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I don't think so, but the whole line doesn't make much sense (in this song) unless it was something she used to say to him.
Rate The Album: Songs of Innocence (2 1/2 months later)
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I don't think so, but the whole line doesn't make much sense (in this song) unless it was something she used to say to him.
gvox
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Meh... imho it's a rather cheesy phrase that only deserves a place in this song if it's something his mom said to him. That would really turn a bland line like this into an emotional one.
I mean, it doesn't has to be the exact phrase his mother told him, but at least he has to be paraphrasing her.
*She tells me I can do it all
*Don’t fear the world it isn’t there
*Iris says that I will be the death of her
*Free yourself, to be yourself.
Hewson
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Most likely she said to him on any number of occasions "be yourself" and he just added his poetic license to that.
gvox
Ghost of Love
Well, Bono does start out that "free yourself" line with "she says". 
gvox
Ghost of Love
Well, Bono does start out that "free yourself" line with "she says".
Edit: uh...he does? not according to U2.com lyrics, anyways
And is that him? I hear Edge personally
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Songs of Innocence: 8/10
The Miracle: 6/10
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 9/10
Song for Someone: 7/10
Iris: 8/10
Volcano: 10/10
Raised by Wolves: 10/10
Ceaderwood Road: 7/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 5/10
Reach Me Now: 8/10
Troubles: 9/10
Invisible: 8/10
Crystal Ballroom: 9/10
Lucifers Hands: 8/10 (*** still absorbing this, it's new to me)
Sleep Alternate: -/10 (*** haven't heard??)
Troubles Alt: -/10 (*** haven't heard??)
10/10- Classic
9/10- Excellent
8/10-Very Good
7/10- Good
6/10-Pretty Good (missing something)
5/10-Average
The Miracle: 6/10
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 9/10
Song for Someone: 7/10
Iris: 8/10
Volcano: 10/10
Raised by Wolves: 10/10
Ceaderwood Road: 7/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 5/10
Reach Me Now: 8/10
Troubles: 9/10
Invisible: 8/10
Crystal Ballroom: 9/10
Lucifers Hands: 8/10 (*** still absorbing this, it's new to me)
Sleep Alternate: -/10 (*** haven't heard??)
Troubles Alt: -/10 (*** haven't heard??)
10/10- Classic
9/10- Excellent
8/10-Very Good
7/10- Good
6/10-Pretty Good (missing something)
5/10-Average
thavidesco
Refugee
Yes, Bono sings: "she said"
An Cat Gav
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Well, Bono does start out that "free yourself" line with "she says".
That's what I was thinking.
gvox
Ghost of Love
I hear it now. Was going off memory and reading the official lyrics which for some reason omit it
Ah well, it felt meaningful the way I was hearing it too
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Maybe not in the official lyrics, but it's definitely in the song. And even if it is Edge singing, given that the song is about Iris, who else would "she says" refer to?
gvox
Ghost of Love
bobsaget77
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Songs of Innocence: 8.8/10
The Miracle 8/10
*acoustic 7/10
Every Breaking Wave 9.5/10
*acoustic 10/10
California 8.5/10
*acoustic 8.5/10
Song For Someone 7.5/10
*acoustic 8/10
Iris 10/10
Volcano 7.5/10
Raised By Wolves 7.5/10
*acoustic 10/10
Cedarwood Road 8/10
*acoustic 6/10
Sleep Like A Baby 8.5/10
*alternate 8.5/10
Reach 10/10
The Troubles 8.5/10
*alternate 4/10
Lucifer's Hands 8/10
Crystal Ballroom 10/10
Invisible 10/10
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The Miracle 8/10
*acoustic 7/10
Every Breaking Wave 9.5/10
*acoustic 10/10
California 8.5/10
*acoustic 8.5/10
Song For Someone 7.5/10
*acoustic 8/10
Iris 10/10
Volcano 7.5/10
Raised By Wolves 7.5/10
*acoustic 10/10
Cedarwood Road 8/10
*acoustic 6/10
Sleep Like A Baby 8.5/10
*alternate 8.5/10
Reach 10/10
The Troubles 8.5/10
*alternate 4/10
Lucifer's Hands 8/10
Crystal Ballroom 10/10
Invisible 10/10
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RaisedByWolves
War Child
Still Love It! Even after 23 listens 
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
It didn't click with me in the other times I saw the title, but I just saw it now and thought "Holy crap, it's been out for 2 1/2 months already??"
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
My rating came out at exactly 8.0
This has been a very interesting album for me. I just can't stop listening to it. Some days, I'll say, eh, i'm done with it for now. And then the next day, I'll put it on again.
Over the weeks, songs have surged and dropped in my favor. And just when I felt that after 2 months that the album couldn't grow on me any more, a couple songs that just did nothing for me, suddenly seemed to take on a bit of new life to me. Reach and SFS are now sounding better to me. One thing is that I put CB in spot 2, and Reach in spot 3. It COMPLETELY changed how i heard Reach. No longer was it the criminally mis-tracked song in between SLABT and Troubles. And it sounded like a new song to me.
anyway, heres how they stand right now.
The Miracle: 7/10
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 8/10
Song for Someone: 6/10
Iris: 7/10
Volcano: 8/10
Raised by Wolves: 9/10
Ceaderwood Road: 7/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 9/10
Reach Me Now: 6/10
Troubles: 10/10
Crystal Ballroom: 9/10
This has been a very interesting album for me. I just can't stop listening to it. Some days, I'll say, eh, i'm done with it for now. And then the next day, I'll put it on again.
Over the weeks, songs have surged and dropped in my favor. And just when I felt that after 2 months that the album couldn't grow on me any more, a couple songs that just did nothing for me, suddenly seemed to take on a bit of new life to me. Reach and SFS are now sounding better to me. One thing is that I put CB in spot 2, and Reach in spot 3. It COMPLETELY changed how i heard Reach. No longer was it the criminally mis-tracked song in between SLABT and Troubles. And it sounded like a new song to me.
anyway, heres how they stand right now.
The Miracle: 7/10
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 8/10
Song for Someone: 6/10
Iris: 7/10
Volcano: 8/10
Raised by Wolves: 9/10
Ceaderwood Road: 7/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 9/10
Reach Me Now: 6/10
Troubles: 10/10
Crystal Ballroom: 9/10
womanfish
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Just for fun, i added up the ratings so far and got the average.
As of now, with 22 ratings, it stands at 7.71
As of now, with 22 ratings, it stands at 7.71
The Miracle 7
Every Breaking Wave 8
California 2
Song For Someone 5
Iris 8
Volcano 4
Raised By Wolves 6
Cedarwood Road 9
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight 9
Reach 6
The Troubles 10
Lucifer's Hands 7
The Crystal Ballroom 10
Bono's Bike Riding Ability 2.5
Every Breaking Wave 8
California 2
Song For Someone 5
Iris 8
Volcano 4
Raised By Wolves 6
Cedarwood Road 9
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight 9
Reach 6
The Troubles 10
Lucifer's Hands 7
The Crystal Ballroom 10
Bono's Bike Riding Ability 2.5
Super Yo
New Yorker
The Miracle: 9/10
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 7/10
Song for Someone: 8/10
Iris: 10/10
Volcano: 10/10
Raised by Wolves: 9/10
Ceadarwood Road: 9/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 9/10
Reach Me Now: 10/10
Troubles: 10/10
Lucifer's Hands: 9/10
Crystal Ballroom: 10/10
Invisible: 10/10
Great album, still don't skip any of the songs.
Every Breaking Wave: 10/10
California: 7/10
Song for Someone: 8/10
Iris: 10/10
Volcano: 10/10
Raised by Wolves: 9/10
Ceadarwood Road: 9/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 9/10
Reach Me Now: 10/10
Troubles: 10/10
Lucifer's Hands: 9/10
Crystal Ballroom: 10/10
Invisible: 10/10
Great album, still don't skip any of the songs.
gvox
Ghost of Love
The Miracle 6
Every Breaking Wave 9
California 6
Song For Someone 8
Iris 9
Volcano 2
Raised By Wolves 7
Cedarwood Road 6
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight 7
Reach 6
The Troubles 10
Lucifer's Hands 2
The Crystal Ballroom 10
Invisible 9.5
Bono's Bike Riding Ability 5 (hey, Central Park is no joke on a weekend to cycle thru..)
