November 18, 2005
U2 concert tonight and we've got tickets!
Lynn's parents bought us U2 tickets as a graduation present for me, since I was planning on being finished soon. Instead of celebrating my graduation, I'll celebrate my success tonight at getting SEM pictures of solder that I can interpret. A year ago I wa so lost and intimidated by this stuff, now I have some confidence. Such is life and how I hope it keeps going.
Gideon has been singing 'Yahweh' by U2 from 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' the past few days. I think Bono adapted the hymn 'Take my Hands' and brought it to this generation. This song has been in my head also for the past few days. The whole album is a great follow up to 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'.
In case you haven't been led to this great parody, go here.
The lyrics to 'Yahweh':
"Yahweh"
Take these shoes
Click clacking down some dead end street
Take these shoes
And make them fit
Take this shirt
Polyester white trash made in nowhere
Take this shirt
And make it clean, clean
Take this soul
Stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul
And make it sing
Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawn
Take these hands
Teach them what to carry
Take these hands
Don't make a fist
Take this mouth
So quick to criticise
Take this mouth
Give it a kiss
Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, Yahweh
Still I'm waiting for the dawn
Still waiting for the dawn, the sun is coming up
The sun is coming up on the ocean
This love is like a drop in the ocean
This love is like a drop in the ocean
Yahweh, Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh, tell me now
Why the dark before the dawn?
Take this city
A city should be shining on a hill
Take this city
If it be your will
What no man can own, no man can take
Take this heart
Take this heart
Take this heart
And make it break
by U2
Posted by andyp at November 18, 2005 4:18 AM | TrackBackHey, I had that song in my head the other day. Nice one
When? While you were falling out of your chair..haha
Posted by: andyp at November 18, 2005 2:59 PMMy brother has had requests to do that song in church. He loves the song, but he doesn't know how it would fly. pretty great song though. I've painted to it on repeat. When I get my camera back (hopefully) I'll take a picture of the results.
Posted by: katiek at November 18, 2005 3:16 PMthat's my fav song on the album. I love it.
Posted by: willa at November 18, 2005 5:14 PMWe saw U2 in Denver this tour - I have always said that the U2 show is what church should be like.
And we do love Unicoi. I went there as a child for several summers for our family reunion. I particularly took pleasure in the hike from Unicoi lodge to Helen; although Helen can be more than a bit touristy.