Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ryan Tedder
Keyboards
Declan Gaffney
Keyboards
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
The Edge
Background Vocals
Bono
Lead Vocals
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Danger Mouse
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Clayton
Composer
The Edge
Composer
Bono
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danger Mouse
Producer
Ryan Tedder
Producer
Declan Gaffney
Recording Engineer
Adam Durbridge
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kennie Takahashi
Additional Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Ben Baptie
Mixing 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 fearless
Now I speak into an answer phone
Like every falling leaf on the breeze
Winter wouldn't leave it alone
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?
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 4]
Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend made enemy
And every shipwrecked soul knows what it is
To live without intimacy
[Verse 5]
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 6]
If you go?
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so?
Are we so helpless against the tide?
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 7]
The sea knows where are the rocks
And drowning is no sin
You know where my heart is
The same place that yours has been
We know that we fear to win
And so we end before we begin
Before we begin
[Verse 8]
If you go?
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so?
Are we so helpless against the tide?
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