In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
It's time to go again to your blue room
Got some questions to ask of you in your blue room
The air is clean, your skin is clear
We've had enough fun hanging around here
It's a different kind of conversation in your blue room
Saw me calmly, deep inside
Saw me calmly, somewhere to hide
And time is a string of pearls
Your blue room
(In a second )
See the future just hanging there
Your blue room
A new frame, a new perspective
Looking down on my objectives
New instructions, whatever their directions
Your blue room
Saw me calmly, be so proud and new
Saw me calmly, came to feel
It's alright
Your blue room
One day, I'll be back
Your blue room
Yeah, I hope I remember where it's at
Your blue room
I see inside of you
Won't you take me back home
So much for tonight
Zooming in and zooming out
Nothing I can do without
A lens to see it all up close
Magnify what everyone knows
Never in company
Never alone
No car alarms
No cellular phones
Got some questions to ask of you in your blue room
The air is clean, your skin is clear
We've had enough fun hanging around here
It's a different kind of conversation in your blue room
Saw me calmly, deep inside
Saw me calmly, somewhere to hide
And time is a string of pearls
Your blue room
(In a second )
See the future just hanging there
Your blue room
A new frame, a new perspective
Looking down on my objectives
New instructions, whatever their directions
Your blue room
Saw me calmly, be so proud and new
Saw me calmly, came to feel
It's alright
Your blue room
One day, I'll be back
Your blue room
Yeah, I hope I remember where it's at
Your blue room
I see inside of you
Won't you take me back home
So much for tonight
Zooming in and zooming out
Nothing I can do without
A lens to see it all up close
Magnify what everyone knows
Never in company
Never alone
No car alarms
No cellular phones
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How come this song hasn't had more post??? Its my fav U2 song of all time and its a great song to put on when you've got a hangover and your lying in bed (doesnt really capture the meaning or mood of the song but dammit i like to get drunk lots!) A beautiful song tho and i seriously urge everyone to listen to it - not sure what the blue room is a symbol of, maybe its a place in your mind or something?
Actually water lover, Bono basically said the song was about sex, so...no.
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
well actually you are both right cause I think he has said it is about a conversation, "whether it is between a lover or your maker" (or something like that)
Its a very good song, reminds me of my past. I used to listen to this over and over and over.
What a beautiful song. The song was done under the group alias Passengers. Very melancholy but calming song. And, of course, Bono is an amazing a poet.
It's about having a conversation with Jesus Christ. And nothing else compares!!! The most true and real conversation you can have!!
Adam Clayton Speaks the last verse. It the second song he ever did any vocal work on. The first was Endless Deep a b-side that was put on the 1980-1990 best of b-sides
The lyrics listed here are really, really wrong. The correct lyrics are on the official U2 site. This is one of the few U2 songs I still really love, it's deep, sultery and sexy.
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