| U2 – Ordinary Love Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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U2's songs are never so straightforward as to only be interpreted as the most obvious meaning (i.e. Mandela's story in the film Long Walk to Freedom). There's a realization in the song that everything begins to dull with time, all excitement and intensity felt for adventure, life, play, love... There is a longing for the world he knew before, as a child or younger man, and the comfort and joie de vivre he felt then (demonstrated by the innocence/hopefulness of the line "the same wind will take care of you and I, we'll build our house in the trees"). While he realizes he cannot regain that life again, he believes he CAN attain something better than the stagnation he's living if he and the person he chose to build a life with can both come to grips with this new reality ("we can't reach any higher if we can't deal with ordinary love"). He realizes that both he and his significant other are having trouble dealing with their own demons/issues as a unit ("I can't fight you any more, it's you I'm fighting for"), but hopes that overcoming these issues will leave them better for having handled them together ("the sea throws rock together but time leaves us polished stones"). The lyrics are wonderful and simple, but it's the soul-reaching music (that U2 is known for) that gives this song it's weight (Edge's ephemeral guitar can break one's heart with just a few chords). The song feels like the product of a moment felt so suddenly and painfully that the composer had to release it into words/music. |
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