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These are lyrics by U2 that we think are kind of nonsensical.
Nonsensical Song Lyrics, U2
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U2's, "City Of Blinding Lights"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I know more than I know now
The less you find out as you go
I know more than I know now
Why They're Nonsensical:
It sounds like Bono is saying he is becoming stupider as time goes by.
Submitted by: James
U2's, "Dirty Day"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I don't know you, and you don't know the half of it.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, Bono, since I haven't met you, of course I don't know you. As for knowing the half of it, maybe I know more than you think I do, since you don't know me, either.
Submitted by: Mazotti
U2's, "Electrical Storm"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
But if the sky can cry there must be someway back
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, yes! That's why they invented spaceships!
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
U2's, "I Will Follow"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Your eyes make a circle.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Whoever wrote this lyric forgot the basic math principle which states that two points determine a line. perhaps his head was spinning?
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
U2's, "Lemon"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Lemon: See through in the sunlight. She wore lemon, But never in the daylight.
Why They're Nonsensical:
If she never wore it in daylight... how do they know its see through in the sunlight?? Bono- you know I love you... but it`s true.
Submitted by: Kelli
U2's, "Original Of The Species"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'll give you everything you want
Except the thing that you want
Except the thing that you want
Why They're Nonsensical:
So you're giving loads of stuff but not what they actually want...?
Submitted by: Matthias
U2's, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Sing, you're the reason why I sing
You're the reason why the opera is in me
You're the reason why the opera is in me
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, half of it makes sense. Someone could have been the reason why he sings. But, the second part is crazy! You do not sing opera, Bono, so why did you write that lyric?! That just makes me picture Bono singing opera, which is a really funny thought.
Submitted by: Harlow Goobley
U2's, "Summer Rain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Tequila and orange,
Jamaica and rum,
Ette Maria,
honey on my tongue.
Jamaica and rum,
Ette Maria,
honey on my tongue.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Any idea as to why these things are lumped into these lines?
Submitted by: Crystal
U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Eternal fire, she turned me to straw
Why They're Nonsensical:
Someone turned Bono to straw!? It does not make sense at all. Last time I checked, Bono doesn't look much like a piece of straw. And where does "eternal fire" fall into context here?
Submitted by: Dude
U2's, "The Hands That Built America"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
From the stony fields
To hanging steel from skies
To hanging steel from skies
Why They're Nonsensical:
I know that Bono was trying to speak in metaphor but how the hell does one hang steel from the sky? There's no way that would work
Submitted by: Dayna
U2's, "Vertigo"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm at a place called Vertigo!
Why They're Nonsensical:
Is 'Vertigo' the actual name of a locality? Where exactly is this place called 'Vertigo'?
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
U2's, "Vertigo"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Uno! Dos! Tres! Catorce!
Why They're Nonsensical:
This line (which occurs at the intro of the song) may seem nonsensical because it literally means "One, two, three, fourteen" in spanish, but there is a meaning behind it. This is reportedly a shoutout to the album's producer, who produced U2's first, second, third, and fourteenth albums.
Submitted by: Eac Zeffron
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