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“I spent much of my younger years with a touch of superiority in the intellectual department. I have been talking about being treated with contempt, disdain, told I don’t know s*** from shinola, even when my ‘data’ is personally obtained. I have been talking about how other people treat me, my experiences with other people knowing all there is to know on a given subject and that no new information will EVER come to light. You certainly appear to have missed what I was sharing, entirely. “Unless you’ve been talking about other people the entire time, I’ve really missed what you are saying.” For me, and I’m only speaking for myself, there is a difference between knowing something and coming to a decision about something. You also said, “When I know something, I know it until someone gives me information that brings it to question.” Which is almost identical to me saying, When I know something Larry, yeah, that’s it. I don’t know how you came to your conclusion, because what it means is, repeating something over and over doesn’t make it truth. Well, you’re the one that said, “Your last lines are interesting because they gives the sense that when you decide something, that’s it.” The last two lines you are referring to there are:Īnd sometimes I can’t see something no matter how many times I look or for how long, because it’s not there, even if people say it is. “And once you’ve made a decision, that’s it. I’m not calling you a liar per se, but it is possible is it not? I’ll tell you why I believe it’s a possibility I read your letter to ‘The Edge 102 radio’ on another site, prior to reading it here. “I’ve said over and over that I don’t know you or your situation.”ĭid you want me to describe my most personal feelings, the intimate details of my life, right here on your blog, which anyone can read? Yes, you have said you don’t know me over and over, but it occurs to me you could be lying. Can we do it? Can we ask? Can we pray? And can we do it alone. He’s married every element he works with in his writing and I think it is so much more poignant to leave it hanging, as is reality for so many of us. In many ways I think this may be one of his best. Do I do it alone or do I ask for help? I think we can all identify with those words in some way.
Do I want to take the chance and give it up to God? Or do I protect myself from all of it by not opening up at all. Should we end before we begin? Do I want to risk getting hurt. The love is there, for each other, for and from God, whatever works for you.Īnd finally, the killer end. The first part, talking of being on the rocks, could mean a relationship, any life struggle or even spiritual struggle. Taking anything and leaving it open for interpretation.
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Those last three verses repeated are brilliant because they can cover almost any situation or thought. The next bit seems to deal with the realities that this is our life and we can’t move on without living it. Only in the most honest of silences can we know what is right. Whether you subscribe to the concept of God or whether you look at that voice inside as your own conscience, we all recognize that we have to stop talking in order to hear. The best line is at the end: I thought I heard the master’s voice – It’s hard to listen while you preach. Intimacy, openness is like food for the body, but in this case, feeds the soul. Crying out about being alone, that being alone is wrong, shutting people out will make you cold. The sailor stanza really stood out to me. I can tell you from my own life, asking for help is so very difficult, but also one of the most important things I, and my family, have done. And those last two lines seem to be asking the question ‘can you step up’ while also saying ‘are you brave enough to ask others for help’. So when it hits the chorus (“I don’t know if I’m that strong”), I can really relate. Between financial and family challenges, it never seems to stop getting in my face and pushing to see how far I’ll go before I break. I think this is the part I truly connect with. And no matter how much you want peace, life will always throw you curve balls. I look at the opening, talking about the endless, restless nature of the sea and see it as telling us that life goes on, no matter what.įrom there, the lyrics seem to walk us through the realities of life. I’ll post the lyrics I’m using at the end as a reference. I feel like it has living, breathing sadness to it that I can really connect with.