"One Step Closer" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and is the ninth track on their 2004 studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.
The song has a slow tempo, with lead vocalist Bono's lyrics centered on traffic images.
[1] The origins of "One Step Closer" date back to the recording sessions for their 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind.
[2] One recording of the song ran for more than 15 minutes, with Bono adding many verses that were subsequently dropped.
"[2] As with most U2 songs, however, multiple readings are available,[4] with the singer's feeling of being lost, but still drifting towards some kind of understanding, possible at any age.