Lyrics
And if the terrors of the night come creeping into your days And the world comes, stealing children from your room Guard your innocence From hallucination and know that darkness always gathers around the light
There is a light you can’t always see If there is a world we can’t always be If there is a dark that we shouldn’t doubt And there is a light, don’t let it go out
When the winds screams and shouts And the sea is a dragon’s tail And the ship that stole your heart away sets sail When all you’ve left is leaving And all you got is grieving And all you know is needing
If there is a light you can’t always see If there is a world we can’t always be If there is a dark that we shouldn’t doubt And there is a light, don’t let it go out
Cause this is a song A song for someone Someone like me
I know the world is dumb But you don’t have to be I’ve got a question for the child in you before it leaves Are you tough enough to be kind? Do you know your heart has it’s own mind? Darkness gathers around the light Hold on, hold on
There is a light you can’t always see If there is a world we can’t always be If there is a dark that we shouldn’t doubt And there is a light don’t let it go out
And this is a song A song for someone This is a song A song for someone Someone like me Someone like me Someone like me
Wording may vary between live performances and re-recordings.
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Recording context
Conceived as a companion to Songs of Innocence, this album looks outward through personal addresses and reflections on experience. Multiple producers worked with U2 over several years.
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