It’s about realizing you’ve backed yourself up against a wall in your life, having not listened to all the advice you were given and not knowing exactly how to get out of the rut.
[Verse 1]
I was talking
I was talking to myself
Somebody else talk, talk, talking
I couldn't hear a word, a word he said
He was my brother (Brother)
I said there was no other way out of here
Be my brother (Brother)
Got to get out, got to get out
[Verse 2]
I was walking
I was walking into walls and back again
I just keep walking
I walk up to a window to see myself
And my reflection
When I thought about it
My direction
Going nowhere, going nowhere
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
No one, no one is blinder
Than he who will not see
No one, no one is blinder
Than me
[Verse 3]
I was talking
I was talking in my sleep
I can't stop talk, talk, talking
I'm talking to you, it's up to you
Be my brother (Brother)
There is no other way out of here
Be my brother (Brother)
Got to get out, got to get out
Got to get out of here
I Threw a Brick Through a Window was written by Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr..
I Threw a Brick Through a Window was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
U2 released I Threw a Brick Through a Window on Mon Oct 12 1981.