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U2 - Torn Lyrics



U2 - Torn Lyrics




[ Featuring Dolly Parton ]

[Dolly Parton]
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Mm-mm
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I can't deny this passion and desire
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But I know it has to burn me standing this close to the fire
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What am I supposed to do? And how am I supposed to choose?
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I love 'em both and I just feel so torn
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I love 'em both and I just feel so torn
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[Bono]
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The glass that frames the picture cracked like ice
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The photograph remembers all that we now deny
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When halfway seems too far to meet, and across the table too hard to reach
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Apples falling from the same tree can roll
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[Bono & Dolly Parton]
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Torn apart these loving hearts
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That beat and break the same
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We share a house divided
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And the blood that fills our veins
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Brothers turn to strangers
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And sons deny their name
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Somebody loses either way
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And every heart is torn
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[Dolly Parton & Bono]
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Ah, oh
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Ah, oh
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Torn, torn, torn, torn (Torn, torn)
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Every heart is torn
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[Dolly Parton]
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Hands that used to hold you clenched in fists
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Words that used to soothe you cut you into bits
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Are you your brother's keeper now? Or know what you're fighting for?
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Nothing hurts a mother more than a family at war
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[Bono & Dolly Parton]
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Torn apart these loving hearts
+
That beat and break the same
+
We share a house divided
+
And the blood that fills our veins
+
When brothers turn to strangers
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And can't feel each other's pain
+
Somebody loses either way
+
And every heart is torn
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[Dolly Parton & Bono]
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Mm-mm, ah, oh
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Torn (Torn), torn (Torn), torn (Torn), torn (Torn)
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Every heart is torn
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Hey, na-na-na, oh, na-na-na (Oh)
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Yeah, every heart is torn (Every heart is torn)
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Torn (Torn), torn (Torn)
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Every heart is torn
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Mm-mm
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[Dolly Parton]
+
Mm-mm
+
I can't deny this passion and desire
+
But I know it has to burn me standing this close to the fire
+
What am I supposed to do? And how am I supposed to choose?
+
I love 'em both and I just feel so torn
+
I love 'em both and I just feel so torn
+
[Bono]
+
The glass that frames the picture cracked like ice
+
The photograph remembers all that we now deny
+
When halfway seems too far to meet, and across the table too hard to reach
+
Apples falling from the same tree can roll
+
[Bono & Dolly Parton]
+
Torn apart these loving hearts
+
That beat and break the same
+
We share a house divided
+
And the blood that fills our veins
+
Brothers turn to strangers
+
And sons deny their name
+
Somebody loses either way
+
And every heart is torn
+
[Dolly Parton & Bono]
+
Ah, oh
+
Ah, oh
+
Torn, torn, torn, torn (Torn, torn)
+
Every heart is torn
+
[Dolly Parton]
+
Hands that used to hold you clenched in fists
+
Words that used to soothe you cut you into bits
+
Are you your brother's keeper now? Or know what you're fighting for?
+
Nothing hurts a mother more than a family at war
+
[Bono & Dolly Parton]
+
Torn apart these loving hearts
+
That beat and break the same
+
We share a house divided
+
And the blood that fills our veins
+
When brothers turn to strangers
+
And can't feel each other's pain
+
Somebody loses either way
+
And every heart is torn
+
[Dolly Parton & Bono]
+
Mm-mm, ah, oh
+
Torn (Torn), torn (Torn), torn (Torn), torn (Torn)
+
Every heart is torn
+
Hey, na-na-na, oh, na-na-na (Oh)
+
Yeah, every heart is torn (Every heart is torn)
+
Torn (Torn), torn (Torn)
+
Every heart is torn
+
Mm-mm
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Writer: Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Paul David Hewson, Dave Evans
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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"Torn" features the last recording of American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, who passed away earlier this year in August.

Co-written by U2, Dolly and Johnny McDaid, 'Torn' is a tender country song detailing broken family ties that holds wider resonances. Parton recorded the song in Nashville, Tennessee in June this year, making it her final recorded vocal performance prior to her passing on August 25, 2026. 'Torn' is produced by Jacknife Lee and also features Daniel Lanois playing pedal steel.
Performed by: U2
Featuring: Dolly Parton
From Album: Carnaval De Luz
Language: English
Length: 4:30
Written by: Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Paul David Hewson, Dave Evans
Year: 2026
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