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U2 - Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (Live From The FleetCenter, Boston, MA, USA / 2001)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bono
Bono
Lead Vocals
The Edge
The Edge
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Bono
Composer
The Edge
The Edge
Composer
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite
Producer
John Harris
John Harris
Mixing Engineer
Max Feldman
Max Feldman
Live Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Green light, 7-Eleven
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don't smoke, don't even want to
Hey now, so you check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turning, but you're upside down
[Verse 2]
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Oh now, is what what it is?
[Verse 3]
Red light, grey morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who's around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip-synch to the talk shows
[Verse 4]
And if you look, you look through me
And if you talk, it's not to me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing
[Verse 5]
If I could stay, then the night would give you up
Stay, then day would keep its trust
Stay, and then the night would be enough
[Verse 6]
Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio waves
With satellite television
You can go anywhere
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast, and Massachusetts
[Verse 7]
And, if you listen, I can't call
And, if you jump, you just might fall
And, if you shout, I'll only hear you
[Verse 8]
If I could stay, then the night would give you up
Stay, and the day would keep its trust
Stay with the demons you drowned
Stay with the spirit I found
Stay, and the night would be enough
[Verse 9]
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
[Verse 10]
Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet, there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel hits the ground
Written by: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., The Edge

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