“God part II” is the sequel to the original song of John Lennon “God”, stating that what he only believes in is love and he sums up the vision of the young people during the sixties. It has been said that “God Part II” tries to show that generation that they have forgotten the principles they defended in their youth and act exactly the opposite-
don’t believe in riches but you should see where I live.
The story goes that Bono was feeling a bit smothered during the Joshua Tree tour and feeling a bit like a puppet during the filming of Rattle and Hum. He knew if he had whined, he would be called ungrateful and spoiled. He figured that was how it had to have been for The Beatles, John Lennon, and Elvis Presley. On that train of thought, Bono found out that the man who had written a scathing biography of The King that misconstrued facts and quotes and made him look like a rock and roll idiot and a bully. Albert Goldman was about to write a book on John Lennon and it angered Bono to no end. He wrote and angry, temper filled song as a tribute to John Lennon while giving Goldman a little of his own.
Click here to download the guitar tab for God Part II
Don’t believe the devil
I don’t believe his book
But the truth is not the same
Without the lies he made up
Don’t believe in excess
Success is to give
Don’t believe in riches
But you should see where I live
I…I believe in love
Don’t believe in forced entry
Don’t believe in rape
But every time she passes by
Wild thoughts escape
I don’t believe in death row
Skid row or the gangs
Don’t believe in the Uzi
It just went off in my hand
I…I believe in love
Don’t believe in cocaine
Got a speed-ball in my head
I could cut and crack you open
Do you hear what I said
Don’t believe them when they tell me
There ain’t no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor
I…I believe in love
Don’t believe in Goldman
His type like a curse
Instant karma’s going to get him
If I don’t get him first
Don’t believe in rock ‘n’ roll
Can really change the world
As it spins in revolution
It spirals and turns
I…I believe in love
Don’t believe in the 60′s
The golden age of pop
You glorify the past
When the future dries up
Heard a singer on the radio late last night
He says he’s gonna kick the darkness
’til it bleeds daylight
I…I believe in love
I feel like I’m falling
Like I’m spinning on a wheel
It always stops beside of me
With a presence I can feel
I…I believe in love
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