Lyrics to
Angel

Released by Iggy Pop in 1979
From the Album: New Values |

This version of Angel was released by Iggy Pop in 1979.

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Still when I was crying
You were on my side
Angel, you can come and see me here tonight
Angel, of course you’re always more than welcome here
Still I’m needing somebody else… again.

Writings up my place
There is nothing much I want to do about it
The way I fall without you
The way I’m dull without you
I split my score, offer you love.

Still when I was crying
You were on my side
Angel, I never thought that I’d be free or clear
Angel, except for you, I doubt that I’d be here
Still I’m needing somebody else… again.
Still I’m needing somebody else… again.


Iggy Pop has released many songs over the years besides Angel. Iggy Pop released songs from 1976 to 2003 spanning across albums like The Idiot, Lust For Life, New Values, Soldier, Party, Zombie Birdhouse, Blah-Blah-Blah, Instinct, Brick By Brick, American Caesar, Naughty Little Doggie, Avenue B, Beat 'Em Up, and Skull Ring. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Iggy Pop.

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About Lyrics and Angel by Iggy Pop

The lyrics for Angel are defined as the words making up the song released by Iggy Pop in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Angel have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Iggy Pop and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Angel by Iggy Pop if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Angel" means the words set to the music of Angel, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Iggy Pop. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Angel and the lyrics to Angel are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Iggy Pop who came here looking just for the lyrics to Angel, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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