Single Greatest Line Of Any U2 Song - Page 10

MooMoo! · 02-23-2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mono

I'm pretty sure it's VIOLENCE not VIOLINS.

"You wanted violence, and you got Nero."

Nero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theres a line there that says:

Quote:

Nero's rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance.[3] He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother[4] and adoptive brother, as the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned"

So I spose the violin line could still stand. (though it has a note that infact he was a Lyre player, though it seems to be a famous quote)

mono · 02-23-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonocomet

No it's definitely violins, that's the whole point of the line.

From the link you provided:

Nero's rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance.[3] He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother[4] and adoptive brother, as the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned",[5] and as an early persecutor of Christians.

Exactly, "He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother[4] and adoptive brother..."

The line says you wanted violence/violins AND you got Nero...meaning Nero gave you what you wanted....

After listening to it a few more times, I couldn't make out whether it was violins or violence, so I'm going with violence bc it makes more sense to me...lol.

What we could agree on is that they should release the song officially and give us the official lyrics.

MooMoo! · 02-23-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonocomet

No it's definitely violins, that's the whole point of the line.

From the link you provided:

Nero's rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance.[3] He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother[4] and adoptive brother, as the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned",[5] and as an early persecutor of Christians.

mind meld much?

bonocomet · 02-23-2009, 12:56 PM

^ haha right!

bonocomet · 02-23-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mono

Exactly, "He is known for a number of executions, including those of his mother[4] and adoptive brother..."

The line says you wanted violence/violins AND you got Nero...meaning Nero gave you what you wanted....

After listening to it a few more times, I couldn't make out whether it was violins or violence, so I'm going with violence bc it makes more sense to me...lol.

What we could agree on is that they should release the song officially and give us the official lyrics.

Well we DO have the official lyrics and in Bono's own handwriting it is VIOLINS.

The lyrics to Mercy are handwritten in the book from the special edition of HTDAAB. So there is no debate at all. It is violins.

bonocomet · 02-23-2009, 01:11 PM

Mercy

mono · 02-23-2009, 01:13 PM

Ha, I stand corrected...But I will still say violence when I sing along...haha.

bonocomet · 02-23-2009, 01:15 PM

That's fine, but "violins" is what makes it a brilliant line!

stray dog · 02-23-2009, 08:55 PM

"Earth, sky, sea and rain
Is she coming back again?
Men of straw snooker hall
Words that build or destroy
Dirt dry bone sand and stone"

"And I, like a firework, explode
Roman candle, lightening lights up the sky"

macfesto · 03-03-2009, 11:48 PM

Dream Out Loud

debjeopardy · 03-12-2009, 11:15 AM

Take this soul
Stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul
And make it sing YAHWEH all the way

God Part III · 03-12-2009, 12:46 PM

Let's go/ let's go/ overground

AEON · 03-13-2009, 02:20 PM

They look for you, but your spirit is in the air
Baby, you're nowhere

JoRu · 03-15-2009, 04:54 PM

I love all the lyrics from One Tree Hill, but this part strikes me the most:

And in the world a heart of darkness
A fire zone
Where poets speak their heart
Then bleed for it
Jara sang, his song a weapon
In the hands of love
You know his blood still cries
From the ground

Dalton · 03-15-2009, 07:07 PM

In the shadows ... Noel gets stabbed.

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bonocomet Blue Crack Supplier Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Otisburg. It's a little bitty place. Posts: 43,195 Local Time: 10:30 AM	Mercy __________________ "C'mon ye people, we're made of stars!" Anaheim, CA 6-6-2010 Anaheim, CA 6-7-2010 Oakland, CA 6-16-2010

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bonocomet Blue Crack Supplier Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Otisburg. It's a little bitty place. Posts: 43,195 Local Time: 10:30 AM	That's fine, but "violins" is what makes it a brilliant line! __________________ "C'mon ye people, we're made of stars!" Anaheim, CA 6-6-2010 Anaheim, CA 6-7-2010 Oakland, CA 6-16-2010

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02-23-2009, 01:13 PM	#142
mono The Fly Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: USA Posts: 97 Local Time: 01:30 PM	Ha, I stand corrected...But I will still say violence when I sing along...haha.

02-23-2009, 08:55 PM	#144
stray dog War Child Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: usa Posts: 613 Local Time: 05:30 PM	"Earth, sky, sea and rain Is she coming back again? Men of straw snooker hall Words that build or destroy Dirt dry bone sand and stone" "And I, like a firework, explode Roman candle, lightening lights up the sky"

03-03-2009, 11:48 PM	#145
macfesto War Child Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Royal Oak // Posts: 501 Local Time: 12:30 PM	Dream Out Loud

03-12-2009, 11:15 AM	#146
debjeopardy Babyface Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6 Local Time: 02:30 PM	Take this soul Stranded in some skin and bones Take this soul And make it sing YAHWEH all the way

03-12-2009, 12:46 PM	#147
God Part III Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 3,318 Local Time: 06:30 PM	Let's go/ let's go/ overground

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AEON Refugee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,994 Local Time: 09:30 AM	They look for you, but your spirit is in the air Baby, you're nowhere

03-15-2009, 04:54 PM	#149
JoRu The Fly Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 252 Local Time: 06:30 PM	I love all the lyrics from One Tree Hill, but this part strikes me the most: And in the world a heart of darkness A fire zone Where poets speak their heart Then bleed for it Jara sang, his song a weapon In the hands of love You know his blood still cries From the ground

03-15-2009, 07:07 PM	#150
Dalton ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Little hand says it's time to rock and roll. Posts: 13,576 Local Time: 01:30 PM	In the shadows ... Noel gets stabbed.