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Every Breaking Wave (From Acoustic Sessions)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Bono
Vocals
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
The Edge
The Edge
Piano
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Andrew Duckles
Andrew Duckles
Viola
Charlie Bisharat
Charlie Bisharat
Violin
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Conductor
Erica Duke-Kirkpatrick
Erica Duke-Kirkpatrick
Cello
Josefina Vergara
Josefina Vergara
Violin
Mike Valerio
Mike Valerio
Double Bass
Terry Lawless
Terry Lawless
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Composer
The Edge
The Edge
Composer
Bono
Bono
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Declan Gaffney
Declan Gaffney
Producer
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie
Recording Engineer
Sean Oakley
Sean Oakley
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Every breaking wave on the shore
Tells the next one, there'll be one more
And every gambler knows that to lose
Is what you're really there for
[Verse 2]
Summer, I was fearlessness
Now, I speak into an answer phone
Like every falling leaf on the breeze
Winter wouldn't leave it alone
[Verse 3]
If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide?
[Verse 4]
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing every breaking wave
[Verse 5]
Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend, made enemy
And every shipwrecked soul, knows what it is
To live without intimacy
[Verse 6]
I thought I heard the captain's voice
But it's hard to listen while you preach
Like every broken wave on the shore
This is as far as I could reach
[Verse 7]
If you go
If you go your way and I'll go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide?
[Verse 8]
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing every breaking wave
[Verse 9]
The sea knows where are the rocks, and drowning is no sin
You know where my heart is, same place that yours has been
We know that we fear to win, so we end before we begin
Before we begin
[Verse 10]
If you go
If you go your way and I'll go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide
[Verse 11]
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And stop chasing every breaking wave
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge
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