U2's B-Side "Spanish Eyes" lyrics

U2's "Spanish Eyes" b-side lyrics

Spanish Eyes was the b-side to the very popular single from The Joshua Tree, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For. 

Similar to how U2 usually only play One Tree Hill when they perform in NZ, Spanish Eyes is generally only played in Spain.

The meaning in Bono's lyrics is suggestion that the Irish have Spanish heritage in their ancestry (whether DNA based or not). Bono is really making a simple love song with a focus on eyes, as is custom for many songs.

Spanish Eyes Lyrics

Hey, hey, baby hang on
Baby hang on

Hang to your heart
Beat tight like a drum set
Hang on to your love
See it shine like a song
Hey, hey, baby hang on

Our love it shines like rain
In those spanish eyes, spanish eyes

Hey, hey, here she comes
Comes in colours
You know she gonna turn the daylight on
Cause I love the way you talk to me
And I love the way you walk on me
And I need you
More than you need me
Our love, shines like rain
In those spanish eyes, spanish eyes

Across the world
For green and gold
It's those spanish eyes
That get me home
Home again

Hey, hey, baby hang on
Hey, hey, you know that
The night is young
Dazzled by lights that
Shine in your eyes
I'm standing in the shadows
And wait for the night
Forever in fever
Forever in heat
You pick me up to put me out on the street

Hey, hey, baby hang on, hang on
Hey, hey, baby hang on, hang on
Cause I love the way you talk to me
And I love the way you need me
And I need you

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I still haven't found what I'm Looking For Rattle and Hum Lyrics

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Lyrics from Rattle and Hum

Recorded live from New York, the song features gospel vocals by the New Voices of Freedom Choir.

I have climbed the highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you

I have run, I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
Burning hot like fire
This burning desire
Burning with desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
In the night
I was cold as a stone
Cold as stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

He will lift you higher and higher
He will pick you up when you fall
He'll be the shelter from the storm

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well, yes, I'm still running

You broke the bonds and you
Broke the bonds
Loosed the chains
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believe it
I believe it, I believe

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have climbed
I have climbed
The highest mountain
The highest mountain
I have run
I have run
Through the fields
Through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
Just to be with you

I have run
I have run
I have crawled
I have crawled
I have scaled
I have scaled
These city walls
City walls
These city walls
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
Just to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Haven't found, searching, looking
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Looking, yes I am
Voices of Freedom

I believe in the kingdom come
All the colors bleed into one
Yeah, I believe it
I believe it
You know I do

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Searching, looking higher
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
You got to keep searching around
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Looking for, keep on searching 'til I find it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I'm searching high and low, looking, I'm looking

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"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" song lyrics by U2

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is arguably the emotional centerpiece of U2's 1987 masterpiece, The Joshua Tree.

More than just a yearning love song, it's a spiritual quest, a pilgrim's progress set to a deceptively simple but powerfully uplifting melody. Bono's lyrics are a study in contrasts, mirroring the album's exploration of America's promise and its contradictions.

He sings of "broken bonds" and "shattered dreams," yet there's an irrepressible sense of hope, fueled by gospel fervor and a refusal to surrender to despair. "I believe in the Kingdom Come," he declares, his voice soaring with an almost evangelical conviction, "Then all the colors will bleed into one." This yearning for unity, for a resolution of the conflicts that plague both the heart and the world, resonates deeply within the song's core.

The beauty of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" lies in its honesty. This isn't a triumphant anthem of arrival but a raw and vulnerable confession of an ongoing search.

Bono's vocals, imbued with both passion and uncertainty, capture the essence of a soul caught between doubt and faith, longing and fulfillment.

The Edge's shimmering guitar lines, echoing the vastness of the American landscape that inspired The Joshua Tree, provide a sonic backdrop for this internal struggle. The song's power is amplified by its gospel influences, particularly in the soaring backing vocals and the call-and-response structure that evokes a fervent church service.

This blend of rock and gospel, secular and spiritual, perfectly encapsulates the album's exploration of faith and doubt in the modern world.\

• It became the band's second #1 song on the USA Billboard Hot 100 after "With or Without You".
• The song was re-released as a live version on the follow up album, Rattle and Hum.
• The b-sides to the single were the charming Spanish Eyes and Deep in the Heart.

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Lyrics by U2:

I have climbed the highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you

I have run, I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well, yes, I'm still running

You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
And my shame
All my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Don't go away
I'll sing my love for you
Don't go away
Oh you know I love this place
Don't go away
I won't go without you baby
Don't go away
Don't go away

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Ultimately, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a song about the journey itself, rather than the destination. It's a testament to the enduring human desire for something more, something beyond the material and the mundane. 

 It's a reminder that the search for meaning and connection is often fraught with challenges and setbacks, but that the pursuit itself is a vital part of the human experience. Even in its uncertainty, the song offers a strange kind of solace, acknowledging the universal longing for something that may always remain just out of reach.

And in that very act of acknowledgment, it creates a sense of shared humanity, a connection that transcends the individual search for meaning.

Check other lyrics from The Joshua Tree including "Running to Stand Still" and "Red Hill Mining Town".

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