City Of Blinding Lights – English Lyrics

• By: U2

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant sounds of U2's "City of Blinding Lights," a song inspired by New York City's resilience after 9/11 . Through its evocative lyrics, discover themes of lost innocence, urban beauty, and the importance of human connection, and improve your English vocabulary .

[English]

(slow rock music) (crowd cheering)

♪ The more you see, the less you know ♪

♪ The less you find out as you go ♪

♪ I knew much more then than I do now ♪

♪ Neon heart, day-glow eyes ♪

♪ A city lit by fireflies ♪

♪ They're advertising in the skies for people like us ♪

♪ And I miss you when you're not around ♪

♪ I'm getting ready to leave the ground ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Oh, you look so beautiful tonight ♪

♪♪♪

♪ In the city of blinding lights ♪

♪ Don't look before you laugh ♪

♪ Look ugly in a photograph ♪

♪ Flash bulbs, purple irises the camera can't see ♪

♪ I've seen you walk unafraid ♪

♪ I've seen you in the clothes you made ♪

♪ Can you see the beauty inside of me ♪

♪ What happened to the beauty I had inside of me ♪

♪ And I miss you when you're not around ♪

♪ I'm getting ready to leave the ground ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Oh, you look so beautiful tonight ♪

♪♪♪

♪ In the city of blinding lights ♪

♪ Time, time, time ♪

♪ Won't leave me as I am ♪

♪ No, time won't take the boy out of this man ♪

♪ Oh, you look so beautiful tonight ♪

♪ Oh, you look so beautiful tonight ♪

♪ Oh, you look so beautiful tonight ♪

♪♪♪

♪ In the city of blinding lights ♪

♪♪♪

(crowd cheering)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible or gives off light
blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ B2	adjective - extremely bright, so bright that it makes you unable to see temporarily
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2	adjective - very attractive to look at
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to have information in your mind
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sad because someone is not with you
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct your eyes in order to see
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the parts of your body that you use to see with
fireflies /ˈfaɪərflaɪz/ B2	noun - small flying insects that produce light in their bodies
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
photograph /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/ A2	noun - a picture made with a camera
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - the quality of being pleasing to look at
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the continuous passage of existence
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to remove or capture something