Angel

Yearning for an Unattainable Love: Ne-Yo's 'Angel' Story
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Lyrics

Where did you go when I woke up?

The speaker is wondering where the person they care about went when they woke up.

You were gone

The person the speaker is addressing is no longer there.

Find someone to replace you

The speaker desires to find someone to replace the absence of the person who left.

I'll never be alone

The speaker feels they won't be lonely if they find a replacement for the departed person.

I sit around so anxious for you to

The speaker is eagerly waiting for the person to call them.

Call my phone (call my phone)

The speaker desires the person to contact them via phone.

She went up to heaven said she'd be back

A metaphorical reference to the person leaving for heaven, indicating their departure.

Later on (ooh)

Suggests a promise or assurance that the departed person will return later.


In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

Repeated chorus expressing the speaker's deep love for an angelic figure who doesn't belong to them, indicating the speaker's unrequited love and longing for this person.

I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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And I just can't chase the clouds

The speaker feels unable to clear their mind of thoughts about this person.

Out of my mind (out of my mind)

They express difficulty in removing thoughts of the person from their mind.

She's the cause of my heartache, but I

The person is the cause of the speaker's emotional pain.

I'll be fine (I think I'll be fine)

Despite the heartache caused, the speaker believes they will eventually be okay.

'Cause when we kiss, there's no playing around (there's no playing, no)

When they share an intimate moment with the person, it feels genuine and serious.

There's no time (ooh)

Indicates that there's no time to waste when they're together.


In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

Repeated chorus expressing the speaker's deep love for an angelic figure who doesn't belong to them, indicating the speaker's unrequited love and longing for this person.

I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

-

In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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(Ooh, whoa-oh, hey)

Reiterated expressions of love for the person who doesn't belong to the speaker.

(Ooh, whoa-oh, whoa-whoa)

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Said, in love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love

Repeated chorus expressing the speaker's deep love for an angelic figure who doesn't belong to them, indicating the speaker's unrequited love and longing for this person.

I'm in love

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I'm in love

-

In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me

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I'm in love (she don't belong to me)

Continued repetition of the theme of loving an angel who isn't theirs, reinforcing the depth of longing and desire.

I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel (an angel), but she don't belong to me (she don't belong to me)

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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In love with an angel (said, in love with an angel)

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

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I'm in love (ooh, said I'm in love)

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I'm in love

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I'm in love

Repeated chorus expressing the speaker's deep love for an angelic figure who doesn't belong to them, indicating the speaker's unrequited love and longing for this person.


In love with an angel

Repeated affirmations of being in love with someone unattainable, emphasizing the intensity of the speaker's emotions.

In love with an angel

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I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love

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In love with an angel

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I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love

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In love with an angel

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I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love

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