This song has been debated as well. Is it a song about spirituality? Is it a song about sex? How many times have these two questions been asked about a U2 song?
There are obvious sexual references through out, and one of the sexiest tunes the band has ever recorded. The sun and the moon come back into play here- the man torn between two women or faced with the choice of good vs. evil.
Bono said,” It’s great to be able to get away with it. We can write sexy songs and spiritual songs- and songs that are both. We can write anything we want and get away with it. This is the place we’ve made for ourselves after 15 years of making albums.”
Adam always thought this song was addressed to him.
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Tonight the moon is playing tricks again
Feeling sea sick again
The whole world could just dissolve
Into a glass of water
I’ve been good ’cause I know you don’t want me to
Do you really want me to be blue as you
It’s her daylight that gets me through
We’ve been here before
Last time you scratched at my door
The moon was naked and cold
I was like a two year old
Who just wanted more
If you wear that velvet dress
If you wear that velvet dress
Tonight the moon has drawn its curtains
It’s a private show
No one else going to know
I’m wanting
Sunlight, sunlight fills my room
It’s sharp and it’s clear
But nothing at all like the moon
It’s okay, the struggle for things not to say
I never listened to you anyway
And I got my own hands to pray
But if you wear that velvet dress
But if you wear that velvet dress
Tonight the moon is a mirrorball
Light flickers from across the hall
Who’ll catch the star when it falls
If you wear that velvet dress
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