Hall of Angels

Album: Closer To The Bone (2009)
Play Video
  • We stayed at the barroom till closing
    I held down a place at his side
    And drank to the memory that crushed him
    A lady who'd loved him and died

    He purely could not find a reason
    To get it back up and go on
    Then out of the dark came a stranger
    Who turned us around with a song

    He said: I know the pain that youi're feeling
    I had a sweet little girl
    And I loved her more than her mother
    Or anything else in the world

    And sure as I loved her I lost her
    Sure as I wanted to die
    Then I had a dream or a vision
    Of wonder that opened my eyes

    I dreamed of a young band of angels
    That shone like the stars from above
    'Cos each had a bright bruning candle
    Except for the angel I loved

    And I asked why their candles were burning
    And why that hers wasn't the same
    She said: Oh, Daddy, each time that I try to light it
    Your tears just keep drowning the flame

    We stared at the stranger in silence
    His spirit was truly alive
    If life had made his eyes glisten
    The diamond was bright in his eye

    'Cos everyone who ever loved him
    Though fortune had torn them apart
    Will live in the Hall of the Angels
    As long as the love in his heart

    Oh they'll live in the Hall of The Angels
    As long as the love in your heart Writer/s: KRISTOFFER KRISTOFFERSON
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Graduation Songs

Graduation SongsFact or Fiction

Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?

Gary Brooker of Procol Harum

Gary Brooker of Procol HarumSongwriter Interviews

The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.

Director Nick Morris ("The Final Countdown")

Director Nick Morris ("The Final Countdown")Song Writing

Nick made some of the biggest videos on MTV, including "The Final Countdown," "Heaven" and "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)."

Dan Reed

Dan ReedSongwriter Interviews

Dan cracked the Top 40 with "Ritual," then went to India and spent 2 hours with the Dalai Lama.

Julian Lennon

Julian LennonSongwriter Interviews

Julian tells the stories behind his hits "Valotte" and "Too Late for Goodbyes," and fills us in on his many non-musical pursuits. Also: what MTV meant to his career.

Matt Sorum

Matt SorumSongwriter Interviews

When he joined Guns N' Roses in 1990, Matt helped them craft an orchestral sound; his mezzo fortes and pianissimos are all over "November Rain."