I heard a tip on this one and it makes complete sense. This is Bono voicing the conscience of a defrocked pedophile priest/bishop. The priest goes about his day but in his head lurks evil contemplation. Bono reinventing himself as mephisto again. Absolutely genius. Zeitgest hook line and sinker for the scandals of the church/churches, captures everything succinctly in a pop song. Wow. Dangermouse's production and Edge's solo make this absolutely spine tinglingly good/chilling. Someone else's suicide, someone else's pain, red eyes, maybe this evil character is going to knock himself off. They went very deep here but for me too it was the best rack, now that I uncovered the meaning it's tragic. Agree with the previous poster, dirtylemons, 100%.
@BuenVox couldn't agree more, to further back this up listen to / look up the Alternative Perspective version on the Deluxe Edition of Songs Of Innocence. Alternative lyrics this time from the perspective of the child victim.
@BuenVox couldn't agree more, to further back this up listen to / look up the Alternative Perspective version on the Deluxe Edition of Songs Of Innocence. Alternative lyrics this time from the perspective of the child victim.
This time sleep is the only time they are safe and lyrics like "Stop! Where you stand right now, just stop. Don't think or look down at the drop. People staring from the street. Don't know what you've got" clearly hark back to references of suicide in the original version.
This time sleep is the only time they are safe and lyrics like "Stop! Where you stand right now, just stop. Don't think or look down at the drop. People staring from the street. Don't know what you've got" clearly hark back to references of suicide in the original version.
Deep and multi-layered lyrics (as with many...
Deep and multi-layered lyrics (as with many of U2's songs).
I heard a tip on this one and it makes complete sense. This is Bono voicing the conscience of a defrocked pedophile priest/bishop. The priest goes about his day but in his head lurks evil contemplation. Bono reinventing himself as mephisto again. Absolutely genius. Zeitgest hook line and sinker for the scandals of the church/churches, captures everything succinctly in a pop song. Wow. Dangermouse's production and Edge's solo make this absolutely spine tinglingly good/chilling. Someone else's suicide, someone else's pain, red eyes, maybe this evil character is going to knock himself off. They went very deep here but for me too it was the best rack, now that I uncovered the meaning it's tragic. Agree with the previous poster, dirtylemons, 100%.
@BuenVox couldn't agree more, to further back this up listen to / look up the Alternative Perspective version on the Deluxe Edition of Songs Of Innocence. Alternative lyrics this time from the perspective of the child victim.
@BuenVox couldn't agree more, to further back this up listen to / look up the Alternative Perspective version on the Deluxe Edition of Songs Of Innocence. Alternative lyrics this time from the perspective of the child victim.
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859491964/
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859491964/
This time sleep is the only time they are safe and lyrics like "Stop! Where you stand right now, just stop. Don't think or look down at the drop. People staring from the street. Don't know what you've got" clearly hark back to references of suicide in the original version.
This time sleep is the only time they are safe and lyrics like "Stop! Where you stand right now, just stop. Don't think or look down at the drop. People staring from the street. Don't know what you've got" clearly hark back to references of suicide in the original version.
Deep and multi-layered lyrics (as with many...
Deep and multi-layered lyrics (as with many of U2's songs).