About "One"

The meaning of the song-as stated lies in the videos. One meaning is a cry against AIDS. The version that shows the slow-mo running buffalos signifies this not only in how time and life are fleeting, but in that a member of the video team (I can't remember whether it was the choreographer or not) died a year or so later...of AIDS. This was also meant to be indicated in another version (the more commercially accepted) of Bono singing at a restaurant table. Originally, there were supposed to be transvestites and drags running around in the background, but they were dropped later. The third version of the video, showing the band in drag, was meant to bring all these meanings together. The lyrics are more represented with We're one, but we're not the same. This is shown by dual sexuality in everybody (the reason for the drag), the band playing in a circle, the see-saw (indicating imbalance and uniqueness), and even a small note about Bono's obsession with the sister he never had (the consistent showing of the old man, actually Bono's father, and the line about Sisters and Brothers).