![]() I think this song is one of his greatest, and I hope most would agree that without the riff, this song wouldn’t be half as good. The guitar in this song is amazing Edge’s contribution to U2 is, in the wider public’s eye, severely underrated. That all she has to do is click her fingers – or crack her whip – and he will obey”Īlthough the detail of the lyric does refer to Oscar Wilde’s play A LOT, I still like see it as a sexy song with an incredible sound! “There is a feeling throughout Achtung Baby that man is but an awe-struck observer at the banquet of love. I quote from Niall Stokes’ book ‘U2 Into the Heart’ I’ve always simply seen it as a song that is about how man can never fully understand woman, or her motives/actions etc. It's a song about opening yourself up to life and not closing yourself off because you're afraid.Īs much as I would love to think this song is about John the Baptist or the Holy Spirit, for me the song is too flirty, sexy and fun to be a religious song. So the narrative is telling Johnny that the world itself moves in mysterious ways, and he has to be bold enough to live his life to the fullest and not be afraid of what could happen. The woman who in the lyric is clearly represented as the moon (sister the moon she turns the tide) represents the mysteries of life and Johnny is afraid of stepping out into the real world and being hurt by it. This almost seems to be a song about someone who is on a quest to discover what it means to be alive and also to open himself up spiritually. There is always so much more to it than that.Īs for the song itself, I completely agree with Beshaman here. While yes, their lyrics are always spiritual and many of them are about God or a higher power, I don't think their lyrics are getting the full credit they deserve because so many people just pass them off as blandly being "about God". I'm frankly a bit tired of U2 being defined as one-trick-God-pony. That said, I think this is a very spiritual song in general, but I also think most people try to oversimplify U2 to the point that all their songs and lyrics are simply 'Praise Jesus' hymns in disguise. I can think of several very different interpretations that could apply to this song, and most of them probably do, because as I said, U2 songs never have one simple message or meaning. He wants you to decide what his songs mean. When Bono writes, he only provides a canvas with a few ideas and images but the genius of his creative mind is that he wants YOU to be the artist. They're meant to be taken many different ways. That's the amazing thing about the lyrics. U2 songs NEVER only convey one message or have one meaning. Better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy)
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