. I'm up for opinions on the connection, or actual facts & articles! Okay U2Starters....go. . I'm up for opinions on the connection, or actual facts & articles! Okay U2Starters....go. Originally posted by mattfromcanada:Okay, so I'm legitimately asking....how is this song directly connected to her? […] I'm up for opinions on the connection, or actual facts & articles! Okay U2Starters....go.
In March 2000, U2 were awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin at a ceremony where the Burmese academic Aung San Suu Kyi was honoured but absent. The band had never heard of Suu Kyi prior to that and soon developed an interest in learning about her. The group found out that her activism and fighting for freedom in Burma led to her being under house arrest since 1989 (a sentence that was later ended in 2010).
"Walk On" was subsequently written about and dedicated to Suu Kyi. It was written in the form of a supporting, uplifting anthem, praising her for activism. Bono explained that the song is about "nobility and personal sacrifice, about doing what's right, even if your heart is telling you otherwise." He compares the subject of the song to a Biblical passage in Corinthians.