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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "American Prayer" by the artist "U2"

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This text is not just a description of the song, but a kind of manifesto, a call for unity and compassion, disguised as a reflection on the song "American Prayer." U2 use the title "American Prayer" to emphasize the universality of the message - it is addressed not only to Americans, but to all people regardless of nationality or religion.

The criticism of religious people, who sometimes turn out to be more intolerant than others, points to the hypocrisy that exists in society. U2 stress that faith should unite and heal, not divide and wound. The call to churches to "open their doors" is a metaphor for acceptance, compassion, and helping those in need, particularly people living with HIV, who face discrimination and stigma.

The question "If God loves you, then what's the problem?" is addressed to those who judge others. It makes you think about the essence of faith and love for your neighbor.

U2 call for action: "it's time to finish what we started," "it's not the time to dream." They believe that each person is capable of changing the world for the better, "turning off the darkness" and seeing the light.

The "healing power" of prayer is a metaphor for hope, faith in a better future. Children "screaming this prayer" symbolize the innocence, purity, and sincerity that the world so desperately needs. The image of the earth that does not allow our feet to get wet and the sky above us is a metaphor for the security, the protection that people should find in each other.

The call "not to protest the darkness, but simply to make the lights brighter" is a call for active creation, not passive resistance to evil. Replacing "American" with "African" prayer at the end of the text once again emphasizes the universality of the idea - it is a prayer for everyone and for all.

This is a tune Beyonce and us have been working on

It's funny how religious people are sometimes the most judgemental

And anyway, this is a song we wrote it's called American Prayer

It could be anything, Irish Prayer, could be African Prayer

It's just a message to the churches that we really need you

To open your door and give sanctuary and break the stigmatization

That goes with being HIV positive

If God loves you, what's the problem?

And this is the time to finish what we started

And this is no time to dream

This is the room

We can turn off the dark tonight

Maybe then we might see

[Chorus:]

I wanna know the healing of American Prayer

I wanna know the meaning of American Prayer

I want to believe in American Prayer

But I can hear children screaming American Prayer

This is the ground

That keeps our feet from getting wet

And this is the sky over our head

Remember that, what you see depends on where you stand

And how you jump will tell you where you're gonna land

[Chorus:]

I wanna know the healing of American Prayer

I wanna know the meaning of American Prayer

I want to believe in American Prayer

But I can hear children screaming American Prayer

Hold on, let's not get tired / Hold on, no no no

Don't kick at the darkness

Make the lights brighter

An African Prayer

This is our African Prayer

I wanna know the healing of an African Prayer

I wanna know the meaning of an African Prayer

I want to believe in an African Prayer

But I can hear children screaming African Prayer

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