Angel of the Fall

Flashed back, mocked up, nineteen-eighties,
Fashions to make your skin crawl,
Reagan and Thatcher and Gorbachev
Throwing eggs at the Berlin Wall.
And Michael J Fox going Back to the Future,
He wasn’t the only one at all,
Because yesterday’s teacher’s going out of her mind,
Cut to the Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
There’s a catchy pop band,
And boy, they’re much in demand,
Playing for free in the school hall.
There’s a man, tall and tanned,
His debut album was panned,
They said it wouldn’t sell at all.
And he crossed the whole land,
Over saltwater and sand,
‘til he caught up with you at the mall.
With a gun in his hand,
He made you understand,
About the Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
Synthesisers and drum machines,
New Romantics designed to enthral,
Loopholes, wormholes and lifelines,
It looks like somebody missed their call.
Self-help videos in English class,
But the kids just stare at the wall,
You can stick your fear up your ass,
Jeer at the Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
Something fell from the sky last night,
Crashed down to earth, it happened again.
Some said it came from a satellite,
Some said a spaceship, a shuttle, a plane.
Whatever it was, it was cold as ice,
Side-stepped, Halloween, movie screen,
He made the ultimate sacrifice,
Travelling through time in his head, in his dream.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
There’s a catchy pop band,
And boy, they’re much in demand,
Playing for free in the school hall.
There’s a man, tall and tanned,
His debut album was panned,
They said it wouldn’t sell at all.
And he crossed the whole land,
Over saltwater and sand,
‘til he caught up with you at the mall.
With a gun in his hand,
He made you understand,
About the Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.
The Angel of the Fall.