The star that gives us light
Has been gone a while
But it’s not an illusion
The ache in my heart
Is so much a part of who I am Something in your eyes
Took a thousand years to get here
Something in your eyes
Took a thousand years, a thousand years
Hold me close
Hold me close and don’t let me go Hold me close
Like I’m someone that you might know
Hold me close
The darkness just lets us see
Who we are
I’ve got your life inside of me Iris, Iris
Once we are born
We begin to forget
The very reason we came
But you I’m sure I’ve met
Long before the night
The stars went out
We’re meeting up again
Hold me close
Hold me close and don’t let me go Hold me close
Like I’m someone that you might know
Hold me close
The darkness just lets us see
Who we are
I’ve got your life inside of me Iris, Iris
The stars are bright
But do they know
The universe is beautiful but cold
You took me by the hand
I thought that I was leading you
But it was you made me your man
Machine, I dream where you are
Iris standing in the hall
She tells me I can do it all
Iris wakes to my nightmares
Don’t fear the world
It isn’t there
Iris playing on the Strand
She buries the boy beneath the sand
Iris says that I will be the death of her
It was not me Iris, Iris
She said free yourself to be yourself
If only you could see yourself
Free yourself to be yourself
If only you could see
This is the only song on Songs of Innocence that sounds remotely like their old stuff. That Edge guitar is very apparent. I guess he must've just gotten bored of that style so now he rarely uses it in new songs.
I'm glad that U2 still even make music. With the amount of albums they have, I wouldn't have been surprised if U2 had stopped making new albums altogether a few years ago. They aren't like how they used to be, and people give their new music shit, but at least they are continuing. Would people rather they just stop? I wouldn't.
I was in such a depressed state when I accidentally heard this song. My husband died four years ago and I've been grieving him since. It's odd I've never heard a song with my name in it ever...and in connection to that ...it also made me cry because I just want to die to be with him. I felt him inside of me telling me to just keep living.
Iris, Every Breaking Wave, and Raised By Wolves are my favorites from Songs Of Innocence album. This sends such a great message I love, I'm looking forward to the U2 concert I'm going to be attending. I've always loved U2 and this is a great album.
My dad's music ended up on my phone because we share an iTunes account and this song came on, I had never heard it before and it made me cry. My parents got divorced 6 years ago because my mum cheated on my dad and she was also the one who wanted to end it. I could just imagine my dad listening to this song thinking about my mum.
Damn...this is the first time I ever sit down and ACTUALLY LISTEN to a U2 song.
Amazing. The atmosphere created by the music, combined with the message in the lyrics.
I'm definitely going to have to check out their old work now.
I didn't realize the meaning of this song till I went to a U2 concert last year. I think at the end of the song a lot of people in the stadium were crying. No wonder people say U2 concerts are like a religious event.
