U2 Lyrics

    ------ About the song With Or Without You performed by U2

To me, it is obvious this song is about the heartache of being in the "friend zone" and the impossiblity of the situation. I feel kind of bad posting this on here because the song and its meaning seems so personal. And the way its sung seems like its meant to be a secret. That's why the song is tragic, beautiful and timeless.

"See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side"
He's watching her and being her support through all her relationships. He watches her get hurt and become cold. He's there the whole time waiting for her to realize. And though he's there, he never really has her. And it's tearing him up inside.
"I wait for you.
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you"

"Through the storm, we reach the shore
You gave it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you"
They go through trials together and she gives him all the love she can give him, but only as a friend.


"My hands are tied, my body bruised
She´s got me with nothing to win
And nothing left to lose"
He can't do anything about his situation because he'll lose everything, but if he can't have her the way he wants, what's the point? She's giving her heart and body to others. But if only she would give him the chance, he'd love her with everything he has.

"we' ll shine like stars in the summer night
we' ll shine like stars in the winter babe
one heart, one hope, one love"

    ------ About the song I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For performed by U2

I've always loved this song, mostly because of the lyrics I think. I can relate to them because I'm still looking for that something in my life, and even Religion hasn't seemed to be it. I guess I'll keep looking, but it's nice to see that even big superstars like Bono sometimes feel the same way as little ole me!

    ------ About the song Walk On performed by U2

Aside from God and Ang sun su kyi, this song can be simply about finding a new love and leaving your former baggage behind. Many people carry this baggage into their new relationships/marriages and they get hurt or hurt others when the past overshadows their present. "Leave it behind, you've got to leave it behind" - so simply put, but so hard to do. "Love is not the easy thing" for sure.

    ------ About the song Wake Up Dead Man performed by U2

Man's "license" for artistic expression ENDS wherever it dares try to overlap THE Creator's own given truth, standards, and purposes to produce what would be in opposition to Him. Also, art/music that has a net effect of promoting a message of REBELLION against The Creator is spiritually-toxic, life-toxic garbage art/music.

God's scriptural truth is, just like He describes, LIGHT by which to SEE THINGS FOR WHAT THEY REALLY ARE. If a person learns, obeys, applies, exercises, meditates on and lives what God's own scriptural standards and purposes are; then their PERCEPTIVE POWERS become trained, by Jah, to distinguish right from wrong, good from bad, etc. (See Hebrews 5:14.) Then, with that wisdom, humans are able to be DISCERNING – to HEAR and SEE things as they truly are; and for the effect and outcome they might produce (good fruitage or bad fruitage).

That way persons do not have to stay within the dying pits of continually lost, going-nowhere, spiritually and mentally “blind” and “deaf” humanity; keeping “the blind leading the blind” and the “blind” following the “blind” as the standard for arts, culture, and spirituality-LIFE.

With the light of Jehovah/Yahweh's scriptural truth, persons can steer clear of this spiritually bad condition (with all the problems and wreckage it brings):

“Woe to those who are saying that good is bad and bad is good, those who are putting darkness for light and light for darkness...” (Isaiah 5:20)

Then too, they can proceed to produce GOOD fruit – including good art and good songs, etc. instead.

Being “willing to rage at God” is NOT a spiritual achievement or point of spiritual growth. Neither does it necessarily mean that someone is going to start to listen to God, obey His voice, or be loyal to Him. Instead, it is giving in to what Satan WORKS AT HUMANS – by way of 1.) FOMENTING TROUBLE in this world; 2.) creating an atmosphere of spiritual lies and SLANDER against Jehovah/Yahweh; 3.) ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LIKEWISE BLAME GOD and TURN AGAINST HIM for that trouble; and 4.) to then INDULGE THEMSELVES in whatever wicked behavior they find personally convenient and desirable for themselves.

Yes, that IS a main way the Devil – the LIAR – operates. Just as in the example case of Job in the Bible, it is Satan, with his throng – NOT Jehovah/Yahweh – that causes MUCH suffering to individuals, world-over; propaganda-izes that God is to blame; and then GOADS-ON SUFFERING PEOPLE (and those concerned about them) to do the SAME as was his recorded aim to break down Job to do: SATAN'S GOAL IS TO GET HUMANS TO “CURSE [GOD] TO [HIS] VERY FACE.” (See Job 1:11)

By extension, it would also be spiritually deadly-wrong to, in effect, mass- media curse God's SON to his face, publically [falsely] charging him, Jesus, as being non-caring, inept, or disconcerned; “DEAD”, needing to “WAKE UP” (to take better action towards mankind). It is likewise wrong to suggest – as this song does – that perhaps Jesus Christ really desired to act independently or differently from his Father's known will and purposes (but that his [Jesus'] “hands [weren't] free”).

