Lyrics for Vertigo as interpreted by Lyra

Vertigo Lyrics
Unos dos tres catorce!

Lights go down, it’s dark
The jungle is your head
Can’t rule your heart
A feeling is so much stronger than
A thought
Your eyes are wide
And though your soul
It can’t be bought
Your mind can wander

Hello hello
I’m at a place called Vertigo
It’s everything I wish I didn’t know
Except you give me something I can feel, feel

The night is full of holes
As bullets rip the sky
Of ink with gold
They twinkle as the
Boys play rock and roll
They know they can’t dance
At least they know

I can’t stand the beats
I’m asking for the cheque
The girl with crimson nails
Has Jesus round her neck
Swinging to the music
Swinging to the music
Oh oh oh oh

Hello hello
I’m at a place called Vertigo
It’s everything I wish I didn’t know
But you give me something I can feel, feel

Check mated
Oh yeah
Hours of fun

All of this, all of this can be yours
All of this, all of this can be yours

All of this, all of this can be yours
Just give me what I want and no-one gets hurt

Hello hello
We’re at a place called Vertigo
Lights go down and all I know
Is that you give me something
I can feel your love teaching me how
Your love is teaching me how, how to kneel
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

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destro
12-21-2004

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We all have listen to Mister Bungles, and Sonic Youth, even Stockhousen. (I think you don´t know who that guy is) Fanthomas is good too. See, we all know about music, but you come here and spit venom against intelligence. You Amateur.

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Viro
12-22-2004

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What? As I made perfectly clear, I have no love for Sigur Ros, and do indeed consider them derivative, but they're a million miles more original than U2. And do I give a fuck if one of their videos is similar to one of Weird Al's? No, actually. And as for your list of "alternative" musicians, well, it's like a college boy's attempt at counterculturalism. You think that stuff is groundbreaking? Just because I mentioned that Sonic Youth are respected doesn't make them in any way vital. I can't believe I'm being lectured about originality in music by a U2 fan...

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kmk_natasha
12-24-2004

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I don't agree with whoever said it stoud for Pi, nice try though. I think they are just really bad at Spanish. It's not like they're Spanish/Latino or anything.

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kmk_natasha
12-24-2004

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I know people think they are gods, but I've never been a big U2 fan. I think they are way overrated. Maybe they were cool back in the 80s. Oh! I do like that one song that the Edge sings/speaks. I think it came out in the early 90s. I don't really like this song though.

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U2takemehigher
12-25-2004

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^^numb....
oh yeah... and i hate trolls

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thusispeak
12-26-2004

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I like this song actually. Its good but it doesnt compare to their old songs. Those were amazing.

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FightingLee
12-28-2004

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hey viro,
maybe you should relax a little and try to enjoy music. It is interesting, but often, the harshest critics are those that cannot do anything at all. You probably have no personal musical talent and therefore spend your days away critisizing anything that you can get your hands on. When it comes down to it, people can enjoy whatever type of music they want without being told what to do from some talentless music natzi. I prefer U2 because of thier passion. Hell, i don't know if they are the most original group that ever came about, but I know passion when I hear it, and you will never find more passionate music and lyrics. Vertigo might not be the best example of this passion, but it wasn't meant to be. Hell, U2 probably doesn't sit around all day wondering what lifeless ignorant people like Viro think about them, because several million people think they are tremendously talented.

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241
12-28-2004

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I think all you U2 fans would find this interesting:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=11worst

He makes quite a few good points.

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Lyra
12-30-2004

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was that a completely braindead and utterly futile page or is that just my idea?

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FightingLee
12-30-2004

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don't know, didn't see it. Figured it would be something stupid though by the name of the site.

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Viro
12-30-2004

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Passion? Maybe in their early years, but now U2 are all about the money. Bono's worth what, $300m+? He doesn't need any more money. So, if it's all about the music, why doesn't he just donate all profit from CD sales and royalties to charity? He's probably set to make a bundle from future tours, too. And if the band don't care about people criticising them, then by the same token they don't really care if people praise them either.

