The tone of hopelessness, confusion, and agony in the song “Angel” help the words come to life and touch your heart. The song takes you through the confusing feelings felt by a guy as he tries to get through a hard break up. The song starts out with him calling her on the phone. She picks up, and “called my bluff on the card to love”, or caught him lying and ended the relationship. It goes on to say that she still cares about him, but she doesn’t know how to let go of her insecurities and open up to him. It does not matter if she is beside him or one thousand miles away because she does not show any affection towards him, but he will always be waiting for her to take his hand.

The first line of the chorus, “Why

The next verse “Watch the deck, count the cards, makes no sense that I’m always losing when you’re gone” is comparing loving her to a card game again. He is saying that he is trying to go on with life, but nothing makes sense if she is not a part of it.

do I beg like a child for your candy?” is metaphoric by comparing love to candy. He wonders why he is putting himself so far out on the line for something that, realistically, is not that great. He’s wondering why he can’t get enough of her even though she does not treat him well. No matter how far she pushes him away though, she will be his angel because he is still in love with her. The repetition of the chorus is used as a tactic to remind the audience of these repetitive feelings.

It is often said that love can find its way through anything. Surely, this song supports that idea. He is willing to live the rest of his life in misery while he waits for her to finally realize that he is the one that she cannot bear to live without. Although the song is sweet, and I do believe in love, I think that the guy should stop torturing himself by trying to get the ungettable. He had a chance with her before, and he messed it up, so in a way, he deserves the cold shoulder that he is getting. If he rea

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