Peter Bradley Adams is a American folk-pop singer-songwriter from Birmingha… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Bradley Adams is a American folk-pop singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Before embarking on his solo career in 2005, Adams was a founding member of the critically-acclaimed folk/pop duo eastmountainsouth (formed in 2001 with Kat Maslich-Bode). Since eastmountainsouth split in 2004, Adams has garnered critical acclaim as a solo artist: In May 2009, "Leavetaking" earned IAP's "Best CD's of 2008" Award for Best Singer-Songwriter-Male. Adams released his third solo album titled "Traces" with Sarathan Records on October 20, 2009. His 2011 CD "Between Us" was released on Mishara Music.
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In 2011, Adams and fellow songwriter Caitlin Canty collaborated on a side project, Down Like Silver, which continues today. Adams launched his own record label, I Me Mine Records, in 2014 with his fifth solo album, The Mighty Storm, recorded in Nashville at the legendary RCA Studio A. Three years later, Adams released the self-produced A Face Like Mine with Tone Tree Music.

Los Angeles
Peter Bradley Adams Lyrics

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Oh Los Angeles we leave you now
At the setting of your skies
As we leave the comfort of your ground
With your angels we will fly

Well you carried us in broken dreams
Like a mother does her sons
We were scattered 'cross your dirty streets

We were dying one by one

And you held us in your city lights
When our eyes had lost the stars
And we made our peace with lonely nights
And you healed our broken hearts

Well they say the big one's gonna come
And you'll fall into the sea
But we will know that then your work is done
And your angels will go free

And your angels will go free

And your angels will go free
And your angels will go free

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Los Angeles" by Peter Bradley Adams reflect on leaving the city of angels as well as the comfort and support it has provided. The first line "Oh Los Angeles we leave you now" expresses the departure from the city. The line "At the setting of your skies" emphasizes the beauty of the city at night as the people leave the city. The lyrics then reflect on the support Los Angeles has provided. The city has been with them through their broken dreams and scattered across dirty streets. They have found peace in the city through the lonely nights they have experienced. Finally, the song takes a somber turn as the repeated line "And your angels will go free" is a reference to the fact that the city of Los Angeles is overdue for another massive earthquake. This line reflects the sadness that comes with departing a city that has provided so much comfort and safety.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh Los Angeles we leave you now
We bid farewell to Los Angeles

At the setting of your skies
As the sun sets in Los Angeles

As we leave the comfort of your ground
We depart from the familiarity of this city

With your angels we will fly
We will leave with your essence, your spirit

Well you carried us in broken dreams
You supported us through our shattered aspirations

Like a mother does her sons
Just as a mother nurtures her children

We were scattered 'cross your dirty streets
We were dispersed throughout the grimy roads

We were dying one by one
We were fading away singularly

And you held us in your city lights
You cradled us in your urban gleam

When our eyes had lost the stars
When we could no longer see the stars in the sky

And we made our peace with lonely nights
We reconciled ourselves with solitary evenings