They are following one another as they tumble over cliffs. The diorama in the photo depicts buffalo, which have been driven off a cliff by an unseen indigenous tribe. Wojnarowicz took the photo at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington on a trip he took from New York following the passing of his close friend and legendary photographer, Peter Hujar (1934-87) he died from AIDs-related illnesses on November 26, 1987. U2 used WojarnowiczвЂ™s black and white photograph as album art for the single. 'we're one' He thinks they should be together 'one', but instead they are both alone now. We get to carry each other, carry each other. One life with each other: sisters, brothers. There was some speculation that the song described a conversation between a father and his HIV-positive gay son, based on the connection of the song to David Wojnarowicz, an artist who died of AIDS-related illnesses. He asks forgiveness, he knows its a lot to ask. One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should. They were inspired by the bandвЂ™s strained internal relationships, the reunification, the AIDS epidemic, and BonoвЂ™s abhorrence of the the idea of вЂњHippie One-nessвЂќвЂ“that is, one-ness without acknowledgment of differences.Д«ono has also expressed his amusement with couples whoвЂ™ve played the song at their weddings, saying вЂњAre you mad? ItвЂ™s about splitting up!вЂќ (McCormick, 2006) I think he wrote it driven by the memories of being a young boy who didnt. It was like weвЂ™d caught a glimpse of what the song could be.вЂќД«ono has often stated the the lyrics came вЂњfrom the skyвЂќ (see From the Sky Down, Davis GuggenheimвЂ™s awesome documentary about U2вЂ™s Hansa sessions). Bono has often described the song as a love song dedicated to his wife Alison Hewson.

While jamming on a progression that would later become the hit вЂњMysterious Ways,вЂќ they stumbled on the melody of what would become вЂњOneвЂќ.ДЄccording to the Edge there was вЂњsuddenly something very powerful happening in the room.вЂќ He added, вЂњEveryone recognized it was a special piece. In the midst of the difficult sessions and strained relationships, the band had a breakthrough. TheyвЂ™d decamped to Hansa Studios in Berlin just as the wall was coming down hoping that the spirit of reunification would infect the band, which was experiencing some divisions of its own. After experiencing massive success in the late вЂ80s, U2 found themselves at a sticking point as the new decade dawned.

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