Lyrics for Beautiful Day as interpreted by kevin

Beautiful Day Lyrics
The heart is a bloom,
Shoots up through the stony ground
But there's no room,
No space to rent in this town

You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care,
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere.

You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you can lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
The sky falls
And you feel like it's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away

You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination

You love this town
Even if it doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you

It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day


Touch me, Take me to that other place
Teach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light, and
See the bird with the leaf in her mouth
After the flood, all the colors came out

It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day

Touch me, take me to that other place
Reach me, I know I'm not a hopeless case

What you don't have you don't need it now
What you don't know you can feel it somehow
What you don't have you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day.

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bueller84
10-31-2009

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This just played on my iPod and now I've burst into tears. I'm not in a good place and this song just highlights that I've got to get myself out of this hole, but...I can't. Every single word has a meaning to me. There's no space to rent, I'm out out of luck, I'm in a rut, but I'm still here, in this town. It's all over me. And I don't know where the hell to go to get myself out of this. But I know I'm not a hopeless case.

I'm waiting for my flood, so I can finally be happy and see a beautiful day without getting mad at life because I can't enjoy it like everyone else around me is. I know I'm not a hopeless case.

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unchainedmelody8717
09-23-2009

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This song is about having somthing good and holding on to it The bass reminds me of a heartbeat so in another way it could be about a baby coming to the world.

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snowbunny157
09-14-2009

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I heard this song when I was about 10 when I had never heard of U2 and thought, "I need to find out who this band is!" U2 is the greatest.

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christineluvchris
06-18-2009

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theres a reward for verything we do... i think its a reward for U2 to sell record for singing this beautiful song...
ow... Bono.. luvv ya...


"After the flood, all the colors came out"

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christineluvchris
06-18-2009

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There's a reward fo everything we do... this is a good song,, U2 supposed to have their rewards for singging such a beautifull song....

oh.. yeah.! "After the flood, all the colors came out"

I love this.!!!!

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christineluvchris
06-18-2009

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I remember when i was a little girl. I used to ride a bike in the backyard behind my home. And one day, the rain drops when i was still on the backyard. Greatfully it was just a drizzle. So i held my head to see the cloudy skies. I just didn't know how or why.. suddenly i cried. My tears fallin' down. I remember the phrase from this song

"After the flood, all the colors came out"

hahaha.. dunno what, why, or how... maybe i just realized how beautiful the skies was... And how true this phrase was..

"After the flood, all the colors came out"

and yeah,, hahaha,, sometimes it becomes my personal motto to TasChiBandGirl

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TheDesertFox
04-18-2009

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The meaning is simple. Stop worrying, and just take a moment to be awash in and appreciate the beauty of the universe.

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happythoughts
03-18-2009

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enjoy life

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Nii
01-22-2009

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When i hear the song..i feel good..i don't konw why.
i like the song :)

Moni

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mrstreit
01-22-2009

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I think this song is about that every day can be beautiful if you just pay attention to all little thinks like a blue sky. But even it is not my favorite song cause i like an other kind od music

n.m.

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mrstreit
01-22-2009

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I think the song is about a wonderful place were is nothing bad and everybody feels good.iI think this place is our earth because the people destroy this place and we must protect it.But the song
,Beauteiful Day, is a very good song


Patric Kuprat


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oiiopo
11-21-2008

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Yes, it is quite religious, Noah after the flood, the birth of Jesus, and also "touch me, take me to that other place" reminds me about the time Jesus was on the cross and the thief next to him says "remember me in paradise" (paradise being the "other place")

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schlenkster
10-26-2008

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This is just an extremely positive song. No matter what happens, there are still great things to look forward to.

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loubylouxx
10-21-2008

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this, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. it is impossible to stand still to, i don't mean as a dance song, you can't dance to it, but you have to be walking, or driving, just watching the scenery outdoors go by, to fully appreciate it. I have been listening to this song since i was a baby and have only recently come to appreciate its meaning.
my favorite lines are You're on the road
But you've got no destination

which i saw someone said made the song really sad. i disagree, i love the feeling of travell, not just to get to your destination, but simply for the feeling of being on the road, and i think that is what it's about.

i also love
What you don't have you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day.

Because these lines just make me feel like theres no point me worrying about what i have or don't have, it's a beautiful day and all that really matters is feeling happy.

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Shewboy
10-11-2008

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this song is about how no matter what the day's really like, it's beautiful on the inside

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ShepherdofBeing
07-16-2008

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This song is so overrated. It seems underwritten to me, simple in a bad way: lowest common denominator, dumbed-down lyrics and trite metaphors for people who don't get 90% of rock lyrics. (Flame away, I don't care and probably won't see it anyway. Before you do, though, compare this with the lyrics of Achtung Baby and tell me with a straight face this is U2's best song!)

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yojimbo963
07-14-2008

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i love this song. i wasn't born in the golden age of u2, but ever since i listened to kurt nilsen sing this in world idol i was totally amazed by the song. it's so darn optimistic, and lush and comforting and ALWAYS sends goosebumps down my arms. thank you u2 for this wonderful song.

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From Dawn to Dusk
07-04-2008

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It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away"

Everybody has to learn to stop constantly staring at the dirty ground they're standing on, and acknowledging the pretty sky above them.
I know this is a cliche...but life's too short to remember only the ugly days.

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chanrocks
07-02-2008

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Wow, this song is not about Jesus. Bono said it himself when the song was first released that it's about having nothing in life, yet you're still happy.

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Nafsllib
04-17-2008

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krisomnia0903 - Of course the lyrics are contradictory, that is the point.

It's amazing the number of people who catch the obvious optimism in the song but miss the depression and sorrow.

The song uses the metaphor of leaving town, to describe escaping difficult times with optimism.

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krisomnia0903
04-08-2008

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This song is just plain lovely,. The lyrics are kinda contradictory to title in parts but the melody is nice. I think it is one of those hopeful songs by u2
I can't get enough of Bono's voice lol

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Czeslaw
04-04-2008

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I think this song is about valuing the things we have in life even when things are down and you've lost so much, you should realize that you've still got so much more left.

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MobileDJ
12-29-2007

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Quite possibly a song about patience. The key phrase for me, “What you don’t have you don’t need it now”. When things seem hopeless, empty, we sometimes have to wait patiently for that right moment to take us out of our despair. If we attempt to get rid of the despair with distractions and false hope, we could miss out on the real beauty in life. That’s where the all the great imagery at the end of the song comes from (the world in green and blue, canyons broken by clouds....)

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MathiasCronqvist
12-21-2007

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u2 is just great! i hope to comment on almost all since they all are good albums.
this song is about believing and living in the moment, beautiflul day, good day.

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adam_13
11-22-2007

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Amazing feel good song.. I love it, I'm horrible at song meanings but I find it just as keep your head up, there's plenty of chances that are going to come up today, don't stay in the past and miss the new things to come
..plan to make a snowboarding montage to it this season

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