U2 – Walk On

General CommentOMG! The first time I ever heard this song, I cried. I know it's really about that Burmese person under house arrest, but my little interpretation made the song so dear to my heart. My interpretation is just going through the agony and pain of things in life, then just learning ot just go on with it. The best set of lyrics on this song are "And I know it aches/And your heart it breaks/and you can only take so much"...how can that NOT make you feel something?! And Edge's little riff at the end sounds so hopeful and reassuring that things will get better.

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  @TasChiBandGirl
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  I still cry when I hear it now. Ten years in.

  Flag rabrandomon September 10, 2010  

General CommentI always thought this song was about Heaven, in a sense. Especially the lines, "You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been, a place that has to be believed to be seen" and "Home--I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home." No one knows where Heaven is, and none of us has been there, and it has to be believed in order to get there, but all the believers know they're going.

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  A friend decided to kill his self a few weeks ago. Yesterday I`ve listened this song and made me think about him. Thanks Musicfan24, because you tiped what I`m feeling. And please forgive my english, is not good and Ithink I`ve got to improve my writting skills.

  Flag nadinettaon March 20, 2013  

General CommentA few pointers; this song was released on All That You Can’t Leave Behind which came out in 2000 [a time before 9/11] so it wasn't written for those events but after they did happen, U2 transformed it into a song of hope for the millions affected.

Another point, Aung San Suu Kyi is a non-violent, pro-democracy activist who has been under house arrest for many years. For more information on her see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…

This song is amazing, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that Bono is talking to YOU when he sings it. It seems that every line relates to me [as I’m sure it does to everyone else who listens to it]. I don’t think I have a favourite line but I really love;

What you got they can’t steal it,
No they can’t even feel it
Walk on, walk on...
Stay safe tonight

This song has helped me through some tough times and I thank God for it and for U2’####### – it is nothing short of a gift.

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  @achtungbaby02

General CommentThis is one of those songs that you could ask a thousand people and get a thousand different responses. For me this song is about all those turning points in someone's life. It could be a break up, maybe a death, or for sometimes it's just something that's good but difficult and you should just keep on going and don't be afraid.

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  @bfis108137

General CommentEveryone on this earth has problems with their lives. We are dependent on objects in order to make us happy. The problem with this is that nothing will ever make us satisfied and find peace within ourselves. We will keep on yearning for more things.

The part about the bird getting the chance to leave its’ cage and us leaving everything behind connects together because it has to do with our freedom. When we become dependent on possessions and others, we lose our freedom. The Buddha says that the real source of pleasure, truth, and goodness is not dependent upon the object of this world but instead it lies within us. Or do we want to have everything and yet, be sad? Do we want to live a life in which we own nothing and yet, we are happy? To have or the be?

We need to learn how to discipline ourselves by controlling how we handle our problems. If we only depend on objects or others for help, then we will not know how to survive when those things are not around, therefore we would not be safe. Furthermore, if we love someone dearly, we should let them spread their wings and fly even if it is going to be a tough journey because it is the only way for them to find their inner peace without relying on others.

The main purpose in life is for us to let go of all of the things that are holding us back from practicing our freedom. Once we get our freedom, we can learn how to be wise and therefore, reach our inner peace; which is our heart because it is our heaven on earth.

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  @ttbui510

General Commentthis is about moving on from a broken relationship, its another good song for when youre crying, ticked off, or emotionally unstable because bono is telling just move on! "what you got, they can't steal it, no they can't even feel it" that lyric is monumental

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  @happythoughts

General CommentI have to agree with the ones who said its about heaven..but it is not just about heaven..it's about pain, its about how to handle this world we live in through our beliefs: "What you got, they can't steal it
No they can't even feel it" Hope, faith...thats what they can't steal.

"You're packing a suitcase for a place
None of us has been
A place that has to be believed
To be seen" That's clearly about heaven..

"You could have flown away
A singing bird
In an open cage
Who will only fly
Only fly for freedom" the freedom Jesus gives us when we put our lives in his hands and we no longer depend on the material things of this world but we depend on Him.
And so on...

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  @mo0nangel
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  Yes-
  This is what makes them so awesome. Heart & Compassion getting their feelings-messages-beliefs-gifts all of it out to share. Hope-Faith- whatever that means to you personally. If we dont get up again, walk on & leave whatever "it" is for each of us individually then we don't have a chance at our own personal hearts desire for freedom. I am a believer & follower of Christ, simply by being given grace. If a musician, a teacher, a parent, a friend whatever it is says or does something that ignites something in your heart & in your soul, then they have done their job well. This is how this all works in a day in time like now, 2011.... if you get something that in any way or form has a positive effect on you to help you walk on, hope continue in your own form of faith... then continue the message and give it away. :)

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General Commenti agree with dta2k8. I know that the song is about that guy but if u no anything about u2s spiritual journey in the past 30 years then i think that it can also be interpreted to be about heaven.
"You're packing a suitcase for a place
None of us has been
A place that has to be believed
To be seen"
I think that that is definitly talking about heaven.

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  @jesusfreak101

General CommentWalk on... past your home.....onwards to your freedom... away from an abusive marriage.. away from a past you want to forget..

and after awhile of walking on...

you sing the next song "Still havent found what i am looking for"

LOL

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  @nothingbettertodo

General CommentSome say heaven, some say dying, some couch it in issues of christian faith, and some a pillar of hope for a political activist from Burma. All probably true. To whomever believes that. Bono's lyrics have the rare quality of being about about something specific to him but presented in a way that leaves the interpretation to the listener. This is a truly great song. I find that this is about whatever it is you call God. In order to find meaning in our situations we must strip away the layers that keep us from moving forward. All that you can't leave behind is all that you need. Love is not the easy thing but it is the prize we all seek so we must walk on until we find it, probably in a place that has to be believed to be seen. He is clearly though talking to someone, and I think it's himself, for we need look no further then ourselves to find the strength we need to walk on. And God is in us all, however you define that product of faith. That's all that you can't leave behind.

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