Thor66 05-19-2002
One of U2's Best songs..... In my belief, no one will ever find what they're looking for untill the day they die....

DrumAddict 06-28-2003
wow... I'm surprised there aren't more comments on this. I think this song really has a lot of spiritual overtones, great song!

mqmninezero 10-03-2004
I'm also surprised there aren't that many posts for this great song. This song is basically about Bono or maybe the entire band having some questions regarding their faith. We all know U2 is an Irish Catholic band and most of their songs some lyrics which talk about God or Jesus. In this song they are basically saying that they love their religion, but they still have some unanswered questions. So in a way they are questioning their faith. Not many people know this but this song was very controversial back in Ireland where the band is originally from. The Catholic Church hit hard at the rock band for writing this song and demanded an apology, but the band declined any further comment. This was also in Rolling Stone magazine. I hope this helped. Thanks.

narcolepsy 12-26-2004
I'm kind of stupid, but I always thought this song was about looking for a loved one. So...could someone help me out with how you got a spiritual undertone out of this song? I mean he does refer to "her".

rocksnikki 01-05-2005
The song refers to the search for religious contentment. The lyrics "Only to be with you" refer to his quest to be with god/jesus. All the things he's overcome (climbing walls, etc.) refer to his quest for knowledge on the subject. the lines "You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains Carried the cross of my shame, of my shame You know I believed it " are a fairly obvious reference to jesus dying on the cross. finally, the lines "i still haven't found what i'm looking for" show his ever-present thirst for religious fulfillment. for the record, i'm not even remotely religious. however, the "carried the cross of my shame" lines are a pretty clear indicator of what this song is about.

kazu 04-03-2006
narcoplepsy: Well, the last verse is pretty clear. First of all "I believe in the Kingdom Come". In that context, when he says "you", he seems to mean Jesus ("carried the cross of my shame/you know I believe it"). Then he says "but"; though he believes in Jesus, the Kingdom Come, etc., he still hasn't found absolute certainty about God; he believes, but he's still searching. That's what I think the whole song is about: all the ways he's tried to find certainty about God. In the beginning, when he says, "Only to be with you", I think "you" is God (like in George Harrison's song "My Sweet Lord"). He's tried meditative practices ("sealed these city walls"), maybe passionate love? ("kissed honey lips/felt the healing fingertips"), he's "held the hand of the devil"; but he's still searching. I think almost everyone who seeks God feel this way.

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