Drugs and music today are usually used synonymously and with good reason. When most people hear of a famous musician dying, they typically think of a drug overdose first. Sarah McLachlan, when discussing her song “Angel” on the website aquezada.com, said that it “deals with why people in the limelight turn to drugs for solace.” There can be a message here for anyone, whether in the limelight or not, about drug use and its effects. In a broader sense “Angel” is about how drugs can make you feel free of your problems, but when the high is over, they are drawing you down and complicating your life even more.

People often use drugs to escape from pain or problems in their lives. “I need some distraction oh beautiful release” is just one of the many lines that help you sense the pain that would pull you into drugs. It is saying just let us not feel this right now. We want to let go of the pain and the problems. “Let me be empty and weightless and maybe I’ll find some peace tonight” repeats the same theme about letting the drugs make the pain go away, or helping you

Some topics in this essay:
Dreams McLachlan, Sarah McLachlan, Pascal Drugs, Angel Darkness, “the storm, storm twisting”, “the storm twisting”,