Trip Through Your Wires Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In the distance, she saw me comin' round
I was callin' out, I was callin' out
Still shakin', still in pain
You put me back together again
I was cold, and you clothed me, honey
I was down, and you lifted me, honey
[Chorus]
Angel, angel or devil?
I was thirsty
And you wet my lips
You, I'm waiting for you
You, you set my desire
I trip through your wires
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 2]
I was broken, bent out of shape
I was naked in the clothes you made
Lips were dry, throat like rust
You gave me shelter from the heat and the dust
No more water in the well
No more water, water
In the distance, she saw me comin' round
I was callin' out, I was callin' out
Still shakin', still in pain
You put me back together again
I was cold, and you clothed me, honey
I was down, and you lifted me, honey
[Chorus]
Angel, angel or devil?
I was thirsty
And you wet my lips
You, I'm waiting for you
You, you set my desire
I trip through your wires
[Instrumental break]
[Verse 2]
I was broken, bent out of shape
I was naked in the clothes you made
Lips were dry, throat like rust
You gave me shelter from the heat and the dust
No more water in the well
No more water, water
[Chorus]
Angel, angel or devil?
I was thirsty
And you wet my lips
You, I'm waiting for you
You, you set my desire
I trip through your wires
[Bridge]
Oh, I need, oh, I need
Oh, I need, oh, I need it
Oh, I need, oh, I need
All I need, yeah, yeah!
[Verse 3]
Thunder, thunder on the mountain
There's a raincloud
In the desert sky
In the distance
She saw me comin' round
I was callin' out
I was callin' out
Angel, angel or devil?
I was thirsty
And you wet my lips
You, I'm waiting for you
You, you set my desire
I trip through your wires
[Bridge]
Oh, I need, oh, I need
Oh, I need, oh, I need it
Oh, I need, oh, I need
All I need, yeah, yeah!
[Verse 3]
Thunder, thunder on the mountain
There's a raincloud
In the desert sky
In the distance
She saw me comin' round
I was callin' out
I was callin' out
About
Genius Annotation
The song has a bluesy rhythm and features lead singer Bono on harmonica. It was consistently played live throughout the Joshua Tree Tour, but has never been performed since.
According to The Edge, the song was meant to be heard in the context of another song that never made it on the album, “The Sweetest Thing”, which was later released as the B-side of “Where the Streets Have No Name”.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
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Release Date
March 9, 1987
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