"When I find myself in times of trouble..."

These below are two songs which I did NOT mention in my all-time-favorite countdown. I did (or did NOT do) so deliberately, with a good reason behind that very action. Namely, these are reserved for a different kind of occasion. These aren't "I turn to pudding when I hear them"-songs. These are "chicken soup for the soul"-songs. And since lately I DID "find myself in times of trouble", as Mr McCartney once sang, I decided to say a word or two about that latter category.

So, Hwhy oh Hwhy did I choose U2's songs? First of all, because I think Bono is a genius when it comes to heart-grabbing lyrics. Second of all, because he knows how to reach deeply into my very soul with his poetry (that's what I think his lyrics ARE, pure poetry). And thirdly, and lastly, because his poems don't just "make me feel better" - they inspire, provoke, motivate (I know it may sound pretentious, but they DO)... It is thanks to these two songs that I managed to survive the end of my first real relationship back in 2001. You will think I'm silly, and that's ok. I WAS, back then. And Bono made me realize it, shake it off and move on. I can only hope he does the trick everytime I need him to - like he has so far. :) Anyway, enjoy. Ladies and gents, Mr Paul Hewson, aka Bono. :)

U2 - Walk On

And love is not the easy thing
The only baggage you can bring...
And love is not the easy thing...
The only baggage you can bring
Is all that you can't leave behind

And if the darkness is to keep us apart
And if the daylight feels like it's a long way off
And if your glass heart should crack
And for a second you turn back
Oh no, be strong

Walk on, walk on
What you got, they can't steal it
No they can't even feel it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight...

You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly for freedom

Walk on, walk on
What you got they can't deny it
Can't sell it or buy it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight

And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on

Home...hard to know what it is if you never had one
Home...I can't say where it is but I know I'm going home
That's where the heart is

I know it aches
How your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much
Walk on, walk on

Leave it behind
You've got to leave it behind
All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you steal
All this you can leave behind
All that you reason
All that you sense
All that you speak
All you dress up
All that you scheme...



Stuck In A Moment (You Can't Get Out Of)

I'm not afraid
Of anything in this world
There's nothing you can throw at me
That I haven't already heard
I'm just trynna' find
A decent melody
A song that I can sing
In my own company

I never thought you were a fool
But darling, look at you. Ooh.
You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight
'Cause tears are going nowhere baby


You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And now you can't get out of it
Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it


I will not forsake
The colors that you bring
The nights you filled with fireworks
They just left you with nothing
I am still enchanted
By the light you brought to me
I listen through your ears
Through your eyes I can see


You are such a fool
To worry like you do.. Oh
I know it's tough
And you can never get enough
Of what you don't really need now
My, oh my


You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it
Oh love, look at you now
You've got yourself stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it


I was unconscious, half asleep
The water is warm 'til you discover how deep
I wasn't jumping, for me it was a fall
It's a long way down to nothing at all


You've got to get yourself together
You've got stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it
Don't say that later will be better
Now you're stuck in a moment
And you can't get out of it

And if the night runs over
And if the day won't last
And if your way should falter
Along this stony pass

It's just a moment
This time will pass

Music: U2
Lyrics: Bono
Produced by: Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno