Of Angels and Angles

About Of Angels and Angles

"Of Angels and Angles" is a track by The Decemberists off their album Picaresque. It is the eleventh and final song on the album. Its title is likely an allusion to the phrase Non Angli, sed Angeli ("Not Angles, but Angels.) In legend, this was a Latin pun allegedly said by Pope Gregory I after a response to his query regarding the identity of a group of fair-haired Anglian children whom he had observed in the marketplace. Alternatively, it could be a reference to Saul Alinsky, author of Rules for Radicals which contains the line ". ...is a world not of angels, but of angles where men speak of moral principles but act on power principles" The song is unique on the album in that it features only vocalist Colin Meloy with acoustic guitar accompaniment. more »

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2005

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There are angels in your angles
There's a low moon caught in your tangles
There's a ticking at the sill
There's a purr of a pigeon to break the still of day

As on we go drowning
Down we go away
And darling, we go a-drowning
Down we go away
Away

There's a tough word on your crossword
There's a bed bug nipping a finger
There's a swallow, there's a calm
Here's a hand to lay on your open palm today

As on we go drowning
Down we go away
And darling, we go a-drowning
Down we go away
Away

There are angels in your angles
There's a low moon caught in your tangles

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The Decemberists

The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (Hammond organ, accordion, melodica, piano, keyboards, harmonica), Nate Query (bass guitar, string bass), and John Moen (drums, backing vocals, melodica, guitar). more »

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