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Old 02-23-2009, 01:50 PM   #1
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No it's definitely violins, that's the whole point of the line.


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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.


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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.


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Old 02-23-2009, 01:54 PM   #3
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No it's definitely violins, that's the whole point of the line.


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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?


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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:

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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)


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That line ALONE gets him into the Rock and Roll hall of fame! haha


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^ haha right!


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


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


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Old 03-12-2009, 12:15 PM   #12
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Old 03-15-2009, 05:54 PM   #15
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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


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