Don't believe the devil
I don't believe his book
But the truth is not the same
Without the lies he made up

Don't believe in excess
Success is to give
Don't believe in riches
But you should see where I live
I, I believe in love

Don't believe in forced entry
Don't believe in rape
But every time she passes by
Wild thoughts escape
I don't believe in death row
Skid row or the gangs
Don't believe in the Uzi
It just went off in my hand
I, I believe in love

Don't believe in cocaine
Got a speed-ball in my head
I could cut and crack you open
Do you hear what I said
Don't believe them when they tell me
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
While the sick stay poor
I, I believe in love

Don't believe in Goldman
His type like a curse
Instant karma's going to get him
If I don't get him first
Don't believe that rock 'n' roll
Can really change the world
As it spins in revolution
It spirals and turns
I, I believe in love

Don't believe in the 60's
The golden age of pop
You glorify the past
When the future dries up
Heard a singer on the radio
late last night
He says he's gonna kick the darkness
'Til it bleeds daylight
I, I believe in love

Love
Love
Love
Love

I feel like I'm falling
Like I'm spinning on a wheel
It always stops beside of me
With a presence I can feel
I, I believe in love
Stop


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God Part II Lyrics as written by Dave Evans Adam Clayton

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    Like the usual genius of U2's sound and talent this song is awesome.It is a good reflection of this group of men they all are able to write and feel what they write then put it into music is amazing. To me this group is the most important musical group ever because they simply work in unison there is no one left out and therefore the ideas and lyrics come in a statement of them. Being a fan from the 60's of John and his musical abilities I have know about the dark sides of John but I will not condone or condemn but understand that his childhood was extremely traumatic in many ways and this helps me to understand many of his dark sides. I know that as a group U2 does hold the Beatles' work as something to aim for though they have excelled in every way over the Beatles. We all have someone we admire. This song though is another work of art by U2 it is a reflection on human nature and what makes us tick in the ideas of what Lennon had already put out there. The lyrics are so real to life and how we talk and how we live on the other hand. Just a great song.

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