“Let Me In the Sound” -U2
Finally! U2 is releasing its new CD on March 5th! Millions of people got to see the boys from Dublin perform the cd’s first released song, “Get On Your Boots”, on the 2009 Grammy Awards–they opened the show! I have been a huge U2 fan for years, and I never miss them perform live while they are on tour. Actually, I make a point to see them more than just once each tour. There is nothing like seeing your favorite music performed live.
Much like my other favorite bands–REM, Cold Play, Counting Crows, Bon Jovi–when new music is released, I do my best to figure out the “true meaning” of the lyrics of their songs. The best songs have lyrics that mean different things to different listeners. Song lyrics are like poetry in this way. To some, poems are “puzzles” that need to be pieced together to find meaning. Because the members of U2 are all such spiritual humanitarians, I know the message in their lyrics will be soulful, timely, and global.
So here we go again…When the CD hits in March, I, along with millions of other U2 fans, will have more than a dozen new puzzles to decode. Now, here’s my challenge to YOU…
What do you think U2 is saying with its song, “Get On Your Boots”? Listen to the song and let me know what you think the lyrics mean.
“Get on Your Boots”by U2
Winds blow with a twist
Never seen a move like this
Can you see it too
Night is falling everywhere
Rockets hit the funfair
Satan loves a bomb scare
But it won’t scare you
Hey…Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah…
Free me from the dark dream
Candy bars, ice cream
All the kids are screaming but the ghosts arent real
Heres what you gotta be
Love & community
Laughter is eternity if the joy is real
You dont know how beautiful
You dont know how beautiful
You are…
You dont know
You get it do you
You dont know
How beautiful you are…
If someones into blowing up
Were into growing up
Women are the future
All the big revelations
Ive gotta submarine
Youve got gasoline
I dont wanna talk about wars between nations
Not right now
Sexy Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah…
Foxy boots
You dont know how beautiful
You dont know how beautiful
You are…
Sexy Boots
I dont wanna talk about wars
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
My God Im going down
I dont wanna drown now
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Get on your Boots
Get on your Boots
Yeah…
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