Please

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

As Bono said before this song is dedicated to the irish. here is my question, what is he talking about in this the verse?

'the smartess ass, in the top of the class'

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

nobody

 

[kingofsorrow]

You had to win
You couldn`t just pass
The smartest ass
At the top of the class

winning is everything to the person in question? maybe?

 

[mad1]

I tink he is talking about Ian Paisley or Gerry Adams.




ya know, smartest ass of the politician class.

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

who are they?

 

[Ellay]

It's not just Paisley or Adams, just anyone who shouts loud enough.

He's saying everyone thinks they're right when it comes to the Irish situation.

It's all about being obstinate.

 

[Muldfeld]

As Bono said before this song is dedicated to the irish. here is my question, what is he talking about in this the verse?

'the smartess ass, in the top of the class'

Good question. I just viewed it as about the mindset of the terrorist. Though I do think terrorism is just as morally ambiguous as war-wagers (and each case should be evaluated on its own terms to determine its morality), there's a tendency among many terrorists to not compromise. All or nothing. The terrorist act is about feeling part of something bigger -- nationalism, religious fundamentalism, God -- so that he/she forgets about the lives of those killed.

However, I don't know about that specific quotation.