I wholeheartedly agree with love2zworld here. Especially in U2's beginning, and even now, their religious views and standpoints were evident in many of their songs, but it is unfair to assume that just because U2 has a strong lyrical connection with religion, that each song is directly connected to God. Sheesh, even if Bono WANTED to write an erotic love song purely about man and woman sex, most people would just naturally assume it was somehow about God! It's a little unnerving.
No, I think "I Will Follow", like many early U2 songs, is about Bono's personal life and the loss of his mother. He speaks of a boy trying to be a man and a mother sort of showing him the way. In this song, he is saying he will follow his mother.
I think in the beginning, Bono is writing about how he may have been a little selfish, sort of turning a blind eye to his mom when she needed him, and he's saying he could not see, at that time, why it was so important that he pay attention and learn from her when he had the chance. Now, the words talk about following her. The line "I see you when I go in there" sounds as if he's referring to seeing her again when he gets to heaven or the afterlife. Sort of like she will be the one to lead him when its his time to go and he will follow her.
I wholeheartedly agree with love2zworld here. Especially in U2's beginning, and even now, their religious views and standpoints were evident in many of their songs, but it is unfair to assume that just because U2 has a strong lyrical connection with religion, that each song is directly connected to God. Sheesh, even if Bono WANTED to write an erotic love song purely about man and woman sex, most people would just naturally assume it was somehow about God! It's a little unnerving.
No, I think "I Will Follow", like many early U2 songs, is about Bono's personal life and the loss of his mother. He speaks of a boy trying to be a man and a mother sort of showing him the way. In this song, he is saying he will follow his mother.
I think in the beginning, Bono is writing about how he may have been a little selfish, sort of turning a blind eye to his mom when she needed him, and he's saying he could not see, at that time, why it was so important that he pay attention and learn from her when he had the chance. Now, the words talk about following her. The line "I see you when I go in there" sounds as if he's referring to seeing her again when he gets to heaven or the afterlife. Sort of like she will be the one to lead him when its his time to go and he will follow her.