Yo, y'all are dumb. U2 was founded as a Christian band. Father/son imagery is far more likely to be a reference to God and Christ than it is to be about earthly relationships, particularly in pre-Elevation years. "Dirty Day"--though as poetically occluded as other songs from this era--includes some dead give aways: "I'm in you - more so when they put me in the ground" could be about Christ's influence in the audience's life, heightened after his crucification. "The bad guy who walked out " could be a reference to Jesus overturning the money-changers' tables in the temple (seriously, even if you aren't Christian, if you live in a Western country, you can't escape references to Biblical stories; better to learn them so you can pick up on hints). "A work that's never done" could refer to saving the world, which was ostensibly the purpose of Christ's resurrection. And while I'm at it, "no blood thicker than INK" could be about the Bible. The song is not cohesive, but one possible gist is "the turmoil of being Jesus." This kind of stuff is all over U2's music.
Yo, y'all are dumb. U2 was founded as a Christian band. Father/son imagery is far more likely to be a reference to God and Christ than it is to be about earthly relationships, particularly in pre-Elevation years. "Dirty Day"--though as poetically occluded as other songs from this era--includes some dead give aways: "I'm in you - more so when they put me in the ground" could be about Christ's influence in the audience's life, heightened after his crucification. "The bad guy who walked out " could be a reference to Jesus overturning the money-changers' tables in the temple (seriously, even if you aren't Christian, if you live in a Western country, you can't escape references to Biblical stories; better to learn them so you can pick up on hints). "A work that's never done" could refer to saving the world, which was ostensibly the purpose of Christ's resurrection. And while I'm at it, "no blood thicker than INK" could be about the Bible. The song is not cohesive, but one possible gist is "the turmoil of being Jesus." This kind of stuff is all over U2's music.