every now and then you hear that song on the radio. that song that makes the hair on your arms stand up in attention. i love to debunk song lyrics, because a song is not just a good tune to tap your feet to on the dash board, its not all about the drum beats, the guitar breaks, and the sound of the bass. each song has a meaning behind each word.
black crowes song "she talks to angels" always takes my lyrical motor mind for a spin
its so powerful, yet so sad
its that kind of song that keeps you wondering thoughts like,
what is the meaning behind that line?
so take a minute and feel the lyrics for yourself
i will highlight my interpretations in RED
what are your interpretations of this song?
i would love to hear them!
she talks to angels
she never mentions the word addiction
in certain company
yes, she'll tell you she's an orphan
after you meet her family
its obvious that this woman is on a down hill spiral dealing with her heroin addiction. she feels alone and depressed and i feel like she lives in a dysfunctional family. it seems like she is a compulsive liar in an attempt to keep her world sane maybe. she hates her addiction.
she paints her eyes as black as night now
pulls those shades down tight
yeah, she gives a smile when the pain comes
the pain gonna make everything alright
the line she paints her eyes black to me signifies the private world she has created while using the drug and pulling the shades down signifies to me as a way to keep the world she has created to herself. she can be anyone she wants to be during this private time of hers and she wants no interruptions from the outside world. she hates that her addiction has enslaved her, but she knows the pain being the drug of course is going to make everything okay.
says she talks to angels
they call her out by name
oh yeah, she talks to angels
says they call her out by her name
drugs make you hallucinate, so of course she talks to angels..
she keeps a lock of hair in her pocket
she wears a cross around her neck
yes, the hair is from a little boy
and the cross is someone she has not met
not yet
i feel like the lock of hair she carries in her pocket is from her little boys being that he is her child. only a mother keeps a lock of hair, so maybe she lost her little boy because of her drug addiction or maybe her addiction is caused from losing her little boy in death? the cross she wears around her neck signifies her faith she has somewhat kept through it all and probably the only reason she has not ended her life. i believe she prays to relieve her pain and she may even pray for death but not by her own hand. she wants to be with the angels she talks to?
she don't know no lover
none that i ever seen
yeah, to her that ain't nothin'
but to me, yeah me
means everything
the line she don't know no lover, i feel like she has nothing else to give to the world or she feels unworthy of love. maybe she fears loving someone would only leave her in death, again. if noone understands her pain what good is love?
she paints her eyes as black as night now
she pulls those shades down tight
oh yeah, there's a smile when the pain comes
the pain gonna make everything alright
alright, yeah heah
she smiles as a release of pain
she talks to angels
says they call out by her name
oh, yeah, heah, angels
call her out by her name
oh, ooh, oh, oh, angels
they call her out by her name
don't you know that they
call her out by her name?
i feel like the angels she talks to could possibly be her little boy, but im still stuck on that one
this song is beautiful, yet so sad
