I also believe that, intentional or not, U2 make trilogies of albums. These are the trilogies they've created, and what the parts of the trilogies represent:
The Growth Trilogy
Boy - growth of self
October - growth of faith
War - growth of purpose
The America Trilogy
The Unforgettable Fire - America from a distance
The Joshua Tree - America up close
Rattle And Hum - Inside America
The Loss Trilogy
Achtung Baby - loss of love
Zooropa - loss of purpose
Pop - loss of faith
The Acceptance Trilogy
All That You Can't Leave Behind - acceptance of mortality
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - acceptance of adulthood
No Line On The Horizon - acceptance of place
Zooropa shows up in U2 concerts when the band need either utter sincerity or utter chaos. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" arrives when the band needs a sincere, heartfelt song in the middle of an acoustic part of a concert. U2 performed "The Wanderer" only once live, when they wanted to pay deep tribute to Johnny Cash in his hometown of Nashville. "Zooropa" showed up as a chaotic tornado of light during the 360 tour, and again during the Innocence + Experience tour to communicate the horror and desperation refugees felt as they traveled to Europe. Zooropa is an album of emotional extremes. It is not anger and peace, nor love and hate. It is fear and hope, adoration and being lost, the calling cards of U2's best work.
Johnny Cash at the end imitates the voice of God, with all his confusing wisdom and conflicting instructions. He sets out goals that can never be achieved, a sanctified purpose with a bible and a gun, all in one song. We see him here getting frustrated and old because the world isn't still innocent.
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