Listen to City of Blinding Lights by U2

City of Blinding Lights

U2

Rock

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

U2 - City Of Blinding Lights (Official Music Video)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bono

Vocals

The Edge

Background Vocals

Adam Clayton

Bass Guitar

Larry Mullen Jr.

Larry Mullen Jr.

Drums

Jacknife Lee

Synthesizer

Fabien Waltmann

Fabien Waltmann

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bono

Composer

The Edge

Composer

Adam Clayton

Composer

Larry Mullen Jr.

Larry Mullen Jr.

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jacknife Lee

Additional Producer

Chris Heaney

Assistant Recording Engineer

Chris Thomas

Additional Producer

Kieran Lynch

Assistant Engineer

Carl Glanville

Recording Engineer

Nellee Hooper

Mixing Engineer

Simon Mark Gogerly

Simon Mark Gogerly

Mixing Engineer

Greg Collins

Mixing Engineer

Ian Rossiter

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Flood

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The more you see, the less you know

The less you find out as you go

I knew much more then, than I do now

[Verse 2]

Neon heart, dayglow eyes

A city lit by fireflies

They're advertising in the skies

For people like us

[PreChorus]

And I miss you when you're not around

I'm getting ready to leave the ground

[Chorus]

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

In the city of blinding lights

[Verse 3]

Don't look before you laugh

Look ugly in a photograph

Flash bulbs, purple irises

The camera can't see

[Verse 4]

I've seen you walk unafraid

I've seen you in the clothes you made

Can you see the beauty inside of me?

What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

[PreChorus]

And I miss you when you're not around

I'm getting ready to leave the ground

[Chorus]

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

In the city of blinding lights

[Bridge]

Time, time, time, time, time

Won't leave me as I am

But time won't take the boy out of this man

[Chorus]

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight

Yeah, the city of blinding lights

[Outro]

The more you know, the less you feel

Some pray for, others steal

Blessings not just for the ones who kneel, luckily

Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge