The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Lookin' for to save my save my soul
Lookin' in the places where no flowers grow
Lookin' for to fill that God shaped hole
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Holy dunc spacejunk comin' in for the splash
White dopes on punk staring into the flash
Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Mother
Mother sucking rock and rock and rock and roll
Mother (mother, mother, mother, mother)
Mother
Mother am I still your son
You know I've waited for so long to hear you say so
Mother you left and made me someone
Now I'm still a child
But no one tells me no
Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world
Lookin' for the father of my two little girls
Got the swing got the sway got my straw in lemonade
Still looking for the face I had before the world was made
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Bubble poppin' sugar droppin' rock and roll
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Move me brother
Woo me sister
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Lookin' in the places where no flowers grow
Lookin' for to fill that God shaped hole
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Holy dunc spacejunk comin' in for the splash
White dopes on punk staring into the flash
Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Mother
Mother sucking rock and rock and rock and roll
Mother (mother, mother, mother, mother)
Mother
Mother am I still your son
You know I've waited for so long to hear you say so
Mother you left and made me someone
Now I'm still a child
But no one tells me no
Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world
Lookin' for the father of my two little girls
Got the swing got the sway got my straw in lemonade
Still looking for the face I had before the world was made
Mother
Mother sucking rock and roll
Bubble poppin' sugar droppin' rock and roll
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Mother
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Move me brother
Woo me sister
Soothe me mother
Rule me father
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
Show me mother
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Bono has also said that this song describes his life better than any other song.
I lost my mom when I was little and had a hard time trying to find my self after that. This is one of my favorite U2 song because I talks about loss and how no matter what are lives are like we fonten try to fill our hearts with stuff when what we need is God. Not even beeing with my mom again would fill the hole that holy God could fill.
Seems to be saying that when Bono's mom died, he looked to find meaning in other things, Rock and Roll being one of them. He clung to the rock and roll lifestyle like a child clings to a mother. He also laments the loss of his mother's guiding influence - that he's trying all these types of music out, all these lyrics, all these images, and waiting for someone to tell him he's wrong. He feels like a child stumbling about, without anyone to slap his hand and tell him 'no'. This is far from the cocky, self-assured Bono most fans see. Also, more than any album U2 has made, POP is about doubt. It's one of the reasons a lot of fans didn't like the album - they listen to U2 for hope and faith, not doubt. And 'looking for to fill that God-shaped hole' is not only a quote (from Rushdie, anyone?), but a testament to the questions he's had about his faith.
That quote is from French philsopher Pascal. <br /> I like what you said about the lyrics. I think also, that it's about trying to find God (often in the wrong places) - "looking for baby Jesus under the trash", "Looking in the places where no flowers grow".
About Bono wanting to reconcile with his mother...a great concert opener for Popmart.
This is a good song! But it's not really U2's style. I might expect it from the Chemical Brothers or something. Oh well, it's a great song. I believe its about how being famous has changed him and he's wondering whether or not his Mother would recognize him today.
Bono´s mother died 2 or 3 years before U2 was created. It´s the baddest trouble in Bono´s life... He made I Will Follow to his mother...
As we all might know, he is catholic and he has been searching for something, I guess it´s God or redemption... That´s why he made I Still Haven´t Found What Im Looking For...
MOFO is about both: god and his mother... He lost his mother and he still haven´t found God... So he lost himself.
Great song.
This song is so groovy. I think it has a good beat, but it is too bouncy to be taken as a serious song. I think that Bono was just stringing pop phrases like kool and the gang says "sophisticated momma". however, I could be wrong, since these comments are connected with bono's biographical facts.
Hey does any one know what the scat singing says??? I really want to know what it says, for ugh...personal use.
This song was amazing live......check out the popmart live in Mexico city video, its one of the best set openers they ever did!
(scant singing) 3rd time around =Mother...mother suckin' yeah, fuck yeah.
I hear it too!