Here Bono slams the arena anthem into a personal letter as part of his Stories of Surrender.
Verses built on swagger of a rock star now bare the well earned cracks in his voice.
Bono has reworked the lyrics of the original from Songs of Experience to make a deeply personal version that rings like a confession.
With a wink and a warning to the crowd. Bono addresses you directly, half-joking—“it’s about me, haha”—while reminding you to keep your guard up.
"The showman gives you front row to his heart + The showman prays his heartache will chart''
This isn’t just a rework. It’s a mirror held to performer and fan alike. As he rewrites his own story, he asks: who really runs the show?
'The Showman (Stories Of Surrender Version)' lyrics by Bono and U2
[Bono speaks - Backing vocal]
Baby’s crying cause it’s born to sing
Singers cry about everything
Still in the playground falling off a swing
But you know that I know.
It is what it is but it’s not what it seems
This screwed up stuff is the stuff of dreams
I got just enough low self-esteem
To get me where I want to go
[Bono speaks - Oh Another verse]
The showman gives you front row to his heart
The showman prays his heartache will chart
Making a spectacle of falling apart
Is just the start of the show
Oh – oh
Oh you don’t care
But you know I’m there
You think you look so good
A little more better
Look so good
Little more better
You think you look so good
That’s what’s going to get you
Look so good
Little more little more
[Bono speaks 'A to G']
I’ve been chasing the sunlight
That’s why I’m stayin’ up all night
I lie for a living, I love to let on
You make it true when you sing along…
You think you look so good
A little more better
Look so good
Little more better
You think you look so good
That’s what’s going to get you
Look so good
Little more little more
[Bono speaks - Keep, keep the chorus going]
Look so good
Little more better
You think you look so good
Little more little more
You think you look so good
That’s what’s going to get you
Look so good
Little more little more
You think you look so good
little more little more
Look so good
Little more little more
Look so good…
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