sulawesigirl4
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Grace, she takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name
Grace, it's the name for a girl
It's also a thought that changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness in everything
Grace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma
She travels outside of karma
When she goes to work
You can hear her strings
Grace finds beauty in everything
Grace, she carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips between her fingertips
She carries a pearl in perfect condition
What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things
Grace makes beauty out of ugly things
I'd like to discuss this song.
Although, I know to many people it is the "low" point of ATYCLB, I can't think of a better closing song. Grace may be the un-coolest thing for a rock band to sing about. It's about letting go and accepting that we may not GET all the answers to the questions we seek. Ultimately, to me that seems a very vulnerable place to be. And vulnerability combined with strength seems to be the very backbone of ATYCLB.
I love the use of metaphor in this song. Bono is really coming into his own as a poet and the lyrics of this song demonstrate that. Comparing the ethereal concept of grace to that of a woman but also using the metaphor of the pearl inside the oyster (adversity like a grain of sand turning the end product into a beautiful pearl.)
So let's talk about Grace. Grace the idea, the concept, the song. If anyone has that book by Phillip Yancey, some quotes would be nice. (I don't own it...yet).
-sula
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name
Grace, it's the name for a girl
It's also a thought that changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness in everything
Grace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma
She travels outside of karma
When she goes to work
You can hear her strings
Grace finds beauty in everything
Grace, she carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips between her fingertips
She carries a pearl in perfect condition
What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things
Grace makes beauty out of ugly things
I'd like to discuss this song.
I love the use of metaphor in this song. Bono is really coming into his own as a poet and the lyrics of this song demonstrate that. Comparing the ethereal concept of grace to that of a woman but also using the metaphor of the pearl inside the oyster (adversity like a grain of sand turning the end product into a beautiful pearl.)
So let's talk about Grace. Grace the idea, the concept, the song. If anyone has that book by Phillip Yancey, some quotes would be nice. (I don't own it...yet).
-sula