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Don't Be an Angel

from Love in the Time of Capital by John Davis

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Recorded and engineered by Nich Wilbur
Mixed by Scott Solter
Produced by John Davis and Lake

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A halo at the start, an agenda at the end
A flutter of the heart turns us into friends
We started like perfume, but now we fill the air
Up with smoke in plumes, a factory on a tear

Don't be an angel, that's not real
Just say you love me if that's how you feel
Don't be an angel, or even try
Just say you love me, don't say goodbye

A halo can be cute, but not much help to me
I'm down here in the trenches, I'm on my hands and knees
No don't throw that sparkle up into my eyes
I don't want what I see to be reified

Don't be an angel, that's not real
Just say you love me if that's how you feel
Don't be an angel, or even try
Just say you love me, don't say goodbye

A circle of gold is just a remote soul
Come a little closer and let the truth unfold
We saw from the start, but didn't really know
Time revealed our hearts, what we want begins to show

Because an angel is hard to see
Quite hard to hold, and dull to be
I need a friend, I want some love
Come give me the push that I dreamed of
Come give me the push, it's you I'm thinking of
Give me a push, and I will shove

Don't be an angel, cuz that's not real
Just say you love me if that's how you feel

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from Love in the Time of Capital, released October 27, 2023
Electric Guitars, Vocals: John Davis
Bass: Eli Moore
Drums, Hammond B3 Organ, Piano: Andrew Dorsett

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John Davis & The Cicadas Durham, North Carolina

John Davis is a musician who works solo, with Folk Implosion, with a backing band called the Cicadas, and with Dennis Callaci. He also works on defending and transforming public education as a teacher - organizer with the Durham Association of Educators. ... more

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