Angel

Yearning for Redemption: PJ Harvey's Angelic Tale
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Lyrics

Angel, an angel has come

Expressing the arrival of an angelic presence.

Angel, an angel has come

Reiteration of the presence of an angel.

I need so, I need someone

Expressing a personal need for someone.

I need so, I need someone

Reiterating the personal need for someone.

He's ready, look now he's ready

Indicating readiness, possibly of the angel mentioned.

He's ready, ready

Reiteration of readiness, emphasizing it.

All of this longing just isn't heaven

Commenting on unfulfilled desires, suggesting dissatisfaction despite angelic presence.

Look now it's ready, it's ready, ready

Reiteration of readiness and the contrast between longing and fulfillment.

Just want to be seen

Expressing a desire to be noticed or acknowledged.


The big low, the big lonely

Referring to a significant low or lonely state.

The big low, the big lonely

Reiteration of a profound low or lonely state.

Is eating not only me

Describing the consuming nature of loneliness, affecting more than just the speaker.

Is eating not only me

Reiterating the impact of loneliness on others.


I'm ready, look now I'm ready, I'm ready, ready

Reiteration of personal readiness, emphasizing it again.

I'm tired of this waiting, I'm tired of pity

Expressing impatience and a desire to escape a pitiful state.

Look now it's ready, it's ready, ready

Reiteration of readiness and the contrast between waiting and action.

Just want to be seen

Repeating the desire to be noticed or acknowledged.


Falling, falling free

Describing a state of falling freely, possibly indicating vulnerability.

Falling, falling

Reiteration of the sensation of falling.


I'm ready, look now I'm ready, I'm ready, ready

Reiteration of personal readiness, emphasizing it once more.

I'm tired of this waiting, I'm tired of pity

Expressing weariness of waiting and receiving pity.

Look now it's ready, it's ready, ready

Reiteration of readiness and the contrast between waiting and action.

Just want to be seen

Repeating the desire to be noticed or acknowledged.


I'm ready, I'm ready, ready

Final emphasis on personal readiness for something.

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