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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Background Vocals
The Edge
Lead Electric Guitar
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Songwriter
The Edge
Songwriter
Adam Clayton
Songwriter
Larry Mullen Jr.
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
Kevin Killen
Assistant Engineer
Paul Thomas
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Takes a second to say goodbye
Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh
It takes a second to say goodbye
Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh
Say bye-bye
Where you going to now?
[Verse 2]
Lightning flashes across the sky
East to west, do or die
Like a thief in the night
See the world by candlelight
[Chorus]
Fall, rise and
Fall, rise and
[Verse 3]
In an apartment on Times Square
You can assemble them anywhere
Held to ransom, hell to pay
A revolution every day
U.S.S.R., G.D.R., London, New York, Peking
It's the puppets, it's the puppets
Pull the strings, yeah
[Chorus]
Fall
Fall
[Verse 4]
Say goodbye (Say goodbye)
Say goodbye (Say goodbye)
Say goodbye (Say goodbye)
[Verse 5]
It takes a second to say goodbye
Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh
Push the button, and pull the plug
Say goodbye, oh, oh, oh
[Chorus]
Fall, rise and
Fall, rise and fall
[Verse 6]
And they're doing 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
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge