Wake Up Dead Man  

Music by U2
Lyrics by Bono and The Edge
 

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"It's a very angry song." says Bono--tune down 1/2 step, in A minor.

 
Jesus

 
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Jesus help me

 
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I'm alone in this world

 
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And a fucked up world it is, too
 

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Tell me, tell me the story
The one about eternity, and the way it's all gonna be
Wake up
 

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Wake up dead man

 
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Wake up, wake up dead man

 
upstroke:
 

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Jesus, I'm wating here, boss
I know You're looking out for us
But maybe Your hands aren't free
 

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Your Father, He made the world in seven
He's in charge of heaven
Will You put a word in for me?
Wake up, wake up dead man
Wake up, wake up dead man
 

mellotron-like sounds:
 

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Listen to your words they'll tell you what to do
Listen over the rhythm that's confusing you
Listen to the reed in the saxophone
Listen over the hum of the radio
 

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Listen over the sounds of blades in rotation
Listen through the traffic and circulation
Listen as hope and peace try to rhyme
Listen over marching bands playing out their time
Wake up
 

during 3rd & 4th choruses, with wah:
 

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Wake up dead man

 
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Wake up, wake up dead man
Jesus, were You just around the corner?
Did You think to try and warn her?
Or are you working on something new?
If there's an order in all of this disorder
Is it like a tape recorder?
Can we rewind it just once more?
Wake up, wake up dead man
Wake up, wake up dead man
 

end with pitch shifter:
 

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