Bono was being crucified in the press for being a megalomaniac. Well, he thought. Why not give them one? Bono created this rock n roll star and wrote a song about a man who is on the edge of sanity, who knows all the answers but not the questions. He sings about the contradictions and confusions in life. Bono himself has said that “The Fly is like a phone call from hell… but the guy likes it there.” The Fly is being shown the truths of the world before his judgment, who knows the ins and outs of the devil’s realm and chooses the last day – the day of judgement – to disclose this information to a guy through a 25 cent telephone call. The universe exploding because of one man’s lie could be a reference to his own universe exploding, or it could be a reference to Judas’ betrayal. There’s a lot of things, if I could I’d rearrange could refer to his regrets on how his life was lived, because now, after he’s learned the truths of the universe, it appears judgment will not be easy on him.
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It’s no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
It’s no secret that our world is in darkness tonight
They say the sun is sometimes eclipsed by a moon
You know I don’t see you when she walks in the room
It’s no secret that a friend is someone who lets you help
It’s no secret that a liar won’t believe anyone else
They say a secret is something you tell one other person…
So I’m telling you… Child
(Love, we shine like a)
(Burning star)
(We’re fallin’)
A man will beg (From the sky)
A man will crawl (Tonight)
On the sheer face of love
Like a fly on a wall
It’s no secret at all
It’s no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest
It’s no secret that ambition bites the nails of success
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief
(Love, we shine like a)
(Burning star)
(We’re fallin’)
A man will rise (From the sky)
A man will fall (Tonight)
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall…
It’s no secret at all
Oh yeah…
It’s no secret that the stars are falling from the sky
The universe exploding ’causea one man’s lie
Look I gotta go
Yeah I’m running outta change
There’s a lot of things…
If I could I’d rearrange
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