[Verse 1] [Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, sparse piano chords, low strings (violin/cello), subtle ambient reverb] I woke up in the quiet of an empty room (ohhh… yeah…) The sunlight through the blinds couldn’t chase the gloom Pictures on the wall, faces I don’t know Seems like angels came last night, took what I’d grown (mmm… why’d they go?) ⸻ [Chorus] [Strummed acoustic guitar, piano chords with gentle fills, pedal steel guitar crying notes, soft brush drums, full strings swells, background harmonies] And the angels, they keep taking my memories (oh, Lord…) The laughter, the love, the small victories (ahhh… yeah…) I reach for the past, but it slips through my hands Like dust in the wind, like footprints in sand (so far… so far…) Lord, why’d you let those angels steal my memories (oh, why…) ⸻ [Verse 2] [Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft piano, low strings, light pedal steel slides] That old guitar I played when I was sixteen Songs of heartbreak, dreams of what might’ve been (mmm… ohh…) I strum the strings, but the chords feel cold Every note a ghost of a story untold (ahhh… yeah…) ⸻ [Chorus] [Full acoustic strumming, piano with melodic fills, pedal steel, strings swell, soft brush drums, background harmonies] And the angels, they keep taking my memories (ohh… take ‘em away…) The laughter, the love, the small victories (ahh… so lonely…) I reach for the past, but it slips through my hands Like dust in the wind, like footprints in sand (ohh… oh Lord…) Lord, why’d you let those angels steal my memories (ohhhh… why…) ⸻ [Bridge] [Slow fingerpicked acoustic guitar, sparse piano notes, strings building to crescendo, pedal steel wailing, soft cymbal swells] I see your face in the corner of my mind But it fades like smoke, leaving nothing behind (mmm… gone…) I pray every night that they’ll return what they stole Till then, I’m just a shadow of a soul (ohhh… yeah…) ⸻ [Final Chorus] [Full acoustic strumming, piano chords with flourishes, pedal steel crying notes, strings swell, brush drums with snare accents, layered background harmonies] And the angels, they keep taking my memories (ohhh… take ‘em back… ) The laughter, the love, the small victories (ahhh… I need ‘em…) I reach for the past, but it slips through my hands Like dust in the wind, like footprints in sand (so far… so far…) Lord, why’d you let those angels steal my memories (ohhhh…) ⸻ [Outro] [Gentle fingerpicked acoustic guitar, last piano chords, fading strings, pedal steel slide ending, 2–3 seconds of silence] Maybe someday, I’ll remember who I was (mmm… someday…) Till then I’m lost, wrapped in heaven’s hush (ohhh…) And I whisper to the night, through my tears and pleas “Please angels, bring back my memories” (ohhh… bring ‘em back… please…)

Angel Memories