I agree with ProvidenceXz -- beautiful song, very powerful. It is an interesting contrast to another song on the album: Every Breaking Wave. That song seems to be pretty clearly about difficulty making a commitment in a relationship -- a desire to try and build a lasting relationship. This song is about the pains and hurts we all experience in life and how that can make us cautious, but it is also hopeful and a song about reaching out to someone else. The admonition to not let the light go out -- don't give up hope even though we have suffered, the acceptance of each other "you're not afraid of anything they've seen", the feeling of being understood by someone else and the theme of healing from pain are all very powerful elements of the song. I also just love some of the poetry of these lyrics: "You break and enter my imagination, whatever's in there, it's yours to take", and the kiss stolen from her mouth....really well done, U2.
I agree with ProvidenceXz -- beautiful song, very powerful. It is an interesting contrast to another song on the album: Every Breaking Wave. That song seems to be pretty clearly about difficulty making a commitment in a relationship -- a desire to try and build a lasting relationship. This song is about the pains and hurts we all experience in life and how that can make us cautious, but it is also hopeful and a song about reaching out to someone else. The admonition to not let the light go out -- don't give up hope even though we have suffered, the acceptance of each other "you're not afraid of anything they've seen", the feeling of being understood by someone else and the theme of healing from pain are all very powerful elements of the song. I also just love some of the poetry of these lyrics: "You break and enter my imagination, whatever's in there, it's yours to take", and the kiss stolen from her mouth....really well done, U2.