Kite
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Kite Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Something is about to give
I can feel it coming
I think I know what it is
I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to live
And when I'm flat on my back
I hope to feel like I did
And hardness, it sets in
You need some protection
The thinner the skin
[Bridge]
I want you to know
That you don't need me anymore
I want you to know
You don't need anyone, anything at all
[Chorus]
Who's to say where the wind will take you?
Who's to say what it is will break you?
I don't know which way the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around?
Don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
Something is about to give
I can feel it coming
I think I know what it is
I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to live
And when I'm flat on my back
I hope to feel like I did
And hardness, it sets in
You need some protection
The thinner the skin
[Bridge]
I want you to know
That you don't need me anymore
I want you to know
You don't need anyone, anything at all
[Chorus]
Who's to say where the wind will take you?
Who's to say what it is will break you?
I don't know which way the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around?
Don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
[Verse 2]
In summer I can taste the salt in the sea
There's a kite blowing out of control on a breeze
I wonder what's gonna happen to you
You wonder what has happened to me
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a man
I'm not a child
A man who sees
The shadow behind your eyes
[Chorus]
Who's to say where the wind will take you?
Who's to say what it is will break you?
I don't know where the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around?
I don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
[Verse 3]
Did I waste it?
Not so much I couldn't taste it
Life should be fragrant
Roof top to the basement
The last of the rock stars
When hip hop drove the big cars
In the time when new media
Was the big idea
That was the big idea
In summer I can taste the salt in the sea
There's a kite blowing out of control on a breeze
I wonder what's gonna happen to you
You wonder what has happened to me
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a man
I'm not a child
A man who sees
The shadow behind your eyes
[Chorus]
Who's to say where the wind will take you?
Who's to say what it is will break you?
I don't know where the wind will blow
Who's to know when the time has come around?
I don't wanna see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye
[Verse 3]
Did I waste it?
Not so much I couldn't taste it
Life should be fragrant
Roof top to the basement
The last of the rock stars
When hip hop drove the big cars
In the time when new media
Was the big idea
That was the big idea
About
Genius Annotation
Track #5 from ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’.
During the album’s recording, lead singer Bono’s father Bob – with whom he had always had a tempestuous relationship – fell ill with terminal cancer. He died when the band was on tour.
‘Kite’ is a reflection on how Bono and Bob are both feeling and where they stand at the end of their days together.
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- 3.Elevation
- 4.Walk On
- 5.Kite
- 7.Wild Honey
- 10.New York
- 11.Grace
- 13.Levitate
- 14.Summer Rain
- 15.Stateless
- 16.Always
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Vocals
Bass
Background Vocals
Drums
Guitar
Strings
Recorded At
HQ, Dublin
Released on
October 30, 2000
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