Songs of Innocence
U2 Last night, I put the headphones on and really listened to the U2 album Songs of Innocence. On top of the great musicality of the songs are the lyrics . So much profound insight. This is the album that Apple downloaded automatically for free onto their devices. I didn't quite understand the uproar. U2 and Apple are more than welcome to download all of U2 albums for free on iTunes for me. It is hard for me to put into words how important U2 has been to my soul every since they first appeared in the early 1980's. Rock and Roll has influenced many to ruin but U2 has been redemptive. They were and are such a breath of fresh air. Song by song, here are some of the best: (maybe for the sake of brevity, I will just take on two at a time and return to it in the future). "I was young, not dumb" - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) As a high school counselor, I am often struck by how wise kids are. They lack experience of some things due to youth, yet as image