| U2 – Staring At The Sun Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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So, i disagree with most of you. I do not think that staring at the sun means ignoring the ills of the world, in fact, i think it means the opposite. I think the ones who are willing to put up with the pain of staring at the sun, the ones who will scratch at the insect even if they cannot necessarily solve the problem, are the ones willing to take a real look at our world, take a real view of our problems, and (hopelessly in most cases) try to solve them. "I'm not the only one" is repeatedly asserted, because they are trying to show that there are people out there who really do care, who really do want to solve these problems. but that they have to make such an assertion points out a glaring and obvious truth: almost everyone else is not willing to stare at the sun. It is a cry for more people to join, it is encouragement to those who already are, but it is intrinsicly hopeless because they know it will not happen. There are forces byond thier control; there are governments, parents (which might represent being brought up to continue things as they were, rather than truly decding to change things), etc etc etc. But, be that as it may, he'd rather go blind. He'd rather go on truly looking at our world, seeing the horrors of a west that doesnt care about the poor, seeing brutal regimes across the globe and greedy individuals who couldnt care less, and pain, and disease, and famine, and drugs, and go blind from it, than be just another person avoiding the glare. Even if its hopeless, he'll press on, and take the pain, because its what everyone else really should be doing. Donate to the One Campaign. (lol). |
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