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Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Lyrics
by U2
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Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Lyrics
Green light, Seven Eleven
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes
You don't smoke, don't even want to
Hey now, check your change
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turning but you're upside down
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive
Hey babe, is that what it is
Red lights, gray morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground
A vampire or a victim
It depend's on who's around
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip synch to the talk shows
And if you look, you look through me
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing
If I could stay...
Then the night would give you up
Stay...and the day would keep its trust
Stay...and the night would be enough
Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio
With satelite television
You can go anywhere
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin
And if you listen I can't call
And if you jump, you just might fall
And if you shout, I'll only hear you
If I could stay...
Then the night would give you up
Stay...then the day would keep its trust
Stay...with the demons you drowned
Stay...with the spirit I found
Stay...and the night would be enough
Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet and there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground
Just the bang
And the clatter
As an angel
Hits the ground
Meaning of Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
“Stay” is a haunting exploration of cyclical abuse and the intoxicating, destructive allure of returning to a toxic relationship. The lyrics paint a picture of someone trapped in a desperate dance with a dangerous partner, symbolized by imagery of vampires and victims – a constant state of feeling both alive through pain and utterly vulnerable. U2 captures the emotional turmoil with vivid detail: the fleeting moments of connection juxtaposed with the chilling realization of detachment, the seductive promise of escape offered by travel and distraction (“Miami, New Orleans”), ultimately leading to a frustrating inability to truly break free. The repeated plea “If I could stay…” reveals a yearning for stability and genuine feeling, while the final, chaotic descent – the angel hitting the ground – represents a catastrophic loss of control and a tragic surrender to the destructive patterns that hold them captive, emphasizing the agonizing difficulty of escaping a deeply ingrained cycle.
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