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| U2 – With or Without You Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I think "And you give yourself away" is refering to Jesus giving himself away on the cross for humanity. I think this song is basically about Bono pointing out the fact that we can't live WITH God in Heaven or WITHOUT him here on earth. Earth is a "bed of nails." Earth has wars, disease, famine, and it's basically uncomfortable. We have to wait here until Jesus returns. |
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| U2 – One Step Closer Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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"I'm under the bridge and a riptide is taking everything I call my own" is such an awesome line. Life itself is the riptide. It will eventually take away everything you call your own. It will take your health, your money, your stuff, your family, and all of your friends. This is sort of depressing. But Bono is also hopeful. "I'm right around the corner from anything that's real". The world we live in from day to day is just a small part of reality. There is a much deeper level of reality...heaven (and hell), that we are not able to experience...yet. |
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| U2 – Surrender Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love this song. In Bono's universe, I think the word "city" is interchangeable with "world". The "world" is full of lovers and lies. The big lie in the world is that there is no God, and everything just sort of exploded out of thin air, for no reason at all. The main character in this song is Sadie. But she could really be anybody. Apparently she's never thought about God or why she is really here on earth. She's living her life, going through the motions. She's beginning to realize that life is pretty pointless when you have no purpose or higher calling. So she's on the 48th floor thinking about commiting suicide. But Bono tells her to "surrender." I think he is saying that she should surrender her life to God. Just let God handle all of her problems. But it's hard to do this, because the "city" or world is so much fun. It's hard to think about God. There's so much "fun" stuff to see and do. Why do we need God? Well, that's basically what I think this song is about. |
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