U2 - Wave Of Sorrow Lyrics

This song affects me. It still makes me emotional, even here in 2019. Even though it has to do with all of cruelty in Ethiopia, I tend to listen to this when I’m feeling sorry for myself or something is really bothering me.

The Joshua Tree.
The best album mankind has ever recorded.

Para lavar a alma

What Genius people man.... LOVE FROM PAKISTAN, I wish I could meet u2 in my Life time.

Beautiful !!!

THE JOSHUA TREE IN THE DESERT.

Is a beautiful song. Is this an outtake from their amazing Joshua Tree album?

Woooooow.
U2 thanks , what a great song , AGAIN.

OMG, i wish they would make an album, will all of there sound tracks...ETC

сердце разрывается от восторга!!!!

U2 4eva.

This song blew me away the first time I heard it. Learned to know this after I found out the meaning of son gs of innocence. This is the song they should have played at live 8.

io casta per sempre U2 . Buen tema

Just another beautiful song from an extraordinary band.

People need to learn what this song is about before commenting.

People need to learn about all songs. The lines between the lyrics.

Please enlighten us with the true meaning of this song...as Bono entrusted you with the true meaning...

Fantastique

Bonds voice sounds a lot like 2001 Bono with a hint of 2009 Bono, but this was Joshua Tree Era

+edwardy26 This song, or at lest the vocals were re-recorded in 2007, that's why Bono's voice sounds like that.

this comment is spot on, and i dont think i would have noticed without it

no iPod... sempre!

Adore it for years

And i adore you !!

Mais uma linda canção, a melhor Banda do mundo!!!!!!!

é verdade.

you crazy man, Bono is Bono wherever he sing, what you know about Music?

Ondas de Tristeza

perfect <3

25 justin biebier fan's

dark , deep , powerful , awesome
U2 the best band ever

Magical, in every particular detail...every

I Agree, What a Beautiful Song

That´s beautiful!!!

You are correct but I think Bono's voice is fine now. After his back surgery during the 360 tour his voice improved significantly. The problem now is that during and after POP he trained himself to sing in his current higher and thinner voice to avoid the problem area. Which means that after so many years this style is natural for him. I think he can sing in his booming deep 80's and 90's voice again but it would mean having to completely retrain his singing style.

Actualy, The version from the clinton concert is way better

FilmCraft Productions nothing from the Clintons is better ....let’s hope their burning in hell soon

Bono damaged his vocal chords beyond repair during the popmart tour and retrained his vocals to be more tenor than falsetto. Anyone who thinks his vocals aren't still up to much check the live version of miss sarejevo from the vertigo tour. thank you please

I agree Kelly !!

This shows that even though Bono's vocal range has become a little limited, U2 can churn out masterpieces like this. Yes, Wave of Sorrow was an unfinished track pre Joshua Tree, but Bono recorded the vocals in 2007 to finish off this song. He did an amazing job! In fact his older voice sounds better here than his late 80's voice!

That "Vertigo crap" is pretty fucking awesome. Just goes to show their diversity and the fact that they're not a "one trick pony"

i cant beleve this is the same u2 that compose that vertigo crap

It's called...an open mind

One of the best unreleased song ever!

I really like Bono's current voice for this song!

Yeah, I recognize this song. Must have heard it somewhere before. U2's unreleased songs and b-sides are better than most band's top-shelf material. U2 is so prolific that a hundred years from now people will look back on them with the same reverence they'll have for The Beatles.

To wake up this morning was an act of will.
;]

buenaaaa!!

@MJLU280 Why, thank you!

Blessed is the spirit that overcomes...

@Romulus14 U2? Me 2 :)

So, where can one find this song? Is it on a b-side or something?

@KenfromDublin Forgot I heard it before, this is my second time hearing it for the first time...

I miss songs like this from U2

"The Sweetest Thing" was thrown over their shoulders too rather than make it on the Joshua Tree.

Paused at 0:33 to type that this is my first time ever hearing this, never heard or knew of it before...

@laboloche You are so right! They are just amazing. Followed them since "Boy" came out back in the early 80´s

@Romulus14
100% of a truth! I'm so in fuckin' good mood, this music make me feel great!:)

Beautiful! This song deserves more recognition!

so beautiful

a Wave of sorrow , was what Bono wanted with this song

@greatMJforeverN1 I noticed that too

I love Bono and his message but this video does not relate to what he is singing about. He sings about Africans and their plight. The whole song is about refugees from an on-going war. Please don't confuse our nation's deserts with the African plight. He was singing specifically about the refugees from the Congo and Rewanda and the civil war there. Civil war in Central Africa. A very horrible thing......

Magnificent :D

@recobalegend20
I just heard it right here on youtube

tthanks

un des morceaux les plus mystiques de U2, chair de poule assurée. Un de leurs meilleurs titres!

