1. Originally posted by grace:Like it at first listen, love it later but it became haunting after the lines " the strangers that protected me / to bring me back to you " suddenly hit me. To me, it's what Bono felt at the moment when he almost die, like the bike accident in NYC or the terrorist attack in Nice. And he truly felt blessed that some people saved him so that he had a chance to get back to his lady. That's simply so touching.
    I thought the strangers ment security guards in every city
  2. Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
    Yes. When I hear that line I also think of all the tours Bono has been on with the band and especially during the Zoo TV era the interesting situations he sometimes found himself in...and yet he always found his way back home, sometimes despite himself. Same with the line "every dawn that woke me was to get me home to you" = waking up in yet another hotel room, anticipating another show but also ready to go home?

    Love the "every wave that broke me" line as a callback to Every Breaking Wave.

    Love the lines "every false emotion" and "how unswerving our devotion to the lies we know are almost true." And "every sweet confusion" and "every grand illusion." Where other writers would often resort to sentimental, overly positive lyrics to end a "love song" like this, I have always admired Bono's admission that real commitment in marriage is the "grand madness" and often difficult, so let's not sugarcoat the bad things. Makes the song more powerful for me.

    Basically, I love everything about that final coda - probably my favorite part on the entire SOE album.


  3. Love what you said!
    Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
    Yes. When I hear that line I also think of all the tours Bono has been on with the band and especially during the Zoo TV era the interesting situations he sometimes found himself in...and yet he always found his way back home, sometimes despite himself. Same with the line "every dawn that woke me was to get me home to you" = waking up in yet another hotel room, anticipating another show but also ready to go home?

    Love the "every wave that broke me" line as a callback to Every Breaking Wave.

    Love the lines "every false emotion" and "how unswerving our devotion to the lies we know are almost true." And "every sweet confusion" and "every grand illusion." Where other writers would often resort to sentimental, overly positive lyrics to end a "love song" like this, I have always admired Bono's admission that real commitment in marriage is the "grand madness" and often difficult, so let's not sugarcoat the bad things. Makes the song more powerful for me.

    Basically, I love everything about that final coda - probably my favorite part on the entire SOE album.
  4. I love these interpretations, keep them coming

    I still can't get into Landlady properly and I think I never will. It's just musically bland, although I appreciate the lyrics and realize they are so personal and heartfelt.


  5. yeah, could be. and what I love about Bono's lyrics is the fact that everyone can have his/her own interpretation, with different reasons, facts or even references. maybe because we u2 fans just love them (esp Bono) so much that we're so willing to think and dig deep, sometimes even just for one line.
  6. Used to feel uncomfortable about how the coda ends too soon, but now I really love it the way it is.

    I'll be happy if they play this one at least once.


  7. bono's perfomance is too amazing! what a song!
  8. Originally posted by LikeASong:I love these interpretations, keep them coming

    I still can't get into Landlady properly and I think I never will. It's just musically bland, although I appreciate the lyrics and realize they are so personal and heartfelt.
    Feel the same way. Like the lyrics but the song is a skip candidate on the cd.
  9. At long last we get to hear this played live. Hope it is stays in the setlist from now on.
  10. I really like this song, but the live version didn't seem to work for me.

    Maybe it will get better with more performances?
  11. This live debut alone renewed my faith in this tour.
  12. One of the clues to myself about how much I like this song is when I can listen to it a good few times like I have today and yet I just want to play it again. When I can’t get tired of a song it’s a true 10/10, to me anyway.