Into The Heart
U2 Lyrics
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I stay a while where I can go back
Into the heart of a child
I can smile
I can go there
Into the heart
I can go back
I can stay a while
Into the heart
Into the heart
The lyrics of U2's "Into The Heart" speak to the power of nostalgia and the longing to return to a time of innocence and simplicity. The repetition of "Into the heart of a child" emphasizes the purity and sincerity of childhood, where the weight of the world has not yet burdened us. When Bono sings, "I stay a while where I can go back," he's acknowledging that while we can never fully return to our childhoods, we can revisit them in our minds and memories. The lines "I can smile, I can go there" further underscore the comfort and happiness that returning to those memories can bring. The closing repetition of "Into the heart" is a call to all listeners to join Bono on this journey into their own hearts and memories.
Line by Line Meaning
Into the heart of a child
Exploring the innocence and simplicity that resides within one's inner child.
I stay a while where I can go back
Taking a moment to appreciate the childlike joy and wonder that can be revisited at any time in the future.
I can smile
Feeling a sense of happiness and warmth as one taps into the pure, unadulterated emotions of a child.
I can go there
Rediscovering the essence of one's inner child and the ability to tap into that part of oneself whenever needed.
Into the heart
Focusing on the innermost depths of one's being, where the true and unencumbered self resides.
Into the heart of a child
Returning to the state of uninhibited joy and innocence that one experiences as a child.
I can go back
Revisiting the simple pleasures and carefree attitude of youth and embracing that spirit once again.
I can stay a while
Allowing oneself the time to fully immerse in the experience of reconnecting with one's inner child and relishing in the freedom that comes with it.
Into the heart
Reiterating the importance of focusing inwardly and tapping into the true essence of oneself.
Into the heart
Re-emphasizing the power and significance of reconnecting with one's innermost self.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, LARRY MULLEN, PAUL DAVID HEWSON
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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