He shot himself because he couldn't deal with his depression over the sad things in life
He used to stay awake to drive the dreams he had away
So many of us have bad dreams over things we've seen
He wanted to believe in the hands of love
A man wondering why Jesus doesn't stop the unfairness
His head, it felt heavy, as he cut across the land
He saw the problem was not isolated
A dog started crying like a broken hearted man
Dog crying is disturbing, represents what was in his heart
At the howling wind, at the howling wind
Howling wind represents storm of life
He went deeper into black, deeper into white
More & more he kept seeing how unfair the world is.
Could see the stars shining like nails in the night
In deep depression, even reality seemed to be stark in contrast
He felt the healing, healing, healing, healing hands of love
Like the stars shiny shiny from above
He had the idea to kill himself to stop the torment. Maybe God would forgive him for this one sin?
Didn't Jesus have nails pierced through his hands for our forgiveness?
Hand in the pocket, finger on the steel
The pistol weighed heavy, his heart he could feel
Was beating, beating, beating, beating
Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love, oh my love
Basically, he went through with it. (shot himself)
My love
He saw the hands that build
Can also pull down, the hands of love
*** Last 2 lines: The main point of the song.
The very thing that we all strive for, morality, the thing that's supposed to make the world a better place, has also torn this person's soul apart. He can't stop any of the unfairness in the world and doesn't understand why God does not do it either.
I think this song is about a person similar to me. I'm not suicidal, but I feel very strongly about the sad things that seem to happen to innocent people.
U2 - Exit (with my comments)
You know he got the cure, you know he went astray
His head, it felt heavy, as he cut across the land
He went deeper into black, deeper into white
Could see the stars shining like nails in the night
Hand in the pocket, finger on the steel The pistol weighed heavy, his heart he could feel Was beating, beating, beating, beating Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love, oh my love
My love
He saw the hands that build Can also pull down, the hands of love
*** Last 2 lines: The main point of the song.
The very thing that we all strive for, morality, the thing that's supposed to make the world a better place, has also torn this person's soul apart. He can't stop any of the unfairness in the world and doesn't understand why God does not do it either.
I think this song is about a person similar to me. I'm not suicidal, but I feel very strongly about the sad things that seem to happen to innocent people.