Twilight

[ribbons&bows]

Does anyone know the lyrics to the original version? Everywhere I've looked they've been from Boy.

 

[rivergoat]

Do you mean the single version?

goat

 

[ribbons&bows]

Yes
The one on Another Day

 

[rivergoat]

I look into your eyes
To find you in disguise
Forever and a day
Has just begun today

My body tangled, torn
My senses feel reborn
Direction have I none
I'd then forgotten the one

Twilight... darkened day
Twilight... lost my way
Twilight... numbing grey
Twilight... can't find my way

In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man

I'm falling in the rain
I play in teenage games
It's all and everything
I'm soaking through the skin

Twilight... darkened day
Twilight... I've lost my way
Twilight... numbing grey
Twilight... can't seem to find my way

Went up to the soldier man
With the marching guards and said
You are a single man
Who keeps out the riff-raff man
Who learned to make the soul?
Who let the bodies go?
Who saw the musical man
Who can cure this land

Twilight, twilight, twilight, twilight
Twilight, twilight, twilight, twilight
Twilight, twilight, twilight, twilight

Twilight... darkened day
Twilight... lost my way

In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man
In the shadow boy meets man


These are not official. You can often google for lyrics, and then click on the cached part of the entry.

hope this helps

goat

 

[ribbons&bows]

Thank you so much. I couldn't understand the soldier section and it was driving me nuts. Someone told me it cold be French but... anyways thanks for clearing that up.

 

[rivergoat]

That's alright, I don't agree with those lyrics anyways }~

Here's my interpretation:

Why did you go searching them
We both keep noticing
Who last seen the man
Who keeps out the weak and damned
Who let him make it so
We let the bodies go
Who saw the musical fan
Who can bring this in

Go figure... I've never seen any offical lyrics anywhere of this though, just people's opinions. }~

Terrible song, though isn't it? Thank God they changed it for the Boy album.

goat

 

[Axver]

Terrible song, though isn't it? Thank God they changed it for the Boy album.

I actually rather enjoy this version. The Boy version is obviously vastly superior, but Twilight's one of my favourite songs and I find this version to be great fun, even if it's technically poor. I'm not even going to try to understand that one verse, though. Most of it sounds like complete gibberish to me.

 

[ribbons&bows]

At the moment I actually like this version better since I grew up listening to "new wave" music. It's completely different than the other songs I've heard.

 

[rivergoat]

At the moment I actually like this version better since I grew up listening to "new wave" music. It's completely different than the other songs I've heard.

It's the part where Bono just goes on and on with "Twilight, twilight twilight twilight" that sets my teeth on edge! Sounds like his voice is changing or something...