On the video there is a refference of Bono reading "The Screwtape Letters" by CS Lewis, Bono took from there his character of Mr MacPhisto, may be the song also deals with the band's (or Bono's) struggle of being a superstar and all the weight it carries on.
Luis M Serrano luiseme
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