To me it's simply about a man searching for God. Although I'm not religious, its one of my favourite songs (althought Bono doesn't even sing it!) When I first heard this song it was shortly after Sept. 11, and so I couldn't help apply the lyrics to the situation. Try it for yourself, I think the first verse is especially relevent. Instead of a man searching for God, he is searching for a lost loved one. But you can interpret it for yourself.
To me it's simply about a man searching for God. Although I'm not religious, its one of my favourite songs (althought Bono doesn't even sing it!) When I first heard this song it was shortly after Sept. 11, and so I couldn't help apply the lyrics to the situation. Try it for yourself, I think the first verse is especially relevent. Instead of a man searching for God, he is searching for a lost loved one. But you can interpret it for yourself.