There so many good writers, but if I had to chose one it will be without the shadow of a doubt Bono. I mean, for me, U2 is a good band for their music etc... but what make them the biggest band in modern music histirory IMO is the powerful lyrics in their songs
Some example who come to my mind
"say it's true it's true we can breakthrough though torn in two we can be one"
"walk on by walk on through walk til you run and dont look back for here I am. walk on by walk on through so sad to beseige your love, stay tonight in a lie I'm only asking....But I....I think you know. Come on take me away take me home again"
"the city aflood our love turn to rust, we're beaten then blown by the winds, tremped in dust, I show you a place high on a desert plain where the streets have no name we're still building then burning down love"
"my hands are tied, my body bruised you've got me with nothing to win and nothing left to loose and you give yourself away"
"If you twist and turn away, if you tear yourself in two again, if I could yes I would if I could I would let it go. If you ask them maybe they tell you what I would say, true colors fly in blue and black bruised silken skies and burning flags, colors crash collide in bloodshot eyes..."
"Did I ask too much more than a lot, you gave me nothing and it's all I've got, we'r one but we'r not the same, well we hurt each other and we do it again you say love is a temple love the higher law you ask me to enter but then you make me crawl and I can't be holding on to what you've got when all you've got is hurt"
"you say you want your love to work out right, to last with me through the night, you say you want diamond on a ring of gold, your story to remain untold, your love not to grow cold.....when all I want is you"
And so on
