Obama's Blinding Lights

Obama has chosen his official campaign song: City of Blinding Lights, by U2. If you look at the lyrics, you might see how it fits. Themes like ego, slight of hand, slick advertizing and "how can we fool them today".

The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now

Neon heart dayglo eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They’re advertising in the skies
For people like us

And I miss you when you’re not around
I’m getting ready to leave the ground….

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Don’t look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can’t see

I’ve seen you walk unafraid
I’ve seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

And I miss you when you’re not around
I’m getting ready to leave the ground

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

Time… time
Won’t leave me as I am
But time won’t take the boy out of this man

Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights

The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel… luckily

source of lyrics

I think it shows Obama as childish and deceptive.

djbtol



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Enlightening, djbtol

and I don't like to vote blindly!

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The Kiwi campaign looks...

to be a bitter experience: You have a three term left of centre administration seeking its fourth term, and a right of centre opposition that was badly discredited for its New Right policies nine years ago badly in need of power for power's sake.

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Jellen's picture

Not the song

I would think appropriate for this presidential moment, djbtol.

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Sounds like a "fun" campaign

and we wait for the results in November. Will he? Won't he?

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