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Crayon Angels Lyrics
Crayon Angel songs are slightly out of tune
But I'm sure I'm not to blame.
Nothin's happened but I think it will soon,
So I sit here waitin' for God and a train,
To the Astral plane.
Magic rings I made have turned my finger green.
And my mystic roses died.
Guess reality is not as it seems,
So I sit here hopin' for truth and a ride,
To the other side.
Phony prophets stole the only light I knew,
And the darkness softly screamed.
Holy visions disappeared from my view,
But the angels come back and laugh in my dreams,
I wonder what it means.
But I'm sure I'm not to blame.
Nothin's happened but I think it will soon,
So I sit here waitin' for God and a train,
To the Astral plane.
And my mystic roses died.
Guess reality is not as it seems,
So I sit here hopin' for truth and a ride,
To the other side.
And the darkness softly screamed.
Holy visions disappeared from my view,
But the angels come back and laugh in my dreams,
I wonder what it means.
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ok...i am probably one of judee sill's biggest fans EVER!!! if you are also familiar with her work and life history, it will be easily contrived that she was under the influence of one if not all of the following substances...
...and from there may we understand and interpret the true meaning of this song along with many others.
@jrlaffrey She died of a Heroin overdose and was able to kick the habit at least one time previously.
@jrlaffrey She died of a Heroin overdose and was able to kick the habit at least one time previously.
There is definitely something here of a hallucinatory quality, but it seems even more to be about Sill's expectation and hope for revelation, which might not be coming soon enough.
The idea of "crayon angels" reminds me of the Beatles, although I don't know to what extent Sill was influenced by them. (I think of newspaper taxis, cellophane flowers and marmalade skies).
The song definitely ends on a note of doubt, and doubt seems to replace any hope at mystical revelation..."I wonder what it means." With this type of doubt, hallucinations might have more reality to them than she once thought.