Single Greatest Line Of Any U2 Song

INSTCUWSUMVC · 10-06-2007, 07:21 PM

I think it is ....."The Citys a flood and our love turns to rust."

chocky · 10-06-2007, 08:00 PM

Not necessary a brilliant lyric but I always get chills with this line from "Gone":

'Goodbye...And it's emotional
Good night...I'll be up with the sun'

U2isthebest · 10-06-2007, 08:05 PM

"What you thought was freedom is just greed." also from 'Gone'. It's nearly impossible to choose though.

lazarus · 10-06-2007, 08:05 PM

Man melts the sand so he can see the world outside

or

He turns his money into light to look for her

Bono at his conceptual best.

nathan1977 · 10-06-2007, 08:08 PM

So we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage

intedomine · 10-06-2007, 08:11 PM

Too hard. Not a line, but amazing passages:

THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE

"Carnival
The wheels fly and the colors spin
Through alcohol
Red wine that punctures the skin
Face to face
In a dry and waterless place"

HEARTLAND

"Mississippi and the cotton wool heat
Sixty-six a highway speaks
Of deserts dry
Of cool green valleys
Gold and silver veins
Of the shining cities"

LINE:

IN GOD"S COUNTRY

We'll punch a hole right through the night

MOFO

Holy dunc, spacejunk coming in for the splash

hughfan_1 · 10-06-2007, 08:33 PM

The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony ground

EdgeIsTooSexy · 10-06-2007, 08:49 PM

Every poet is a thief

actualy thats quite hard bono is a great writer

Slapnutz · 10-06-2007, 08:53 PM

Closer than ever to everybody's wife

Utoo · 10-06-2007, 09:06 PM

Funny, I was actually thinking about starting a thread like this the last few days & kept forgetting!

I have a few that I like....will probably add more later (can't do "single greatest"

)

I can lose myself, you I can't live without.

I'm only hanging on
To watch you go down
My love ---- (the kicker is the "my love" tacked onto the end of those sour lines) and most of So Cruel

There's a silence that comes to a house where no one can sleep

u2trinity · 10-06-2007, 09:07 PM

I've always loved the line
"on a bed of nails she make's me wait ".

BonoIsMyMuse · 10-06-2007, 09:49 PM

"We need new dreams tonight."

Axver · 10-06-2007, 09:54 PM

"Boom-cha!"

Or maybe "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"

U2isthebest · 10-06-2007, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Axver
"Boom-cha!"

Or maybe "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Axver's favorite lyrics are are those of "One".

Everybody knows that.

kafrun · 10-06-2007, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Axver

Or maybe "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"

FTW

So inspiring.. I think I'll get it tattooed on me somewhere

10-06-2007, 07:21 PM	#1
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10-06-2007, 09:06 PM	#10
Utoo Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Premium Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Starting at Infinity Posts: 7,798 Local Time: 12:30 AM	Funny, I was actually thinking about starting a thread like this the last few days & kept forgetting! I have a few that I like....will probably add more later (can't do "single greatest" ) I can lose myself, you I can't live without. I'm only hanging on To watch you go down My love ---- (the kicker is the "my love" tacked onto the end of those sour lines) and most of So Cruel There's a silence that comes to a house where no one can sleep __________________

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Axver Blue Crack Overdose Get me off the internetz! Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Riding W class trams in Melbourne until they're gone Posts: 120,569 Local Time: 03:30 PM	"Boom-cha!" Or maybe "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! My photography

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10-06-2007, 08:00 PM	#2
chocky War Child Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia Posts: 679 Local Time: 03:30 PM	Not necessary a brilliant lyric but I always get chills with this line from "Gone": 'Goodbye...And it's emotional Good night...I'll be up with the sun'

10-06-2007, 08:05 PM	#3
U2isthebest ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vision over visibility.... Posts: 12,085 Local Time: 12:30 AM	"What you thought was freedom is just greed." also from 'Gone'. It's nearly impossible to choose though.

10-06-2007, 08:05 PM	#4
lazarus Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 15,989 Local Time: 09:30 PM	Man melts the sand so he can see the world outside or He turns his money into light to look for her Bono at his conceptual best.

10-06-2007, 08:08 PM	#5
nathan1977 Refugee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Strong Badia Posts: 2,283 Local Time: 04:30 AM	So we are told this is the golden age And gold is the reason for the wars we wage

10-06-2007, 08:11 PM	#6
intedomine Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MELBOURNE's crazy!!! Posts: 5,545 Local Time: 03:30 PM	Too hard. Not a line, but amazing passages: THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE "Carnival The wheels fly and the colors spin Through alcohol Red wine that punctures the skin Face to face In a dry and waterless place" HEARTLAND "Mississippi and the cotton wool heat Sixty-six a highway speaks Of deserts dry Of cool green valleys Gold and silver veins Of the shining cities" LINE: IN GOD"S COUNTRY We'll punch a hole right through the night MOFO Holy dunc, spacejunk coming in for the splash

10-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#7
hughfan_1 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40 Local Time: 11:30 PM	The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony ground

10-06-2007, 08:49 PM	#8
EdgeIsTooSexy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hoping to play guitar with U2 on stage, NYC Posts: 10,776 Local Time: 11:30 PM	Every poet is a thief actualy thats quite hard bono is a great writer

10-06-2007, 08:53 PM	#9
Slapnutz War Child Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Under Your Bed Posts: 924 Local Time: 04:30 AM	Closer than ever to everybody's wife

10-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#11
u2trinity Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Joshua Tree USA Posts: 4,605 Local Time: 10:30 PM	I've always loved the line "on a bed of nails she make's me wait ".

10-06-2007, 09:49 PM	#12
BonoIsMyMuse Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 5,221 Local Time: 11:30 PM	"We need new dreams tonight."