Mysterious Ways
08. U2 Lyrics
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With your sister the moon
Let her pale light in
To fill up your room
You've been living underground
Eating from a can
You've been running away
From what you don't understand
She's slippy
You're sliding down
She'll be there when you hit the ground
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways, oh
Johnny, take a dive
With your sister in the rain
Let her talk about the things
You can't explain
To touch is to heal
To hurt is to steal
If you wanna kiss the sky
Better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy)
She's the wave
She turns the tide
She sees the man inside the child, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways, oh
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, alright
Lift my days, light up my nights, oh
One day you'll look back and you'll see
Where you were held now by this love
While you could stand there
You could move on this moment
Follow this feeling
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways, oh
Move you, spirits move
Yeah, move
Lets you move you
Does it move you?
She moves with it
Lift my days, light up my nights, oh
The lyrics to "Mysterious Ways" by U2 discuss the power and alluring nature of love. The song encourages the listener to open themselves up to love's influence and to embrace the journey it takes them on. The first verse speaks to the character Johnny, who has been living a solitary life, without understanding the power of love. The song suggests that by allowing the moon's light in, Johnny can become more open to love and learn to embrace it fully.
The lyrics continue to explore the concept of love as a force that can move and heal people. The line "To touch is to heal, to hurt is to steal" suggests that the power of love extends far beyond simple physical touch. The second verse speaks to the importance of vulnerability in love, stating that in order to truly experience it, one must be willing to kneel, or lower themselves to its power. The song suggests that love is capable of turning the tides and uncovering deeper truths that may have been previously hidden.
Overall, Mysterious Ways is a celebration of the transformative power of love, and encourages listeners to embrace its mysterious and fascinating nature.
Line by Line Meaning
Johnny, take a walk
Johnny, go outside and take a stroll
With your sister the moon
Look up at the moon and let its light shine on you
Let her pale light in
Allow the moon's light to enter your room
To fill up your room
So that your room is full of light
You've been living underground
You've been hiding away from the world
Eating from a can
Eating canned food, possibly out of necessity
You've been running away
You've been avoiding something you don't understand
From what you don't understand
From something that confuses or frightens you
Love
The solution is to embrace love
She's slippy
Love is elusive and difficult to grasp
You're sliding down
You're losing your grip on love
She'll be there when you hit the ground
Love will be there to catch you when you fall
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Everything is going to be okay
She moves in mysterious ways
Love is unpredictable and hard to understand
Oh
Johnny, take a dive
Take a risk
With your sister in the rain
Do it with the moon still shining
Let her talk about the things
Discuss things with love
You can't explain
Things that are hard to put into words
To touch is to heal
To love is to heal
To hurt is to steal
To cause pain is to take something away from someone
If you wanna kiss the sky
If you want to experience something great
Better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy)
You need to be humble
She's the wave
Love is like a wave
She turns the tide
Love can change everything
She sees the man inside the child, yeah
Love sees beyond our flaws and weaknesses
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Everything is going to be okay
She moves in mysterious ways, oh
Love is always unpredictable
Lift my days, light up my nights, oh
Love brings joy to life
One day you'll look back and you'll see
Someday you will understand
Where you were held now by this love
You were held in place by the power of love
While you could stand there
While you were strong
You could move on this moment
You could make a decision at that time
Follow this feeling
Trust your intuition
Move you, spirits move
Inspire you, energize you
Yeah, move
Lets you move you
Motivates you to act
Does it move you?
Are you inspired?
She moves with it
Love is always there, guiding you forward
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Paul David Hewson, Angelique Kidjo, Larry Mullen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kaah6162
""Johnny take a dive
With your sister in the rain
Let her talk about the things
You can't explain
To touch is to Heal
To hurt is to Steal
If you want kiss the sky
Better learn how to kneel ( On your knees boy!) ""
This is pure poetry.
@patrickstocks3986
Johnny take a walk
With your sister the moon
Let her pale light in
To fill up your room
You've been living underground
Eating from a can
You've been running away
From what you don't understand
Love
She's slippy
You're sliding down
She'll be there
When you hit the ground
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Johnny take a dive
With your sister in the rain
Let her talk about the things
You can't explain
To touch is to heal
To hurt is to steal
If you want to kiss the sky
Better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)
She's the wave
She turns the tide
She sees the man inside the child, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
Lift my days, light up my nights
1 day you'll look back
And when you see
Where you were held
How by this love
While you could stand there
You could move on this moment
Follow this feeling
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright
She moves in mysterious ways
Ah oh oh ah huh
Move, move, move, move
She moves with it
She moves me like
Lift my days and light up my nights
Love
@turc1656
That bass line is the stuff dreams are made of. Groovy as hell and wildly addictive.
@reneechristopher2121
I agree with you 💯%.
@chuckphelps6187
Even Bono has said that the band was built around Adam Clayton's bass line. An underrated musician.
@viciazzo
underrated... indeed!
@claudiapost-schultzke7216
True
@troyh7079
That was the 90s man... bass bass and more bass.
@jimmymurray6116
U2 was the most versatile bands in HISTORY: Rock, Pop, Rhythm, Indie. They could do it all with the same line up. Perfection!
@Angela-qr8wl
Same Line Up Yea!!!!
@skw0816
This song NEVER EVER gets old! Bono still has his moves too
@Macca-rb5ok
The 1990s belonged to U2 - this album and the subsequent tour took music into a new post-80s era. It's hard to describe how fresh and new this "sound" was at the time.