Lyrics for All Because of You as interpreted by Lyra

All Because of You Lyrics
I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion

I saw you in the curve of the moon
In the shadow cast across my room
You heard me in my tune
When I just heard confusion

All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am… I am

I like the sound of my own voice
I didn’t give anyone else a choice
An intellectual tortoise
Racing with your bullet train

Some people get squashed crossing the tracks
Some people got high rises on their backs
I’m not broke but you can see the cracks
You can make me perfect again

All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am… I am

I’m alive
I’m being born
I just arrived, I’m at the door
Of the place I started out from
And I want back inside

All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am


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hubris
11-12-2004

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being complete

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bearman
11-19-2004

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Sounds like he's singing to his wife.

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2861U2
11-19-2004

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This song could be about anything. God, kids, his wife, the fans, anything.

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Ross_curfew
11-24-2004

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This song IS ABOUT GOD. If you look at the Chorus, Bono sings 'All because of you, I AM'.

In the Bible, when Moses speaks to the burning bush, he asks who he should tell the egyptians sent him. Gods answer...

'I AM WHO I AM, tell them I AM sent you'

This is therefore God's name and Bono is telling God thats its all because of him, I AM.

If you have the special limited edition CD/DVD/Booklet version of the new album, yoiu will see that one of the pages in the booklet is about this song. It has I AM in the middle and about a quote from the Bible, take of your shoes because your on Holy ground blah blah blah.

For further reference read Exodus 3...

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freedom-fighter
11-26-2004

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thats really interesting, damn u2 i love you

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aayers007
11-29-2004

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Ross Curfew is right on about this song. No doubt this song is about God and how he has saved one or all members of U2, except maybe Adam whom i have heard is not a Christian. Regardless its a great song. I love that U2 has stuck with songs about God since there first album.

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U2takemehigher
12-08-2004

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i really like how he says 'tortoise'

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Ross_curfew
12-09-2004

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heh heh

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georgep
12-09-2004

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Great scream Bono! And sung with great passion as well. But this song scares me a little...like it is about death...l hope U2 is around for a long time, but it makes me nervous...a farewell quality to it. Yes there is a deep gratefulness for existence expressed to the creator. the more I listen to thjis album, the more I like it! U2 comes through again!

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smterthenu
12-27-2004

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Well, I saw an interview with Bono on MTV and he states that this song is a love song to the Who! It is sort of whoish in sound isn't it?

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junners
01-06-2005

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bit lame singing tortoise to rhyme with choice and voice? bono's better than that. unless he is deliberately messing with us and saying lyricists these days employ easy but weak lyricical rhymes. or am i delving into this a little too deep? i'm just messing with you all before someone sends me hate mail.

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amshust
01-07-2005

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no, i kinda thought the same thing about tor-toyce. granted I hold Bono in high artistic esteem, so I "delved deeply" too, thinking "maybe he Did think about that for 5 years before they recorded it. I tend to think the lyrics were chosen to address the I AM found in Exodus, but think they wanted it to be able to address more people too. Songs that address more than idea or person...are cooler. (like "City of Blinding Lights": I sing it to the stars And to my wife And to downtown Atlanta AND thinking about heaven)

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AudiLuva
01-09-2005

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'I AM WHO I AM, tell them I AM sent you'

Actually, YHWH, or Yahweh, translates to "I am who am."

Here's the translation of that part:

"I am who am." Then he added, "This is what you shall tell the Israelites: I AM sent me to you."

Hate to have to point out your biblical mistakes, it was just bugging me.

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junners
01-11-2005

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AMSHUST: "delved deeply"... maybe he Did think about that for 5 years before they recorded it

what are you talking about? jesus, you people need to get out more (only kidding!)

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johnnymac
01-14-2005

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ok everybody ,.
this song sound a VERY lot like "morning glory" by Oasis. The vocals don't sound similiar but the tone of the guitar building and whatnot sounds a little too familiar. Listen to both songs and see if you agree.

