The more you see, the less you know

City of Blinding Lights

One of U2's most uplifting songs. Watch for how Bono plays to the camera in this video of "City of Blinding Lights," which was broadcast live on youtube to 10 million viewers and later released as a concert DVD. He takes off his glasses and looks straight into the camera, looking very vulnerable as he sings, "Can you see the beauty inside of me?" The song is said to be written about the band's first airline flight into New York City back in the early 1980s, and was often dedicated to that city's recovery after 9-11.




Lyrics

The more you see, the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

Neon heart day-glow eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see

I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?


And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time...time...time...time...time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily