{"id":3486,"date":"2012-02-03T23:14:25","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3486"},"modified":"2012-02-03T23:16:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:16:11","slug":"i-will-follow-u2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/02\/i-will-follow-u2.html","title":{"rendered":"I Will Follow &#8211; U2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Religious Music<\/h3>\n<p>Rock Star Bono has been making music history for decades. Throughout his long career there is one song U2 plays at every live performance: &#8220;I Will Follow.&#8221; Bono wrote the song following his mother&#8217;s death when he was just fourteen years old. It tells a personal story from his late mother&#8217;s perspective. Bono&#8217;s faith guides him when he writes and performs music. &#8220;I Will Follow&#8221; is a shining example of belief in an afterlife and the power of heavenly love. Rock music becomes religious music for the generations, when it&#8217;s inspired by creative and faith-filled musical expression.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Will Follow (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA \/ 1983 \/ Remastered 2021)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jv51LO7NOTo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">I Will Follow Lyrics &#8211; U2 Bono<\/h4>\n<p>I was on the outside when you said<br \/>\nYou needed me<br \/>\nI was looking at myself<br \/>\nI was blind, I could not see.<\/p>\n<p>A boy tries hard to be a man<br \/>\nHis mother takes him by the hand<br \/>\nIf he stops to think, he starts to cry<br \/>\nOh why?<\/p>\n<p>If you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nIf you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nI will follow.<\/p>\n<p>I was on the inside<br \/>\nWhen they pulled the four walls down<br \/>\nI was looking through the window<br \/>\nI was lost, I am found.<\/p>\n<p>If you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nIf you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nI will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Your eyes make a circle<br \/>\nI see you when I go in there<br \/>\nYour eyes, your eyes<br \/>\nYour eyes, your eyes.<\/p>\n<p>If you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nIf you walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI walk away, walk away<br \/>\nI will follow.<br \/>\nI will follow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Composer: Bono<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/files\/2012\/02\/Bono-Video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3487\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/02\/Bono-Video-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>READ MORE and enjoy these features from the Daily Prayable! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Story\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/sabbath-your-way.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Scripture\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/deuteronomy-67.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Scripture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Prayer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/its-not-you-its-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Prayer<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Music\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/i-will-follow-u2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Music<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Joke\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/talented-rat.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Joke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2012\/02\/working-together.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Quote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religious Music Rock Star Bono has been making music history for decades. 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