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Bono on Stories Told Through Color

I feel badly in need of inspiration. The color is going out of my life. Autumn is retreating as the cold North Wind marches on.

U2 18 Vertigo/05 Live from Milan

Bono:

"So, we’re making a DVD here...tonight. Thank you for being a part of the film...the little movie we’re making of tonight.

Grazie mille.

You kinda invented the movies, though, didn’t you?

Yeah.

They’re on the stained glass windows. They were the first movies. Stories told through...color...projected by sunlight. The Duomo just up the road, was like the first cinema in Italy. Duh…I don’t know what I’m talking about here but...uh…excusez moi. Anyway, uh…

I can talk if I want to!"

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I Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For I have climbed the highest mountains I have run, through the fields Only to be with you Only to be with you

I have run, I have crawled I have scaled these city walls These city walls Only to be with you

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for Sing for us…

I have kissed honey lips Felt the healing in her fingertip Burning like a fire I was burning inside her

I have spoke with tongue of angels I have held the hand of the devil It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for Take us to the Duomo

I believe in the kingdom come Then all the colors will bleed into one Bleed into one And yes I’m still running

You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains Carried the cross, took my shame Took the blame You know I believe it

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for I still…

If you would like to continue reading more, the previous article is called Autumn is here to stay, I say, the next article is called Why A Vote For McCain Is NOT A Vote For Life.