Angel Heart (St. Elmo's Fire Suite)

The original version of Angel Heart, titled Angel, has been published in All of Me Vol. VI, courtesy of Shadow Spark Publishing.

Listen to Angel Heart by Richard Charles Stevens (St. Elmo’s Fire Suite)

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delight in the way your face changes
as you smile at your guardian angels
.
you have been through so much
never asked for the crutch
that corrupted the world at your feet
your luminous flux is a thing of great beauty
therefore i proclaim it my unrestrained duty
reminding the light in your eyes to recline in the shade of the faraway tree
maybe play in the marmalade leaves
take the weight off your wild and brave feet
feel elated to finally be
feel elated to finally be
then delight in the way your face changes
as you smile at your guardian angels
.
cheers me that a heart can heal
when each beat feeds the need to feel
every pain reveals a clue
as to the gains of shining through
when life is conspiring to deny the right to breathe
defy belief and time your leap
for who knows what you might achieve
who knows what you might achieve
.
you have spilled out a river of bittersweet tears
each as sincere as the last
regret for the most part has passed
forgiveness no longer evades your pained heart
the lark and the owl
come and go in this place
night proposes to day
in its own unique way
.
cheers me that a heart can heal
when each beat feeds the need to feel
every pain reveals a clue
as to the gains of shining through
when life is conspiring to deny the right to breathe
defy belief and time your leap
for who knows what you might achieve
.
in your eyes wild and brave
lives the light and the shade
to ignite inner flame
realign mirror frame
and delight in the way your face changes
as you smile at your guardian angels
smile at your guardian angels
.
all i wish for you
is that the light still shines true
if only to remind you
of horizons viewed through eyes anew
wish such sight be prized for you
for every tear you cry to bloom
for ceaseless tides of kindly loom
for peace whereby your life resumes
one day at a time right now
is all one can aspire to
can seem like the end
but that’s way less than you’re entitled to
.
cheers me that a heart can heal
when each beat feeds the need to feel
every pain reveals a clue
as to the gains of shining through
when life is conspiring to deny the right to breathe
defy belief and time your leap
for who knows what you might achieve
.
give my word
at your own wish
to be the friend no end befits
will offer up my sleeves and wrists
to see each greeted teardrop kissed
to see each greeted teardrop kissed
to see each greeted teardrop kissed
.
kissed
kissed
kissed
kissed
.
cheers me
cheers me
cheers me
cheers me
.
cheers me that a heart can heal
when each beat feeds the need to feel
every pain reveals a clue
as to the gains of shining through
when life is conspiring to deny the right to breathe
defy belief and time your leap
for who knows what you might achieve
.
in your eyes wild and brave
lives the light and the shade
to ignite inner flame
realign mirror frame
and delight in the way your face changes
as you smile at your guardian angels
smile at your guardian angels
smile at your guardian angels
.