Wild Honey Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In the days
When we were swinging from the trees
I was a monkey
Stealing honey from a swarm of bees
I could taste
I could taste you even then
And I would chase you down the wind

[Chorus]
You could go there if you please
Wild honey
And if you go there, go with me
Wild honey

[Verse 2]
Did I know you?
Did I know you even then?
Before the clocks kept time
Before the world was made
From the cruel sun
You were shelter
You were my shelter and my shade

[Chorus]
If you go there with me
Wild honey
You can do just what you please
Wild honey
Yeah, just blowing in the breeze
Wild honey
Wild, wild, wild
[Verse 3]
I'm still standing
I'm still standing where you left me
Are you still growing wild
With everything tame around you?
I send you flowers
Cut flowers for your hall
I know your garden is full
But is there sweetness at all?

[Bridge]
What is soul?
Love me
Give me soul

[Chorus]
If you go there, go with me
Wild honey
Won't you take me, take me please?
Wild honey
Yeah, swinging through the trees
Wild honey
Wild, wild, wild

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“Brian Eno loved it, he thought it sounded like a Van Morrison song. I really did want it on the album, because it was playful and broke the mood. Call it a sorbet between courses. I am not sure if Larry felt the same way.” – Bono, U2 By U2 2006

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Synthesizer
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Recorded At
HQ, Dublin
Released on
October 30, 2000
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