“You could say that this is forbidden ground for U2 because we’re the ‘optimistic’group,” Bono reports. “But to be an optimist you musn’t be blind or deaf to the world around you. ‘Exit’- I don’t even know what the act is in that song. Some see it as murder, some suicide and I don’t mind. But the rhythm of the words is nearly as important in conveying the state of mind.” Dirty, angry, loud, discordant, noisy and dark, this song convey the state of mind of someone driven to desperation. Religious imagery mixes with fanaticism with a feeling of emotional purging. An exorcism of sorts.
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You know he got the cure
You know he went astray
He used to stay awake
To drive the dreams he had away
He wanted to believe
In the hands of love
His head it felt heavy
As he cut across the land
A dog started crying
Like a broken hearted man
At the howling wind
At the howling wind
He went deeper into black
Deeper into white
Could see the stars shining
Like nails in the night
He felt the healing
Healing, healing
Healing hands of love
Like the stars shiny shiny
From above
Hand in the pocket
Finger on the steel
The pistol weighed heavy
His heart he could feel
Was beating, beating
Beating, beating oh my love
Oh my love, oh my love
Oh my love
My love
Saw the hands that build
Can also pull down
The hands of love
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