Ruby I hope I see you, I've waited all this week
For you to walk my way, your soul will capture me
Your momma painted your room a shade of pink, she said
But with your great arrival that shade has turned to red

Ruby take my hand, please lead me to the promised land
Tell me, where am I from, your eyes say, shada de da dum
Ruby, you're royalty, in your home land, they all call you queen
Tell me, where are you from, your eyes say, shada de da dum

You're an angel fallen down, won't you tell us of the clouds
You have fallen from the sky, how high, how high?
You're an angel fallen down, won't you tell us of the clouds
You have fallen from the sky, how high, how high?

You're true and pure
You hold the cure
We're all diseased
You hold the key

You're an angel fallen down, won't you tell us of the clouds
You have fallen from the sky, how high, how high?

(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)
(Hey) tell our dad, I'm sorry (hey)

You're an angel
You're an angel
You're an angel (hey, hey, hey, hey)
You're an angel (hey, hey, hey)
You're an angel

Tell our dad, I'm sorry
Tell our dad, I'm sorry
Tell our dad, I'm sorry, yeah

(You're an angel) (hey, hey, hey, hey)
(You're an angel) (hey, hey, hey, hey)


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    My Opinion

    Most of Twenty One Pilots songs are religious, but with me not being a religious person I try and see them a different way. To me this song seems to be about a boy that really likes this girl, he thinks she is the definition of perfection, but I guess others see her as an outcast such as her family which is why he says tell our dad I'm sorry. I don't know it makes sense to me. :)

    Skrillexfan13571on November 19, 2014   Link

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