Guardian Angel

Album: Skins (2018)
Charted: 44 48
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Songfacts®:

  • Jahseh Onfroy, aka XXXtentacion, had a troublesome upbringing in Florida which resulted in him regularly being involved in physical confrontations. Onfroy was eventually put into a youth program before being sent to live with his grandmother. This song finds him talking about his perilous mental state, which resulted in a vicious cycle of pain and anger.
  • Onfroy ultimately apologizes to a girl for not understanding her pain.

    Never lonely when you flowin' through my mind, girl
    I apologize, 'cause I couldn't see the pain in your damn eyes


    Onfroy is addressing Jocelyn Flores, a close friend of his who suffered from depression. She committed suicide while visiting the Florida rapper and he later wrote "Jocelyn Flores" about her.
  • The beat was supplied by Potsu, who hearkens back to his instrumentation for "Jocelyn Flores." "Guardian Angel" commences with a backwards sample of Shiloh's outro from that song before continuing with a reversed sample of the "Jocelyn Flores" chorus.

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