U2 - Raised By Wolves Apr 2026

Watch U2 perform this powerful track live in Paris, where the song served as a central point of their iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour:

: Bono has stated that realizing his teenage life was dominated by memories of violence was disturbing, suggesting it may be the origin of his drive to write protest songs. U2 - Raised By Wolves

The song explores how violence and belief can corrupt innocence: Watch U2 perform this powerful track live in

The song by U2, from their 2014 album Songs of Innocence , tells the visceral true story of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974 . These coordinated car bombings killed 33 people and marked the deadliest single day of "The Troubles" in the Republic of Ireland. The True Story Behind the Lyrics U2 - Raised By Wolves