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Angel Eyes
ABBA Lyrics
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Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angel eyes
I keep thinking, a-aaah
Last night I was taking a walk along the river
And I saw him together with a young girl
And the look that he gave made me shiver
And I thought maybe I should walk right up to her and say
Ah-ha-ha, it's a game he likes to play
Look into his angel eyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angel eyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angel eyes
Oh no no no no
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angel eyes
I keep thinking, a-aaah
Sometimes when I'm lonely I sit and think about him
And it hurts to remember all the good times
When I thought I could never live without him
And I wonder does it have to be the same
Every time when I see him, will it bring back all the pain?
Ah-ha-ha, how can I forget that name?
Look into his angel eyes
One look and you're hypnotized
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angel eyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into his angel eyes
Crazy 'bout his angel eyes
Angel eyes
He took my heart and now I pay the price
Look into his angel eyes
You'll think you're in paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
Don't look too deep into those angel eyes
Oh no no no no
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking, ah-aaaah
Keep thinking 'bout his angel eyes
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking, ah-aaaah
Keep thinking, I had to pay the price
(repeat & fade)
The song "Angel Eyes" by ABBA is a cautionary tale about falling for someone's charming exterior without seeing their true self. The singer sings about seeing a man she used to have a relationship with out with another girl and feeling jealous, but then she remembers the pain he caused her in the past. She warns the other girl not to fall under his spell by looking too deep into his "angel eyes," which she claims are a disguise for his true intentions. The singer has paid the price of heartbreak and knows that the man is not what he appears to be.
The song has a catchy upbeat melody that contrasts with the somewhat dark message about the deceptive nature of love. It speaks to the universal experience of falling for someone who turns out to be different than we thought, and the pain that can cause. The repetition of "ah-ha-ha" throughout the song adds to the playful yet cautionary tone.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah-ha-ha, ah-aaaah
The singer is laughing about something she remembers
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking 'bout his angel eyes
The singer cannot stop thinking about her ex's eyes
I keep thinking, a-aaah
The singer is lost in thought about her ex
Last night I was taking a walk along the river
The singer describes an activity she did last night
And I saw him together with a young girl
The singer saw her ex with another woman
And the look that he gave made me shiver
The way her ex looked at the other woman was scary to the singer
Cause he always used to look at me that way
The singer remembers her ex used to look at her that way
And I thought maybe I should walk right up to her and say
The singer considered speaking to the other woman
Ah-ha-ha, it's a game he likes to play
The singer laughs, knowing her ex is playing a game
Look into his angel eyes
The singer warns the listener to look at her ex's eyes
One look and you're hypnotized
The singer believes that her ex's eyes are hypnotizing
He'll take your heart and you must pay the price
The singer believes that falling for her ex will ultimately cause pain
You'll think you're in paradise
The singer thinks that being with her ex must feel like paradise
And one day you'll find out he wears a disguise
The singer warns that her ex is not who he seems to be
Don't look too deep into those angel eyes
The singer advises to be wary of looking deep into her ex's eyes
Sometimes when I'm lonely I sit and think about him
The singer thinks about her ex when she is lonely
And it hurts to remember all the good times
The singer is pained by the memories of good times with her ex
When I thought I could never live without him
The singer used to think she could never live without her ex
And I wonder does it have to be the same
The singer wonders if her feelings will always remain the same
Every time when I see him, will it bring back all the pain?
The singer wonders if seeing her ex will always bring back pain
Ah-ha-ha, how can I forget that name?
The singer laughs, knowing that she cannot forget her ex's name
Crazy 'bout his angel eyes
The singer admits to being crazy about her ex's eyes
He took my heart and now I pay the price
The singer believes that her ex took advantage of her and now she is paying the price
Ah-ha-ha, keep thinking, ah-aaaah
The singer keeps thinking about her ex
Keep thinking 'bout his angel eyes
The singer is fixated on her ex's eyes
Keep thinking, I had to pay the price
The singer still feels like she paid a price for being with her ex
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Benny Andersson, Bjoern K. Ulvaeus
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