"You probably have no personal musical talent"

No, I do not play an instrument. Surprisingly enough this doesn't make me bitter in any way. And your mind works in strange ways if you're assuming I harbour a hatred for all music because I can't play chopsticks on the piano. There are plenty of artists, bands and composers whom I admire and respect, and not one of them feels the need to permanently don a hat and sunglasses.

"several million people think they are tremendously talented"

Wow, you could apply that quote to Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Aaron Carter, Jessica Simpson...the charts are generally where you find the most banal music.

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241
12-31-2004

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Maybe if you gave a reason, Lyra, people would have a reason to agree with you. What did you disagree with?

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Lyra
12-31-2004

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ah, I just though it was obvious!Well, he said almost nothing about music, he gave no reasons/explanation at all for anything he said, he was utterly dogmatic and all in all it was the site of a bitter person with far too much time in their hands so as to devote an entire page to a band they hate. And from the tiny amount of time I spent on the rest of his site, he seems to be like that about everything. Bottom line is I shouldn't have bothered at all.

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albanyankee
01-01-2005

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Amusing how many of these posts are dedicated to the "uno, dos, tres, catorce" thing. I think we can rest assured that U2 are NOT "just bad at Spanish." They said "one, two, three, fourteen" because they meant to. The reason why is beyond me--hey, maybe it is the "fourteen albums" thing, but I'm not going to make some sort of "Paul is dead" thing out of it. As for what the rest of the song is about, it does seem to be an attempt to reconcile the life of a Christian (which three of U2 are) with the temptation to party like a rockstar (which all four of them definitely are). Music, dancing, alcohol, drugs, stardom, and all the rest of it can definitely get us high (hence "Vertigo") but the image of the crucifix in the midst of it all brings the song back to that deeper love that's "teaching me how to kneel."

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scott18
01-02-2005

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n3odi!I think your the one who suck!"I'd rather stick a soldering iron in my ears than listen to this crap."yeah youd rather do that than giving your comment.this website dont need a moronic bas**** like you so you better get the h** off here!*tw**`s not allowed!*---------------by the way,this songs great! they really deserve to be in the hall of fame!-I think idiots like n3odi should`nt listen to this song,neither to all the U2 songs!He might hang himself in his room!----------U2 rocks!

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jorge_lazaro5
01-02-2005

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i think this song is about drugs

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1stname
01-02-2005

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Who cares about the counting at the beginning? Just listen to the damn song.

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marco2polo
01-02-2005

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jorge_lazaro5 rofl every song i see some moron say this is about drugs

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estoydemoda
01-02-2005

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let me try to clear this up a little.
If anybody has any question uno dos tres catorce means 1, 2, 3, 14.
14 albums? would make sense.
And to clear up the uns vs. unos vs. uno arguement, on the ipod commercial Bono holds up fingers 1, 2, 3 and then he waves his hand. He means the numbers. I agree it does sound like he is saying UNS but he holds up one finger and acts like he is counting so i think we just cant understand him one the recording.

vertigo is a disorder that has to do with dizzyness, spinning, etc.
drugs? fatigue (been around too long)?

"Lights go down, it’s dark
The jungle is your head
Can’t rule your heart
A feeling is so much stronger than
A thought "
Logic tells him no but passion tells him yes. Passion causes the dark jungle in his head.
The crimson fingernails: Red is the color of passion. This clarifies that it is a lady, probably a whore (or someone Bono would would consider one). Red lights used to be turned on outside of houses that offered prostitution to sailors.

"I’m asking for the cheque "
he wants out. when you are in bad company you ask for the check so you can leave.

"The girl with crimson nails
Has Jesus round her neck"
Like everyone else, i think this a a cross worn for decoration while to Bono it is just a sign of guilt.

And the Ravenmaster...
"Being a writer, I can appreciate the fact that lyrical things are meant to be interpreted for and by the individual"
Apparently not a good one since you said 'lyrical things' instead of lyrics.
Now I know that my own post has tones of fragments and probably broken grammer i am to lazy to correct, I just brought this up because you seem to be badgering people

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vadge
01-02-2005

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it's 'cuatro', dumbasses, not 'catorce.'
also, maddox is the best.

