ocu2fan
The Fly
Listening to Rattle and Hum this afternoon and I know I had heard it countless times before but I never really thought about it...what is Bono referring to here? What does that lyric mean?
Originally posted by ocu2fan:
Listening to Rattle and Hum this afternoon and I know I had heard it countless times before but I never really thought about it...what is Bono referring to here? What does that lyric mean?
Originally posted by Lilly:
I always liked the use of "a tongue needs a name". Cos it does. And that thought has so many implications to it....ahhh...I loveth Bono's lyrics...
Originally posted by mebythesea:
Well, who knows, but what I've thought is this-- you know how many of the lines have something that "needs" something negative to work?
Like the preacher needs pain...
Like faith needs a doubt...
etc.
So since the phoenix is a well-known symbol of the resurrection of Christ in art, and the phrase "holy tree" is used in poetry to refer to the Cross of Christ, my guess would be that the line hints at the idea that the resurrection of Christ doesn't exempt him from agony and death. In fact, needs death to exist.
No Easter without Good Friday. No love without suffering. I *think* it fits.
mebythesea said:
No Easter without Good Friday. No love without suffering. I *think* it fits.