In "Glorify," U2 turns collapse into devotion, insisting that falling is ordinary and that love survives the wreckage. The push and pull between being unseen and unheard, then choosing to see another more clearly than they see themselves, drives the song. Even betrayal, a spit in the eye and barefaced lies, cannot stop the affection. The repeated call to glorify becomes stubborn tenderness, choosing flawed connection over retreat, and finding something sacred in refusing to let go.
Glorify Lyrics by U2
As the heavens fall, baby, don’t we all?
Yeah, it happens all the time, all the time
So let your heart be full, expect a miracle
They’re looking for you to glorify, glorify
Can you see me?
No?
When did I disappear?
Can you hear me?
No?
What is it that you don’t want to hear?
People cry against the light
That we’re sisters and brothers
We’re made for each other, you and I
‘Cause we’re made from each other
As the heavens fall, baby, don’t we all?
Yeah, it happens all the time, all the time
So let your heart be full, expect a miracle
They’re looking for you to glorify, glorify
As the heavens fall, baby, don’t we all?
Yeah, it happens all the time, all the time
You’re nothing but bad news
The kind I can’t refuse
It’s you I choose to glorify, glorify
Can I help you?
No?
I’d like to think I’m here to help
Can I see you?
Yeah
Better than you see yourself
The sun can’t see itself shine
But the sun isn’t bothered
We’re made for each other, you and I
‘Cause we’re made from each other
As the heavens fall, baby, don’t we all?
Yeah, it happens all the time, all the time
So let your heart be full, expect a miracle
They’re looking for you to glorify, glorify
As the heavens fall, baby, don’t we all?
Yeah, it happens all the time, all the time
You’re nothing but bad news
The kind I can’t refuse
It’s you I choose to glorify, glorify
Glorify, glorify
Glorify, glorify
You spit in my eye
You’re a bareface lie
There’s nothing you can do
To keep me from loving you
Make every excuse
They’re not even half-truths
There’s nothing you can do
To keep me from loving you
To keep me from loving you
Glorify, glorify
