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May 05, 2005

And So Fade Away

U2
"Bad"
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NOTES: I decided to archive/list all of the mp3s I've posted on this site, just so I could scan through and see what bands I've featured (there's now a link to MP3 Archive over there on the right nav under Fun Stuff). In doing so I realized that I've never posted this song, my all-time favorite from U2. I can't listen to this song if I'm already feeling sad; it just seems to affect me in a weird way. But at all other times, I think it's one of the most beautiful, haunting, and poignant songs I've ever heard.

If you twist and turn away
If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender...
Dislocate...

If I could throw this
Lifeless lifeline to the wind
Leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
And through the rain
Into the half-light
And through the flame

If I could through myself
Set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day

To let it go
And so to fade away
To let it go
And so fade away

I'm wide awake...
I'm wide awake...
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping

If you should ask then maybe they'd
Tell you what I would say
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colors crash, collide in bloodshot eyes

If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would
Let it go...

This desperation
Dislocation
Separation
Condemnation
Revelation
In temptation
Isolation
Desolation

Let it go...
And so fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
And so to fade away

I'm wide awake...
I'm wide awake...
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping

Posted by Highwaygirl on May 5, 2005 07:04 AM to the category The Key of Life
Comments

I love listening to your mp3s, and the new index is great.

Posted by: lifeonhold at May 5, 2005 07:34 PM

Aww, thanks, Life! I don't keep track of how many times the songs are downloaded, so it's nice to know that someone enjoys them.

Posted by: Highwaygirl at May 6, 2005 06:21 AM
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