Press play above for "One"
from U2's 1991 Achtung Baby
I consider "One" among the best lyrical
creations ever. I put it on this page because it means something different
to almost everyone who listens. In our various muses we are all one - but
we're not the same.
"One"
by U2
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 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, Brothers
One life, but we're not the same
We get to carry each other
Carry each other
One... One
Hold on to your paintbrush - it's going to be an artsy ride...
This section of the site is dedicated
to original amateur art, music and prose created exclusively by people I know.
Unapologetically politically incorrect, some of these works are
personal or otherwise inappropriate for a public site, so I set up
a separate password-protected area. If you have your user name and
password already, select the button below to enter
The Muses Galleries.
The Muses Galleries are organized in nine
sections representing the
nine Greek goddesses of inspiration, learning, the arts and culture.
In mythology, the Muses were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They
inspired poets, musicians and artists. The words music, museum and
mosaic are all derived from muse.
The Muses
Calliope
The fair voiced
The eldest and most
distinguished of the Muses. She is the Muse of eloquence and
epic or heroic poetry. This gallery features the written
word in story form.
Clio
The proclaimer
The Muse of historical and
heroic poetry. This gallery features important elements of the
past in art, photography or written forms.
Erato
The lovely
The Muse of lyric poetry,
particularly love and erotic poetry, and mimicry. This gallery
features poems and mimicry expressed in art, photography or
poetic forms.
Euterpe
The giver of pleasure
The Muse of music, joy and
pleasure. This gallery features music in audio, video
or
written forms.
Melpomene
The
songstress
The Muse of tragedy. This
gallery features loss, war and healing in art,
photography or written forms.
Polyhymnia
She of many hymns
The Muse of the sacred hymn,
eloquence and dance. This gallery features spiritual and
religious expression in any form.
Terpsichore
The whirler
The Muse of dancing
and drama. This gallery features movement and interaction
in any form.
Thalia
The flourishing
The Muse who presided over
comedy and pastoral poetry. She also favored rural pursuits.
This gallery features humor and nature in any
form.
Urania
The heavenly
The Muse of astronomy and
astrology. This gallery features the future, science fiction and
other elements beyond our world in any form.
If I know you, and you would like to
participate either actively or passively in the Muses Galleries, please
contact me for a user name and password.
