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Owl City – Angels lyrics
Through the glass in my bedroom window
In the bushes far below
I thought I saw an unfamiliar shadow
Among the ones I so clearly know

I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged
With a note on the rocking chair
That says "I'm dreaming of the life I once loved
So wake me if you're out there..."

Living close to the ground
Is seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around
Among my frivolous thoughts
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
So wake me if you're out there!

In the dust on my cellar staircase
A pair of footprints followed me
I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace
Blinked again but there was nothing to see

I've been leaving all the windows unlocked
With a basket by the oak tree
'Cause I'll be picking up the acorns that fall off
If you'll be climbing up to meet me

Living close to the ground
Is seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around
Among my frivolous thoughts
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
So wake me if you're out there!

I keep my knees black and blue 'cause they often hit the hardwood floor
And I believe so I'm not praying to the ceiling anymore

I've been sleeping with the nightlight unplugged
With a note on the rocking chair
That says "I'm dreaming of the life I once loved
So wake me up if you're out there..."

Living close to the ground
Is seventh heaven 'cause there are angels all around
Among my frivolous thoughts
I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts
The indications reveal
That few of us realize life is quite surreal
So if you're dying to see
I guarantee there are angels around your vicinity
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Songwriters: Adam R. Young
Angels lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Corrected by JosephBlack

Angels meanings

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    This song is a child whose family inherited the house of a relative that the child was close too. Many of the lyrics relate to places or activities the child and their relative spent a lot of time like picking up acorns under the oak tree or snuggling by the fireplace. "I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace/Blinked again but there was nothing to see" in particular shows how the child see all of the places they once spent with their relative but none of it feels right without them. The final chorus are the words one of the parents of the child said to them, and all other choruses are the child contemplating and repeating the words to themselves.
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      This song is a child whose family inherited the house of a relative that the child was close too.... Read more →

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