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Editors – When We Were Angels (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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When We Were Angels

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When We Were Angels

Release date: 9th March 2018

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About This Track

"When We Were Angels" is a track by Editors, from the album Violence, released 9th March 2018. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Editors.

About the Artist

Editors

Editors

Lyrics

When We Were Angels

[Verse 1]

Come a little bit closer

You've got something, I say

Come a little bit closer

Led my mind astray

Look through my eyes, now, I want you to sing

Toast that I'm eyes and what this could have been

[Chorus]

When we were angels we ran the place

When there were wolves we were part of the chase

When does the pressure become a crack?

When we were angels we had wings on our backs

[Verse 2]

Walk a little bit smaller

You've been dragging me down

Morning mister

Look through my eyes, now, I want you to sing

I wish it was tomorrow when the angels have been

[Chorus]

When we were angels we ran the place

When there were wolves we were part of the chase

When does the pressure become a crack?

When we were angels we had wings on our backs

[Bridge]

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

When we were angels we ran the place

[Chorus]

When we were angels we ran the place

When there were wolves we were part of the chase

When does the pressure become a crack?

When we were angels we had wings on our backs

We had wings on our backs

We had wings on our backs

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Track details

From Violence

2018

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Album

Release year

2018

1Cold
3:39
2Hallelujah (So Low)
3:56
3Violence
6:07
4Darkness at the Door
4:26
5Nothingness
5:06
6Magazine
3:56
7No Sound but the Wind
4:27
8Counting Spooks
5:43
9Belong
6:02
—When We Were Angels
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