The song tells the story of a drug addicted couple living in Dublin but lyrically I was always drawn into singular lines and how they describe the struggle or the idea of being alone while being lost in a crowd. The words often contradict each other “lying still” and “where we’re going”, “7 towers only one way out”. All of these contradictions hit their peak in the second verse where Bono increases the intensity while feeding them one after the other.
The song builds so well with the drums coming in half way, I don’t think Larry has ever played a straight beat in his life, his drum beats often create a hidden layer to a lot of their songs and strangely it is the simplicity of the bass playing that holds it all together. The vocal slowly build to return to point where they start with the final word of “Still”.
The edge usually uses multiple effects to create the sound behind U2 songs but there was no need for crazy guitar sounds on this song, his piano playing is probably more evident here. He is no master on the keyboard, but he definitely has a great understanding about what a song needs, and he uses his ability on the piano perfectly. U2 don’t really do solos, it’s easy to forget how creative they once were, instead they choose to showcase Bono’s vocals, it fits the song beautifully. The song finishes with a lonely harmonica which always felt like the drugs were losing their effect and the characters are slowly coming down.
The song tells the story of a drug addicted couple living in Dublin but lyrically I was always drawn into singular lines and how they describe the struggle or the idea of being alone while being lost in a crowd. The words often contradict each other “lying still” and “where we’re going”, “7 towers only one way out”. All of these contradictions hit their peak in the second verse where Bono increases the intensity while feeding them one after the other. The song builds so well with the drums coming in half way, I don’t think Larry has ever played a straight beat in his life, his drum beats often create a hidden layer to a lot of their songs and strangely it is the simplicity of the bass playing that holds it all together. The vocal slowly build to return to point where they start with the final word of “Still”. The edge usually uses multiple effects to create the sound behind U2 songs but there was no need for crazy guitar sounds on this song, his piano playing is probably more evident here. He is no master on the keyboard, but he definitely has a great understanding about what a song needs, and he uses his ability on the piano perfectly. U2 don’t really do solos, it’s easy to forget how creative they once were, instead they choose to showcase Bono’s vocals, it fits the song beautifully. The song finishes with a lonely harmonica which always felt like the drugs were losing their effect and the characters are slowly coming down.
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