Single Greatest Line Of Any U2 Song - Page 5

rudybay · 10-17-2007, 02:13 AM

won't you*

U2girl · 10-27-2007, 03:58 PM

"I've been sleeping in the street again
like a stray dog
I've been trying to feel complete again
but you're gone and so is God"

Trinity3000 · 10-28-2007, 05:06 AM

love is a temple
love a higher law
you ask me to enter
and then you make me crawl

U2girl · 10-28-2007, 09:38 AM

I had the universe decoded and then the atom split

BluRmGrl · 10-28-2007, 10:14 PM

It's a very hard pick, but the one line that always comes to mind first when I'm asked this kind of question is: Don't let the bastards grind you down. I guess it's because it's so simple, but so true.

And while these may not be the greatest lyrics of all U2's songs,
they've seemed eerily prophetic to me, especially over the last few years:
And it's true we are immune,
when fact is fiction and TV reality
And today the millions cry,
we eat and drink while tomorrow they die.

Great thread, by the way.

Cute Irish Bono · 11-04-2007, 12:43 PM

Walk On - "And love is not the easy thing
The only baggage
That you can bring
And love is not the easy thing
The only baggage you can bring
Is all that you can't leave behind."

"And if your glass heart should crack
And for a second you turn back
Oh no, be strong."

Smile - "Decaying I'm praying
You are my abbot
I need the ground to kneel upon
And love can't be your song
I don't want to see you smile."

digitize · 11-04-2007, 09:38 PM

Ho, Cha, Hey!

(The Saints are Coming)

digitize · 11-04-2007, 09:43 PM

But really:

"And yes, it's true, we are immune..."
"It takes just seconds to say goodbye..."
"We're still building, then buuuuuuuurning down love..."
"I can't live... with or without you."
"Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief... all kill their inspiration, and sing about their grief."
"One life, with each other... sisters, brothers."
"See the world in green and blue [...] After the flood, all the colors came out..."
"Unos, dos, tres, catorce!" (okay, not really)
"Neon heart, dayglo eyes... a city lit by fireflies."
"Oh can't you see what love has done, what it's doing to me?"
All of Mercy

rushu2 · 11-04-2007, 09:48 PM

"When Fact is Fiction and TV Reality"

rushu2 · 11-04-2007, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craigp
SHAKE! SHAKE!

I love "A Celebration" but I think they hate it.

last unicorn · 11-05-2007, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cute Irish Bono

Smile - "Decaying I'm praying
You are my abbot
I need the ground to kneel upon
And love can't be your song
I don't want to see you smile."

I think you mean:

You are my air but
I need the ground to kneel upon."

Love those lyrics. too!

blm · 11-05-2007, 11:34 AM

Could never pick just one line. There are so many masterpieces, but heard A Man and A Woman today. The whole song is beautiful, but I like this one-

You can run from love
And if it's really love it will find you
Catch you by the heel
But you can't be numb for love
The only pain is to feel nothing at all
How can I hurt when I'm holding you?

Marien · 11-06-2007, 03:30 PM

I can't choose just a single line, but as I'm listening to Pop at the moment these came to my mind:

MOFO
Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world
Lookin' for the father of my two little girls
Got the swing, got the sway, got my straw in lemonade
Still looking for the face I had before the world was made

DO YOU FEEL LOVED
With my fingers as you want them
With my nails under your hide
With my teeth at your back
And my tongue to tell you the sweetest lies...

Love is coming, pushing and shoving
In the belly of a woman
Heavy rythm taking over
To stick together a man and a woman

STARING AT THE SUN
Summer streching on the grass
Summer dresses pass
In the shades of a willow tree
Creeps a crawling over me
Over me and over you
Stick together with God's glue

OrARoundabout · 11-28-2007, 03:23 PM

Time is a train
Makes the future the past
Leaves you standing in the station

Your face pressed up against the glass

Earl-Of-IMDb · 12-18-2007, 03:43 AM

"Mother...am I still your son
You know I've waited for so long to hear you say so
Mother...you left and made me someone
Now I'm still a child, no one tells me no"

"And if you look, you look through me
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing"

"And the battle's just begun,
There's many lost, but tell me who has won?
The trenches dug within our hearts,
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn
apart."

"You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it"

Wow.

