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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Bono
Vocals
The Edge
The Edge
Electric Guitar
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Bono
Composer
The Edge
The Edge
Composer
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Meegan
Dave Meegan
Additional Engineer
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Pat McCarthy
Additional Engineer
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Producer
Mark Wallace
Mark Wallace
Mixing Engineer
Mary Kettle
Mary Kettle
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Arnie Acosta
Arnie Acosta
Mastering Engineer
Scott Sedillo
Scott Sedillo
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Flood
Flood
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You know he got the cure
You know he went astray
He used to stay awake
To drive the dreams he had away
He wanted to believe
In the hands of love
[Verse 2]
His head, it felt heavy
As he cut across the land
A dog started cryin'
Like a broken-hearted man
At the howling wind
At the howling wind
[Chorus]
He went deeper into black
Deeper into white
He could see the stars shine
Like nails in the night
He felt the healing
Healing, healing, healing hands of love
Like the stars shiny, shiny from above
[Verse 3]
A hand in the pocket
Finger on the steel
The pistol weighed heavy
And his heart, he could feel was beating
Beating, beating, beating
Oh my love, oh my love
Oh my love, oh my love
[Verse 4]
My love
[Outro]
So hands that build
Can also pull down
The hands of love
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge

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