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One man come in the name of love,
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One man come and go.
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One man come he to justify,
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One man to overthrow,
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In the name of love,
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What more in the name of love? X2
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One man crawled on a barbed wire fence,
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One man he resist.
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One man washed on an empty beach.
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One man betrayed with a kiss.
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In the name of love,
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What more in the name of love? X2
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Ooo-oo-oo-oo
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Ooo-oo-oo-oo
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Ooo-oo-oo-oo
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Ooo-oooo
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Early morning, April 4.
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A shot rings out in the Memphis sky.
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Free at last, they took your life,
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But they could not take your pride.
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In the name of love,
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What more in the name of love? X2
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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mike Average |
#1 by mike rojas at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:59 PM EST |
| oops i meant ... i made the betrayed kiss out to be jesus betrayed by judas... oops, it was typing too fast | |
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jamie Lead Player |
#2 by jamie soad at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:02 PM EST |
| thinkin about it, each line of "one man..." could be referrin to a different person, eg Christ, MLK, Gandhi, whatever..... But with it refering to Christ here is my say: "One man come in the name of love" Jesus came to Earth with the message of love "One man come and go" Jesus came to Earth and left as well "One man come, he to justify" Well Jesus came to justify His Father's will and that of the scriptures. "One man to overthrow" Jesus had to overthrow Satan - take on the sins of the world and overcome them by getting crucified. | |
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Brandon Average |
#3 by Brandon Weathers at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:32 AM EST |
| the first verse is obviously about christ. one man come in the name of love-obvious one man come and go-obvious one man come, he to justify-christ justifying us to god one man to overthrow- christ to overthrow evil the next is about those who betrayed christ or god. the barbed wire fence is a metaphor for the struggle over what to believe for judas...should i betray jesus? one man he resist, jonah rose upto flee ...from the face of the lord. and he was thrown to the sea... and then spat upon the dry earth (empty beach) so the first line refers to judas, the second and third to jonah and finally the fourth back to judas as he betrayed christ with a kiss. One man caught on a barbed wire fence-judas struggling over the decision to betray christ One man he resist-jonah resisting to word of the lord One man washed on an empty beach-jonah spat from the fish onto the dry earth One man betrayed with a kiss-judas betraying christ i think that this all fits together because god and christ have had struggles with those who have not been ready to accept them, or feared them. MLK Jr. had the same struggles and i think that it symbolizes the similarities, and rises MLK to st. status, as Bono has ended the song with before. so if you look at it this way first verse about christ second about those who resist or challenge third about the death of MLK i think that it makes a lot of sense...even if my explanation is somewhat cluttered and not referenced | |
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The Angel of De Lead Player |
#4 by The Angel of Death at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:28 AM EST |
| yeah you're all right... i made the betrayed the kiss out to be jesus betrayed by jesus... I think that this song is ultimately about MLK though. | |
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Jimmy "Hoffa" Average |
#5 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Oct 4, 2007 at 3:23 PM EST |
| From what I know of Bono the "Christ" thing is credible, but does anyone else think the rationale used to justify reading it into the lyrics on any other grounds smacks of wishful thinking? The "barbed wire fence" thing sounds like the kind of thing racist whites used to occasionally do to blacks in the old South; equating it with a "crown of thorns" is a stretch by any means. As for the kiss bit, that would describe Samson, or dozens of heroes undone by their erstwhile lovers, much better than Jesus (I don't seem to recall anything in the Gospels about kisses in this context...). The opening stanza's bit about justification might plausibly refer to Jesus specifically, but that's about it. Perhaps it would be more plausible to say that it's about heroes and martyrs in general, with the last song sort of zooming in on MLK... | |
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Kyle Average |
#6 by Kyle Landers at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:03 PM EST |
