Dancing Barefoot
U2 Lyrics
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She is addicted to he
She is the root connection and
She is connecting with me
Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
Headed for a spin
Some strange music drags me in
It makes me come up like some heroine
She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on
He who is chosen by she
Here I go when I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me
I'm dancing barefoot
Headed for a spin
Some strange strange music drags me in
It makes me come up like some heroine
She is recreation
She intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation that
He is levitating with she
Here I go when I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
'Til I lose my sense of gravity
I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music drives me on
Makes me come up like some heroine
Oh God I feel for you
Oh God I feel for you
Oh God I feel for you
Oh God I feel for you
The lyrics to U2's "Dancing Barefoot" convey a sense of intense, almost trance-like infatuation. The "she" of the song is portrayed as both a source of blessing ("benediction") and addiction, a woman who is simultaneously rooted to the earth and connected to the divine ("the root connection", "essence of thee"). This addiction drives the singer to dance barefoot, caught up in "some strange music" that "drags me in" and makes him feel like he's "headed for a spin" or "spinning so ceaselessly" that he loses his sense of gravity.
The song alludes to a spiritual, almost mystical connection between the two people depicted in the lyrics. The woman is seen as the embodiment of feminine energy, or the eternal goddess, while the man is her chosen consort. The singer describes the woman's "slow sensation" and how her intoxication with him makes her feel as though he is "levitating with she". The intensity of this connection is further emphasized by the repeated lines of "Oh God, I feel for you", suggesting that the singer's attraction is almost a form of religious devotion or transcendental experience.
Overall, "Dancing Barefoot" is a song that explores the feeling of being completely consumed by desire or infatuation. The lyrics are somewhat ambiguous and open to interpretation, but the overall sense is that of being caught up in a kind of spiritual ecstasy that is both dangerous and exhilarating.
Line by Line Meaning
She is benediction
She brings blessings
She is addicted to he
She is deeply attached to him
She is the root connection and
She is the foundation of their connection
She is connecting with me
She is establishing a connection with me
Here I go and I don't know why
I am uncertain of my actions
I spin so ceaselessly
I am in a perpetual cycle
Could it be he's taking over me
Is he controlling me?
I'm dancing barefoot
I am dancing without shoes
Headed for a spin
I am about to get dizzy
Some strange music drags me in
Unfamiliar music is drawing me closer
It makes me come up like some heroine
It makes me feel like I am on drugs
She is sublimation
She channels emotions into a higher form
She is the essence of thee
She embodies all that is essential to you
She is concentrating on
She is focusing on
He who is chosen by she
The man she has selected
Here I go when I don't know why
Again, I am unsure of myself
I spin so ceaselessly
I keep going in circles
Could it be he's taking over me
Am I being controlled again?
She is recreation
She is a source of pleasure
She intoxicated by thee
She is under your spell
She has the slow sensation that
She is experiencing a pleasurable feeling
He is levitating with she
They are both experiencing an elevated state of consciousness
Here I go when I don't know why
Still unsure, as before
I spin so ceaselessly
Continuing to go in circles
'Til I lose my sense of gravity
Until I feel weightless
Oh God I feel for you
I have strong emotions for you
Oh God I feel for you
I feel for you deeply
Oh God I feel for you
My emotions for you are intense
Oh God I feel for you
I am experiencing powerful feelings for you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ivan Kral, Patti Lee Smith
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A me
on eleven o' clock tick tock
And girls can make children but not like this one...so will just have to walk around with a painted face then...
LMewdowlark
on One
Baby, baby, baby, I know I'm not alone
Ha, ha, ha
Oh, it's not a hill it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
Let's shout into the darkness, squeeze out sparks of light
You know we're gonna go crazy, you know we'll go crazy
You know we'll go crazy, if we don't go crazy tonight
Oh, slowly
Oh
Hold me slow
Again, these are the wrong lyrics. They are not the lyrics for 'One' but a different song. I pasted the correct lyrics in my other comment.
LMewdowlark
on One
And there's a part of you that wants me to riot
Everybody needs to cry or needs to spit
Every sweet-tooth needs just a little hit
Every beauty needs to go out with an idiot
How can you stand next to the truth and not see it?
Oh, change of heart comes slow
It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
Do you believe me or are you doubting?
We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
Every generation gets a chance to change the world
Pity the nation that won't listen to you boys and girls
Is the sweetest melody the one we haven't heard?
Is it true that perfect love drives out all fear?
The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear
Oh, but change of heart comes slow
It's not a hill, it's a mountain
As you start out the climb
You see, for me, I've been shouting
But we're gonna make it all the way to the light
But I know I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
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
When it's one need in the night
One love, we get to share it
Leaves you, baby, 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
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 a higher law
Love is a temple, love the higher law
You ask me to enter but then you make me crawl
And I can't be holdin' 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, brothers
One life but we're not the same
We get to carry each other, carry each other
One
One