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mel-c
01-03-2005

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This song is just a pop song. It's not supposed to say anything revolutionary. I'm sure the second single will "mean more" to you poles-up-your-asses bastards.

I'm sure Bono knows that four in SPanish "cuatro"... but thinking of it in my head, "catorce" just sounds damn better.

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FightingLee
01-03-2005

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Viro,
I really coulnd'nt agree more with some of your last statements. I think U2 has lost some passion. I also didn't mean that just because several million people like them that they are good, and your right, there is a lot of crappy music on the charts. I guess my question is, why do you care though? I mean, why are you on a page dedicated to u2 lyrics if you don't like the band? Is it your personal mission to dissuade all listeners of any band you dislike from listening to that music?
About the permanent hat and glasses. They are dorky. Bono is huge nerd and I don't know what is up with the need for the edge to cover his head. Bono also dances like a freakin retard on stage They are huge dorks. But in my estimation, that's another thing that makes them cool. Unlike you maybe, I choose the music I listen to by other factors than what they wear, and how they look, and do they fit the type of image that I like.
Finally about the giving all thier money to charities. Bono does a ton for under developed countries and poverty stricken people in general. If there is one celbrity that can't be accused of not helping anyone, its bono. What do you want? If I could make several million writing music, what's wrong with that? It doesn't mean that I wrote the music for money, and to prove that I don't need to get rid of it all. What do you have against money?

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Viro
01-03-2005

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I have nothing against money per se, but I do find it riling how people make him out as a saint, or as "one of the good guys" because of his charity work. I mean, compared to someone like Mother Teresa, or better still, any of the millions of people out there who dedicate their whole lives doing charity work and receive no "European of the Year" awards, Bono says a great deal but does very little when it comes to charity. Call me cynical, but I truly believe he does a lot of it for his reputation.

Bono's fortune exceeds the total GDP of Vanuatu, a country of nearly 200,000 people. In places like Indonesia, where the average daily income is roughly $2, he could pay the whole country's wages for a day. The hourly cost of using a private jet, as U2 often do? $6,000. Ridiculous. I'm not asking him to just give all his money to the poor, merely to stop appearing with his luvvie friends at celebrity events and to stop banging on about how we could all be doing so much more. Hypocrisy like that is odious, and completely undermines any good intentions he may have.

I don't want it to seem like I'm just picking on Bono here. There are many, many celebrities who adopt a "do as I say, not as I do" policy towards charity.

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FightingLee
01-04-2005

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Agreed . . . we could all talk less and do more. That may not be a reason to hate anyone, but do what you will. I guess its a fault of his, spending money thriftlessly and not doing as much as he may be able to, but I don't do much either. The music is beautiful in my esteem which is obviously different than your own feelings towards it. I guess I like to think that he is just a normal guy that writes music well, has a lot of faults like anyone, is a little egomaniacal, and can express his feelings in dramatic ways through music. He is definately no saint, but I don't think he is trying to be an ass, and I don't think he is quite as bad as most of the liberal ass hollywood mainstream that think thier uneducated and ignorant ideas should be revered. At least he grew up "seeing" the horrors of poverty and war that can ravage a land. At least he tried to use whatever talents that he might possess towards expressing the feelings of such a sad war torn land. I almost feel embarrassed to stick up for that though as I am writing on a page dedicated to a song like vertigo that cannot even hold a match to the messages that they used to portray. The album as a whole does embody some real passion though and some serious problems that still ravage the middle east and zion (jerusalem) as well as the diseases that killed his father and tear at the poverty stricken classes of the world.

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Schr4nz
01-05-2005

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this is the most blasphemous egotistical song in existence, i cant believe all of you don't get what it's about: NOTHING... wake up you morons, he preaches like he's some kind of God when infact he's just an asshole with a lot of money, i honestly don't know how this song is even worthy of my post... Fightinglee, your post makes me sick, if Bono really gave a shit about anything he'd give away 90% of his money to charity and live like a normal human being, but instead he prances around preaching like he's godsent or kingshit and doing the opposite, wake up, all of you......

I totally agree with Viro, Bono is an ass, aswell as a whole lot of other celebrities, just quit faking it, if you're really an asshole, don't cover it up for your image... you all make me sick..

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