well, actually, my first thought when I saw this question was, MOST of them !
Really, I take probably 90% of their songs as conversations about (or with) God. Which probably isn't helping you, olive. *L*
I'd say at least take that ? off of MW. It's about the feminine face of God, but it's still ALL about God. There's a Bono quote in
Into the Heart that refers to Gloria, but fits this, too: "It is a love song. In a sense it's an attempt to write about a woman in a spiritual sense and about God in a sexual sense." That's so radical...
As for Discotheque, I think it's a song about "the God-shaped hole." It's an I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, for the guy who hasn't climbed highest mountains, who
doesn't believe in the Kingdom come. But yes, he's still runnin'...
But maybe you're asking for the songs that would translate in a church...at least, I ponder that question often. My list would be:
Gloria (some day, I SO wanna hear that chorus in a church!)
Scarlet
I Will Follow
With a Shout
Drowning man
'40'
MLK
ISHFWILF
WOWY
Love Rescue Me
When Love Comes to Town
One
UTEOTW
MW
Ultraviolet
The First Time
The Wanderer
The Playboy Mansion
WUDM
Elevation
WILATW
Grace
(and thanks to Joey
IALW
yup, I might have to make a tape meself.
Deb D
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He set my feet upon a rock
made my footsteps firm
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