White as Snow Appreciation Thread

[gman]

I also think we appear to have the ready made show closer in this song!

 

[bazza]

amazing song...one of the best on the album

 

[mama cass]

the sparse intro to this is a killer

 

[mama cass]

I also think we appear to have the ready made show closer in this song!

oh no no please! we would all wanna slit our throats and that wouldn't be good! lmfao

 

[mikal]

i'm liking this song more and more with every listen.

this album is great because it has its immediate tracks, but it also has a good handful of growers.

 

[Anji]

oh no no please! we would all wanna slit our throats and that wouldn't be good! lmfao

As much as I love it, and I really do, I'd be well depressed leaving a U2 concert on that one

 

[iota]

who can forgive forgiveness when forgiveness is not?
only the Lamb (or land?) as white as snow

do we have official lyrics for this yet? I'm wondering if Bono is singing "lamb" here, since it's a "who" not a "what"

 

[sony]

Beautiful, fits my mood completly

 

[TheEnd]

I find it hard to describe how this song makes me feel. I'm a huge fan of slower and quieter contemplative U2 songs and this ranks amongst the best they have done.

 

[TheEnd]

who can forgive forgiveness when forgiveness is not?
only the Lamb (or land?) as white as snow

do we have official lyrics for this yet? I'm wondering if Bono is singing "lamb" here, since it's a "who" not a "what"

My ears tell me it's "land".

 

[edgeplaytheblue]

Funnily enuff....i was thinking the same thing. So many beautiful musical moments......dare i say, more than any u2 album before? The tour is truly gonna be moving. Make sure you bring someone to cuddle

HAHAHHA ... that cuddle feeling ... I recognize that .. i must cuddle my wife constantly. Yes you dare and I full agree with you here!

 

[smileymbcastard]

Some parts of it sound like 'O Come O Come emmanuel'

 

[iota]

My ears tell me it's "land".

I'll bet you $100 it's lamb. Land wouldn't make sense in the context.
And it's right after the "love divine" line; so it's already heavy in theological symbolism...

 

[TheEnd]

I'll bet you $100 it's lamb. Land wouldn't make sense in the context.
And it's right after the "love divine" line; so it's already heavy in theological symbolism...

I could be thinking about a different part. I'll need to give it another listen.

 

[Popmart Shopper]

Is this song heard in any of those Guardian/Observer clips?

 

[iota]

the stanza goes like:

I once believed there was a love divine
once came a time I thought it knew me not
who can forgive forgiveness where forgiveness is not?
only the lamb, as white as snow

(then the sublime french horn part)

 

[WildMiele]

Great song......I immediately noticed that parts of the melody (the verses) have a very strong resemblence to "O Come O Come Emmanuel?" haha.

Some parts of it sound like 'O Come O Come emmanuel'

The tune is incredibly similar, I noticed it on the clips. Someone said Bono mentioned being influenced by it, anyone know more?

 

[vaz02]

Love the horn

 

[last unicorn]

Just listened to the album again lying in my dark room and my God this song is almost breaking my heart.

 

[Abycka]

I really love Bono's voice in this song it sounds really clear and great. I think song will also be used for a movie soundtrack.

 

[Anji]

Love the horn

 

[vaz02]

Immature

 

[santiago]

Did not like this song at first, but I'm slowly coming round to it. It's actually very good!

And the french horn part has a certain Strawberry Fields sound to it. It's not that it is retro or referencing the Beatles, but rather it has the same trippy and dreamy feel.

 

[Lemonfix]

Just listened to the album again lying in my dark room and my God this song is almost breaking my heart.

This really is one of the most heartbreaking songs U2 has ever recorded (along with One Tree Hill, Mothers of the Disappeared, the Omagh version of North and South of the River). I'm actually finding it hard to listen to.

 

[coolian2]

left the interstate tonight and ended up on a pitch black road with tall trees either side.

it was creepy enough, but white as snow made it all the more haunting.

 

[saltlick]

Not really a fan of slow songs, but this one got me, as a matter of fact all of the slow songs held me on this album, even now after god knows how many listens (man my neighbors are gonna have nightmares everytime they play a single from this album on the radio) i won't skip ANY tracks yet. Getting back WoS, not sure i'de be able to listen to this if i was already in a sad mood, truly haunting.

P.S. Do you think they placed breathe right after this song in an attempt to Resuscitate the soldier?

 

[JCOSTER]

Listened to it just 3 times. Thats all I could take.
This song hit me like a ton of bricks. Tears filling my eyes.
One of the most beautiful songs Bono has ever written.

 

[mikal]

i have a playlist going of songs like Your Blue Room, Stateless, North And South Of The River, etc....and i must say that Moment Of Surrender, White As Snow, and Cedars Of Lebanon are great additions.

thanks U2!

 

[JCOSTER]

this might be the verse we can't make out to well.

only part is left under a crescent moon

 

[catlhere]

People are saying it's "only poppies laugh under a crescent moon" which sounds about right.