One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One come here 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 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
(nobody like you...)
Early morning, April 4
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...
--------------------------
Yes, this is U2's Pride in the Name of Love.
The song as a whole is about people who have lost themselves due to love.
The first verse:
The first verse symbolizes people that have different intentions in the name of love. People generally act differently and do different things when they act in the name of love. For example:
One man come here to justify
One man to overthrow.
---
One man has come with peaceful reasoning. Only to prove his point.
One man has come with intentions that are not very peaceful and may even cause some violence.
The second verse:
The first line symbolizes the soldiers who died in love for their countries. The 'barbed wire fence' is referring to those used in trench warfare during World War One.
As I came to learn, the third line symbolizes Roger Casement. He was captured, arrested, and finally executed because he took a significant part in the Easter Uprising.
The fourth and final line symbolizes how Jesus had been betrayed with a kiss. Jesus had been betrayed with a kiss, by Judas.
The Last Verse:
The Last verse is all about Martin Luther King Junior. April 4th 1968 is the specific April 4th discussed in the song. The shots that rang out in Memphis sky were the gunshots that 'took your life and he was free at last'. But they 'could not take your pride'.
As I said before, overall the song is about the many people who have lost themselves due to love.
