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PLEASE

Lyrics: Bono and The Edge. Music: U2.

So you never knew love until you crossed the line of grace
And never felt wanted till you had someone slap your face
And you never felt alive until you almost wasted away

You had to win
You couldn't just pass
The smartest ass
At the top of your class
Your flying colors
Your family tree
And all your lessons in history...

Please... Please... Please... Get up off your knees now
Please... Please... Leave me out of this please

And you never knew how low you'd stoop to make that call
And you never knew what was on the ground till they made you crawl
And you never knew that the heaven you keep you stole

Your Catholic blues
Your convent shoes
Your stick-on tattoos
Now they're making the news
Your holy war
Your northern star
Your Sermon on the Mount from the boot of your car

Please... please... please... get up off your knees
Please... please... please... leave me out of this please

So love is hard, and love is tough
But love is not what you're thinking of

September, streets capsizing
Spilling over down the drain
Shards of glass, splinters like rain
But you could only feel your own pain
October, talk getting nowhere
November, December, remember
Are we just starting again...?

So love is big, it's bigger than us
But love is not what you're thinking of
It's what lovers deal, it's what lovers steal
You know I found it hard to receive
'Cause you my love I could never believe

Produced by Flood and Howie B. Recorded by Mark "Spike" Stent and Alan Moulder. Assisted by Rob Kirwan. Mixed by Flood and Howie B. Assisted by Rob Kirwan. Inspirational decks by Howie B. Organ by The Edge. Additional loops and kits by Larry Mullen. Keyboards by Flood. (5:02)

SINGLES TRACK LISTING

PART 1

1: Please (Single Version)
2: Please (Live From Rotterdam)
3: Where The Streets Have No Name (Live From Rotterdam)
4: With Or Without You (Live From Edmonton)
5: Staring At The Sun (Live From Rotterdam)

Jewel case. 1997.

PART 2

1: Please (Single Version)
2: Dirty Day (Junky Day Mix)
3: Dirty Day (Bitter Kiss Mix)
4: I'm Not Your Baby (W/ Sinead O'Connor)(Skysplitter Dub)

Digipak. 1997.

PART 3 (POPHEART EP)

Please Pt. 3 (Popheart EP) (Click for larger image)

1: Please (Live From Rotterdam)
2: Where The Streets Have No Name (Live From Rotterdam)
3: With Or Without You (Live From Edmonton)
4: Staring At The Sun (Live From Rotterdam)

Slimline case. 1997.

REMIXES/LIVE PERFORMANCES

Remixes

Single Version (Produced by Howie B. Recorded by Mark "Spike" Stent. Mixed by Howie B and Mark "Spike" Stent. Assisted by Hans Bedeker and Evelien T. Jebbes (Holland) and Rene Weis and Philippe Bouvoir (France and Germany). String arrangement by Craig Armstrong. Recorded at Wisseloord Studios BV, Hilversum, Holland. Mixed in Le Voyageur II, France and Germany.)(5:47)

Live Performances

Live From Rotterdam (Recorded at Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, on July 18, 1997. Recorded by Andy Rose. Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent.)(7:11)

VIDEO

Director: Anton Corbijn. Concept unknown (I've never seen it).