The only lyric that irks me is one that most people probably wouldn't guess. It's not "sexy boots"/"get on your boots"/"bossy boots" - I think it's appropriate for the song's silly, kinky vibe. It's not "you don't know how beautiful you are" - I don't care if it's reminiscient of COBL, for that song is dead to me and i don't count it and will probably never listen to it again. It's not "submarine/gasoline" - okay, this almost bothers me, but i'm sure Bono had a pretty good reason...i mean i hope.
No, the lyric that bothers me is one that comes during the end bit, when he goes "I DON'T WANNA DROWN!" - That! That is what bothers me. Why? Cause it takes me totally out of the moment. He's got me in a trance with the "let me in the sound" lyrics, it's original and is powerful with the music...if he had said "I WANNA DROWN" it could've probably worked. I desire to drown in the sound makes perfect sense. Let me in the sound, i don't wanna drown is just ludacris. It's almost like a contradiction. Anyone get what i mean? Plus, it just seems like one of those tacked-on instances, as in BD during the "what you don't have you don't need it now" or Vertigo's "YEA YEA YEA YEA"'s...like something they added because they didn't feel the song had enough energy, and as a result ended up with a forced ending. A songwriter, i forget who, once told me a song is a lot more powerful when u merely imply a feeling or thought or melody, rather than shove it down everyone's throats. During GYOB, at the climax i feel like i am drowning in a wonderful chatoic sound until Bono says "I don't wanna drown." Uggh. What a buzzkill. It's like being drunk with your buddies...and everyone's looking to get wasted and having a great time forgetting about life for a while, until some worry-wart says "maybe we should slow down a bit. i don't want to get sick." And boom, reality sets in and it sucks.
Still, i do like this song. Bono just needs to realize most of his fan base is adults who don't need their emotions spoonfed to them. We'll be alright in the song, Bono. It's just a song, no one's going to drown. So just let go.