from the new Rykodisc re-release of This Year’s Model The blurb on the song: "[This song] must have been recorded some time after This Year’s Model.  [It is] rare in the sense that most songs from this time were written in hotel rooms rehearsed on tour buses or at soundchecks and then recorded.  There was hardly ever any time to make demo tapes.  However this is an exception...  ’Running Out of Angels’ which includes a false start sounds as if I was making it up as I went along.  I probably was." Spoken:  ’Alright.’               They say they’re running out of angels They say I’m running out of time Oh you don’t have to be lucky It is easier than trying now they’re bringing down a Hammer    on anything that sells Spoken:  ’No sorry I blew it on the first one.’               They say they’re running out of angels They say I’m running out of time Oh you don’t have to be lucky It is easier than trying now they’re bringing down a Hammer    on anything that sells I suppose you’re a winner Because they’re running out of angels      All the lies upon the tongues of all the girls upon the rails Will ruin any man who moved too soon      All except the one who seems to know more than she tells You know she looks just like an angel but she sings so out of tune     They say they’re running out of angels They say I’m running out of time Oh you don’t have to be lucky It is easier than trying now they’re bringing down a Hammer    on anything that sells I suppose you’re a winner Because they’re running out of angels      Oh                  

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À propos de la chanson

Dans cette chanson, l'artiste évoque une sensation d'urgence et de désespoir face à la vie. Il parle de la perte d'innocence et de la difficulté d'accéder à la chance, tout en soulignant que le temps file. Les anges, symboles souvent associés à l'espoir ou à la bonne fortune, semblent se raréfier, renforçant un sentiment d'impuissance dans un monde où les valeurs de réussite matérielle et les mensonges prévalent. Le contexte de création de cette chanson est assez unique, car elle a été enregistrée à un moment où l'artiste avait peu de temps pour se consacrer à des démos ou des productions minutieuses. Cela donne à la chanson une authenticité brute, presque improvisée, qui reflète bien les pensées et émotions de l'artiste à cette période.