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Lemon, see-through in the sunlight
She wore lemon, but never in the deep
She's gonna make you cry, she's gonna make you whisper and moan
And when you're dry, she draws water from the stone
I feel like I'm slowly, slowly, slowly slippin' under
And I feel like I'm holding on to nothing
She wore lemon, to colour in the cold grey night
She had heaven, and she held on so tight
A man makes a picture, a moving picture
Through the light projected he can see himself up close
A man captures colour, a man likes to stare
He turns his money into light to look for her
And I feel like I'm drifting, drifting, drifting from the shore
And I feel like I'm swimming out to her
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Lemon, see-through in the sunlight
A man builds a city, with banks and cathedrals
A man melts the sand so he can see the world outside (you're gonna meet her there)
A man makes a car (she's your destination) and builds a road to run them on (gotta get to her)
A man dreams of leaving (she's imagination) but he always stays behind
And these are the days when our work has come asunder
And these are the days when we look for something other
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
Midnight is where the day begins
A man makes a picture, a moving picture
Through the light projected he can see himself up close
A man captures colour, a man likes to stare
He turns his money into light to look for her
Lemon
She is the dreamer, she's imagination.
Through the light projected, he can see himself up close.
| harold (cardboard) | Posted: Feb 20, 2008 - 16:44 this song is entitled lemon the song is by the band u2 u2 are from dublin dublin is in ireland ireland is an island of the west coast of the island of england england (and ireland) are off the west coast of mainland europe its closest mainland neighbour is fronce us has direct connection with fronce this song came out when my dad was dying of cancer when the line came up that went: "man paints a picture, a moving picture...." i would not be able to stop myself from crying, still cant fig the connection..... |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 05:44 tiggers wrote: Superb track from a superb album. LOL at all those who get upset because U2 dared to try something different.
I think that it's good to do something different, but try to do it properly. Numb is better and is different. Even The wanderer is a remarkable song. But, Lemon, sorry but not. |
| tiggers | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 05:39 Superb track from a superb album. LOL at all those who get upset because U2 dared to try something different. |
| paloeguevo (Venezuelan in The Hague) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 05:32 Even before I saw the rating of this song I knew it was gonna be low. People normally hate when great bands try different things. Great song from a great album. I actually wish that U2 had stuck with trying new great things than going back to their " roots " like in the last 2 albums. saludos P. |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 05:31 U2 worst single ever!!! |
| CafeRacer (Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 05:29 Morrissey called....And then hung up in disgust. |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 04:16 mamerjamer wrote: Is that Bono or Adam Sandler singing? LMAO!!!!!!!!
Bwuahahah now I cant quit picturing Sandler up on stage, in tight leather pants and big shades, running around with the wedding singer perm  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 04:14 Bono does not do a good falsetto. Stick to what you're good at, matey. |
| aquadonia (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 22:47  |
| shakitten | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 22:35 davin wrote: This album was one of the best tests to separate the true U2 fans from the ones who were just there for the accessible (read: joshua tree) stuff. it takes some serious guts for a band to experiment like this and kiss nostalgia goodbye. here is a band who does not live in the past, despite many of their biggest fans being stuck in decades gone by.
Taking a stab at it, I would say that their sound just changed according to their influences. Early U2 was very much a British/Irish sound, but JT and R&H were VERY American. Pop, etc., went European...especially Amsterdam, Germany, Belgium, etc. Nowadays, I don't know what the influence is. U2 has been boring me for several years now. Pity, I used to be a HUGE fan. |
| fuace (on the train) | Posted: May 11, 2007 - 05:45 uote="nalle wrote: |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 11:37 INXS covers the Talking Heads? |
| karen (neither here nor there) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 11:36 Interesting comments. I find this a lot more palatable than typical U2. Not a fan. |
| TJOpootertoot (Toronto) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 11:35 RobK wrote: I remember feeling somewhat thrown for a loop by this whole album when it came out, but I did like it. And that feeling goes double for this particular song. I knew it was a very weird sound for U2 and definitely qualified as 'experimental'. There was always something very catchy about it to me.
Ditto. POP was a fairly weak album but despite seeming "out there" when it was released ZOOROPA has many little treasures. The first time I hard disco/falsetto U2 I didn't know what to make of this but, more than a decade later, it stands as a rather daring and bold song. It's not their best but it has a sweet groove and it's hard to slam this song, say Bono can't sing and talk about how annoying U2's self-importance is while listening to it. Someone will anyway... |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 11:34 nalle wrote: A solid 1
 No, but a good 3. U2: WTF happened, dudes? This is boring. |
| nalle (Malmö, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 11:33 A solid 1 |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 18:57 I remember feeling somewhat thrown for a loop by this whole album when it came out, but I did like it. And that feeling goes double for this particular song. I knew it was a very weird sound for U2 and definitely qualified as 'experimental'. There was always something very catchy about it to me. |
| tinybubbles (seattle) | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 16:28 I appreciate the experimentation, but I'm still not crazy about it. It's alright...  |
| skdenfeld (Bend, Oregon) | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 16:28 Cake, and now lemons!  |
| accordionista (somewhere on the West Coast...) | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 16:27 I always liked this one- memories of walking around high school halls singing "lemo-on" in a faux-Bono falsetto... |
| rascal420 (7000 feet above Paradise) | Posted: Mar 25, 2007 - 00:59 davin wrote: This album was one of the best tests to separate the true U2 fans from the ones who were just there for the accessible (read: joshua tree) stuff. it takes some serious guts for a band to experiment like this and kiss nostalgia goodbye. here is a band who does not live in the past, despite many of their biggest fans being stuck in decades gone by.
