Native Son - lyrics

[bathiu]

I realy like the lyrics in that song, but english is not my first language and I can't "hear" what Bono is singing in few places.

Can someone post the full lyrics to that song in this thread? Please?

 

[The_Edge89]

http://www.u2achtung.com/02/lyrics/paroles.php?id=247

 

[Lo-Fi]

I thought the line went 'on my word, I did not take his life' makes more sense in the context of the verse I thought, maybe's not!

 

[popacrobat]

i always heard i did not take his life too. and i still do.

 

[U2democrat]

I think its life too. Makes more sense.

 

[lazarus]

If the song is indeed about Leonard Peltier (as rumored), who is in prison for (supposedly) shooting an FBI officer, it's most definitely, "I did not take his life".


laz

 

[WalkOn21]

Oh, so that's what it about. I thought it's a sort of a protest against the government ("my enemy became my country").

 

[rivergoat]

If it is about Peltier, then the song is a protest against the government. It certainly sounds like it is anyways.

An excellent reference site about him is here:
FreePeltier.org

I can understand why U2 would want to change this song into Vertigo - it's hard to get a hit song anymore that makes such a specific political statement, and the beats and rhythm seem more tailor-made for radio.

On the other hand, there are some fantastic lyrical ideas in here and I wish they could have done something else with it - this song deserves to be heard!!

just my two cents

goat

 

[the tourist]

I like the background vocals on Native Son way better than on Vertigo on the chorus.

 

[2861U2]

I agree. I like this song better then Vertigo. They should have released this instead.