In Niall Stoke's book Into The Heart, you will learn that Bono wrote this in a dark state of mind, being burdened by tour and recording pressure and feeling homesick. So, I think, that gave the song that chilling pessimistic atmosphere, very Bukowskian indeed. You can feel some brutality in the lyrics too, great version in the ZooTV DVD.
In Niall Stoke's book Into The Heart, you will learn that Bono wrote this in a dark state of mind, being burdened by tour and recording pressure and feeling homesick. So, I think, that gave the song that chilling pessimistic atmosphere, very Bukowskian indeed. You can feel some brutality in the lyrics too, great version in the ZooTV DVD.