This song is about nuclear war. The angels are thermonuclear weapons. “When the angels fall…shadows on the wall.” Refers to the human shadows created when a human being is close to a nuclear blast. Search Wikipedia for Human Shadow Etched in Stone. Once you believe that’s what Sting means all the other lyrics and Sting’s “demand” make sense. His lyrics about casting angels from his sight and not wanting to see a million suns at midnight refer to thermonuclear weapons and the brilliance of their detonation.
This song is about nuclear war. The angels are thermonuclear weapons. “When the angels fall…shadows on the wall.” Refers to the human shadows created when a human being is close to a nuclear blast. Search Wikipedia for Human Shadow Etched in Stone. Once you believe that’s what Sting means all the other lyrics and Sting’s “demand” make sense. His lyrics about casting angels from his sight and not wanting to see a million suns at midnight refer to thermonuclear weapons and the brilliance of their detonation.