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.
I know a girl who's like the sea
I watch her changing every day for me, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
One day she's still, the next she swells
You can hear the universe in her sea shells, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No line on the horizon, no line
No line on the horizon, no line
I know a girl with a hole in her heart
She said infinity is a great place to start
Oh, no, you know it's gonna be alone
The lady sent me it to hang your song in, lover
I wanna be the sea, you know, say you're alone
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No line on the horizon, no line
No line on the horizon, no line
Ooh
Oh oh, oh oh, ooh
Oh oh, oh oh
The songs in your head is now on my mind
You put me on pause, I'm trying to rewind and replay
Every night I have the same dream
I'm, I'm hatching some plot, scheming some scheme, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm traffic cop, Rue de Marais
The sirens are wailing but it's me that wants to get away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No
No line
No
No line
(No) no line on the horizon, no line (no line)
(No) no line on the horizon, no line (no line)
No line on the horizon, no line
I watch her changing every day for me, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
One day she's still, the next she swells
You can hear the universe in her sea shells, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No line on the horizon, no line
No line on the horizon, no line
I know a girl with a hole in her heart
She said infinity is a great place to start
Oh, no, you know it's gonna be alone
The lady sent me it to hang your song in, lover
I wanna be the sea, you know, say you're alone
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No line on the horizon, no line
No line on the horizon, no line
Ooh
Oh oh, oh oh, ooh
Oh oh, oh oh
The songs in your head is now on my mind
You put me on pause, I'm trying to rewind and replay
Every night I have the same dream
I'm, I'm hatching some plot, scheming some scheme, oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'm traffic cop, Rue de Marais
The sirens are wailing but it's me that wants to get away
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
No
No line
No
No line
(No) no line on the horizon, no line (no line)
(No) no line on the horizon, no line (no line)
No line on the horizon, no line
Lyrics submitted by young_jables, edited by Mellow_Harsher
No Line On The Horizon 2 Lyrics as written by Adam Clayton Brian Peter George Eno
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network
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Great opener!!! It debuted today on radio! Love to be the first comment! Hell, I added the lyrics! :)) I don't really have an idea of what it means though.
Just an edit, the lyrics are a bit off in some places, like the "lady". It's tough to decipher what bono sings. Don't flame, the lyrics will be corrected as we have an official version.
Thanks suede67 for the fast add =D Sadly I didn't like it that much =(
Edit "You put me on pause / I'm trying to rewind and replay" although personally I think it SOUNDS like he is singing,
"you put me on PROZAC to rewind and replay" <--- sounds more appropriate for the song if you ask me.
but then again, I was on Prozac for PTSD & Major Depressive Disorder for a very long time, so all songs from U2 sound like they are singing about my life, so who the heck knows.... this whole song sounds like it could be being sung about a girl whom was a victim of sexual assault and trying to get out of the symptoms of R.T.S., or Rape Trauma Syndrome which, in the USA Military system... they call it M.S.T. or Military Sexual Trauma
Basically what the many Doctors have as options from there is to medicate the surviving patient until they are ready or willing to seek treatment as far as talk therapy, etc. in order to move forward and
FIND A LINE ON THE HORIZON....
Hopefully U2's next CD will be about FINALLY finding what they were looking for.... but we all already know what that is now... =)
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~USMCchic77
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