Angel – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the poignant lyrics of Westlife's "Angel," a beautiful ballad that offers a unique opportunity to connect with English through its rich emotional depth and universal message of seeking solace. Learn how phrases expressing vulnerability and comfort are used to create a moving narrative, making it an excellent song for language learners to explore emotive vocabulary and poetic expression.

[English]

Spend all your time waiting

For that second chance

For a break, that would make it okay

There's always some reason

To feel not good enough

And it's hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction

Oh, beautiful release

Memories seep from my veins

That may be empty

Oh, weightless and maybe

I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of the angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

...

So tired of the straight line

And everywhere you turn

There's vultures and thieves at your back

The storm keeps on twisting

Keep on building the lies

That you make up for all that you lack

It don't make no difference

Escape one last time

It's easier to believe

In this sweet madness

Oh, this glorious sadness

Brings me to my knees

In the arms of the angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

Some comfort here

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Spend all your time waiting

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'spend' to indicate an ongoing action.

• For that second chance

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'For that second chance' is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial, indicating purpose.

• There's always some reason

  ➔ Present simple with 'there is'

  ➔ The contraction 'There's' is used for 'there is', indicating a general truth.

• Oh, beautiful release

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence

  ➔ The sentence starts with 'Oh,' to express strong emotion or emphasis.

• You're in the arms of the angel

  ➔ Present simple with contraction

  ➔ 'You're' is a contraction of 'you are', used for simplicity and fluency.

• May you find some comfort here

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ 'May you find' uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish or desire.

• It's easier to believe

  ➔ Comparative adjective

  ➔ 'Easier' is the comparative form of 'easy', comparing two levels of difficulty.

• Brings me to my knees

  ➔ Present simple with subject 'it'

  ➔ The subject 'it' is implied, referring to the situation or emotion described.