that were recorded of ABOY... "out of place" makes more sense, but i'm pretty sure its not that

"Reach me with your voice, me" might be "Reap me with with your {something else}" or "Reach me with your {something else}" where something else *might* be "bullets, me" instead

for you guys to judge for yourselves if you haven't grabbed em already...

ABOY Windy Studio version:
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=ABBA5B80780CFAF0D376C8E0536BF585

ABOY TOTP bootleg:
http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=03EB8D116921D649FC42AABF3A880347
 
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anyone want to give the lyrics a shot after hearing the new bootlegs? i would but i'm a bit busy at the moment.. i've noticed he says "saw your hand cover the moon" instead of "saw your hand cover the world", and now its sounds like that in the windy version as well

also he says "everything was ugly but your beautiful face" not lovely
 
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I'll give it a shot:



All Because of You


I was born a child of grace
Nothing else at the place (?)
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
You left me no illusion

I saw your hand cover the moon
Your shadows cast across my room
You had me in my cue (?)
The light in the confusion

All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am alive
I am...

hey yeah
hey yeah
hey yeah
And all and all will leave my mind (?)

I like the sound of my own voice
I never gave anybody else the choice
Intelectual tortoise
Racing with your poetry (?)

All because of you
All because of you
All because you
I am
I am alive

Hey yeah
Hey yeah
Hey yeah
Ohhhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhhh

I'm alive
I'm being born
I've just arrived
I'm at the door
At the place I started out from
I'm back inside (?)

All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am...



City of Blinding Lights


The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you grow
I knew much more then, than I do now

Neon heart, day glow eyes
City lit by fireflies
With advertising in the skies
For people like us

Ahhhh, I miss you now
Ahhhh, you wouldn't wait to leave the ground (?)

Oohhhhhh
Oohhhhhh

Oh, you look so BEA-TI-FUL tonight

Don't smirk before you laugh (?)
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash focuse purple irises the camera can't see

I've seen you walk on the flame (?)
I've seen you in the clothes you made
You've seen the beauty inside of me
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me

Ahhhh, I miss you now
Ahhhh, you couldn't wait to leave the ground

Oohhhhh
Oohhhhh

Oh, you look so BEAU-TI-FUL tonight
Tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time
Time
I'm gonna be there tonight
Tonight
Won't you come home tonight(?)

Oh, you look so BEAU-TI-FUL tonight
Oh, you look so BEAU-TI-FUL tonight
Oh, you look so BEAU-TI-FUL tonight



There's my take on it. I probably got a few things wrong, but oh well, I gave it my best shot.
 
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My second crack at it....

I was born a child of grace
Nothing else at the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
You left me no illusion

Saw your hand cover the moon
And the shadows cast across my room
You had me in my tune
When I was hurt, confusion

All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you! I am, ALIVE
mmmmm... (hooooooooo)

hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
And all and all will leave my mind [They skipped this section the first time they sung]

I like the sound of my own voice
I never gave anybody else a choice
Intellectual Tortoise
Race me with your poetry

Some people just watching, crossing the tracks
Some people got highrises on their backs
On the road but you see the cracks
You and your (?) [They skipped this section the second time they sung]


All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you! I am, ALIVE

hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!
hey-y yay-y yeah!

hey! yeah!
hey-yay! yeah!
hey-yay!

(guitar solo)

I'm ALIVE! I'm being born
I just arrived, I'm at the door
On the the place I started off from
And now I'm back inside!

All because of you! Ah-Ah-All because of you!
All because of you, I am.
 
For some reason when I hear the beginning of COBL on Edge's guitar part, I think of the 80's song "It's ONLY PARADISE. ONLY PARADISE, It's ONLY PARADISE, ONLY PARADISE." Is there a such song? COBL is cool though.
 
I can not think of the name of the 80's song with the female singer, "it's only paradise."???
 
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