When the angels fall
So high above the world tonightThe angels watch us sleepingAnd underneath a bridge of starsWe dream in safety's keepingBut perhaps the dreamIs dreaming usSoaring with the seagullsPerhaps the dreamIs dreaming usAstride the back of eagles
When the angels fallShadows on the wallIn the thunder's callSomething haunts us allWhen the angels fallWhen the angels fall
Take your father's crossGently from the wallA shadow still remainingSee the churches fallIn mighty arcs of soundAnd all that they're containingYet all the ragged soulsOf all the ragged menLooking for their lost homesShuffle to the ruinsFrom the levelled plainTo search among the tombstones
When the angels fallShadows on the wallIn the thunder's callSomething haunts us all
When the angels fallWhen the angels fallWhen the angels fall
These are my feetThese are my handsThese are my childrenAnd this is my demandBring down the angelsCast them from my sightI never want to seeA million suns at midnight
Your hands are emptyThe streets are emptyYou can't control usYou can't control us anymore
When the angels fall When the angels fallWhen the angels fall When the angels fallWhen the angels fall When the angels fall