| U2 – Electrical Storm Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I'm going to disagree with most people here but I don't think it's about a couple having problems with each other. I think it's about a couple who doesn't have much money and can't afford many things or to go out for dinners, but they have good love and sex lives with each other that keeps them going. They both work dead-end jobs, probably for minimum wage for a company that exploits them (kept awake dreaming someone else's dream). They're used to hard lives (compromise, that's nothing new to you) and are okay for the time being as long as they have each other. I think the "no sheets" line is actually suggesting sex, meaning that the bed is dishevelled after their night. Now they're watching the sun come up and holding each other before they get ready for work. However, electrical storms happen when it's been warm and humid for a while, which I think is a metaphor for their financial situation. They're getting by, but things can't continue like this forever. They need the "rain" to wash away their "bad luck" financially. Even though they have financial challenges, their love still keeps them going through them. |
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| U2 – Wire Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I agree with some of the comments that it could be about drugs, but I think it's more about having a close friend or lover who's suicidal quite often. "Innocent and in a sense I am/Guilty of the crime that's now in hand"-he wants to help his friend but is having a hard time doing it. "Such a nice day...let it go"-a sarcastic comment about how it's a nice day to die "Call me...Watch you tear yourself apart"-here he feels bad for trying to get help for his friend/lover since he/she doesn't want any, but he can't stand to lose him or her "Is this the time/The time to win or lose?"-are they going to survive this time, or will it be over? "Cold, this heart is slow"-his friend is still alive, but doesn't feel like they're not "Anytime...just keep me going"-Even if the person dies, he'll still be changed by what his friend had done over the years "Here's the rope, here's the rope, now swing away"-he is basically saying that he feels powerless to help his friend, but he doesn't want him to die This is a very personal song for me, and this is just my interpretation. My best friend (ironically named Jack) has attempted suicide several times, and this song describes my feelings perfectly. |
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