 I think I got an "F" on the test.">
Though I do indulge in a good falsetto when no one's home. |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Mar 25, 2007 - 00:58 I really like this song. It's not the "typical" U2 sound, which can get repetitive. |
| orpheus (east coast) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 12:55 mamerjamer wrote: Is that Bono or Adam Sandler singing? LMAO!!!!!!!!
good one!  |
| FilmSurgeon (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:05 I like the line about man melting sand to see the world outside. Not sure why...maybe cause you rarely hear about the base mechanics of making windows?? |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:03 This album was one of the best tests to separate the true U2 fans from the ones who were just there for the accessible (read: joshua tree) stuff. it takes some serious guts for a band to experiment like this and kiss nostalgia goodbye. here is a band who does not live in the past, despite many of their biggest fans being stuck in decades gone by. |
| mamerjamer | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:01 Is that Bono or Adam Sandler singing? LMAO!!!!!!!! |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:01 exciter76 wrote: I remember zooropa was a very strange xperiment when U2's were in the middle of the zoo tv tour.... recorded during the breaks of the tour, in a couple of months in the 1993's spring... I've always thought that this album contained a lot of great and even less great ideas.... some great stuff (music + lyrics) and some approximate songs... lemon was in my opinion one of the best episodes.... musically speaking... great guitar treatments, a very good groovy rithm, great lyrics... and a superb "Eno's touch" on the middle synths (always loved that growing and growing synth scale...till the refrain reprise)
really well said.. |
| MadPercolator | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:01 I think this is the first album to receive a grammy for "Best Alternative Music" or something like, and I remember the collective gasp in the room when Bono accepted on public tv saying thank you and that "we will continue to fok op the mainstream." Although this album is overall very alternative, I think "Stay, Faraway so close" is one of U2's best songs - ever. The title track also kicks goodly amts of ass... |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:00 Another song about Bono's mom. Awesome tune nonetheless. |
| sutcliff (Saint Louis) | Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:00 mistake in judgment |
| moonbat (Flying Low and Avoiding The Radar) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 19:11 I think this came out at a time when U2 and REM were re-inventing themselves with every album (Monster came out in 1994). I liked Zooropa, even though it was quite a departure for U2. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 19:06 Interesting to hear this...I have to say though, this is the album where they started to loose me. One of their weaker songs, and what's that cover art? |
| Boodah | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 19:04 Ah, lemon. |
| mogwei85 (zurich) | Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 08:50 I'm generally fed up with U2 - the heros of my youth... But this song is the worst they ever came up with... |
| Land_Shark (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 08:43 While I generally love U2, I have to say that this particular song is a running joke between my friends and I. This song is horrible. To make fun of one another we simply repeat the annoying chorus of "Lemon". Just plain terrible. Almost sounds like the Fine Young Cannibals trying to sing U2. |
| pret-a-porter (Kanadia) | Posted: Feb 06, 2007 - 08:42 I almost want to give them a point for being so frankly honest in naming this song but no |
| AliGator (Home) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 17:25 bokey wrote: I was wondering whatever happened to Roland Gift.Bono ate him.
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| slowhand (South!!!!!!!!!!) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 17:22 Arty and nice...Adams bass is whaaaaaa! |
| Alexandra (The American Riviera) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 17:22 I've always loved it. Especially all its musical facets and the piano part. 
Midnight ... is where the day begins |
| bluematrix (confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 17:22 bono does prince. i dig u2 but this song is a lemon. |
| bokey | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 17:21 I was wondering whatever happened to Roland Gift.Bono ate him. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jan 08, 2007 - 10:07 Love U2 but sometimes Bono just needs to be slapped! |
| exciter76 (venice - la bella italia / I am two people: one you know, but don't like, the other one you don't know but you don't want to...) | Posted: Jan 08, 2007 - 03:01 I remember zooropa was a very strange xperiment when U2's were in the middle of the zoo tv tour.... recorded during the breaks of the tour, in a couple of months in the 1993's spring... I've always thought that this album contained a lot of great and even less great ideas.... some great stuff (music + lyrics) and some approximate songs... lemon was in my opinion one of the best episodes.... musically speaking... great guitar treatments, a very good groovy rithm, great lyrics... and a superb "Eno's touch" on the middle synths (always loved that growing and growing synth scale...till the refrain reprise) |
| racerx (Orlando, FL) | Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 11:04 sahlman wrote: great song! great album!
much overlooked. Yes, and under-rated too. Love the song with Johnny Cash. |
| greatfulted (WDW, FL) | Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 11:03 Has a Brian Ferry styling when singing harmonies. I like it again. |
| auburntigerrich (Mesa, AZ) | Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 11:00 I was surprised to hear these vocals and then find out it's U2. Bizarre. |
| catrip (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Nov 25, 2006 - 10:58 An oft-overlooked U2 gem, FYC analogy and all. |
| Ibis99 (East Coast, USA! Ride Your Bike) | Posted: Oct 27, 2006 - 05:59 Profound lyrics all over this album. Love It! |
| mbop (Charlottesville, VA) | Posted: Oct 27, 2006 - 05:52 leeeemmmmmmooooooonnnnn |
| sahlman | Posted: Oct 12, 2006 - 14:57 great song! great album! much overlooked. |