“Talking to my Angel” – performed by Melissa Etheridge

“Talking to my Angel” – performed by Melissa Etheridge

Don’t be afraid
Close your eyes
Lay it all down
Don’t you cry
Can’t you see I’m going
Where I can see the sun rise
I’ve been talking to my angel
And he said that it’s alright

I’ve always had to run
I don’t know just why
Desire slowly smoking
Under the midwest sky
There’s something waiting out there
That says I’ve got to try
I’ve been talking to my angel
And he said that it’s alright

This town thinks I’m crazy
They just think I’m strange
Sometimes they want to own me
Sometimes they wish I’d change
But I can feel the thunder
Underneath my feet
I sold my soul for freedom
It’s lonely but it’s sweet

Don’t be afraid
Close your eyes
Lay it all down
Don’t you cry
Can’t you see I’m going
Where I can see the sun rise
I’ve been talking to my angel
And he said that it’s alright

The song by Melissa Etheridge entitled “Talking to my Angel” is a common hymn during funeral services and memorials. But people listening to it can have different interpretations depending on their relationship with the deceased.

If you read the lines of the song, you will initially think that it is about giving up. But it is definitely not. The piece is about letting go, and going with the flow. When someone dies in the family, you often initially feel mad that he didn’t even try to fight for his life and survive for others. Yet listening to this song can change your perspective to that.

There will be times when life has really taken its toll and a person can just let go and feel free of all his or her burdens. A line in the song says, “It’s lonely but it’s sweet”, which states what death is all about. People are lonely that there is a physical separation but it is sweet because you finally understand that the soul of the deceased will get the freedom that he deserves.

If you want to read more about the meaning of this song and look for other funeral songs, you can visit www.songmeanings.net