Angel

Wildman / Marsden / Downing / Downing · Lyrics: Wildman
From the 1996 sessions · Reconstructed 2026 · A Bottle And A Suitcase

[spoken off-mic "Take that. Uh."]

I always said you was an angel
With kiss-me eyes and your Prada bag, yeah
But you was always one step out of touch
What a shame it was about that

Time went marching onwards
But our lives stayed much the same
I thought I saw you come towards me
Before you drifted more and more and more and more away

Why'd you have to do it, angel?
Why'd you have to go now, angel?
I keep on fighting, angel
Just to forget about it, angel

You always said we'd never make it
I didn't believe you then, but I'm wiser now
And when you was gone, I just couldn't take it, yeah
I let myself get down and down and down and down and down

Life's a bitch, angel
You couldn't handle it, angel

I keep on burning, angel
Just to forget about it, angel
And it gets harder every day
The nights are long, the rats have got my brain
It doesn't matter what they say
I've got to put myself away

And it gets harder every day
The nights are long, the rats have got my brain
It doesn't matter what they say
I've got to put myself away

I always said you was an angel
I wouldn't go that far now
I wouldn't cry for you, I wouldn't die for you, I wouldn't live that far down
I'm gonna ride across the water, I'm gonna sink in the sand
I'm gonna see the sun, I'm gonna be the one, I'm gonna screw all your friends

[spoken off-mic "d'ya wanna do it again?"]

Written in 1996. This song touches on despair and self-harm. If any of it speaks to something you're going through, you don't have to sit with it alone — in the UK you can call Samaritans free on 116 123, any time.