I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2 · 1987
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Only to be with you
- Only to be with you
- I have run
- I have crawled
Sing it again — final chorus
- Only to be with you
- But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
- But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
- I have kissed honey lips
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I have climbed highest mountains
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Only to be with you
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I have crawled
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I have kissed honey lips
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I have held the hand of a devil
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I have ? highest mountains
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
But I still ? found what I'm looking for
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
It ? like fire
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
It was ? in the night
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Then all the ? will bleed into one
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "haven't" in the whole song?
"haven't"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "found" in the whole song?
"found"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I have climbed highest mountains
- I have kissed honey lips
- Then all the colors will bleed into one
Exercise 25
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was released in 1987. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
haven't→i'm→
Exercise 29
If you had to summarize "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 30
Compare "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?