Stripping away the distorted guitars that define much of the record, "Wildpeace" serves as the spiritual anchor of the collection. Instead of a traditional song, this track features a spoken-word performance by Adeola, reading the work of celebrated Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai.
Set against a shimmering, cinematic soundscape created by U2 and producer Jacknife Lee, the piece moves beyond political slogans to imagine a peace that is "wild" and urgent - a central theme of the Days of Ash EP.
Wildpeace song lyrics by U2
not even the vision of the wolf and the lamb,
but rather
as in the heart when the excitement is over
and you can talk only about a great weariness.
I know that I know how to kill,
that makes me an adult.
And my son plays with a toy gun that knows
how to open and close its eyes and say Mama.
A peace
without the big noise of beating swords into ploughshares,
without words, without
the thud of the heavy rubber stamp: let it be
light, floating, like lazy white foam.
A little rest for the wounds—
who speaks of healing?
(And the howl of the orphans is passed from one generation
to the next, as in a relay race:
the baton never falls.)
Let it come
like wildflowers,
suddenly, because the field
must have it: wildpeace.
Check out the lyrics to Yours Eternally featuring Ed Sheeran.
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