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govconspiracy
01-16-2005

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it doesn't sound like morning but i think it definitely has a 70s rock feel.

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stoolhardy
02-02-2005

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I think the line "some people get squashed crossing the tracks" is interesting.

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Dangerboy
03-21-2005

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I think this song is sung from the POV of the Ideal of New York City or voice of NYC as a whole. The chorus is being sung to the people of new york - "All because of you, I am" - the people of the city make up this ideal. I think it is a song about the rebirth (continual rebirth) of New York City especially after 9/11 (the video was shot throughout the city). There is many references to this "you can make me perfect again" "I'm alive, I'm being born". There is also image of the city life - "squashed crossing the tracks" (physically and metaphorically), "high rises on their backs" (Tall building people live in, work in), "I'm not broke but you can see the cracks" - sidewalk cracks, general decay of the city. The song captures the attitude of new york - "I like the sound of my own voice, I didnt give anyone else a choice" - the uniqueness of new york city and take it or leave it attitude. I also like the like " You heard me in my tune, when I just heard confusion" - the sounds of new york is confusion - cars, traffic, people, music, screaming but there is something special to the rhythm of life here!

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Napkin
04-02-2005

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Personally, I think it's a song about birth, which can be seen clearly at the end with these lines:

I'm alive, I'm being born and I just arrived, I'm at the door of the place I started out from and I want back inside, All Because Of you, All because of you, All because of you I am

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romanseight
04-04-2005

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The song is about God, but of course with the usual U2 double meaning so that it can be interpreted in a different non spiritual way.

In the lines about being born he is talking about his spiritual life. He's at the door of heaven and he wants to come into the presence of God again.

He was born a "child of grace" but nothing else in the world compares to God for him in the world, because it is a fallen world. Bono mentions that he is intellectually small compared to the bullet train of God's wisdom. Bono mentions his "cracks" but only God can make him perfect again. As Ross Curfew suggests, in the chorus he is singing All because of you God (I Am). Of course Bono who has studied the Bible and throws references in so many songs would know the significance of the phrase "I Am."

In their current Vertigo tour, after the political part, and the fun part, they end the concert with three religious songs. The last three they play are this one, Yawheh, and 40 which are all prayers. The tour program points out that this is what Yawheh is and it is deliberate that the three are played at the end.

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hyper_skittles
04-04-2005

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I have heard interviews were Bono says that he dedicated this song to Ali, his wife. I think this is clear in the first verse-

I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion

I saw you in the curve of the moon
In the shadow cast across my room
You heard me in my tune
When I just heard confusion

hes basically saying that when he met her, there wasnt much good going for him, and she turned him around. But as with most U2 songs it can be interpreted loads of different ways and i think that it is also about god.

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astepcloser24
08-20-2005

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The song 'All Because of You' is about how someone can change your life- and for the better. "An intellectual tortoise racing with your bullet train" refers to Bono. He's intelligent, obviously, and he's referring to how he's always speeding through life. He's doing the DATA thing, he's in U2, etc. I definitely think this song is dedicated to his wife, Ali. She's the driving force in Bono's life. No matter where he is or what he's doing, Ali is Bono's #1.

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GuitarChick
09-30-2005

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Sorry, but this was really bugging me.

The line "An intellectual tortoise, racing with your bullet train", was NOT written just to fit in with the song.

This song is, of course, about God. Bono refers to himself as "An intellectual tortoise...", meaning that he is intellectually SLOW (Like a tortoise) compared to God, whose intellect matches that of a "Bullet train". It is an effective comparison...I mean, think of the speed of a bullet train compared with a tortoise. The train is infinitely faster.

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wrestlewithjime
12-30-2005

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adam clayton said that bono is actually an intellectual tortoise, that he'll figure out a way to get africa out of debt but he'll forget where he left his car keys. this song is about anything that has influenced your life

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mattraider
01-11-2006

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He is talking about Jesus people. Many of Bono's ongs are very Christ themed.

I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion

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