Babyface
U2 Lyrics


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Watching your bright blue eyes
In the freeze frame
I've seen them so many times
I feel like I must be your best friend
You're looking fine, so fine, oh my
Dressed up like a lovely day, oh

Babyface, babyface
Slow down child, let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Cover girl with natural grace
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy

Coming home late at night
To turn you on
Checking out every frame
I've got slow motion on my side
Turning around and around
With the sound and color

Under my control, go
Round and around, going down
Dressed up like a lovely day

Babyface, babyface
Tin foil hair all tied up in lace
Babyface, babyface
Bitter sweet girl won't you give me a taste
How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy

Do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do

Babyface, babyface
Slow down child, let me untie your lace
Babyface, babyface
Open the door, let me unpack my case
Babyface, babyface
You're everywhere child
You're all over the place
Babyface, babyface
You're coming to me from outer-space




How could beauty be so kind
To an ordinary guy, yeah yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Babyface" by U2 from their album Zooropa is one of the band's most overlooked and underrated tracks. The song's lyrics appear to be about a man who is completely enchanted by a woman he sees frequently, either in person or in photographs. The man describes the woman's beauty, focusing on her eyes, and how he feels like he's in love with her. The lyric "I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" suggests that he has spent a good deal of time staring at her, yet knows nothing about her.


The chorus of the song speaks to his infatuation, asking the woman to slow down and let him untie her laces. Meanwhile, the man remains anonymous, describing himself as an "ordinary guy" who is somehow lucky enough to have this beautiful woman in his life. The song's bridge hints at a more complicated relationship, with lyrics like "checking out every frame" and "turning around and around with the sound and color," possibly suggesting that the man is scrutinizing every detail about the woman, or perhaps that she is a model, with the photoshoots and film sets that accompany that job.


Overall, "Babyface" is a song that explores the intersection of infatuation, beauty, and the potential soul-crushing reality that sometimes comes with the realization that a fantasy is just a fantasy. It's a sad, yet beautiful song that is criminally underappreciated.


Line by Line Meaning

Watching your bright blue eyes
I have observed the radiance of your blue eyes


In the freeze frame
In a stationary image


I've seen them so many times
I have observed them multiple times


I feel like I must be your best friend
I sense that I am your closest confidant


You're looking fine, so fine, oh my
You appear attractive, very attractive


Dressed up like a lovely day, oh
You have attired yourself gorgeously


Babyface, babyface
Adorable


Slow down child, let me untie your lace
Calm down, allow me to help you relax


Cover girl with natural grace
A naturally elegant girl


How could beauty be so kind
How can something so attractive be so amiable


To an ordinary guy
To an unremarkable man like me


Coming home late at night
Returning home late in the night


To turn you on
To excite you


Checking out every frame
Examining every scene


I've got slow motion on my side
I have the advantage of reduced speed


Turning around and around
Revolve repeatedly


With the sound and color
With the accompanying audio and visual effects


Under my control, go
Under my command, continue


Round and around, going down
Circulating, descending


Babyface, babyface
Adorable


Tin foil hair all tied up in lace
Hair adorned with tin foil and laced up


Bitter sweet girl won't you give me a taste
Mixed feelings girl, can't you let me experience you?


Do do do do do do do do do do do
Background gibberish


Babyface, babyface
Adorable


Open the door, let me unpack my case
Unlock the door, allow me to settle in


You're everywhere child
You appear in every place, constantly


You're all over the place
You are widespread


You're coming to me from outer-space
You are approaching me from an unexpected direction


How could beauty be so kind
How can something so attractive be so amiable


To an ordinary guy, yeah yeah
To an unremarkable man like me




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul Hewson

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on eleven o' clock tick tock

And girls can make children but not like this one...so will just have to walk around with a painted face then...

LMewdowlark


on One

Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
Ha, ha, ha

Oh, it's not a hill it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
Let's shout into the darkness, squeeze out sparks of light
You know we're gonna go crazy, you know we'll go crazy
You know we'll go crazy, if we don't go crazy tonight

Oh, slowly
Oh
Hold me slow

Again, these are the wrong lyrics. They are not the lyrics for 'One' but a different song. I pasted the correct lyrics in my other comment.

LMewdowlark


on One

There's a part of me in chaos that's quiet
And there's a part of you that wants me to riot
Everybody needs to cry or needs to spit
Every sweet-tooth needs just a little hit
Every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?
Oh, change of heart comes slow

It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
Do you believe me or are you doubting?
We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

Every generation gets a chance to change the world
Pity the nation that won't listen to you boys and girls
Is the sweetest melody the one we haven't heard?
Is it true that perfect love drives out all fear?
The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear
Oh, but change of heart comes slow

It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
But we're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight

Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you now
You got someone to blame?
You say, one love, one life
When it's one need in the night
One love, we get to share it
Leaves you, baby, if you don't care for it
Did I disappoint you
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without
Well, it's too late tonight
To drag the past out into the light
We're one, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One
Have you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus?
To the lepers in your head
Did I ask too much? More than a lot
You gave me nothing, now it's all I got
We're one but we're not the same
Well, we hurt each other then we do it again
You say love is a temple, love a higher law
Love is a temple, love the higher law
You ask me to enter but then you make me crawl
And I can't be holdin' on to what you got
When all you got is hurt
One love, one blood
One life, you got to do what you should
One life with each other
Sisters, brothers
One life but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One
One

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