Angels Cry Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I shouldn't have walked away
I would've stayed if you said
We could've made everything ok
But we just
Threw the blame back and forth
We treated love like a sport
The final blow hit so low
I'm still on the ground

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I couldn't have prepared myself for this fall
Shattered in pieces curled on the floor
Super natural love conquers all
'member we used to touch the sky
And

[Chorus]
Lightning don't strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love's a gift
But we let it drift
In a storm
Every night
I feel the angels cry
[Post-Chorus]
C'mon babe can't our love be revived
Bring it back and we gon' make it right
I'm on the edge just tryin' to survive
As the angels cry

[Verse 2]
Limitless omnipresent
Kind of love couldn't have guessed
It would just up and disappear in
The whirlwind
Here I am walkin' on this narrow rope
Wobbling but won't let go
Waitin' for a glimpse of the sun's glow

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I know I can stand just pull me back up
Like there ain't no hurricane
It's just us
I'm willing to live and die for our love
Baby we can get back that shine

[Chorus]
'Cause
Lightning don't strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love's a gift
But we let it drift
In a storm
Every night
I feel the angels cry
[Post-Chorus]
Come on baby, can our love be revived
Bring it back and we're gon' make it right
I'm on the edge just trying to survive
As the angels cry

[Bridge]
Baby I'm missin'
You don't allow love to lose
We gotta ride it through
I'm reaching for you

[Bridge]
Baby I'm missin'
You don't allow love to lose
We gotta ride it through
I'm reaching for you

[Chorus]
Lighting don't strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love's a gift
But we let it slip
In a storm
Every night
I feel the angels cry

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About

Genius Annotation

“Angels Cry” is a song which appears on Mariah Carey’s album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.

The remix version of “Angels Cry”, featuring Ne-Yo, was supposed to be featured on Mariah’s remix album “Angels' Advocate,” but the album was never released.

The song peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and #90 on Billboard’s R&B chart.

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Credits
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Additional Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Executive Producer
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Recorded At
The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA and Honeywest Studios, NYC
Release Date
September 27, 2009
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