Silver and Gold (Live) - U2

Last night I dreamt that they dropped a bomb Oh the sea ran dry and the winds had calmed Skyscrapers fell, they all turned to dust, Their skeletons of steel were covered in rust And everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared Oh everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared Colours were drained straight from the sky And nothing living had survived The mountains were merely removed from the earth Silver and gold had lost all its worth And everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared Oh everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared I woke from the dream in a cold, cold sweat I was full of doubt and deep regret, Suddenly it was so clear to me; There was nothing left in which to believe And everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared Oh everything I loved and feared had all at once disappeared

Silver and gold Silver and gold Everyone wishes For silver and gold How do you measure it's worth Just by the pleasure It gives here on Earth? Silver and gold Silver and gold Mean so much more when I see Silver and gold decorations On every Christmas tree Silver and gold Silver and gold Everyone wishes for silver and gold Silver and gold Silver and gold Mean so much more when I see Silver and gold decorations On every Christmas tree

Could you love someone that was never really there? When times got tough, they never shed a tear She's talking, and that shit's getting old But you keep on chasing Because you can't break free from The Silver and Gold Can't break free from (Silver and Gold, Silver and Gold) I got more important things to see Well there's more important things for me Let's find our own way (Let's take a bow, gonna leave) Let's find our own way Well I've done my time in a pit, Of despair, watching time slow down Said, I've spent my life chasing Trying to keep up with the crowd Chasin' the Silver and Gold Trying to see through the haze, trying to hear through the noise But she won't leave alone, no, no Oh, could you love someone that was never even there? When times got tough, she never shed a tear She talking, and that shit's getting old But you keep on chasin' (the Silver and Gold) Because you can't break free from The Silver and Gold Oh you can't break free It's so hard to break free It's so hard to break free It's so hard to break free It's so hard to break free Love ain't over Oh, that Silver and Gold She won't leave me alone