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Every Breaking Wave 9
California 6
Song For Someone 8
Iris 9
Volcano 2
Raised By Wolves 7
Cedarwood Road 6
Sleep Like A Baby Tonight 7
Reach 6
The Troubles 10
Lucifer's Hands 2
The Crystal Ballroom 10
Invisible 9.5
Bono's Bike Riding Ability 5 (hey, Central Park is no joke on a weekend to cycle thru..)
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The Miracle 7,5/10
*acoustic 6,5/10
Every Breaking Wave 10/10
*acoustic 9,5/10
California 7/10
*acoustic 7,5/10
Song For Someone 7/10
*acoustic 8,5/10
Iris 7,5/10
Volcano 7/10
Raised By Wolves 7,5/10
*acoustic 6,5/10
Cedarwood Road 7,5/10
*acoustic 7/10
Sleep Like A Baby 9,5/10
*alternate 7,5/10
Reach 8/10
The Troubles 10/10
*alternate 6/10
Lucifer's Hands 6,5/10
Crystal Ballroom 8,5/10
Invisible 7,5/10
*acoustic 6,5/10
Every Breaking Wave 10/10
*acoustic 9,5/10
California 7/10
*acoustic 7,5/10
Song For Someone 7/10
*acoustic 8,5/10
Iris 7,5/10
Volcano 7/10
Raised By Wolves 7,5/10
*acoustic 6,5/10
Cedarwood Road 7,5/10
*acoustic 7/10
Sleep Like A Baby 9,5/10
*alternate 7,5/10
Reach 8/10
The Troubles 10/10
*alternate 6/10
Lucifer's Hands 6,5/10
Crystal Ballroom 8,5/10
Invisible 7,5/10
Miracle - 6.5
California - 8
EBW album - 8.5
SFS - 8
Iris - 9.5
Volcano - 5
RBW - 6
Cederwood - 8
Sleep - 7.5
Reach Me - 7
Troubles - 9.5
Lucifer's Hands - 6
Crystal Ballroom - 9
EBW (acoustic) - 9 [I like some of the livd performances better]
Other acoustic - 5-6
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California - 8
EBW album - 8.5
SFS - 8
Iris - 9.5
Volcano - 5
RBW - 6
Cederwood - 8
Sleep - 7.5
Reach Me - 7
Troubles - 9.5
Lucifer's Hands - 6
Crystal Ballroom - 9
EBW (acoustic) - 9 [I like some of the livd performances better]
Other acoustic - 5-6
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thefly418
War Child
The Miracle: 7.5/10
Every Breaking Wave: 9.25/10
California: 7.25/10
Song for Someone: 7.25/10
Iris: 8.5/10
Volcano: 7.5/10
Raised by Wolves: 8.5/10
Ceaderwood Road: 8.25/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 8.75/10
Reach Me Now: 9.25/10
Troubles: 10/10
Invisible: 8.25/10
Crystal Ballroom: 8.5/10
Lucifers Hands: 7.25/10
Songs of Innocence Average Rating (Album): 8.4/10
Songs of Innocence Average Rating (Including Three Bonus Songs): 8.3/10
Overall: 9/10
My overall rating is higher than my average rating because that takes into account consistency, flow, and production and also the overall ideas, themes, and overall experience of listening to the album. I think it deserves an extra half point for those reasons, giving it a solid 9 overall and ranking it behind achtung baby and the joshua tree.
Every Breaking Wave: 9.25/10
California: 7.25/10
Song for Someone: 7.25/10
Iris: 8.5/10
Volcano: 7.5/10
Raised by Wolves: 8.5/10
Ceaderwood Road: 8.25/10
Sleep Like a Baby: 8.75/10
Reach Me Now: 9.25/10
Troubles: 10/10
Invisible: 8.25/10
Crystal Ballroom: 8.5/10
Lucifers Hands: 7.25/10
Songs of Innocence Average Rating (Album): 8.4/10
Songs of Innocence Average Rating (Including Three Bonus Songs): 8.3/10
Overall: 9/10
My overall rating is higher than my average rating because that takes into account consistency, flow, and production and also the overall ideas, themes, and overall experience of listening to the album. I think it deserves an extra half point for those reasons, giving it a solid 9 overall and ranking it behind achtung baby and the joshua tree.
trainmaniac
War Child
This is my personal opinion right now.