This song is a dreary, vulgarness-containing, disrespectful, complaint towards God via his Son. And again, that context of DISRESPECT towards God (or his Son) is NOT one that David, Jeremiah, Job,or others operated in. And it is forever UNTHINKABLE that anyone faithful would cross such a line as to publically mass-media (and yet choose not to retract) such a wrecklessly careless insinuation towards the person of Jesus Christ that he, the Son of God should be told to

“Wake up, wake up dead man.”

In the “U2 Live from Boston” video, Bono with U2 cut this song off early – with Bono kind of waving the rest of it off (and following that with “Walk On”) - but they didn't and haven't cut it off enough.

[And again, it is disgusting how FALSE “Christians” (and “leaders” of them) have gone publically gaa-gaa in praise and excuse-making for this song, just because it contains the name of “Jesus”. Jesus have HIGHER standards for the use of THEIR holy NAMES – standards that do not entail disrespect, association with spiritual falsehood, or blasphemy.]

Yes, it is often when people "hit bottom" or come close to that – or experience much suffering or injustice from from wicked persons - that they can get momentarily mad and/or confused and frustrated with God, especially (like David and others) for not understanding WHY it is (or being frustrated over) that wicked people seem to be getting away (temporarily, anyway) with working their evil. However, then an honest-hearted person doesn't STAY angry at God, or CONTINUE to wrongly charge Him at all with fault, or blame him for the suffering they're experiencing (like Satan constantly urges humans to do). Instead, they bounce back and remember and gratefully put their trust and hope in that Jehovah IS righteous; does NOT unjustly cause righteous persons to suffer; and absolutely WILL carry out justice and goodness as regards faithful, obedient people (example- read completely through Jeremiah 20:7-13). And they move on to praise Jah.

Indeed -

“When under trial, let no one say, 'I am being tried by God.' For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.” (James 1:13)

And, if honest-hearted persons haven't learned those truths already, then "the bottom" (or bouncing off the walls) may well be a time when they DO open up to truly seek God along with the scriptural-spiritual truth he provides and makes available - which is exactly what their "heart broken and crushed" NEEDS. (Psalm 51:17)

    ------ About the song I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For performed by U2

The greatest part about this thread is the wannabe online preachers lol X) If you want to preach, keep it in da church man. Quit wasting your time on people who don't give a flying ef on what you have to say about a, SONG! Word up to the dude who said music is entertainment and they were just trying to look up the lyrics to a cool song, that's what i was doing, and then i scrolled down the page lol. How a wannabe preacher finds the time to put in freaking 50 bible messages in a thread about one song is repulsivly sad. I have't even read that many words in books. How does she not have carpel tunnle disease? Now you're all thinking this question to yourselves...... bam! I mind effed all of you!??!!?!??!!?!@#$%^&*^%$%

    ------ About the song Where The Streets Have No Name performed by U2

I don't have an evidence or anything else but an old man, a huge fan of U2 said this song was written for "Freak Street" which lies in Kathmandu, Nepal..and the street had no name during 70s and 80s...The best place to hang out, for marijuana, and all...they even said Bob Dylan came here and wrote "Knocking on Heaven's door"...This place is called Freak Street nowadays.

    ------ About the song Wake Up Dead Man performed by U2

Sometimes when you make art, you capture a feeling, and when you do so, that is a form of truth. That doesn't mean it is "right" or "exemplary," but it's honest.

Feelings may be wrong, but it would be a lie to think that we do not have them.

And sometimes, when you've hit the bottom--when you are willing to rage at God, I think you're closest to being humbled. At least you care enough to ask why. The thing to pray for is that the person asking is humble enough to listen when they get the answer.

    ------ About the song With Or Without You performed by U2

No matter what the song in its entirety to about, it's interesting that Christ is pretty much present as reference in the lyrics.

