“See the stone set in your eyes,see the thorn twist in your side.I wait for you”

—  Bono

"With or Without You"
Lyrics, The Joshua Tree (1987)
Context: See the stone set in your eyes, see the thorn twist in your side. I wait for you

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Irish rock musician, singer of U2 1960

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