Eu comprei hoje a versão com 2 CDS sem saber que tinha esta música, se soubesse teria comprando antes.

Se ela fosse um "Lado A", teria dado ainda mais brilho a The Joshua Tree, que pena.

Great song....however the ending chant sounds like the oompa loompas! U2 has a tendency to screw up a perfectly good tune!

Incredible that was a just a "B-side"!!! Viva U2

U2 always gets me in a good mood, because their music is so full of hope

Great song. Felt really touched.

che bella questa canzone --------mi piace tantissimo Grandi u2

With all those unreleased songs, they can compose their best album ever. Amazing !!

Yes, I found it on iTunes; search for "U2 Wave of Sorrow (Birdland)".

how could this song have possibly been an "afterthought"? its magnificent! these lyrics are some of the most deep lyrics i have heard in a long time

can we buy this song o iTunes? becuase i totally would

great song!! really amazing!

U2 wrote "Miami"

Yeah, I didn't know this U2 song neither. I like it a lot. Recently I discovered Heartland, Spanish Eyes, Ground Beneath Her Feet as well. And I thought Im U2 fan. I'm ashamed...:-/

Amazing... This is the first time I have come across this song by them. I need to listen play it over.

AchtungBaby79 is right!

Yeah, it BLEW ME AWAY too the first time I heard it and became one of my favorites as well.

Can you imagine this song was "shelfed" and is essentially an "afterthought" as far as U2 are concerned?

Leave out Bullet The Blue Sky? Are you NUTS? You ever seen that performed live on the Zoo Tv Outside Broadcast Tour?

But I agree, this song should have made it onto SOMETHING - even released as a single with no connection to any album.

But I think they just finished it a few years ago. Sounds more like current U2 then U2 circa Joshua Tree.

u2 the very best

waves...

Oh my God!!!!! wooow....never heard it before i just stumbled into it!! I don't know how I missed it (hardcore u2 fan) man this a master piece...

i adore this song.
magnificent.
looove bono <3.

Not ¨bullet the blue sky¨ but maybe ¨I trip Trough Your Wires¨

i disagree this song should have just been added and they would have an extra song. Bullet the blue sky for me is amazing song i love it.

you cant hear music like this its just u can hear it with u2 amazing

this song you cant always hear music like this amazing by u2 thanks

I thought the same thing, the beggining is very similar to Because The Night... They're both great songs so no matter :-P

good/solid song

I watched the video of Bono explaining this song and singing it along with a rough demo. I had chills. This is a beautiful finished product. So no I have to go buy the Joshua Tree Deluxe edition!

This song was originally written and recorded during the Joshua Tree sessions. But U2 couldn't finish it in time so it didn't make the album. They thought about it being a b-side but decided it was too good and release it on a later album. This never happened as U2 was rushed to finish The Joshua Tree. In 2007 Bono and U2 agreed to do a re-recording which they did and now this song is on the Deluxe Edition of The Joshua Tree which is available on iTunes.

A little similar begining with "Because the night" of Springsteen. I guess this song is on The Josua Tree bonus from the 20 aniversary

powerful words from you there my friend, and good advice. Thanks.

one clothing drive for the homeless during winter, one canned good for the food shelter, one Red Product item on ur next motorolla or gap or apple purchase... or one dollar a month pledged to unicef relief agency... saving the world doesn't have to be dramatic. dramas are generally the explosive effect of many small roles. let bono and gandhi take the big reigns, we can simply be the legs of the horse. one little step at a time. help where u can. that's all-

Brividi!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the info on 'wave of sorrow'. I'm stunned by this song. Both in its sad melody and profound words. Why is this world one of such extremes? What can we do for the poorest of the poor? I want to help but am so frustrated by my own lack of ability to do what appears to be a meaningful way.

Blessed are the tin can cardboard boxes
Blessed is the spirit that overcomes..

oh man, Mothers of the disappeared is a brilliant song, one of their best and so emotional about those poor people that were stolen in the night.

But this song 'wave of sorrow' is amazing. I've never heard of it? How has this been discovered and what era is it? Is it from Joshu tree era?

OMG this is amazing. What a great song, and they can afford to discard it. That says it all.

I think this song would've fit well in the end of The Joshua Tree album. To replace Exit or Mothers of the Disappeared with this one would have made the album even better in my opinion. Didn't really care for those two.

Si ma mettici questa, come intro dell'album guaradando la copertina ...tutto un altro paio di maniche, tutta un'altra atmosfera. E' vero che risale a JT,però cavolo ci stava bene.

Hai ragione, magari fosse stato questo il primo singolo. Bella canzone...gli stivali sono invece davvero stucchevoli...

questa e vecchia, non era usato

Magari fosse stato questo il primo singolo del nuovo album.