Angels Hide
The Outlaws Lyrics


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A midnight stagecoach
On a blackend moon they ride
The sounds of hooves beating down
Above the clouds they hide
Thunder wagons carry
Lightning balls of fire
They run from the dark side
Of the sun
Out of the darkness
A reflection of steel
That night befalls
A wind begins to chill
As the spell begins
It all falls into place
These are the spirits
Of the souls they never saved
Chasin' silhouettes
Drifting in the wind
They run forever
Never knowin' if they'll win
When they cry
The calling wind

Ooh ooh, angels hide
Don't you ever wonder why
(Why oh why, anyway)
Ooh ooh, angels hide
You don't have to worry
They can fly

Their ride is never ending
Searching in vain
The thunder freight train
They all ride off again
As they fade away
I still can hear them say
We'll be riding
We'll be back another day
As the spell begins
It all falls into place
These are the crows falls
Of the spirits never saved
When they cry
The bright side of the sun

Ooh ooh, angels hide
Don't you ever wonder why
(Why oh why, anyway)
Ooh ooh, angels hide
You don't have to worry
They can fly

Ooh ooh, angels hide
Don't you ever wonder why
(Why oh why, anyway)
Ooh ooh, angels hide (angels hide)




You don't have to worry
They can fly

Overall Meaning

The Outlaws' song Angels Hide seems to be a contemplative and mysterious song about a journey that transcends what is real or seen. The lyrics delve into a midnight ride in a stagecoach travelling through darkness, with hooves beating down and lightning balls of fire. The song is indicative of some sort of travel that goes beyond the physical realm into the spiritual, represented here by angels hiding above the clouds. The lyrics allude to the fact that the singers are running from darkness and pursued by spirits, of souls that were not saved, which further underscores the idea of the journey as a spiritual one. The theme of travelling through the unknown and dealing with the afterlife runs through the song, presenting itself as an imagery of spirits chasing after a physical form for redemption.


Line by Line Meaning

A midnight stagecoach
A coach moving under cover of darkness


On a blackend moon they ride
They travel at night, on a darkened moon


The sounds of hooves beating down
The sound of horse hooves hitting the ground


Above the clouds they hide
They are hidden above the clouds


Thunder wagons carry
Wagons carrying thunder


Lightning balls of fire
Balls of fire from lightning


They run from the dark side
They run from the darkness


Of the sun
The darkness is caused by the Sun going down


Out of the darkness
Out of the dark


A reflection of steel
The reflection of steel


That night befalls
As the night falls


A wind begins to chill
A cold wind starts blowing


As the spell begins
As the magic starts happening


It all falls into place
Everything begins to make sense


These are the spirits
These are the ghosts


Of the souls they never saved
Of the people they could not save


Chasin' silhouettes
Following shadowy figures


Drifting in the wind
Moving aimlessly in the wind


They run forever
They continue running constantly


Never knowin' if they'll win
Without knowing if they will succeed


When they cry
When they cry out


The calling wind
The wind that calls them


Ooh ooh, angels hide
Oh Angels, don't show yourself


Don't you ever wonder why
Do you ever question why they hide?


(Why oh why, anyway)
(Why do they hide, anyway)


You don't have to worry
There's no need to worry


They can fly
Angels can fly


Their ride is never ending
Their journey never stops


Searching in vain
Looking without any luck


The thunder freight train
The train carrying thunder


They all ride off again
They all leave again


As they fade away
As they disappear


I still can hear them say
I can still hear what they said


We'll be riding
We will continue to ride


We'll be back another day
We will return on another day


The bright side of the sun
The positive side of the day




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Comments from YouTube:

Omnytamer

How is this song not on the Best of Outlaw's album? Freaking great!

JSharpe427

It ought to be

lynn gilby

These guy rock the house down, been listening to them for thirty years and theirs concerts blew me away. Ride the sky Outlaws.

George Shipman

Only just discovered this band. Why has it taken me so long?! Why has this music all but dissapeared? bring this back into the charts!!!! (:

Albert Williams

I am bringing it back.

Paul Terryn

What a song, what a voice (RIP Hughie) 

hoss ledbetter

Instrumental starting at 4:30 is as good as it gets...actually the whole song is as good as it gets!

ramspace

The Outlaws do have good solos.

PhlashRockinmann

I am sorry for the loss of your friend. I never had the honor of meeting or knowing these gentlemen, but their music has spoken to me for decades, ever since the days of AOR rock radio. God bless Hughie and yourself.

5dennisk

One Of The BEST Bands To Ever Put Out An album...Rocked To This For 35 Years ...

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