Unknown Caller Lyrics

[Intro]
Sunshine, sunshine
Sunshine, sunshine
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

[Verse 1]
I was lost between the midnight and the dawning
In a place of no consequence or company
3:33 when the numbers fell off the clock face
Speed dialing with no signal at all

[Chorus]
Go, shout it out, rise up
Oh, oh
Escape yourself and gravity
Hear me, cease to speak that I may speak
Shush now
Oh, oh
Force quit and move to trash

[Verse 2]
I was right there at the top of the bottom
On the edge of the known universe where I wanted to be
I had driven to the scene of the accident
And I sat there waiting for me
[Chorus]
Restart and reboot yourself
You're free to go
Oh, oh
Shout for joy if you get the chance
Password, you enter here, right now
Oh, oh
You know your name so punch it in
Hear me, cease to speak that I may speak
Shush now
Oh, oh
Don't move or say a thing

[Guitar Solo]

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“Unknown Caller” is the fourth track from U2’s 2009 album No Line On The Horizon.

According to Bono, the song shows the perspective of a drug addict who is receiving cryptic text messages when he tries to order drugs on his cell phone.

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Credits
Keyboards
French Horn
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Additional Engineering
Recording Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Additional Production
Recorded At
Abbey Road Studios, London
Release Date
February 27, 2009
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