θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛs, ðɪ ˈɛdʒ wʌz skˈɛptɪkəl əvə lˈɪɹɪk ɪnðə sˈɔŋ"aɪm sˈɪk ʌv hˈɪɹɪŋ ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn ðæt ðɛɹz ɡˌənə biː pˈiːs ˌɔn ˈɜːθ", bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ɪt təbi tˈuː sˈɪnɪkəl ænd ðætðə lˈaɪn ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn tʃˈeɪndʒd tuː "ðæt ðɛɹz nˈɛvɚ ɡˌənə biː pˈiːs ˌɔn ˈɜːθ".
Throughout the songwriting process, the Edge was sceptical of a lyric in the song ("I'm sick of hearing again and again that there's gonna be peace on earth"), believing it to be too cynical and that the line should have been changed to "that there's never gonna be peace on earth".