I didn't realize this song was about drugs until a few years ago, and needless to say it ruined my vision of it. But it is still one of the best U2 songs, and my most listened to on The Joshua Tree.
Hopefully it didn't ruin your vision of the song in a negative way. I don't think the message is promotion of drug use or even glorifying it in any way. Just a very powerful message of addiction (which could be addiction to anything, really).
Hopefully it didn't ruin your vision of the song in a negative way. I don't think the message is promotion of drug use or even glorifying it in any way. Just a very powerful message of addiction (which could be addiction to anything, really).
@jarokai A song, regardless of the meaning by the author, can be about whatever it means to you. Words speak to us in different ways, and if a song about drugs isn't something you need, you'll find what you do need and it can speak to that. It can easily be about sin, in general, and our desire to leave it behind. We become addicted to a lot of things...money, power, a person...but letting go of those things can lead us to the freedom to choose and become our best selves.
@jarokai A song, regardless of the meaning by the author, can be about whatever it means to you. Words speak to us in different ways, and if a song about drugs isn't something you need, you'll find what you do need and it can speak to that. It can easily be about sin, in general, and our desire to leave it behind. We become addicted to a lot of things...money, power, a person...but letting go of those things can lead us to the freedom to choose and become our best selves.
I didn't realize this song was about drugs until a few years ago, and needless to say it ruined my vision of it. But it is still one of the best U2 songs, and my most listened to on The Joshua Tree.
Hopefully it didn't ruin your vision of the song in a negative way. I don't think the message is promotion of drug use or even glorifying it in any way. Just a very powerful message of addiction (which could be addiction to anything, really).
Hopefully it didn't ruin your vision of the song in a negative way. I don't think the message is promotion of drug use or even glorifying it in any way. Just a very powerful message of addiction (which could be addiction to anything, really).
@jarokai A song, regardless of the meaning by the author, can be about whatever it means to you. Words speak to us in different ways, and if a song about drugs isn't something you need, you'll find what you do need and it can speak to that. It can easily be about sin, in general, and our desire to leave it behind. We become addicted to a lot of things...money, power, a person...but letting go of those things can lead us to the freedom to choose and become our best selves.
@jarokai A song, regardless of the meaning by the author, can be about whatever it means to you. Words speak to us in different ways, and if a song about drugs isn't something you need, you'll find what you do need and it can speak to that. It can easily be about sin, in general, and our desire to leave it behind. We become addicted to a lot of things...money, power, a person...but letting go of those things can lead us to the freedom to choose and become our best selves.