You get to feel so guilty
Got so much for so little
The you find that feeling just won't go away.
You're holding on to every little thing so tightly
Till there's nothing left for you anyway.
Goodbye, you can keep this suit of lights
I'll be up with the sun
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down.
You wanted to get somewhere so badly
You had to lose yourself along the way.
You changed your name
Well that's okay, it's necessary
And what you leave behind you don't miss anyway.
Goodbye, you can keep this suit of lights
I'll be up with the sun
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down.
'Cause I'm already gone
Felt that way all along.
Closer to you every day
I didn't want it that much anyway.
You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy
Then you learn to like the way it feels.
You hurt yourself, you hurt your lover
Then you discover
What you thought was freedom is just greed.
Goodbye, and it's an emotional
Goodnight, I'll be up with the sun.
Are you still holding on?
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down
I'm not coming down.
Composed by U2 / lyrics by Bono and The Edge
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About "Gone"
From the original U2 Album "Pop" (03 March 1997)
"Gone" is the seventh track from U2's 1997 album, Pop. It is also featured on the compilation album The Best of 1990-2000, in a reworked version. A highlight of the PopMart Tour, it was often dedicated to Michael Hutchence. Bono frequently refers to it as one of his favorite songs of the band's. The Edge has also stated he was very pleased with the "New Mix" of the song available on The Best of 1990-2000. That song, along with several other tracks from Pop and Zooropa were remixed and either dubbed "The New Mix" or "Mike Hedges Mix" to help fit in with the more instrumentally-conservative songs of All That You Can't Leave Behind.
The meaning of the song has to do with the inherent personal conflicts of being a rock star. Feelings of guilt, of duality, and emotions associated with becoming extremely wealthy in a short period of time. This is evident in the song's lyrics: "You get to feel so guilty, got so much for so little". Bono has often expressed that he feels that he is "spoiled rotten, and paid too much" and that he'd "do it for free". It is evident that he feels that Michael Hutchence harbored similar feelings, which ultimately led to his apparent suicide.
"Gone" was never slated to be released as a single, but the video done for it was simply the 3 Dec '97 show in Mexico City. It was one of a few Pop songs that showed up on the Elevation Tour. It is performed on the Elevation 2001: Live from Boston live video release, most notably as showing Edge smashing his guitar at the end out of frustration. He had felt that the band messed up the song, perhaps the percussion section, as he immediately ran up to Larry's drumset and began yelling at him.
The Edge used a Rickenbacker 330-12 when performing this song live. Bono accompanied on a Gretsch. In live performances, The Edge would sing backing vocals "down" during Bono's "I'm not coming down" verses, which was absent on the album version. [From Wikipedia]
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