I think, a line by line interpretation of Bad could be intresting. That or Running To Stand Still ( I've been watching too many movies about drugs recently. Throw in Wire for good meaure! ) That or All Because Of You.
Bad is a good idea! But personally I have no time now, but I'll have my interpretation tomorrow!
If you twist and turn away
If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate
There's someone who isn't really happy with Bono. The person 'twist and turns away' (his back towards Bono) and cries (tear yourself in two again). But Bono tells him/her that he would do one certain thing if he could. He would let 'it' go, surrender to that person and than he would feel dislocated.
quote:
If I could throw this
Lifeless lifeline to the wind
I guess that this is about his life. He wished he could throw his life into the air and the wind would carry it. He wished that everything in life would be easy and you could just let yourself be carried away (by the wind).
quote:
Leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
And through the rain
Into the half-light
And through the flame
He wants to leave his heart of clay. I'm not sure, but I think that he means that it's easy to change his feelings. It's not hard to let him fall in love
The person from the first verse doen't believe him and walks away. Far away; into the dark night, through the wet rain, but also through the half-light (opposite of the dark) and the flames/fire (opposite of the rain). So this person could be anywhere. Maybe in a dark place, maybe in a bright place, maybe in a wet place or in a warm place. Faraway, so close
quote:
If I could through myself
Set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day
If Bono could leave this heart of clay, let his life carry by the wind, he would see the person that dissappeared. The spirit (we're probably talking 'bout a dead person, maybe his mother?) would be set free and it would be break away from the dark/half-light into the light where Bono can see it.
quote:
To let it go
And so to fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
Again, he has to let it go, he has to forget about this dead person and continue living. Leave his heart of clay=his heart is like clay, cause he keeps missing this person, while his own life must continue.
quote:
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
I'm not really sure...he isn't dreaming that he can see this dead person?
quote:
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colours crash, collide in blood shot eyes
That's a tough one. Blue could be the colour of heaven and Black of the hell. The bruised silken sky is heaven and the burning flags are down in the hell. And then the colours crash (heaven vs. hell)....
quote:
This desperation
Dislocation
Separation
Condemnation
Revelation
In temptation
Isolation
Desolation
Let it go
Addiction; he wants this dead person back and he seems to go crazy. This desperation, dislocation, separation; he gets totally lost. He lost control.
quote:
And so fade away
To let it go
And so fade away
To let it go
And so to fade away
The dead person goes back to where it came from; heaven or hell
Is your opinion on the lyrics of Bad still coming Steve? I see you're having very little time, since you're going to write reviews on the entire 3th leg of Elevation...
If not, I would like to continue with my personal fav...Dirty Day
Is your opinion on the lyrics of Bad still coming Steve? I see you're having very little time, since you're going to write reviews on the entire 3th leg of Elevation...
If not, I would like to continue with my personal fav...Dirty Day
If you guys would like that one, of course...
actually, i've really been working on the analysis of bad. it's one of my fav songs, and its a personal + emotional song to me too.
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