Lyric discussion by satisfaction2000 

I can't say if it's true,but someone told me it was a song a gay son sings to his father. It surely works on that level if you read the lyrics with that theme in mind."Did I disappoint you..leave a bad taste in your mouth. You act like you never had love and you want me to do without...we're one but we're not the same" etc.

@satisfaction2000 I read that same hypothesis here: entertainment.howstuffworks.com/the-stories-behind-29-u2-songs17.htm. It's interesting to read the lyrics with that interpretation.

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