ARCHANGEL

ARCHANGEL is the 21st (On the regular selling CYCLES album) track and the 8th track on Melanie Martinez’s 4th studio album CYCLES deluxe package. This song is about love being taken for granted.

“ARCHANGEL is a tragic but awareness type of song, it’s to bring light on how others are struggling even when it’s hidden behind perfect love.” Martinez explained a Instagram post.

ARCHANGEL was promoted on July 4th, 2023 during an interview online, this was the sentence that included ‘’ARCHANGEL’, “Basically, ARCHANGEL is just a really unusual song to write within its title.. it was originally about religion and the kingdom of god, but we just thought that wasn’t inclusive, making it a song about manipulative love hidden behind a “perfect” love story , so,, yeah,, uh... Stream ARCHANGEL when it comes out, hahaha” Melanie blew a kiss at the end of her sentence.

The lyrics below is ARCHANGEL.

Verse 1:
The first heavy snow of December.

brings me back to that night in September.

When I was nearly dead, were they sure that it wasn’t all in my head?

Brings me back to that hopeless week in november.

The week before thanksgiving, was a week of transmitting.

I transmitted all of my love to you. It was crushed up a metal can.

Pre-Chorus:

Being wise comes with a cost, and if you aren’t careful with saving

You might give your life to another person.

And if you don’t regret it this time, you might one day.

so go back to that night, on the very first day of the month, call me.

I don’t want to see your broken face, I left too much on the 21st.

So much trauma, and too much time left on our hands, regret to the mind

Too much family problems, now the military gotta solve ‘em.

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Now the first snows left in December.

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Too many sleepless nights in november.

Made me loose my bearings that night in September.

Chorus:

I wanted to call out for the archangels.

I wanted to feel something, something real, something near.

there’s something in the wind, I can’t shake it off.

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It’s glued to my finger like twin flames.

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I wanted to see you when the night concluded.

Archangels in the deeps of hell.

Archangels on the first snow of December.

Lost my spark, in the wind

I forgot how to feel when you touched my skin.

I’ve never forgotten that spark, I just made it stronger.

Verse 2:

I wanted to see your face twinkle with delight.

I never knew your emotions would mix with the commotion

I knew you weren’t well, I had committed you to the nearest hospital

Now the stars hold you in their arms, I lay silent.

I don’t wanna talk, it’s nothing worth saying.

I’m tired of being locked out of my own emotions.

It’s nothing I haven’t felt before, though.

Somethings in the wind, something between the moon and the sun

I can’t quite grasp it, I might never be able to.

Verse 3:

I never knew the cost of being wealthy.

It might take you from me, but she sure will.

I know that you know she knows, so why won’t you stop it?

I could prevent this if you stayed quiet and held your promise

But now we’re stuck in a mess, so easily prevented.

I knew we were tragic, but that wouldn’t stop us.

Pre-Chorus:

Being wise comes with a cost, and if you aren’t careful with saving

You might give your life to another person.

And if you don’t regret it this time, you might one day.

so go back to that night, on the very first day of the month, call me.

I don’t want to see your broken face, I left too much on the 21st.

So much trauma, and too much time left on our hands, regret to the mind

Too much family problems, now the military gotta solve ‘em.

```
Now the first snows left in December.

```

Too many sleepless nights in november.

Made me loose my bearings that night in September.

Chorus:

I wanted to call out for the archangels.

I wanted to feel something, something real, something near.

there’s something in the wind, I can’t shake it off.

```
It’s glued to my finger like twin flames.

```

I wanted to see you when the night concluded.

Archangels in the deeps of hell.

Archangels on the first snow of December.

Lost my spark, in the wind

I forgot how to feel when you touched my skin.

I’ve never forgotten that spark, I just made it stronger.