I Wish I Had An Angel

"Wish I Had An Angel" was the eleventh single for Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish, the second from their fifth album Once. The song features vocals by then-vocalist Tarja Turunen and bassist Marco Hietala, but is still performed live with current vocalist Anette Olzon and is often used as the final song of the band's live shows. Featured on the soundtrack of the film Alone in the Dark, it became the group's most popular single in Europe and in the United States, next to Nemo. It made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks. It reached #60 in the United Kingdom, the highest of any of the band's singles in the UK. The song speaks of love and how it is so easily corrupted, and the pain resulting there from. “I wish I had your angel” - I wish I had your innocence, as mine has been destroyed by lust and dark thoughts. The innate self centeredness of my human nature burns innocence (angel wings) to dust. It corrupts goodness. It destroys beauty. The inability to escape the human condition. The song reflects the complex emotions that plague humanity. It’s painful to be human. The song was also used as soundtrack in the film 'Alone In The Dark', 2004. Directed by Uwe Boll, "Wish I Had an Angel" was the last video from Once and it features some scenes from the 2005 movie Alone in the Dark, also directed by Boll. An alternate version of the film omits the fil

[Intro] I wish I had an angel For one moment of love I wish I had your angel tonight [Verse 1] Deep into a dying day I took a step outside an innocent heart Prepare to hate me, fall when I may This night will hurt you like never before [Pre-Chorus] Old loves, they die hard Old lies, they die harder [Chorus] I wish I had an angel For one moment of love I wish I had your angel Your Virgin Mary undone I'm in love with my lust Burning angel wings to dust I wish I had your angel tonight [Bridge] I'm going down so frail and cruel Drunken disguise changes all the rules [Pre-Chorus] Old loves, they die hard Old lies, they die harder [Chorus] I wish I had an angel For one moment of love I wish I had your angel Your Virgin Mary undone I'm in love with my lust Burning angel wings to dust I wish I had your angel tonight [Interlude] [Verse 2] Greatest thrill, not to kill But to have the prize of the night Hypocrite, wannabe friend 13th disciple who betrayed me for nothing! Last dance, first kiss Your touch, my bliss Beauty always comes with dark thoughts [Chorus] I wish I had an angel For one moment of love I wish I had your angel Your Virgin Mary undone I'm in love with my lust Burning angel wings to dust I wish I had your angel tonight [Outro] I wish I had an angel... I wish I had an angel... I wish I had an angel... I wish I had an angel...