I think I agree with Edge27's take on the song. But couldn't it be "land" instead of "lamb". I'm not sure that's
the correct word, but then the "land as white as snow" might be Paradise. It could fit, since Bono infuses so much
religious imagery in his lyrics. Come to think of it, the Lamb is also a religious image. Pretty good lyrics anyway,
maybe the album's best. I still need to listen to the whole album well, but I think this song is pretty powerful.
Absolutely. And of course the Christ imagery is all over this song. From the lamb as white as snow the the image of a baptism, although a icy one.
Absolutely. And of course the Christ imagery is all over this song. From the lamb as white as snow the the image of a baptism, although a icy one.
I don't disagree with the song being about a soldier, but it is a soldier wondering about or discovering that their is one Pure Lamb. The tension is in finding the lamb to become like the lamb or to devourer it as a wolf would.
I don't disagree with the song being about a soldier, but it is a soldier wondering about or discovering that their is one Pure Lamb. The tension is in finding the lamb to become like the lamb or to devourer it as a wolf would.
I think I agree with Edge27's take on the song. But couldn't it be "land" instead of "lamb". I'm not sure that's the correct word, but then the "land as white as snow" might be Paradise. It could fit, since Bono infuses so much religious imagery in his lyrics. Come to think of it, the Lamb is also a religious image. Pretty good lyrics anyway, maybe the album's best. I still need to listen to the whole album well, but I think this song is pretty powerful.
It's definitely "lamb."
It's definitely "lamb."
The song is U2's poetic twist/take on "O Come O Come Emmanuel."
The song is U2's poetic twist/take on "O Come O Come Emmanuel."
Absolutely. And of course the Christ imagery is all over this song. From the lamb as white as snow the the image of a baptism, although a icy one.
Absolutely. And of course the Christ imagery is all over this song. From the lamb as white as snow the the image of a baptism, although a icy one.
I don't disagree with the song being about a soldier, but it is a soldier wondering about or discovering that their is one Pure Lamb. The tension is in finding the lamb to become like the lamb or to devourer it as a wolf would.
I don't disagree with the song being about a soldier, but it is a soldier wondering about or discovering that their is one Pure Lamb. The tension is in finding the lamb to become like the lamb or to devourer it as a wolf would.