It's falling, it's falling
And outside the buildings are tumbling down
And inside a child on the ground
Says do it again
But what am I to do?
What in the world am I to say?
There's nothing else to do
He says he'll change the world someday
I rejoice
This morning I fell out of bed
When I woke up to what he has said
Everyone's crazy, but I'm too lazy to lie
What am I to do?
Just tell me what am I supposed to say?
I'll never change the world
But I can change the world in you
Rejoice, rejoice
What am I to do?
Just tell me what I am supposed to say
I can't change the world
But I can change the world in me
I rejoice
I don't know
I don't know what to change
Rejoice
Rejoice
And outside the buildings are tumbling down
And inside a child on the ground
Says do it again
But what am I to do?
What in the world am I to say?
There's nothing else to do
He says he'll change the world someday
I rejoice
When I woke up to what he has said
Everyone's crazy, but I'm too lazy to lie
Just tell me what am I supposed to say?
I'll never change the world
But I can change the world in you
Just tell me what I am supposed to say
I can't change the world
But I can change the world in me
I rejoice
I don't know what to change
Rejoice
Rejoice
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The centerpiece of an incredible, highly-underrated album. Inspirational. I can't tell how many times I've said to myself, sung to myself, or written out these lines in my life when I was feeling low:
I can't change the world But I can change the world in me If I rejoice.
@GenerationX Agree! :) Powerful! :) This is one of my most favorite songs :)
@GenerationX Agree! :) Powerful! :) This is one of my most favorite songs :)
A song about dublin, if you hear any live versions, bono tells us this quite often before they start the song.
thanks for that coggster. i didn't realize. anyway...great song! incredible! i love this whole record!
Such a beautiful song. Maybet the song talk about the Stardust Fire in 1981 in Dublin?
This song feels to me like it's about a cocky kid who does stupid shit and is overly inspired and thinks he'll change the world some day. What do you say to him? Nothing, just leave him to figure it out himself.