All because of U2

So, I caught the tour company of Rent at the Pavilion tonight. While the set was cool, the concept was interesting, and the cast was definitely talented, it just wasn't my cup of tea. Sorry 1990s. I guess I've just never been that big a fan of musical theater that has every line sung. Jesus Christ Superstar was lost on me too. Give me straight-on drama or even a musical that has some spoken dialogue. Maybe I was just too tired. Maybe it was a combination.

On the way home I heard U2's new song "All Because of You." Good song. It got me wondering if Bono meant it to be a love song, a song about God, a love song to God, or all of the above... Ah, Bono, you always tease us...

I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion
I saw you in the curve of the moon
In the shadow cast across my room
You heard me in my tune
When I just heard confusion
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am...I am
I like the sound of my own voice
I didn't give anyone a choice
An intellectual tortoise
Racing with your bullet train
Some people get squashed crossing the tracks
Some people got high rises on their backs
I'm not broke but you can see the cracks
You can make me perfect again
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am...I am
I'm alive
I'm being born
I just arrived
I'm at the door
Of the place I started out from
And I want back inside
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am

Perplexing. Thought provoking. Or maybe just good rock 'n' roll...