I Met An Angel
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Christine and the Queens]
Open you heart, my love, open your heart
Open you heart, my love, open your heart
Accept to sit in here, right next to me
Open you heart, my love, and set myself fee
I never thought I could, just Gemini
Open you heart, my love, don't let it die
Accept to lose it all and then relive
Open you heart, my love, set myself free
Set myself free
[Verse 2: Christine and the Queens]
She came from thе sky and she told it to me
Told me thе words I was afraid to see
I'm weaker
Every day, I'm getting weaker
Need the angels to remind me
[Interlude: Madonna, Christine and the Queens]
Do you suffer from loneliness?
This is the voice of the big simulation
Just let go of any pressure in your body
The terrestrial food is of no importance now
Let me touch you, angel
[Verse 3: Christine and the Queens]
Bismillah, I fell in love with an angel
She appeared and there she tore up my whole world
Teaching me patience in a second
She's teaching me patience
Bismillah, I fell in love with an angel
Wild and elusive and I am not hungry anymore
Teaching me longing over again
She's teaching me longing
[Chorus: Christine and the Queens]
She's in the trees, she's in the sky
She's in the singing stream
She's in the cats' and the dogs' eyes
In the birds falling up from the trees
She's on the hands of my best friend driving
She's on the hands of the one taking care of me
[Verse 4: Christine and the Queens]
Bismillah, I fell in love with the devil
Oh, where is she? Where is she when I try to call?
Teaching me waiting over feeding
She's teaching me fear again
Open your heart, my love
Just try it once, my love
[Chorus: Christine and the Queens]
She's in the trees, she's in the sky
She's in the singing stream
She's in the cats' and the dogs' eyes
In the birds falling up from the trees
She's on the hands of my best friend driving
She's on the hands of the one taking care of me
[Outro: Christine and the Queens]
Eyes in the sky
Open your heart, my love, open your heart
Open your heart, my love, open your heart
Release and sit in there, right next to me
Open your heart, my love, set myself free
Credits
Written by Christine and the Queens, Mike Dean
Produced by Mike Dean
Featuring Madonna
Album
Christine and the Queens - Paranoia, Angels, True Love
Song
This is one of 3 tracks on the album Paranoia, Angels, True Love by Christine and the Queens that feature spoken words by Madonna. She represents Big Eye, a mysterious character who appears throughout the album.
When discussing this character with producer Mike Dean, who previously worked with Madonna on Rebel Heart, singer Redcar asked: "What is the most emblematic female voice we have in the pop landscape?", and both soon got to Madonna.
"We did a very risky FaceTime when I explained the whole concept and I was like, 'Do you want to be an actress in this weird musical? To be exactly also the great actress you are?' Because she's multifaceted. She's not even enclosed in one person.
"And she said, 'Yes!' I think because she was enticed by the insanity of the whole thing. She was like, 'You're crazy. I'll do it!'
"I sent her lines that I wrote because she's embodying the character of Big Eye, a very ambivalent 'being of light'. We don't really know if it's AI, a true angel, or maybe my mum?," Chris adds.
"Or if it's maybe me. She's has this voice that encloses all of the others and she's piercing through in the record to just give the wisdom we need.
"She sent me the lines and she delivered in such a perfect way. So I had the emotions of a stage director having the best, best performer to direct, and she delivered in exactly the right way.
"I'm truly joyful that she trusted me enough to give me this impeccable piece of theatre. And also, any time she wants me to just do something for her, I'll be of service all my life."
Video
On the YouTube channel of Christine and the Queens, a lyric video has been added for this song.