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I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel, sunlight on my face
See that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love, burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
(It's all I can do)
The cities a flood
And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled into dust
I'll show you a place
High on the desert plain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
(It's all I can do)
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel, sunlight on my face
See that dust cloud disappear without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love, burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
(It's all I can do)
The cities a flood
And our love turns to rust
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled into dust
I'll show you a place
High on the desert plain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
(It's all I can do)
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Track duration: 04:46
"Where the Streets Have No Name" as written by Bob/gaudio Crewe
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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End of Story.
I've always pictured this song as being told by an old Japanese person who was in Hiroshima.
I wanna run
I want to hide
I wanna tear down the walls
That hold me inside
Running, hiding inside, being trapped inside.
I wanna reach out
And touch the flame
The flame - or the 'unforgettable fire', which can refer to the bomb.
Where the streets have no name - there are no streets now, no roadsigns. They've been flattened etc.
I see the dust cloud disappear without a trace - self explanatory - cloud
I wanna take shelter from the poison rain - after the explosion there was radioactive rain
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do
- this bit always made me think it's a man, singing to the wife he lost in the explosion.
The city's a flood - not necessarily water. Panic, activity.
And our love turns to rust - again, i see the narrator's wife/spouse/loved one having just died. Their love has turned to rust.
We're beaten and blown by the wind - the terrible wind from the blast
Trampled in dust - dust everywhere, from buildings, dirt, even people
Like I said, it's not what U2 intended, but I think it fits in a lot of ways. Even if it's not intended, it's amazing that one song can contain a million stories. It depends on the listener.
- Streets here are numbered and have no names, for the most part.
- "High on a desert plain" fits almost perfectly...
Oh well.
I'm still not 100% sure that there is no truth that rumor. Obviously some of his music has been influenced by the American West and Southwest.
Go look at the circumstances we and/or our children will need to go through in the book of Revelations...and it lasts for quite awhile folks.
For those who can hold out and be faithfully true, will see The New Jerusalem (Heaven on Earth), it's in the desert and the streets have no name, because they won't need any.
And when I go there - The New Jerusalem
I go there with you - Christ-Jesus
It's all I can do - I'll go through it, because there's no alternative for me
By the way, sometimes the media asks about the lyrics to a song and the band(s) or songwriters give other explanations or make videos that have nothing to do with the "true" meaning. Some have to stay neutral in a lot of areas to avoid conflicts with their contracts, record deals, pacts, etc. So don't expect a video or statement from them to be the truth.