Of Angels and Angles Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Biscuits 

Cover art for Of Angels and Angles lyrics by Decemberists, The

This song is a great end to the new album. Quiet, a little slow...

I'd have to agree with the second comment posted by trisweb. I strikes me as a series of quiet moment shared between two people who live an ordinary but happy life together.

As for the lines: "There are angels in your angles / There's a low moon caught in your tangles", the image reminds me of the appearance of a person who is back lit, in this case by moon light. The 'angles' of the person seem to glow ethereally (like angels) and the moon shines most through their hair, especially if they've been sleeping and it's a mess. I...

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