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U2 - Stay Faraway, So Close! (ZOO TV 1993 Live in Sydney)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
U2
U2
Performer
Bono
Bono
Vocals
The Edge
The Edge
Guitar
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Bass Guitar
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Bono
Composer
The Edge
The Edge
Composer
Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Scott Sedillo
Scott Sedillo
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Green light, 7-Eleven
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don't smoke, don't even want to
Hey now, check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
The wheels are turnin' but you're upside down
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Oh now, is that what it is?
[Verse 1]
Red lights, 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-sync to the talk shows
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
[Chorus]
If I could stay, then the night would give you up
Stay, and the day would keep its trust
Stay, and the night would be enough
[Verse 2]
Faraway, so close
Up with the static, and the radio
With satellite television
You can go anywhere
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast, Dublin, RDS
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
[Chorus]
If I could stay, then the night would give you up
Stay, and the day would keep its trust
Stay with the spirit I found
Stay with the demons I drowned
Stay, and the night will be enough
[Bridge]
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
[Outro]
Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet, there was 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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