Why I Still Haven 'T Found What I' M Looking For

At first listen the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by Irish rock group U2 may appear to be a song written about common things such as god or love. But from further analysis it becomes evident that it is about the loss of a child perhaps through illness or abortion.
This song may appear as though it is written about a lost lover. The singer Bono’s first verse paints a perilous journey all for the sake of being with someone. But in this verse only the landscapes of his journey are illustrated. Through this journey however, he how he still hasn’t found this person he is searching for. Again in the second voice it talks about his experiences in this journey for a loved one but this time people and feelings are narrated. This verse is more lively and personal because it is about him not the world around him. And yet still the chorus enters and he still hasn’t found this lost object. So far the song being about a lost significant other seems plausible but the third verse doesn’t fit into this theory. In the last part of the song, Bono discusses a kingdom in which everyone bleeds into one. He speaks of this person he is looking for bearing his shame along with …show more content…
Though there are hints of religion in this piece such as a kingdom of heaven, that is not what this piece is primarily about. Searching for god on earth doesn’t make logical sense. Bono also mentions being in connections with the devil, the foe of god. This could represent how he is still searching for god and until he finds him he will be in the grasp of the devil, or how sinning could be considered to be in cahoots with the devil. However it is much more likely that the devil is a symbol for someone who has crossed him. God being the true meaning of the song fits more than a lost lover however it is still not