weeell buttofmalmsey i dont know Bono personally but the lyrics seem to suggest a drug addiction - "i took the poison from the poison stream, then i floated out of here."... and... "she will suffer the needle chill."
the lyrics in general seem to articulate some sort of hopelessness - some kind of desire to escape from something that you know you really cant (addiction) - hence the term 'running to stand still'.
also, "step on a steam train" cooould be a reference to what people call taking heroin, 'riding the H-train'. or that could be looking too far into it.
anyway i think this song communicates hopelessness and dependence beautifully.
"I took the poison from the poison stream" Could also be the singer's adulterous meanderings, allowing him to float out of a bad relationship and be held in some loving arms too.
"I took the poison from the poison stream" Could also be the singer's adulterous meanderings, allowing him to float out of a bad relationship and be held in some loving arms too.
weeell buttofmalmsey i dont know Bono personally but the lyrics seem to suggest a drug addiction - "i took the poison from the poison stream, then i floated out of here."... and... "she will suffer the needle chill." the lyrics in general seem to articulate some sort of hopelessness - some kind of desire to escape from something that you know you really cant (addiction) - hence the term 'running to stand still'.
also, "step on a steam train" cooould be a reference to what people call taking heroin, 'riding the H-train'. or that could be looking too far into it.
anyway i think this song communicates hopelessness and dependence beautifully.
"I took the poison from the poison stream" Could also be the singer's adulterous meanderings, allowing him to float out of a bad relationship and be held in some loving arms too.
"I took the poison from the poison stream" Could also be the singer's adulterous meanderings, allowing him to float out of a bad relationship and be held in some loving arms too.