lyrics

U2 – One

Did everyone catch the live streaming U2 rose bowl concert? They should be rebroadcasting it here soon. I got a ton of hits from people searching for song lyrics and meanings. There’s so much great stuff in One, but did you ever notice the lyrics in this verse? It’s too late tonight to drag the [...]

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City of the Blind

Continuing the series of posts on U2 songs, “City of Blinding Lights” is also a favorite.  It’s musically reminiscent of “Where the streets have no name” with a brilliant intro. I think I heard Barack Obama use it as his entrance music a number of times during the campaign. As with many u2 songs there [...]

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We set ourselves on fire…

“Moment of Surrender” is definitely one of the standout tracks from the latest album.  A lot of U2′s recent material seems a bit unfinished and uneven to me, but this one’s just about there.  I love the way the vocals kick in, and there’s lots of great lyrics to chew on.  I’ll just post the [...]

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To talk like this, and act like that

Without a doubt my favorite U2 album of all time remains Achtung Baby. It’s gritty layers went really well with my early teenage angst years. A completely underrated song in the Album is Acrobat. Here’s a snippet: No, nothing makes sense Nothing seems to fit I know you’d hit out If you only knew who [...]

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Small men with big ideas

Since the U2 concert last week I’ve been revisiting my love of music in general.  I haven’t really listened to the radio in years, and have opted for books and talks during my winding down time.  While I still find it hard to sit down and do nothing but listen to music, there’s still something [...]

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Little Saviors…

The clock just struck Christmas here, and a song by the goo goo dolls is playing in my head. And you ask me what I want this year And I try to make this kind and clear Just a chance that maybe we’ll find better days Cuz I don’t need boxes wrapped in strings And [...]

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Our empires of dirt

To follow up on the previous post on Christian platforms and networks… I was just re-introduced to this song Hurt, by Johnny Cash.  I haven’t really listened to this song since I was an angst filled teenager when it was originally by the Nine Inch Nails.  I loved the song because I felt it described [...]

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You’re the reason I sing…

It’s been a long while since I’ve felt that U2 has reached the same lyrical brilliance they had since the Achtung Baby/Joshua Tree albums.  Maybe it’s just be, but there was something artistically profound in the lyrics back then, and as with much of popular music, it seems much more casual stylistically today. I’ve always [...]

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