@PencilNeckedGeek I always had this same impression, child abuse. If we take what Bono says literally, it does seem to be about an adult abusing a minor in some dark corner. In a more abstract sense, it can also be an extreme situation in life where a boy needs to be transformed into an adult in order to deal with a situation, "boy meets man".
@PencilNeckedGeek I always had this same impression, child abuse. If we take what Bono says literally, it does seem to be about an adult abusing a minor in some dark corner. In a more abstract sense, it can also be an extreme situation in life where a boy needs to be transformed into an adult in order to deal with a situation, "boy meets man".
Sounds like the theme song for NAMBLA to me. "In the shadow, boy meets man."
And no, I'm not just making a joke. It sounds like a boy gets molested by a man and is forever shaken by the event.
@PencilNeckedGeek I always had this same impression, child abuse. If we take what Bono says literally, it does seem to be about an adult abusing a minor in some dark corner. In a more abstract sense, it can also be an extreme situation in life where a boy needs to be transformed into an adult in order to deal with a situation, "boy meets man".
@PencilNeckedGeek I always had this same impression, child abuse. If we take what Bono says literally, it does seem to be about an adult abusing a minor in some dark corner. In a more abstract sense, it can also be an extreme situation in life where a boy needs to be transformed into an adult in order to deal with a situation, "boy meets man".