Angel Dust
Venom (Grossbritannien) Lyrics
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Running,
Out on the streets at night,
Searching,
Hoping,
For the right connection, coz',
Need it, want it,
You know I've got to have it,
Angel dust,
Need a shot to see me through the day,
Angel dust,
Want a lot I've got to get away.
I live my life,
Like there's no tomorrow,
Take no chances
I'm drowning all my sorrows coz' I,
Need it, want it,
You know I've got to have it,
Takes me higher than anything I know.
Laughing,
Crying,
Every night and day,
I know,
You know,
That I'm a different man because I,
Need it, want it,
You know I've got to have it,
Takes me higher than anything I know.
The song "Angel Dust" by Venom (Grossbritannien) is a powerful ballad describing the intense feeling of addiction. The lyrics paint a picture of someone lost in the streets, searching for something that will take them higher than anything they have ever known. The singer of the song is desperate for a connection and willing to do whatever it takes to get their fix of "Angel Dust." The repeated lines "Need it, want it, you know I've got to have it, takes me higher than anything I know" convey the complete obsession and dependency that comes with addiction.
The chorus emphasizes the importance of "Angel Dust" in the singer's daily life. They need it to "see [them] through the day" and want it to "get away." The second verse elaborates on the character's bleak outlook on life, revealing that they live as if there is no tomorrow and seek to drown their sorrows in the drug. The song ends with the repetition of the lines conveying the addiction's hold on the person's life. The line "I know, you know, that I'm a different man because I need it, want it" speaks to the transformative power of addiction, changing the person in ways they never thought possible.
Line by Line Meaning
Living
Existing, breathing and surviving
Running,
Moving fast on foot
Out on the streets at night,
Spending time in public places when sunlight is absent
Searching,
Looking for something
Hoping,
Wishing for something desirable to happen
For the right connection, coz',
Trying to find the appropriate opportunity
Need it, want it,
Craving for it
You know I've got to have it,
It's essential for me to acquire it
Takes me higher than anything I know.
Makes me feel euphoric, more so than anything else
Angel dust,
A drug known as PCP
Need a shot to see me through the day,
Want a dose of the drug to help me make it to the end of the day
Want a lot I've got to get away.
Need a large quantity of the drug to escape from reality
I live my life,
The way I exist on a daily basis
Like there's no tomorrow,
As if the possibility of tomorrow is uncertain
Take no chances,
Avoiding risks
I'm drowning all my sorrows coz' I,
Trying to forget my sadness and pain by doing this
Laughing,
Making joyful sounds
Crying,
Producing tears due to emotional agony
Every night and day,
At any given time
I know,
I am aware
You know,
You are aware
That I'm a different man because I,
I have become a changed person due to my addiction
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: A. BRAY, C. LANT, J. DUNN
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@RUDI-UK
"Home taping is killing music. So are Venom."
Smash Hits, 1981
@retropre-certstrikesagain666
THIS SONG SOUNDED QUITE DIFFERENT IN 1979!
@leftymcnally6913
Awesome profile pic!!!
@danmage2802
I lived this song. Now as I approach 60, I wish I had a few of those brain cells back.
@nothx962
You did alot of PCP and Angel Dust? Fuck man...I dont know how anyone would wanna feel that every day...and im a former heroin addict so I know a thing or two about drugs. Either way glad you are alive and healthy bro rock on!
@assurdo8888
Twenty years circa younger than you, so, younger, as said, but surely not in my twenties, and still loving Ketamine. I ever wanted to taste PCP but in my country is not available. Maybe once i had it, but i have no way to compare it with other experiences, it could have been another veterinary anestethic. Been an on/off junkie, and now on legal pk's for legit reasons, done all the drugs i could put my hands on, from herbal sedatives to huffing solvents, but i could never find PCP or Meth where i live. Nor, to my "despair", i could ever find Peyote. I guess you are from the US if you have been on PCP, or British, and i must say that there are plenty of drugs that are available in your land (whether youre american or english) that i'd wish to taste. And i like the fact that people is less prone than here to be influenced by the age factor, when it comes to partying. In the US or in the UK is normal to see people in their 50's, 60's, even 70's to a rave, or to a metal concert, where i live it happens but it's less frequent and it seen as a weird thing. I don't give a fuck about age. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE. MY YOUTH HAS BEEN FUCKED UP NOT FOR THE DRUGS BUT, BANAL THAT IT CAN SOUND, BECAUSE OF WOMEN AND FAKE FRIENDS, I HAD TO ENDURE A LEVEL OF PAIN THAT HAS BEEN UNBEARABLE AT TIMES BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG: EVEN IF I HAD A MARVELLOUS LIFE (WHICH IN SOME PERIODS HAS BEEN SUCH, BUT EVER SHORTLY) I SHOULD HAVE WANTED TO EXPERIENCE WITH SOME DRUGS ANY FUCKIN' WAY (HALLUCINOGENICS ABOVE ALL). AT THE SAME TIME I THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOT BECOME DEPENDANT ON ANYTHING BUT NICOTINE, HAD I HAD A BETTER CONDITION OF EXISTENCE. BE WELL - ROCK ON!!!
@assurdo8888
@@nothx962 I had times that i seriously wished to be on Ketamine everyday, but thank God i never done it more than a week in a row. I've been an on/of Heroin addict, one of the few that could quit cold turkey, when i wanted, like everybody says, with the difference that i actually did, but ... once been put on Bupe, andyears later on Oxy, i could never, ever stop. Legal pharms fucked my brain chemistry up more than the street product. Igt is also because the first time that i had the old plan Naloxone-less Subutex i enjoyed it more than Heroin, and the Oxys are the one opie that can get me more hungry than good white smack. I used to get hooked the first time when i could find, back in the day, a good connection for the white stuff, the brown one in the beginning just used to get me half asleep. Hope you're doing well, BTW. Stay safe have fun.
@danmage2802
@@nothx962 It was my drug of choice in the late 70s and early 80s; I like heroin and cocaine too, preferably at the same time, but dust was more affordable. When I left DC, I stopped for the most part, although I encountered it a couple of times, it was just not as plentiful where I was living at the time. Ended up on methadone in the end anyway, went to prison.....and well read the book when it comes out. Wouldn't recommend PCP to anyone but I personally had many good times on (and also a couple of psychotic episodes).
@danmage2802
@@assurdo8888 Drugs are not the answer unless you ask the right questions.
@liltito1519
One of the first metal songs I've heard...sorry I must say it : I'm so fucking proud of myself and thank you Venom for everything /m/ BLACK METALLLL!!!!!