Shadow Of A Saint

Sat in the grass, up on a hill
The air so still, you came to me to say
"I'll take away your tears, and stay with you for years"

Sat in the grass, up on a hill
The air so still, you come to me to say
"I will wash away your fears, and stay with you for years"

I lay beneath the wings of an angel
I'm standing in the shadow of a saint
All roads are long and no one can deny them
Everything will come to those who wait

And in the time it takes a man to fall
I'll stand up and take it all, I'll take you all with me
Put you on your seat

I lay beneath the wings of an angel
I'm standing in the shadow of a saint
All roads are long and no one can deny them
Everything will come to those who wait

I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel
I'm standing in the shadow of a saint
I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel
I'm standing in the shadow of a saint
I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel
I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel
I'm standing in the shadow of a saint

I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel
I'll stay beneath the wings of an angel

Lyrics by:
Brown / McCracken / Wills

Available on:
Music Of The Spheres (4.42)

Details:
Ian Brown in the piece below draws parallels between the structure of Music Of The Spheres and the Roses' debut, particularly the closing tracks on each - I Am The Resurrection and Shadow Of A Saint; no comparison should be made in terms of quality because the latter is vastly inferior to the former.

"It's loosely based on the first Stone Roses LP, but I set out to better it," said monkey boy. "I wanted to make this record in the classic style, if I could. The idea of having ten songs, proper songs, you know ? Good lyrics, good melodies. 'FEAR' has a similar beat to 'I Wanna Be Adored' and 'Shadow Of A Saint' at the end is kind of like 'I Am The Resurrection', the big build up at the end." (Ian Brown, PlayLouder, 19 July 2001)

The manner in which the strings dominate the chorus is reminiscent of 'I Am the Walrus' by The Beatles.




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