"FEZ - Being Born" song lyrics by U2

In Fez - Being Born, Bono and The Edge construct a journey that is less concerned with linearity and more with the collision of personal transformation and the weight of worldly events. The song unravels in fragmented imagery, contrasting fleeting experiences of life against the heavy responsibility of self-awareness and global citizenship. 

"Let me in the sound," a nod to Get On Your Boots, encapsulates a yearning not just for artistic immersion, but for a deeper connection to the chaotic forces shaping the world. The surreal and disjointed language of the first half, "Fez," mirrors the sensory overload of navigating through a world drenched in conflict, movement, and the friction between tradition and modernity. 

There's a disorientation as if Bono is processing a flood of impressions, possibly influenced by U2’s travels in Morocco, a place where the ancient and the contemporary coexist in perpetual motion. In these lines, he’s not just wandering geographically, but existentially, grappling with what it means to be awake to the world's complexities.

Bono says the character in the song 'is a bit AWOL'. He takes a road trip, who just takes off to rediscover who he is and to refind who he is. In my head the traffic cop is from Morroco, he is certainly African French, he heads down through France, through Spain towards Cadiz..,this character feels like he has abandoned everything in order to reconnect with his first love, driven by this sense of danger and memory.

As the song transitions into its second half, "Being Born," there is a shift in tone and urgency. The personal, introspective journey becomes a metaphor for a larger rebirth—a call to action tinged with the weight of expectation and self-reckoning. 

Bono’s lyrics evoke a sense of rebirth as both a liberation and a burden: 

"Head first then foot, then heart sets sail," suggests the painful but inevitable march toward awareness and action. This is where the duality of Bono's public persona—rock star and activist—comes into focus. Much like Stand Up Comedy, there’s an implicit critique of Bono’s own hubris in these lines, a reflection on how far one can go before they become a caricature of their ideals. 

"FEZ - Being Born" song lyrics by U2 Let me in the sound

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound

Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound, sound
Let me in the sound

Oh oh oh oh

Six o'clock
On the autoroute
Burning rubber, burning chrome
Bay of Cadiz and ferry home
Atlantic sea, cut glass
African sun at last

Oh oh oh oh

Lights flash past
Like memories
A speeding head, a speeding heart
I'm being born, a bleeding start
The mortal engines roar, blood-curdling wail
Head first, then foot
Then heart sets sail

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