See the stone set in your eyes; Christ's tombstone.
See the thorn twist in your side; Christ's crown of thorns.
On a bed of nails; the cross on which he was nailed.
My hands are tied, my body bruised; him being nailed on the cross, and being bruised by the relentless torture that he received.

    ------ About the song I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For performed by U2

I have NEVER seen such long winded OVER analyzation of a top 40 pop song in all my life! REALLY?!! You get all those paragraphs and scriptures outta ONE 3 and a half minute song?!! Are you INSANE?!! Do you always have to have it YOUR WAY whenever some one makes references to God's word?!! What makes you such an expert?! Bible college? Some other bible studies you've done? The bible is a LONG complicated book and only God has mastered it!!! If you don't like what Bono and U2 have to say then SHUT UP and TURN YOUR RADIO OFF!!!

    ------ About the song Wake Up Dead Man performed by U2

How deplorable and Satanic that anyone who calls themself a "rev" should publically EXPLOITIVELY TWIST the very dying words of the Son of God himself as being an "example" of how it is acceptable to mass media and support a song of DISRESPECT towards Jehovah [Yahweh] and his Son Jesus Christ: Again, this song FALSELY CHARGES GOD and HIS SON with FAULT - with UNRIGHTEOUS WRONG-DOING, NEGLIGENCE, APATHY, and INEPTITUDE as regards their Godship and Lordship over mankind - i.e., as if Jesus Christ, under his Father, "DIDN'T THINK" or was too distracted by/busy "working on something new" to carry out justice and righteousness towards an individual needing protective warning or intervention from a destroyer here on this earth at this time (in this world currently dominated by Satan and his throng) – or that it is really Jesus' Father and his way of doing things that is to blame.

THE SCRIPTURAL TRUTH IS that NEVER, EVER - NOT in ANY Holy Scripture whatsoever - can King David, Jesus Christ, or any other currently genuine, faithful, loyal, obedient and true worshiper of Jehovah [Yahweh] be found DISRESPECTING GOD as this song does, FAULT-FINDING HIM (as THIS SONG DOES) - speaking of God, and also to his Son, as though neither Father nor Son know what they are doing; and that the plans, purposes, and abilities of the Creator-Universal Sovereign and the work of His Son in tandem with Him are deficient.

No indeed. To speak that way towards God or Jesus Christ – or to defend that sort of slanderously accusatory speech - has never been the way of anyone being FAITHFUL, but is instead reflective of the spirit of God's enemy, Satan the Devil.

IN CONTRAST, an ACTUAL examination of the Scriptures proves that David ALWAYS voiced his expressions of anguish, pain of heart, fear, sorrow, grief, anger and frustration with wicked ones (and his questioning of WHY God was permitting them to get away with their evil at that time), his pleas for help, etc. with RESPECT and REVERENCE towards the Person of Jehovah, always in a context of respect for Him, as demonstrated by his frequent use of the phrases, “O Jehovah”, and “O, my God” while addressing Him with his concerns. Further, the Psalms show that David did NOT just speak to God to tell him what he was frustrated about, or to ask God to save him from his enemies, BUT HE ALSO PRAISED GOD and spoke of his truth and righteous standards, His goodness, His righteousness, etc.

It was the same was Jesus: During his needlessly cruel and demonic execution by puppet-persons of the Devil's crowd, at one point, God completely withdrew his protective force from his Son, which meant that Jesus' integrity was being completely tested by the wicked one to the full, he experienced the full of all that pain and anguish. That outcry of , “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) came with that onslaught of pain, anguish, etc. - and even that calling to God at that time was COUPLED WITH THE RESPECT of addressing his Father with, “My God, my God...” (as did the Psalmist David). Was Jesus Christ FAULT-FINDING/ FAULT-QUESTIONING his Father (“in anger”) at that point (or ever)????

NO WAY.

And any of the MANY so-called “reverends”, “pastors”, “priests”, etc. of FALSE (ANTI-WHOLE-SCRIPTURAL) “Christian” Bono/U2 IDOLATRY that have “defended” the DISRESPECT towards God and Christ shown by this song by REPEATEDLY TEACHING THEIR SHARED CREEDO-EXCUSE that this song is fine – this teaching of the Bono god is fine – because “David's Psalms were full of anger and questioning towards God” NEED TO FIRE THEMSELVES from their “jobs” IMMEDIATELY, before God SOON does.

