U2: 10 Best Album Tracks
9. Until The End Of The World
U2 have always been a spiritual band, with Bono often using quotes from the Bible in his lyrics.
Until the End of the World carries on this theme, with the song being a conversation between Judas Iscariot and Jesus Christ, connoting the ultimate betrayal of Jesus by Judas in the lyric “I kissed your lips and broke your heart”.
Bono wrote the lyric relatively quickly one morning after waking up. Although the lyric was written quickly it took the band and production team a long time to get the finished piece together, with Bono unsure of how to sing the song, ultimately deciding on a conversational tone for his vocals.
Until the End of the World has been played at nearly every U2 show since its release and has become a big live favourite among hardcore U2 fans.