Originally posted by iamcrazytonight:[..]
I guess like a lot of Bono's lyrics there are multiple interpretations
Originally posted by iamcrazytonight:[..]
I guess like a lot of Bono's lyrics there are multiple interpretations
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:[..]
True, for example, I think I Will Follow And A Day Without Me are both about suicide
Originally posted by MattG:Probably been a few years since I stumped for Playboy Mansion so I'm here to do just that.
Great song.
Originally posted by bpt3:[..]
Yes. The mood, the groove, the wah-wah guitar effect, the bass, the consumerist/hedonistic lyrics contrasted with the baptismal/biblical imagery, the "then will there be no time for mourning..." ending...
Love all of it.
Originally posted by iamcrazytonight:[..]
I guess like a lot of Bono's lyrics there are multiple interpretations
Originally posted by GayThePrayAway:[..]
Yeah pretty much a lot of U2s songs can be interpreted lyrically to mean a lot of things.
E.g. being openly trans (MtF) i relate to the lyrics of Gone a lot (particularly the second verse). The whole song to me, while the lyrics were written from the perspective of being a rockstar I can easily reinterpret the lyrics about my experience as a trans woman
Basically the 1st verse is about going through life and realising that something is wrong but you don't know what it is or why. The chorus is realising you're trans leading into the 2nd verse which I've always related to in the sense of really really wanting to be a girl and as a result the actual transitioning process (you change your name but that's ok it's necessary).
The bridge + 3rd verse is a bit darker cause i always see it as telling someone close to you that you are trans and them rejecting it (specifically the 3rd verse is a message to those who reject you - cause they think they are 'free' to degrade you when really they're just being a bit awful - i.e. greedy).
Anyway that's a queer perspective of Gone - could write a longer one but I'm on the train atm and cbf
Originally posted by GayThePrayAway:[..]
Yeah pretty much a lot of U2s songs can be interpreted lyrically to mean a lot of things.
E.g. being openly trans (MtF) i relate to the lyrics of Gone a lot (particularly the second verse). The whole song to me, while the lyrics were written from the perspective of being a rockstar I can easily reinterpret the lyrics about my experience as a trans woman
Basically the 1st verse is about going through life and realising that something is wrong but you don't know what it is or why. The chorus is realising you're trans leading into the 2nd verse which I've always related to in the sense of really really wanting to be a girl and as a result the actual transitioning process (you change your name but that's ok it's necessary).
The bridge + 3rd verse is a bit darker cause i always see it as telling someone close to you that you are trans and them rejecting it (specifically the 3rd verse is a message to those who reject you - cause they think they are 'free' to degrade you when really they're just being a bit awful - i.e. greedy).
Anyway that's a queer perspective of Gone - could write a longer one but I'm on the train atm and cbf
Originally posted by TheRealEdge:[..]
it's good that you can find something within those lyrics
fuck the people who hold prejudices
good luck with your continuing journey
Originally posted by DutchU2Fan:Why are Twilight and Sleep Like A Baby dark?