Lyrics of Angel
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
Oh 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
The storm keeps on twisting
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
Sarah wrote this song for the musician in Rolling Stone, who turns to heroin to cope with the pressures of the music industry and subsequently overdosing. The angel in the song means drugs that make people relax by feeling temporary save. People who get lost are chasing them all the time until they are finally destroyed by them. Therefore, the toxicity results in death at the end that was embraced by the angel. Personally, the angel here means a shelter that people can escape from the dark reality to hide and release themselves, and something that people always want to get to make a better life, seeming so innocent and helpful, but truly evil and virulent. In the stressful life, everyone wants to find a way to get out of this, even temporary. However, escaping will never be valid. In addition, laziness and decadence will only deteriorate the result.
Something beautiful outside don’t represent innocent instincts inside. Something temporarily make you happy don’t represent that they really cure your scars. We should be aware and avoid of over-hedonism, laziness, and decadence. Be positive toward life.