Sr. Poop
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Album: 9/10 for now
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CosmoKramer
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Summary to date:
29 responses about either the album, songs or both:
Ill round up on the "language" rating if a song hits .70 or higher)
Album: 7.9 (Very Good)
The Miracle: 6.68 (Pretty Good)
Every Breaking Wave: 8.2 (Very Good)
California: 7.0 (Good)
Song for Someone: 6.5 (Pretty Good)
Iris: 7.8 (Very Good)
Volcano: 6.6 (Pretty Good)
Wolves: 7.2 (Good)
Ceaderwood: 7.8 (Very Good)
Sleep Like a Baby: 8.1 (Very Good)
Reach: 8.1 (Very Good)
Troubles: 9.1 (Excellent)
Invisible: 8.5 (Very Good)
Crystal Ballroom: 8.9 (Excellent)
Lucifers Hands: 6.4 (Pretty Good)
Bono's Bike Riding Ability: 3.75 (Pretty Bad)
In Summary (for now):
Album is very good!
Favorite Song overall: The Troubles (9.08 rating)
Least Favorite Song Overall: Lucifers Hands (6.42 rating)
Favorite Album Song: The Troubles (9.08 rating)
Least Favorite Album Song: Song for Someone (6.46 rating)
I hope to get more responses from posters who have yet to rank the album/songs and if I do, Ill include them.
For those of you that ranked just the songs, feel free to rank the album and Ill up date it. Same goes for those who ranked the album and not the songs.
29 responses about either the album, songs or both:
Ill round up on the "language" rating if a song hits .70 or higher)
Album: 7.9 (Very Good)
The Miracle: 6.68 (Pretty Good)
Every Breaking Wave: 8.2 (Very Good)
California: 7.0 (Good)
Song for Someone: 6.5 (Pretty Good)
Iris: 7.8 (Very Good)
Volcano: 6.6 (Pretty Good)
Wolves: 7.2 (Good)
Ceaderwood: 7.8 (Very Good)
Sleep Like a Baby: 8.1 (Very Good)
Reach: 8.1 (Very Good)
Troubles: 9.1 (Excellent)
Invisible: 8.5 (Very Good)
Crystal Ballroom: 8.9 (Excellent)
Lucifers Hands: 6.4 (Pretty Good)
Bono's Bike Riding Ability: 3.75 (Pretty Bad)
In Summary (for now):
Album is very good!
Favorite Song overall: The Troubles (9.08 rating)
Least Favorite Song Overall: Lucifers Hands (6.42 rating)
Favorite Album Song: The Troubles (9.08 rating)
Least Favorite Album Song: Song for Someone (6.46 rating)
I hope to get more responses from posters who have yet to rank the album/songs and if I do, Ill include them.
For those of you that ranked just the songs, feel free to rank the album and Ill up date it. Same goes for those who ranked the album and not the songs.
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Miracle 8/10
Every Breaking Wave 8.5/10
California 8/10
Song for Someone 5/10
Iris 8/10
Volcano 7/10
Wolves 7.5/10
Cedarwood 10/10
Sleep 8/10
Reach 9/10
Troubles 10/10
Lucifer's 3/10
Ballroom 10/10
Invisible 8/10
Every Breaking Wave 8.5/10
California 8/10
Song for Someone 5/10
Iris 8/10
Volcano 7/10
Wolves 7.5/10
Cedarwood 10/10
Sleep 8/10
Reach 9/10
Troubles 10/10
Lucifer's 3/10
Ballroom 10/10
Invisible 8/10
RaisedByWolves
War Child
SOI album rankings in the U2 Discography:
11/25/2014
1 Achtung Baby
2 The Joshua Tree
3. War
4. The Unforgettable Fire
5. Zooropa
6. Pop
7. Songs Of Innocence
8. Rattle & Hum
9. ATYCLB
10.HTDAAB
11.Boy
12. NLOTH
13. October
11/25/2014
1 Achtung Baby
2 The Joshua Tree
3. War
4. The Unforgettable Fire
5. Zooropa
6. Pop
7. Songs Of Innocence
8. Rattle & Hum
9. ATYCLB
10.HTDAAB
11.Boy
12. NLOTH
13. October
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