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Barack Obama

In reply to the discussion: I'm Yours~ [View all]

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
17. Another to lift you up. Remember this?
Sat Jul 20, 2013, 11:02 PM
Jul 2013


U2 City Of Blinding Lights Live (Obama Inaugural Celebration)


It was directly after singing their first song, Pride (In The Name Of Love) ~ U2 and they spoke about and to Obama. There is more at the link at the end of this post.

In a post-concert interview, Bono said that the 'Ideal of America' belongs to the world. That we own the country, but not the 'Ideal of America.'

Martin Luther King, Jr. said:

'I say to you that our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom.'


America is an Ideal in the process of being fulfilled. I believe that and it lifts me up.

City of Blinding Lights ~ U2

The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

Neon heart dayglo eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground....

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see

I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time... time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110212121#post9

BTW, that was a great OP you wrote yesterday or the day before, I was unable to reply to it at the time I read it. Could you post the link to it here? TIA.
I'm Yours~ [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2013 OP
makes me smile handmade34 Jul 2013 #1
It makes me smile to handmade~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #2
Beautiful sig line, btw. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #26
Yep, that man is a baby whisperer. juajen Jul 2013 #3
He is juajen! nt sheshe2 Jul 2013 #8
Another great video! I love it! Thought for sure it was this one: freshwest Jul 2013 #4
I love this one too! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #9
Another treasure for my Happy Box IrishAyes Jul 2013 #10
You are so welcome IrishAyes~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #11
Another to lift you up. Remember this? freshwest Jul 2013 #17
Be still, my heart. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #20
What OP? I'll look it up. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #21
That's the one, thanks. Please put it in your Journal! I don't see many posts, loved those! freshwest Jul 2013 #23
Because gremlins do seem to invade electronics on occasion, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #24
I do~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #22
Smartypants has it so well analyzed, she.. it's worth repeating.. Cha Jul 2013 #5
It is worth repeating Cha! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #12
I forgot to comment on Cha Jul 2013 #14
SmartyPants is spot on with that assessment. IrishAyes Jul 2013 #13
To add to that.. "too" business, IrishAyes.. Cha Jul 2013 #15
Despite the certain attacks it will bring, IrishAyes Jul 2013 #16
Love it! Cha Jul 2013 #18
Just a couple more 'too's', okay? IrishAyes Jul 2013 #25
Spot on IrishAyes! "Too" Funny, too.. lol Cha Jul 2013 #27
What a happy way to end my day IrishAyes Jul 2013 #6
BOG love! Politicub Jul 2013 #7
P .. Cha Jul 2013 #19
You got that right~ Politicub. sheshe2 Jul 2013 #29
The little girl saluting him brought me to tears. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #28
That one, yes... sheshe2 Jul 2013 #30
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