Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
I believed that love was sacred
As I dove blindly into her sea
You see, that warm embrace felt more like drowning
As endless waves crashed down on me
She was an insatiable black hole
Feeding off my mind and off my soul
I find love humilating
A sick and desperate need that drives me
God I hope I never feel again
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight your heaven filled my room
She showed that love could lift me higher
With a kiss she repaired these broken wings
She revived my fading spirit
Restored my faith in everything
I have never felt I had a home
Even in a crowd I felt alone
I'd almost given up on life
I believed it's all a lie
And never thought I'd feel again
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight when your heaven filled my room
I believed in nothing
But you believe in me
I thought that life was worthless
But you told me I'm a star
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight your heaven filled my room
As I dove blindly into her sea
You see, that warm embrace felt more like drowning
As endless waves crashed down on me
She was an insatiable black hole
Feeding off my mind and off my soul
I find love humilating
A sick and desperate need that drives me
God I hope I never feel again
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight your heaven filled my room
She showed that love could lift me higher
With a kiss she repaired these broken wings
She revived my fading spirit
Restored my faith in everything
I have never felt I had a home
Even in a crowd I felt alone
I'd almost given up on life
I believed it's all a lie
And never thought I'd feel again
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight when your heaven filled my room
I believed in nothing
But you believe in me
I thought that life was worthless
But you told me I'm a star
(CHORUS)
But I've never been loved by an angel
I've never felt anything so pure
I've never been loved by an angel
Until tonight your heaven filled my room
Lyrics submitted by JohnKo, edited by satoris108
Angel Lyrics as written by John Mark Hall Bernie Herms
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God this song reminds me so much of my boyfriend. He's done so much for me, gave me hope, something worth living for, and shown me that love doesn't always hurt. Think Stabbing Westward got it one with this song. I love it
my interpretation of the song is of that one love that hardly every comes around and is so pure, real, and so rare. That one love that makes you feel like you can do anything, or be anything, personally i wish i had that =P
dragonluck your right i think thats what its about too, i know the girl that made me feel like that but i fucked it up so bad i dont ever think i can love again, god i would do any thing to get her back i love her so much i would die for her :(
I LOVE THIS SONG....Its so pretty! I love the words to the song. I have always like Stabbing Westward but this is one my favorite songs by them. ROCK ON!!!
i love this song.. its one of my faves.. i have many faves of stabbing westward.. i love them.. i have all their cds.. im like obsessed.. lol.. anywayz.. what the song means to me is you think you've lost all hope of everything.. then this one person comes in and changes everything.. cuz he/she is so unlike anyone else that they gave you hope, reason, love, everything.. and once you have that.. you feel so real and free..
yep, stabbing westward rocks, and this song is just so beautiful and romantic. i wish i had an angel too :-(
it is a buetifull song and stabbing westward rock more than anyone....every song is just amazing. and yeah like others i lost my angel..i lost her today acutally and i remember i signed up for this site and yeah this is my first post and this is first song i thought of thanks
At first i dismissed this song since i wasnt so keen on the music of it. I prefer SW's harder songs. When i listened to it..i almost cried.
I got burned in love...very badly...and was jaded and depressed.
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did anyone notice this about one of their only songs that had a happy like ending?? I'm not saying anythign bad about them,I love SW but you gotta admit,this song is very hopefilled...I miss this band, why do all the good bands break up???