All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

Lately I've been listening to this U2 album repeatedly. The songs are great, but the lyrics have really started to stir deep thoughts in my too often dormant mind. I'll just paste a few of the lyrics below, but if I have time I would like to do a little "exegesis", or for you fans of college freshman english, a bit of "close reading".

For now, I ask that you note in particular the following line: I'm not afraid to die/ I'm not afraid to live/ And when I'm flat on my back/ I hope to feel like I did.

Me too. Get busy livin', my music savvy friends.

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Kite

Something is about to give
I can feel it coming
I think I know what it is
I'm not afraid to die
I'm not afraid to live
And when I'm flat on my back
I hope to feel like I did

Who's to say where the wind will take you?
Who's to say what it is will break you?
I don't know, which way the wind will blow

Who's to know when the time has come around?
Don't want to see you cry
I know that this is not goodbye

It's summer, I can taste the salt of the sea
There's a kite blowing out of control on the breeze
I wonder what's gonna happen to you
You wonder what has happened to me...

I'm a man, I'm not a child...
A man who sees
The shadow behind your eyes

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