A folk-rock song with a two-part harmony lead vocal. 75% of any sales of this song will go to the pictured Angel In Paradise.
songwriter
musician
producer
nick snaden
Story behind the song
I saw a young lady on an interactive porn website. She looked incredibly sad so I started talking to her. I cried when I realised that she thought she was leaving home for the first time to get a job in an internet cafe, but she had been misled and found herself in a nightmare situation. She had been trying to save up a paltry £25 UK ($52 U.S.) to get back home for five MONTHS.
I cried again and paid for her and a cousin to go back home, with enough cash left over to ease their financial worries for a while.
75% of any proceeds from sales of this song will be sent to the Philippines to help keep 'Beth' and her equally lovely cousin in full-time education.
Beth, you're an adorable Angel In Paradise, and keep smiling. Thanks for being the inspiration for this song. :-)
Love and hugs,
Nick
xxx
Lyrics
An Angel in Paradise
Locked inside a golden cage
I happened to be passing by
Flipping from page to page
Her face was like an open book
And I could see with just one look
I couldn't tear my eyes away
This is where I have to stay
Tied down in Paradise
Freedom in Hell is a better way
The sadness in her eyes
Haunts me now today
If I could do one single thing
If I could hear an Angel sing
I couldn't tear my eyes away
This is where I have to stay
Look in her eyes: she's way beyond despair
No sign of hope for a way out of there
I'm gonna save an Angel in distress
I'm gonna get her out of this mess
An Angel in Paradise
Stripped bare and on display
People come and she pays the price
But nobody wants to play
The disappointment on her face
How did she fall from a state of grace?
I couldn't tear my eyes away
This is where I have to stay
Tied down in Paradise
Where every hour takes an Age
Surrounded by parasites
Cruel insults aimed at the stage
If I could do one single thing
If I could hear an Angel sing
I couldn't tear my eyes away
This is where I have to stay
Look in her eyes: she's way beyond despair
No sign of hope for a way out of there
I'm gonna save an Angel in distress
I'm gonna get her out of this mess
My Angel in Paradise
My Angel in Paradise
Locked inside a golden cage