STARING AT THE SUN
Lyrics: Bono and The Edge. Music: U2.
SUMMER stretching on the grass... summer dresses pass
In the shade of a willow tree creeps a crawling over me
Over me and over you, stuck together with God's glue
It's going to get stickier too...
It's been a long hot summer
Let's get undercover
Don't try too hard to think don't think at all
You're not the only one staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb I'm staring at the sun
Not the only one who's happy to go blind
There's an insect in your ear if you scratch it won't disappear
It's gonna itch and burn and sting
Do you wanna see what the scratching brings?
Waves that leave me out of reach
Breaking on your back like a beach
Will we ever live in peace?
'Cause those that can't do often have to
Those that can't do often have to preach
To the ones staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'll find if you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb... staring at the sun
Not the only one who'd rather go blind
Intransigence is all around... military still in town
Armour-plated suits and ties... Daddy just won't say goodbye
Referee won't blow the whistle... God is good but will he listen?
I'm nearly great but there's something missing
I left it in the duty-free
Though you never really belonged to me
You're not the only one staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'll find if you step back inside
Not suckin' on my thumb... I'm staring at the sun
Not the only one who's happy to go blind
Produced by Flood. Additional production by Steve Osborne. Recorded by Mark "Spike" Stent and Howie B. Assisted by Rob Kirwan. Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent and Steve Osborne. Assisted by Conal Markey and Richard Rainey. Programming: Ben Hillier. Loops: Larry Mullen. Keyboards: Steve Osborne. Copyright Polygram International Music.
SINGLE TRACK LISTING
PART 1
Cardboard sleeve. 1997.
PART 2
- 1: Staring At The Sun (Monster Truck Mix)
- 2: Staring At The Sun (Sad Bastards Mix)
- 3: North And South Of The River
- 4: Staring At The Sun (Lab Rat Mix)
Jewel case. 1997.
REMIXES/LIVE PERFORMANCES
Remixes
- Lab Rat Mix (Remixed by the Sonic Morticians. Produced by Butch "The Enbalmer" Vig and Danny "Necrophiliac" Saber. Engineered by John "Carcass Humper" X. Second Engineers: Wes "Grave Robber" Johnson and Jonathan "Grave Digger" Burtner. Remixed at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles.)(5:07)
- Monster Truck Mix (Remixed by the Sonic Morticians. Produced by Butch "The Enbalmer" Vig and Danny "Necrophiliac" Saber. Engineered by John "Carcass Humper" X. Second Engineers: Wes "Grave Robber" Johnson and Jonathan "Grave Digger" Burtner. Remixed at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles.)(5:07)
- Sad Bastards Mix (Remixed by Flood and Rob Kirwan. Mixed by Rob Kirwan.)(6:20)
Live Performances
- Live From Rotterdam (Recorded at Feyenoord Stadium on July 18, 1997. Recorded by Andy Rose. Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent.) Found on the PLEASE single, Track 5, and the POPHEART LIVE EP (The "Please" single w/o the single-version of "Please"; an import from... Japan, I believe?) (5:33)
VIDEO
Director unknown-- Stephane Sedhnaoui? Video concept: The band shimmers in and out of a spiralling, flaring, sun-like CGI effect.
Chris' Rating: I've only seen half of it once, so I just can't weigh in on the issue. Sorry!