Additionally, it is shocking that an entire host of FALSE “Christian” religious leaders, in their promotion of Bono/U2 IDOLATRY – transparently to “up” their own image, popularity, book and sermon sales, means of maintenance, etc. - also so boldly DEFEND and “excuse” this mass-media-ed song and it's author's obtuse use of AN OBSCENITY in association with addressing the Son of God.

This is what THE WORD OF GOD STATES, but yet what many such FALSE “Christian” U2-idolatry
-promoting and reinforcing “reverends”, etc. (and many of the flocks of Christendom) have stubbornly chose to DENY anyway:

“Let FORNICATION and uncleanness of every sort and greediness NOT EVEN BE MENTIONED among you, just as it befits holy people, neither shameful conduct nor foolish talking nor OBSCENE jesting, things which are not becoming, but rather the giving of thanks. For you know this, recognizing it for yourselves, that no fornicator or unclean person or greedy person – which means being an idolater – has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and of God.

LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU WITH EMPTY WORDS, for because of the foresaid, the WRATH of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore, do not become partakers with them; for you were once darkness, but you are now light in connection with [the] Lord. Go on walking as children of light, for the fruitage of the light consists of every sort of goodness and righteousness and truth. Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord; and quit sharing in [them] in the unfruitful works that belong to the darkness, but, rather, even be reproving [them], for the things that take place in secret by them it is shameful even to relate. Now all the things that are being reproved are made manifest by the light, for everthing that is being made manifest is light. Wherefore he says:

“AWAKE, O SLEEPER, and ARISE from the DEAD, and the Christ will shine upon you.”

(Ephesians 5:3-14)

(It is humans DEAD in their sins [including staying with their [anti-whole scriptural] FALSE religious LIES] that are the ones that need to “WAKE UP”, not the more active than humanly imaginable person of Jesus Christ, who is now the God-appointed Highest Reigning King over all the earth [and who is just about to extend that Kingdom down from heaven to encompass all of this earth as its only Ruling entity]. )

There is the above, and there is more in God's words, reiterating the very basic, what should be natural conscience-sensed concept that NO ONE BELONGS using PROFANITY in “prayer” or in speech about the HOLY persons of Jehovah/Yahweh God or his Son, Jesus Christ.

Again, “reverends”, etc. that would still voice public approval for that which disrespects and profanes the name, persons, and teachings of God Almighty and His Son surely need to get down and step away from their pulpits and urgently correct themselves so as to not become further responsible for misleading people to their eternal deaths by way of their anti-whole-scriptural religious lies. That is true even if those LIES are cool-ized by their promotion and reinforcement of Bono/U2 idolatry. Yes, what an abomination such 2TIMOTHY 4:3,4 prophesied-type “preachers” have dumped out onto the music-loving public - “in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Lastly, to publically SLANDER-attack a person for speaking scriptural truth from God is a crime against God and against humanity. It is NOT those speaking of Jehovah [Yahweh's] own scriptural teachings and standards who are “crazy”- but, it is, instead, THOSE WHO FIGHT GOD'S WORDS and SPIRIT – and faithful messengers of Jehovah [Yahweh] – with LIES that are the ones who become “mentally diseased”, “mad”[“crazy”], and foolish. (1Timothy 6:4; 2Timothy 3:8,9; Romans 1:21,22)

God Almighty's rage and disgust against all of the world's FALSE religions – especially those of FALSE [word of God DEFYING, Christ-disobedient, etc.] “Christianity” is at an all-time high. He is truly about ready to destroy that entire Satan-led giant global empire CULT of all of those FALSE religions, whom his words refer to as “Babylon the Great.” (See Revelation chapters 17 and 18.) Its all coming true, just like Jehovah [Yahweh] and his Son said these things would come true – and that is not "crazy."

That being the case, it is time for all people to HURRY UP and LEAVE the Devil's global monster CULT of “Babylon the Great”, which has Christendom (FALSE “Christianity”) at its forefront. (Revelation 18:4,5) Certainly, it would be foolish indeed to allow oneself to be persuaded to join or stay with any FALSE (Christ-OFFENDING) church of Christendom (or any other part of “Babylon the Great”) because of any FALSE religious “leaders'” upholding of any spiritually mistaken words and philosophies of Bono ABOVE those of God Almighty and his Son.

WAKE UP, yes.