ONE

"Is it getting better Or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you now? You got someone to blame You say one love, one life (one life) It's one need in the night One love (one love), get to share it Leaves you darling, if you don't care for it Did I disappoint you? Or leave a bad taste in your mouth? You act like you never had love And you want me to go without Well it's too late, tonight To drag the past out into the light We're one, but we're not the same We get to carry each other Carry each other One... Have you come here for forgiveness? Have you come to raise the dead? Have you come here to play Jesus? To the lepers in your head Well, did I ask too much, more than a lot? You gave me nothing, now it's all I got We're one, but we're not the same Well we, hurt each other Then we do it again You say Love is a temple Love is a higher law Love is a temple Love is the higher law You ask me to enter Well then you make me crawl And I can't be holding on To what you got When all you got is hurt One love One blood One life You got to do what you should One life With each other Sisters and my Brothers One life But we're not the same We get to Carry each other Carry each other One... One love"

U2

Io non so voi, ma io mi son sempre chiesta cosa significasse questa canzone, ogni volta che la sento mi diverto a darle un significato diverso in base a cio che sto vivendo in quel momento piuttosto che in un altro, ma e' interessante sapere il significato che Bono ha dato a queste parole, colonna sonora di molte delle nostre vite e non so voi, ma anche alcune mie lagrime...

Da WIKIPEDIA: "One" has many debated meanings. The ambiguity is likely the main aspect that popularizes the song, allowing for many different interpretations. There are 3 video versions to the song which add to the discussions. One of them suggests that it's about a gay son confessing to his father that he is HIV-positive—largely assumed because of the content of the original video, directed by Anton Corbijn, in which Bono sings the song to his own father. It is filmed in Berlin and has footage of the band driving in Trabant cars. Also, a large amount of sales from the single went to AIDS charities. The second version has footage of blooming flowers and buffalos, interspersed with numerous black title cards featuring the word 'one' in white lettering, depicted in numerous languages. The buffalos in the video originate from a photo by David Wojnarowicz, a gay artist who died of AIDS. The photo is on the cover of the single. Yet another version of the video shows Bono in a bar, smoking a cheroot and drinking beer. The most basic interpretation suggests the song to be about two people who love each other, but hurt each other too much to continue with their relationship, which is a prominent lyrical theme. The Edge in Q magazine said, "I often come across people who've told me they played it at their wedding, And I think, 'Have you listened to the lyrics? It's not that kind of a song'". Others interpret the song as achieving oneness in the spiritual sense, while yet another point of view suggests that it's about the reunification of East and West Germany and the subsequent, slow healing of past wounds as the Berlin Wall collapses. This particular one is popular due to the time the band spent in Germany during the album's creation. However, the most popular interpretation suggests that the song is about Bono's lifelong relationship with his father, based on their shared experiences following the death of Bono's mother when he was 14.