Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Written while working with “T-Bone” Burnett on Lost On The River – the project with The New Basement Tapes – “Angel City” is the lone song penned by Giddens on her debut solo album.
[Verse 1]
When I came to Angel City, I was on the run
Blinded by my own pity, I was nearly done
Stock heartbroken, bitter, and poor, burdened down by sin
I fought hard to find the door, didn't know how to get in
[Chorus]
Time and time at hand, you helped me over the sand
Gently rising to be, you walked a mile with me
And I saw the sea
[Verse 2]
I am found where I was lost, I am closer to free
Heart unbound, whatever the cost, all rivers fall to the sea
[Chorus]
Time and time at hand, you helped me over the sand
Gently rising to be, you walked a mile with me
And I saw the sea
[Chorus]
Time and time at hand, you helped me over the sand
Gently rising to be, you walked a mile with me
And I saw the sea
Angel City was written by Rhiannon Giddens.
Angel City was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Rhiannon Giddens released Angel City on Tue Feb 10 2015.
Angel City is one I wrote, actually, in response to a very intense creative experience that I had with The New Basement Tapes project, which is completing Dylan lyrics.
I had been thinking about being carried in the arms of people who’d come before and how much you can learn if you give yourself up...