It's about the presence of good and bad in everyone. Note that it's not just Good = Angel, Bad = Killer. There is fear of death, pesimism and the acceptance of growing old.
Hammill is always clever with lyrical images. Here he remains unusually clear. I take that to be because of the big universal theme.
Also - I can't help but feel that Robbie William's Angels would have been better if they had heard this first!
It's about the presence of good and bad in everyone. Note that it's not just Good = Angel, Bad = Killer. There is fear of death, pesimism and the acceptance of growing old.
Hammill is always clever with lyrical images. Here he remains unusually clear. I take that to be because of the big universal theme.
Also - I can't help but feel that Robbie William's Angels would have been better if they had heard this first!