One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed up on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
This song is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. It relates to the dedicated civil rights leader which later on was displayed at the Chicago Peace Museum in 1983 when the band assisted. The band, U2, describes those who were involved throughout history and then who died because they preached for the equality of all men. Several practiced non-violent protests as the only way to achieve their goal of having this equality universally. King is the primary example of non-violent events as the only way to present changes in the civil rights to prevent negative effects on society. The song is about singular "people" that lived their life with pride. Not in a pretentious way, but with the pride a person has when their thoughts and actions are motivated by their understanding of the nobility that was found in great portion of human life. The song is a reminder to us of King's courage and what made him different from the rest of the leaders. It displays how they lived their life with pride and that this Pride is really an expression of God's love for all of humanity. These people preached and did what they did because they were trying to expand this message of God's love for all of mankind. Martin Luther King Jr. received many insults and he would respond to them by spreading love and patience. This song repeats many phrases, such as, "One man...", "In the name of love What more in the name of love". I would consider that its mood is of pride and gratification.
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed up on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
- Analysis of Pride (In The Name of Love) by U2:
This song is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. It relates to the dedicated civil rights leader which later on was displayed at the Chicago Peace Museum in 1983 when the band assisted. The band, U2, describes those who were involved throughout history and then who died because they preached for the equality of all men. Several practiced non-violent protests as the only way to achieve their goal of having this equality universally. King is the primary example of non-violent events as the only way to present changes in the civil rights to prevent negative effects on society. The song is about singular "people" that lived their life with pride. Not in a pretentious way, but with the pride a person has when their thoughts and actions are motivated by their understanding of the nobility that was found in great portion of human life. The song is a reminder to us of King's courage and what made him different from the rest of the leaders. It displays how they lived their life with pride and that this Pride is really an expression of God's love for all of humanity. These people preached and did what they did because they were trying to expand this message of God's love for all of mankind. Martin Luther King Jr. received many insults and he would respond to them by spreading love and patience. This song repeats many phrases, such as, "One man...", "In the name of love What more in the name of love". I would consider that its mood is of pride and gratification.