Archangel
The Burial Lyrics


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Holding you
Couldn't be alone
Loving you
Couldn't be alone
Kissing you

Holding you
Couldn't be alone
Loving you
Couldn't be alone
Kissing you
Tell me how can you, tell me I belong, tell me I belong

Its not why I trust you, not why I trust you, not why I trust you
Not why I trust you
It's not why I trust you, not why I trust you, not why I trust you
Not why I trust you

Tell me, how can you
Holding you
Couldn't be alone
Loving you
Couldn't be alone




Kissing you
Tell me how can you, tell me I belong, tell me I belong

Overall Meaning

The repetition of the phrases "Holding you," "Loving you," and "Kissing you" in the opening verse of The Burial's song "Archangel" creates a sense of familiarity and dependence. The singer is addressing their significant other, who they cannot be alone without. They rely on, trust, and love this person so much that being away from them is unbearable. The repetition of "Tell me I belong" also conveys a deep-seated desire for validation and acceptance from their partner.


However, there is an underlying sense of uncertainty and insecurity in the phrases "Tell me how can you" and "It's not why I trust you." This suggests that the singer may be questioning their partner's loyalty or intentions. The repetition of the phrase "Not why I trust you" creates a tone of suspicion, as though the singer is grappling with a conflict between their love and their doubts.


Line by Line Meaning

Holding you
The singer finds comfort and solace in the presence of their loved one


Couldn't be alone
The singer cannot bear to be alone without their loved one


Loving you
The singer feels a deep and profound love for their significant other


Kissing you
Physical affection and intimacy with their loved one brings the artist joy


Tell me how can you, tell me I belong, tell me I belong
The artist seeks reassurance from their loved one that they are wanted, needed, and belong with them


Its not why I trust you, not why I trust you, not why I trust you
The singer acknowledges that trust is not the reason why they are in love with their significant other


Not why I trust you
The singer reiterates that trust is not the basis of their love


It's not why I trust you, not why I trust you, not why I trust you
The artist places emphasis on the fact that trust is not the main factor in their relationship


Kissing you
The artist still finds joy in physical intimacy with their loved one


Tell me, how can you
The artist again asks their loved one for reassurance and confirmation of their feelings


Holding you
The singer remains comforted and at peace in the presence of their significant other


Couldn't be alone
The artist still cannot bear to be alone without their loved one


Loving you
The singer's love for their significant other persists


Couldn't be alone
The singer reiterates that they cannot bear to be alone without their loved one


Kissing you
The singer continues to find joy and pleasure in physical intimacy with their significant other


Tell me how can you, tell me I belong, tell me I belong
The artist concludes by seeking reassurance and confirmation of their place in their loved one's life




Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FRED JERKINS III, LASHAWN DANIELS, RODNEY JERKINS, WILLIAM BEVAN, RAYMOND NORWOOD

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@rosiepoppette7812

Recently I was introduced to Archangel Ariel and Angel frequencies.
Typing Archangel and this track automatically coming to my mind before the search results.
i used to listen to this album when I was 17, i'm 29 now.
selling ketamine from my mothers attic, staying up for 40 hours straight and trying to escape a society that was trying to fit me in a box.
I used to take sunstances to escape, they led me to have spiritual experiences that I didn't understand until many years later.
Burial got me through many long nights and eased my nervous system with sexy comforting sadness.
Keeping it real in my dark and fuck up teenage years in Cornwall.

Now I am connected with spirit, and I can dance the nostalgia through my body and talk to The Archangels.



All comments from YouTube:

@andres4484

Burial is so cool I wish British people were real.

@heavenly2k

Same :/

@yikesofficialmusic

same bruv :/

@Wendydarling420

innit

@donaldcunningham7490

Mad ting

@MRBASSYT

Same

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@pokemaniac2471

Everything Burial makes perfectly captures the feeling of waking up to another shitty rainy day in Britain

@pokemaniac2471

And i mean that in a good way, sort of...

@sheaz7553

Walking to school getting your feet wet on damp grass.

@mishikay_music8997

lmao actually accurate

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