Phalanx
War Child
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- Jan 16, 2004
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It sounds like "Touch Me" by the Doors.
Axver said:
Ugh, I hate the lyrics. They sound like those of a boyband and have utterly no substance at all. And I find the music to be pretty boring.
Ellay said:To say that the lyrics have no substance is nonsense, If anything I find them some of the most profound lyrics on the album. The general consensus seems to be that they are based around the bible story of Job, the man who lost everything except his faith in God. The only thing he knew for certain was that God was there to look after him (Light his way) in his journey through life, even though, because of what had happened to him he couldn't always see it, hence the title of the song, - humans can't see ultra violet light, even though its there
intedomine said:Makes Until the End of the world seem as if it was written by celine dion
Axver said:
... What?! UTEOTW = ROCK! UV = Blleeeeehhh. Really, it sounds just like U2 were trying to prophesy the impending flood of boybands. I can imagine someone like Boyzone or N'Sync harmonising "Your love is like a secret that's been passed around."
Bland music, weak lyrics, boring song.
I remember when we could sleep on stones
Now we lie together in whispers and moans
I despise those two lines. Come on Bono, you're better than that.
Axver said:
I fail to see how the lyrics relate in any way to anything Biblical (though Job does appear in Wake Up Dead Man and Beautiful Day). .
Ellay said:
check out this link
Http://hem.bredband.net/steverud/U2MoL/AB/gbeavon.html
& this was on 'meaning of' archive
In the book of Job in the Old Testament, the character of Job goes through a period of time when he is in misery and wishes to die. He calls out to God asking for guidance and comfort, saying, How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone upon my head and by his light I walked through darkness! Similarly, in the U2 song Ultraviolet (Light My Way) the speaker feeling forsaken, uses many of the same metaphors found in Job (the treasure, the secret, the endless nights). In desperation, the speaker calls out for comfort, just as Job did, Your love was like a light bulb hanging over my bed. Baby, baby, baby, light my way!
Ellay said:Don't you just wish the band would publish an explanation every time they released a song!!!
Axver said:
The fact it sounds like it was made by a boyband.
Axver said:
It would be quite convenient!
(And if this Job explanation is actually accurate, I may come to appreciate the song. For now, though, I see it as reading in a meaning that isn't there.)