Angel

Story Behind The Song

Inspired by articles that she read in Rolling Stone about musicians turning to heroin to cope with the pressures of the music industry and subsequently overdosing.

Song Description

"I've been in that place where you've messed up and you're so lost that you don't know who you are anymore, and you're miserable--and here's this escape route. I've never done heroin, but I've done plenty of other things to escape."[2] She said that the song is about "trying not to take responsibility for other people's problems and trying to love yourself at the same time".

Song Length 5:05 Genre Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Classic
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Serene, Peaceful Subject Existence, Life
Similar Artists Sarah Mclachlan, Dido Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always some reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memories seep from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

in the arms of the angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lies
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

in the arms of the angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

Lyrics Sarah McLachlan Music Sarah McLachlin
Producer Pierre Marchand Publisher Warner Bros. (US)
Performance Anthony Cormican Label FrontEar Productions
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