10-28-2007, 10:14 PM	#65
BluRmGrl Smartass Extraordinaire Premium Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A nearly deserted beach... Posts: 4,375 Local Time: 03:52 AM	It's a very hard pick, but the one line that always comes to mind first when I'm asked this kind of question is: Don't let the bastards grind you down. I guess it's because it's so simple, but so true. And while these may not be the greatest lyrics of all U2's songs, they've seemed eerily prophetic to me, especially over the last few years: And it's true we are immune, when fact is fiction and TV reality And today the millions cry, we eat and drink while tomorrow they die. Great thread, by the way. __________________ "If I am close to the music and you are close to the music, we are close to each other." - Bono

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10-17-2007, 02:13 AM	#61
rudybay The Fly Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Pedro Sula, Honduras Posts: 249 Local Time: 02:52 AM	won't you*

10-27-2007, 03:58 PM	#62
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 17,164 Local Time: 09:52 AM	"I've been sleeping in the street again like a stray dog I've been trying to feel complete again but you're gone and so is God"

10-28-2007, 05:06 AM	#63
Trinity3000 Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 333 Local Time: 09:52 PM	love is a temple love a higher law you ask me to enter and then you make me crawl

10-28-2007, 09:38 AM	#64
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 17,164 Local Time: 09:52 AM	I had the universe decoded and then the atom split

11-04-2007, 12:43 PM	#66
Cute Irish Bono Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 4,631 Local Time: 02:52 AM	Walk On - "And love is not the easy thing The only baggage That you can bring And love is not the easy thing The only baggage you can bring Is all that you can't leave behind." "And if your glass heart should crack And for a second you turn back Oh no, be strong." Smile - "Decaying I'm praying You are my abbot I need the ground to kneel upon And love can't be your song I don't want to see you smile."

11-04-2007, 09:38 PM	#67
digitize Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Doing His Disappearing Act (actual: Austin, Texas) Posts: 7,042 Local Time: 02:52 AM	Ho, Cha, Hey! (The Saints are Coming)

11-04-2007, 09:43 PM	#68
digitize Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Doing His Disappearing Act (actual: Austin, Texas) Posts: 7,042 Local Time: 02:52 AM	But really: "And yes, it's true, we are immune..." "It takes just seconds to say goodbye..." "We're still building, then buuuuuuuurning down love..." "I can't live... with or without you." "Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief... all kill their inspiration, and sing about their grief." "One life, with each other... sisters, brothers." "See the world in green and blue [...] After the flood, all the colors came out..." "Unos, dos, tres, catorce!" (okay, not really) "Neon heart, dayglo eyes... a city lit by fireflies." "Oh can't you see what love has done, what it's doing to me?" All of Mercy

11-04-2007, 09:48 PM	#69
rushu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 99 Local Time: 03:52 AM	"When Fact is Fiction and TV Reality"

11-05-2007, 11:34 AM	#72
blm Refugee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: north and south of bono Posts: 2,428 Local Time: 03:52 AM	Could never pick just one line. There are so many masterpieces, but heard A Man and A Woman today. The whole song is beautiful, but I like this one- You can run from love And if it's really love it will find you Catch you by the heel But you can't be numb for love The only pain is to feel nothing at all How can I hurt when I'm holding you?

11-06-2007, 03:30 PM	#73
Marien War Child Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: where the sea meets the sky Posts: 999 Local Time: 09:52 AM	I can't choose just a single line, but as I'm listening to Pop at the moment these came to my mind: MOFO Lookin' for a sound that's gonna drown out the world Lookin' for the father of my two little girls Got the swing, got the sway, got my straw in lemonade Still looking for the face I had before the world was made DO YOU FEEL LOVED With my fingers as you want them With my nails under your hide With my teeth at your back And my tongue to tell you the sweetest lies... Love is coming, pushing and shoving In the belly of a woman Heavy rythm taking over To stick together a man and a woman STARING AT THE SUN Summer streching on the grass Summer dresses pass In the shades of a willow tree Creeps a crawling over me Over me and over you Stick together with God's glue

11-28-2007, 03:23 PM	#74
OrARoundabout Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,785 Local Time: 03:52 AM	Time is a train Makes the future the past Leaves you standing in the station Your face pressed up against the glass

12-18-2007, 03:43 AM	#75
Earl-Of-IMDb War Child Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: at a place where streets do have names! Posts: 561 Local Time: 02:52 AM	"Mother...am I still your son You know I've waited for so long to hear you say so Mother...you left and made me someone Now I'm still a child, no one tells me no" "And if you look, you look through me And when you talk, you talk at me And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing" "And the battle's just begun, There's many lost, but tell me who has won? The trenches dug within our hearts, And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart." "You broke the bonds and you Loosed the chains Carried the cross Of my shame Of my shame You know I believed it" Wow.