| Honestly, I've always thought that the "hung on a barbed-wire fence" part could be a reference to Bonoheffer. He was a model of courage against the Nazi effort and after his hanging, his naked body was tossed onto a barbed-wire fence where it was found by the Allies after they liberated the camp he was in. As a European Christian, Bono is probably familiar with Bonhoeffer and his work against he Nazis. But that's just my speculation. | |
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Allen Average |
#7 by Allen Stone at Oct 7, 2007 at 12:36 PM EST |
| Not Only Martin Luther King, though Bono did dedicate it to him. It's on the Rattle and Hum album I believe. But in general, it is about the power of the individual, and how that individual can have so much power to rally people together and bring out emotions. Aside from King and Christ, the "caught on a barbed wire fence" refers to that person trying to escape some camp by leaping or charging through barbed wire fences. Photos and clips can be found on TV and in the net. | |
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Dan Wanna Be |
#8 by Dan Z at Oct 10, 2007 at 4:45 AM EST |
| This is a beautiful song with many historical references and a lot of imagery. As for the breakdown of the lyrics, it is about many people who struggled throughout history for Love and Peace. One man come in the name of love (CHrist) One man come and go (prisoner Barrabbas) One man come, he to justify (Pontus Pilate) One man to overthrow (Hebrew leaders at the time) One man caught on a barbed wire fence (escaping prisoners) One man he resist ( fighting against authority) One man washed on an empty beach (blacks hosed down by cops in the 60s) One man betrayed with a kiss (Christ betrayed by Judas) Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky (both lines MLK but he wasn't shot in the morning) Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride (refering to anyone who stayed obedient to death and did not give in to their oppressors) | |
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Bobby Wanna Be |
#9 by Bobby Warneke at Oct 14, 2007 at 9:31 PM EST |
| I think WH is referring to 'One man betrayed with a kiss' as in Judas's betrayal of Jesus. | |
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leester Professional |
#10 by leester at Oct 16, 2007 at 1:44 AM EST |
| Its pretty obvious its about MLK because in a live version I have saw on TV he says. "This is about the reverend Martin Luther King". | |
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spence Average |
#11 by spence o'brien at Oct 17, 2007 at 5:59 AM EST |
| It's definitely about MLK JR, I think. I checked the dates.. MLK was assasinated April 4, 1968 in Memphis. I guess you Christ sort of works.. If you take out the April 4, and the "shots.. in the memphis sky" | |
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Tyler Average |
#12 by Tyler Hutchison at Oct 19, 2007 at 2:56 AM EST |
| I have to add my two cents in here. I think the Christ and MLK stuff is pretty obvious. But the second verse, as I've listened to it: One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man washed on an empty beach What has always come to my mind is the U.S. soldiers on the Beach of Normandy, etc. That may be wrong, but that has always been what I thought of Also, I can't remember the name of it, but there is a scholarly book that someone wrote about Christianity in Pop Music, and there are about 4-5 page on U2. I'll have to go back and look at it. | |
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Nikola Rhythm Player |
#13 by Nikola Supukovic at Oct 19, 2007 at 4:07 PM EST |
| I disagree with NavySkow. I don't think you can interpret a seperate meaning for each line and still have a very deep meaning to the song. It seems apparent to me that the first verse is mainly about Jesus, not just one line of it. joeso87 and firthelement made good arguments for that. The "betrayed with a kiss" part is not some random reference to "erstwhile lovers"...rather, it was the signal agreed upon by Judas and the high priests to pick Jesus out of the crowd - Judas arrived on the scene, went to Jesus, and gave him a kiss of friendship (a kiss doesn't necessarily mean "lovers", Azzathoth.) I think the Jesus meaning is equally as obvious as the MLK meaning. You can also apply it to any number of people who've struggled In The Name Of Love. I'm not trying to rehash the whole argument, merely to sort out the different ideas. I liked the point about the Allied soldiers at Normandy, too, grandle. | |
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Justin - MrBlit Rhythm Player |
#14 by Justin - MrBlitz - Maletta at Oct 20, 2007 at 6:45 PM EST |
| i think the first part is about Christ ('betrayed with a kiss'...maybe even the 'barbed wire fence' as a metaphor for the crown of thorns, i'm not sure) and the second part is about MLK jr. | |
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kyle Average |
#15 by kyle anderson at Oct 21, 2007 at 8:21 PM EST |
| Azzathoth has clearly just made a bit of a tool of himself - "heroes undone by their erstwhile lovers, much better than Jesus (I don't seem to recall anything in the Gospels about kisses in this context...)" - The Gospel according to Matthew ch 26 v 48+49, the Gospel accorrding to Mark ch 14 v44+45, the Gospel according to Luke ch22 v47+48. That wuld seem to be 3 of the 4 Gospels that mention it. Peek-a-boo is spot on, you cant pin this song to any one historical figure, it's for them all. In response to Fifth element- Chrst came not to justify his Fathers will. He was justifying his people to his Father- like in a court scene; someone is justified because they havn't done anything wrong. Christ took his people wrong on himself so that God could justify us! Why did he do this? He is a God of undeserving,sacrificial kindness. or Love as some people like to call it. | |
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