This is a beautiful -albeit hard- ballad could be used in many genre's. Country/rock/blues... Again a song with a message, if you choose to pay attention to it. This tune would be GREAT for a TV show or movie. This song invites someone with real depth to their voice and incredible amounts of soul. -N.
Vs. 1:
She said I’m just a little down on my luck
But don’t worry Daddy things’ll soon look up
Then three months rent came past due
So she turned to the oldest profession that she knew
When she looked at her life she always felt blue
So she took a little something to help her get through
Then she disappeared without a word
If her Daddy ever found her, no one’s heard
Chorus 1:
The City of Angels
It’ll build your hopes and shatter your dreams
It’ll seduce then strip you of everything
The City of Angels
It’ll suck you in then bleed you dry
Hang stars in your eyes to blind you
To it’s dark and desperate side
The City of Angels, the City of Angels
Vs. 2:
He worked as a bouncer late into the night
Then auditioned all day he was a beautiful sight
Full of compassion and joy
He was a big brother to some fatherless boys
Then a rough crowd started hassling the kids
He jumped between them didn’t think on what he did
In a moment he was gone
‘Cause when a knife hits home, it doesn’t take long
Chorus 2:
The City of Angels
It’ll build your hopes and shatter your dreams
It’ll seduce then strip you of everything
The City of Angels
It’ll suck you in then bleed you dry
Hang stars in your eyes to blind you
To it’s dark and desperate side
The City of Angels, the City of Angels
Vs. 3:
She walked the red carpet for her first time
She looks so angelic as her star begins to climb
We’ll worship the image we see
But that isn’t her or her reality
Others came before, starting the same way
But where they are now, who can say?
The fairytale is hers to take
But her happy ending’s balanced on the choices that she makes
Chorus 3:
The City of Angels
It’ll build your hopes and shatter your dreams
It’ll seduce then strip you of everything
The City of Angels
It’ll suck you in then bleed you dry
Hang stars in your eyes to blind you
To it’s dark and desperate side
The City of Angels, the City of Angels
Vs. 4:
There are Angels in the City the tabloids never show
Still they wander this plane, as haunted shadows
Black and white old and young
Men and women, daughters and sons
They had big dreams but nothing to show
Was it worth it in the end, guess we’ll never know
All that’s left is their memory and spirit
Now as Angels of the City, they’ve finally made it
Chorus 4:
The City of Angels
It’ll build your hopes and shatter your dreams
It’ll seduce then strip you of everything
The City of Angels
It’ll suck you in then bleed you dry
Hang stars in your eyes to blind you
To it’s dark and desperate side
The City of Angels, the City of Angels