Gutter Angels Song and Poems
I've been performing this song along with a poem also titled Gutter Angels.
There is also a collaboration between singer/songwriter Joe Sztabnik and myself.
Gutter Angels
Angels on the subway trainAngels in the rainWings of fury in the streetHalos melting in the heat
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall
You’ll be an angel too, someday,Shooting arrows till you stumbleFlying by as oceans riseWhile all our bridges crumble
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall.
Danny’s nickname was “Guerrilla,”Linda’s was “The Stick,” Tito climbed through windowsMinerva made him payLenny popped the car trunksAll on Christmas Day
Dream yourself alive again,It’s easy, just like wakingNothing’s changed since you’ve been deadExcept you feel your body aching
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall
© puma perl, 07/07/19
It was adapted from a poem called "Angels," written 9/24/13
Angels
Hi Angel. You always greet me the same way.
Do you know why angels become angels?Because they were such shitty people.Only their wings could save them.
Candy built a treehouse, dropped a few kids.Anna rode the trains, her daughter died, too.Lucy stole her mother’s wedding ring, Tommy took the cash. Robert ran offwith Lucy, Tommy stabbed him in the chest.
Angels up in heaven, smiling down upon us all.Bless the homeless bless the dope fiends,bless the sidewalks where they fall.
Future angels walk city streetsrestless on the cornersYou’ll be an angel too, someday,shooting arrows into clouds,watching the ocean riseand bridges crumble.
Dreaming of being alive again,just like breathing.
Danny’s nickname was “Guerrilla,”Linda’s was “The Stick,” Titoclimbed through windows, Minervapushed him out, Lenny popped the cartrunks, all on Christmas Day
Angels up in heaven, smiling down upon us all.Bless the homeless bless the dope fiends,bless the sidewalks where they fall.
© puma perl, 09/24/13
Additionally, I have a poem titled "Gutter Angles" in my book, "Birthdays Before and After" published August, 2019. The poem was written June 4, 2018.
Gutter Angels
We meet out by the airportin some low-rent hotel in QueensIt’s easy to get loston dark streetsthat lead nowhereexcept to low-rent hotelsout by the airportso anonymousyou’ll never find them again
As always, you’re ambivalent,not sure if you really wantme or him or maybe some girlout in New JerseyEven low-rent hotelscost more than we’re worth
Inevitablywe move to carsparking alongside fire hydrants,across from city playgrounds,hiding impotentlybeneath treesWatching you unzipis the best part
We don’t believe in afterwardA laughShare the last dropsof whiskeyfrom the half pint bottleunder the seatDrop me on the cornerHope the security guard’sasleep
There are no angels hereon Water StreetJust a few seraphim,invisible to most,lying quietlyin the gutter.
© puma perl, 06/04/18
There is also a collaboration between singer/songwriter Joe Sztabnik and myself.
Gutter Angels
Angels on the subway trainAngels in the rainWings of fury in the streetHalos melting in the heat
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall
You’ll be an angel too, someday,Shooting arrows till you stumbleFlying by as oceans riseWhile all our bridges crumble
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall.
Danny’s nickname was “Guerrilla,”Linda’s was “The Stick,” Tito climbed through windowsMinerva made him payLenny popped the car trunksAll on Christmas Day
Dream yourself alive again,It’s easy, just like wakingNothing’s changed since you’ve been deadExcept you feel your body aching
Gutter Angels up in heavenLooking down upon us all.Bless the homeless, Bless the dope fiends,Bless the sidewalks where they fall
© puma perl, 07/07/19
It was adapted from a poem called "Angels," written 9/24/13
Angels
Hi Angel. You always greet me the same way.
Do you know why angels become angels?Because they were such shitty people.Only their wings could save them.
Candy built a treehouse, dropped a few kids.Anna rode the trains, her daughter died, too.Lucy stole her mother’s wedding ring, Tommy took the cash. Robert ran offwith Lucy, Tommy stabbed him in the chest.
Angels up in heaven, smiling down upon us all.Bless the homeless bless the dope fiends,bless the sidewalks where they fall.
Future angels walk city streetsrestless on the cornersYou’ll be an angel too, someday,shooting arrows into clouds,watching the ocean riseand bridges crumble.
Dreaming of being alive again,just like breathing.
Danny’s nickname was “Guerrilla,”Linda’s was “The Stick,” Titoclimbed through windows, Minervapushed him out, Lenny popped the cartrunks, all on Christmas Day
Angels up in heaven, smiling down upon us all.Bless the homeless bless the dope fiends,bless the sidewalks where they fall.
© puma perl, 09/24/13
Additionally, I have a poem titled "Gutter Angles" in my book, "Birthdays Before and After" published August, 2019. The poem was written June 4, 2018.
Gutter Angels
We meet out by the airportin some low-rent hotel in QueensIt’s easy to get loston dark streetsthat lead nowhereexcept to low-rent hotelsout by the airportso anonymousyou’ll never find them again
As always, you’re ambivalent,not sure if you really wantme or him or maybe some girlout in New JerseyEven low-rent hotelscost more than we’re worth
Inevitablywe move to carsparking alongside fire hydrants,across from city playgrounds,hiding impotentlybeneath treesWatching you unzipis the best part
We don’t believe in afterwardA laughShare the last dropsof whiskeyfrom the half pint bottleunder the seatDrop me on the cornerHope the security guard’sasleep
There are no angels hereon Water StreetJust a few seraphim,invisible to most,lying quietlyin the gutter.
© puma perl, 06/04/18
Published on December 09, 2019 16:09
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