Originally posted by NeonTiger64:Julie and John are a central part of I Fall Down's lyrical story there is a reason to say their names, Mysterious Ways only has a single name Johnny (plus his sister), All Because of You is forgettable...
But who are Zack, Jack, Ned, and Fred? Seems just like a cheap way to get your lines to rhyme.
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
Who gives a f**k, Chuck?
Originally posted by blueeyedboy:[..]
Who gives a f**k, Chuck?
Originally posted by bpt3:Staying on the subject of the lyrics but switching from the name references...
I'm probably overthinking it, but to me this song could have three possible layers of meaning:
1. The end of civilized dialogue and normal processes of democracy/free press under Trump.
2. In the chorus especially, the line "in the darkness where you learn to see" reminds me SO much of their whole 90s adventure, beginning with the journey into "Night-town" on Zoo TV (as Bill Flanagan put it in "U2 at the End of the World"), going through Zooropa with "no compass and no map" and ending with "looking for the baby Jesus under the trash." Or as Bono put it, U2 moving from the Psalms to Ecclesiastes in a biblical sense, finding true meaning and purpose by first "sliding down the surface of things."
3. Or, "let's just party hard" as the lights go down - in a club, bar, dance floor, opening song at U2 concert, whatever!
That's me, anyway. I'm still loving the song.
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:I just dig it, it's like Bono's talking to people within the song. It makes the hyperbole of the lyrics a little more grounded as if they could be part of a real conversation.
Spilt milk.
Originally posted by bpt3:Staying on the subject of the lyrics but switching from the name references...
I'm probably overthinking it, but to me this song could have three possible layers of meaning:
1. The end of civilized dialogue and normal processes of democracy/free press under Trump.
2. In the chorus especially, the line "in the darkness where you learn to see" reminds me SO much of their whole 90s adventure, beginning with the journey into "Night-town" on Zoo TV (as Bill Flanagan put it in "U2 at the End of the World"), going through Zooropa with "no compass and no map" and ending with "looking for the baby Jesus under the trash." Or as Bono put it, U2 moving from the Psalms to Ecclesiastes in a biblical sense, finding true meaning and purpose by first "sliding down the surface of things."
3. Or, "let's just party hard" as the lights go down - in a club, bar, dance floor, opening song at U2 concert, whatever!
That's me, anyway. I'm still loving the song.
Originally posted by revjisok:as far as names go,think about 50 ways to leave your lover
Originally posted by kris_smith87:[..]
"They should stop trying to be relevant" just quit then. Do you realize what you just said?