Crayon Angel songs are slightly out
of tune
but I'm sure I'm not to blame
Nothing's happened, but I think it
will soon
so, I sit here waiting for God and a
train
to the Astral plane.
Magic rings I made have turned my finger green,
and my mystic roses died
Guess reality is not as it seems
so, I sit here hoping for truth, and
a ride
To the other side.
Phony prophets stole the only light I
knew
and the darkness softly screamed
Holy visions disappeared from my
view,
but the angels come back and laugh in
my dreams?
I wonder what it means?
I met a gentle friend in Viseu, in the FNAC shop of Palácio do Gelo, and he 'gently' reveled me secrets about this old songwiter that I haven't hear about yet. There are miracal momentes that open my mind and heart to beauty. Thank you much.
"Judee Sill was a California-born folk singer who earned a cult following in the early '70s with her classically influenced spiritual songs. "Crayon Angels," from her self-titled debut album, finds the singer clinging to her faith despite the hardships in her life. Things that were once sacred have lost their significance. The magic rings she made were simply cheap accessories that turned her finger green, and her mystic roses - often used in art to signify a divine miracle or the presence of God - died like ordinary flowers. Phony prophets made her question everything she once believed. Still, she sits "waitin' for God and a train to the Astral plane."
A former prostitute and
drug addict, Sill honed her musical skill when she landed in reform school
after committing a string of armed robberies. She eventually met David Crosby
and Graham Nash, who invited her to open for them on tour, which led to her signing
with David Geffen's new label, Asylum Records. After releasing two albums with
little commercial success and losing her record deal, Sill retreated from the
spotlight and spiraled into drug addiction. She died of an overdose the day
after Thanksgiving in 1979 at age 35."
in, Songfacts
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