Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Released as a single from the 1997 album Surfacing, the song “Angel” started out as a totem to a string of deaths in the music industry in relation to drug overdoses and suicides. The main death which had convinced Sarah Mclachlan’s decision to write a song was the death of Smashing Pumpkin’s tourin...
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
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
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here
Angel was written by Sarah McLachlan.
Angel was produced by Pierre Marchand.
Sarah McLachlan released Angel on Tue Nov 24 1998.