Desert Rose
The Fly
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2000
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Hello guys. I have posted it before but I think I found the right place. Tell me if you agree or not with the wondering thoughts I've had...
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Well, I need to introduce myself, as this is my first time here. I've been reading your opinions for a long long time and now I wanted to say something. I'm an U2 fan since I was 7,8 years old (believe me or not), it means, 13 years ago. I love every little thing they do, and, as all the other die-hard fans, I love to search for hidden meanings, messages or things-that-happenned-behind-the-scene, and I wanted to know if you guys could helped me with this question...
After all these years listening to the same songs over and over again (there's no band like U2 so I can spend 1,000 weeks with U2 CDs playing only) I have a lot of theories about what they are trying to say.
I mean, I see people wondering about meanings for WOWY or Lemon or many others and they always see the obvious things: his mother, his lovely wife, his beliefs...
But I believe there is something deeper. I still don't know exactly how to explain this (even because I'm Brazilian and my English is not that perfect), but there are some songs, some lyrics, some verses that make me feel like... like I'm going to that "higher ground".
Don't you think there is something unsaid? Take Lemon: the beginning is clear about the lemon dress (which makes us think about Bono's mom), but then all that usual drowning things, "swimming out to her", "she's your destination"... Do you think he's talking about meeting his mother after death? That's why she's his "destination"?
I think it would be too obvious, too sad, too morbid. I'd rather keep this feeling about Bono: he's blessed, he's sensitive, he's deep, and sometimes he's not talking about things that happened to him. I believe in what he said once, "the music comes", and I believe that sometimes the lyrics are not related to one fact only. It can be a mix of emotions, feelings and somebody else's experiences. Even more: intuition. I believe Bono has a great heart, a great mind, but his intuition is SO much bigger! All that spirituality and goodness, how can I forget them when I listen to a song?
Sorry for bothering you, I hope I didn't hurt somebody's feelings, but I couldn't keep quiet today. It seems like I know all of you guys for a long time but I never shared my opinions.
And this is not about Lemon only. I think one of the most spiritual U2 songs is Zooropa. This is something that I can feel in its totality, but I could never explain...
This is it: don't you guys think U2 is great, intuitive, and if we try to explain every little thing Bono says it would be a waste of time?
Thank you, good night! God bless you!
Desert Rose (I dreamed I saw one...)
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Well, I need to introduce myself, as this is my first time here. I've been reading your opinions for a long long time and now I wanted to say something. I'm an U2 fan since I was 7,8 years old (believe me or not), it means, 13 years ago. I love every little thing they do, and, as all the other die-hard fans, I love to search for hidden meanings, messages or things-that-happenned-behind-the-scene, and I wanted to know if you guys could helped me with this question...
After all these years listening to the same songs over and over again (there's no band like U2 so I can spend 1,000 weeks with U2 CDs playing only) I have a lot of theories about what they are trying to say.
I mean, I see people wondering about meanings for WOWY or Lemon or many others and they always see the obvious things: his mother, his lovely wife, his beliefs...
But I believe there is something deeper. I still don't know exactly how to explain this (even because I'm Brazilian and my English is not that perfect), but there are some songs, some lyrics, some verses that make me feel like... like I'm going to that "higher ground".
Don't you think there is something unsaid? Take Lemon: the beginning is clear about the lemon dress (which makes us think about Bono's mom), but then all that usual drowning things, "swimming out to her", "she's your destination"... Do you think he's talking about meeting his mother after death? That's why she's his "destination"?
I think it would be too obvious, too sad, too morbid. I'd rather keep this feeling about Bono: he's blessed, he's sensitive, he's deep, and sometimes he's not talking about things that happened to him. I believe in what he said once, "the music comes", and I believe that sometimes the lyrics are not related to one fact only. It can be a mix of emotions, feelings and somebody else's experiences. Even more: intuition. I believe Bono has a great heart, a great mind, but his intuition is SO much bigger! All that spirituality and goodness, how can I forget them when I listen to a song?
Sorry for bothering you, I hope I didn't hurt somebody's feelings, but I couldn't keep quiet today. It seems like I know all of you guys for a long time but I never shared my opinions.
And this is not about Lemon only. I think one of the most spiritual U2 songs is Zooropa. This is something that I can feel in its totality, but I could never explain...
This is it: don't you guys think U2 is great, intuitive, and if we try to explain every little thing Bono says it would be a waste of time?
Thank you, good night! God bless you!
Desert Rose (I dreamed I saw one...)
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