A medley/mashup cover of "Broken Angel" by Boyce Avenue and "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls. Listen through headphones for rich HQ stereo sound.
I have always admired the story of Boyce Avenue's success on YouTube, and "Broken Angel" is an incredible song about the shadow of misery cast by abusive fathers.
I have a deep personal attachment to "Iris", for reasons that are too complex to go into here. It is one of the more important songs in my life. Originally part of the "City of Angels" soundtrack, "Iris" expresses Nicholas Cage's frustration at being unable to truly love Meg Ryan because he is an angel and she is still alive. If you're confused, go watch the movie, it's great.
By merging the songs together for this mashup/medley, I have rewoven the lyrics to tell the story of the abusive father who, years later, is racked with remorse and guilt at having deprived his daughter of a happy childhood, and would give anything to have a second chance at bringing her up.
Enjoy!
Advait
http://www.twitter.com/advaitsarkar
http://www.advaitsarkar.com
Special credit to my granddad, who was somehow able to procure 50 candles at a moment's notice, and also credit to my amazing mum, who came home early from work to help me with the candle shot.
Boyce Avenue's Channel (On the off chance you didn't already know who they were): http://www.youtube.com/boyceavenue
Mashed-up Lyrics:
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
Oh broken angel
Were you sad when he crushed all your dreams?
Oh broken angel
Inside you're dying 'cause you can't believe
... oh you can't believe
And now you've grown up
With this notion that you were to blame
And you seem so strong sometimes
But I know that you still feel the same
As that little girl who shined like an angel
Even after his lazy heart put you through hell
I wish you could see that
Still you try to impress him
But he never will listen
And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Oh broken angel
Were you sad when he crushed all your dreams?
Oh broken angel
Inside you're dying 'cause you can't believe
He would leave you alone
And leave you so cold
When you were his daughter
But the blood in your veins
As you carry his name
Turns thinner than water
You're just a broken angel
I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am x3
'Cause I left you alone
And left you so cold
When you were my daughter
But the blood in your veins
As you carry my name
Turns thinner than water
You're just a broken angel
Broken angel
I have always admired the story of Boyce Avenue's success on YouTube, and "Broken Angel" is an incredible song about the shadow of misery cast by abusive fathers.
I have a deep personal attachment to "Iris", for reasons that are too complex to go into here. It is one of the more important songs in my life. Originally part of the "City of Angels" soundtrack, "Iris" expresses Nicholas Cage's frustration at being unable to truly love Meg Ryan because he is an angel and she is still alive. If you're confused, go watch the movie, it's great.
By merging the songs together for this mashup/medley, I have rewoven the lyrics to tell the story of the abusive father who, years later, is racked with remorse and guilt at having deprived his daughter of a happy childhood, and would give anything to have a second chance at bringing her up.
Enjoy!
Advait
http://www.twitter.com/advaitsarkar
http://www.advaitsarkar.com
Special credit to my granddad, who was somehow able to procure 50 candles at a moment's notice, and also credit to my amazing mum, who came home early from work to help me with the candle shot.
Boyce Avenue's Channel (On the off chance you didn't already know who they were): http://www.youtube.com/boyceavenue
Mashed-up Lyrics:
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
Oh broken angel
Were you sad when he crushed all your dreams?
Oh broken angel
Inside you're dying 'cause you can't believe
... oh you can't believe
And now you've grown up
With this notion that you were to blame
And you seem so strong sometimes
But I know that you still feel the same
As that little girl who shined like an angel
Even after his lazy heart put you through hell
I wish you could see that
Still you try to impress him
But he never will listen
And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Oh broken angel
Were you sad when he crushed all your dreams?
Oh broken angel
Inside you're dying 'cause you can't believe
He would leave you alone
And leave you so cold
When you were his daughter
But the blood in your veins
As you carry his name
Turns thinner than water
You're just a broken angel
I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am x3
'Cause I left you alone
And left you so cold
When you were my daughter
But the blood in your veins
As you carry my name
Turns thinner than water
You're just a broken angel
Broken angel
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