| U2 – No Line On The Horizon Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Bono does profess an exact religion! He has been very clear about this for a long time (see Rolling Stones interviews, etc. all the way back to the time after the death of his Mother in the early 1980s--when Edge had already cleared stepped in that direction). Bono is a well-professed Christian believer who chose to follow the reformed Christian faith of his mother (a Presbyterian) and not of the variety of his father (a Roman Catholic--see their song "One") which have different emphases (both are the Christian religion--but different denominations. Both are "catholic," that is, an ancient word meaning "universal--all genuine believers in all ages." Presbyterian would, however, put more authority upon the "Word/Bible" while the Roman Catholic vests more authority in "the RC Church". He attends a Presbyterian church in S. California when stateside. (BTW: JK Rolling is also Presbyterian--and is simply reintrpreting meideval Christianity for a modern audience!). At first I thought this song might be a song about his wife. Then I thought it may be a personification of wisdom--given a feminine name "Sophia" in the Bible. It also sounds like a longing for heaven--a common theme in many of their songs. This world points us to the true and living creator God and to the true-er and more real world--but it also pulls down those seeking to do what's right (temptation, relentless seeking to do humanitarian deeds, etc.) and in the menatime, there is no line on the horizon. This is called the "already but not yet." I'm not sure though. Recently Bono gave a disclaimer that reminded me of CS Lewis in the introduction to Screwtape Letters: "we sing about God and women and we sometimes get the two mixed up!" |
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