Songwriter: Larry Mullen Jr Adam Clayton The Edge (Guitarist) Bono
Alive on an ocean
A world of glad eyes, insane
I walk the world backways
It's always just a shameful game
That's out of mind
Out of the living world
Out of time
I break all the rules
They call me a fool
Right
A cartoon in motion
A hero pretends no pain
A clown skipping backwards
You laugh at another's shame
But I don't mind
Out of a living low down
I don't mind
Winners or losers
It's all just a game
And I'm going down
And I'm slowing down
Life in an instant
The key to an open door
I'm living, I'm laughing
In living I'm living more
It's out of mind
Out of the living world
Out of time
Winners or losers
It's always a game
And I'm going down
But I'm slowing down
Turn around, turn around
And around and around
Turn around, turn around
There's a cloud, there's a cloud
Slow, slow
The fool has found the golden key
It's so slow
It's waiting there for you and me
Just a fool, a street jester
The hero of society
Just a fool, a street jester
Look at me, now can't you see
A life in a motion
A world I'm glad I didn't save
A cartoon in motion
A key to the same day
I don't mind, I'm here to know
I wanna go go go go go
Slow, slow
The fool has found the golden key
It's so slow
It's waiting there for you and me
Just a fool, a street jester
The hero of society
Just a fool, a street jester
Look at me, now can't you see
A world of glad eyes, insane
I walk the world backways
It's always just a shameful game
That's out of mind
Out of the living world
Out of time
I break all the rules
They call me a fool
Right
A cartoon in motion
A hero pretends no pain
A clown skipping backwards
You laugh at another's shame
But I don't mind
Out of a living low down
I don't mind
Winners or losers
It's all just a game
And I'm going down
And I'm slowing down
Life in an instant
The key to an open door
I'm living, I'm laughing
In living I'm living more
It's out of mind
Out of the living world
Out of time
Winners or losers
It's always a game
And I'm going down
But I'm slowing down
Turn around, turn around
And around and around
Turn around, turn around
There's a cloud, there's a cloud
Slow, slow
The fool has found the golden key
It's so slow
It's waiting there for you and me
Just a fool, a street jester
The hero of society
Just a fool, a street jester
Look at me, now can't you see
A life in a motion
A world I'm glad I didn't save
A cartoon in motion
A key to the same day
I don't mind, I'm here to know
I wanna go go go go go
Slow, slow
The fool has found the golden key
It's so slow
It's waiting there for you and me
Just a fool, a street jester
The hero of society
Just a fool, a street jester
Look at me, now can't you see
more tracks from the album
Children of the Revolution
- Street Mission (demo)
- Boy Girl (demo)
- Stories For Boys (demo)
- A Day Without Me (early mix)
- Boy Girl (bonus track)
- Things To Make And Do (bonus track)
- I Will Follow (early mix)
- Trash, Trampoline And Party Girl (outtake)
- Two Hearts Beat As One (demo)
- Out of Control (early mix)
- The Dream Is Over (demo)
- Another Day (demo)
- Shadows And Tall Trees (demo)
- The Fool (demo)
- Lost On A Distant Planet
- Twilight (early mix)
- Another Time, Another Place (early mix)
- All In The Light
- 11 O’ Clock Tick Tock (demo)
- Touch (demo)
- Glad To See You
From the albums
- Contract Demos (1990)
- Children of the Revolution (2002)
U2 popular songs
- One
- With or Without You
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Pride (In the Name of Love)
- Beautiful Day
- Get Out of Your Own Way
- Song for Someone
- Every Breaking Wave
- Where the Streets Have No Name
- You’re the Best Thing About Me
- The Troubles
- Ordinary Love
- Vertigo
- New Year’s Day
- American Soul
- Bad
- The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
- All I Want Is You
- Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
- Summer of Love
- Raised By Wolves
- Iris (Hold Me Close)
- Invisible