CALLING ALL ANGELS
Jane Siberry

Santa Maria, Santa Teresa,
Santa Anna, Santa Susannah 
Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia,
Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica 
Frater Achad, Frater Pietro,
Julianus, Petronilla 
Santa, Santos,
Miroslaw, Vladimir 
and all the rest 

oh, a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries 
high above you can hear the church bells start to ring 
and as the heaviness, oh the heaviness 
the body settles in 
somewhere you can hear a mother sing 

then it's one foot then the other
as you step out onto the road, step out on the road 
how much weight? how much? 
then it's how long? and how far? 
and how many times, oh, before it's too late? 

calling all angels 
calling all angels 
walk me through this one 
don't leave me alone 
calling all angels 
calling all angels 
we're tryin' and we're hopin' but we're not sure how... 

and every day you gaze upon the sunset 
with such love and intensity 
why it's ...it's almost as if 
if you could only crack the code 
then you'd finally understand what this all means 

ah, but if you could...do you think you would 
trade in all, all the pain and suffering? 
ah, but then you'd miss 
the beauty of the light upon this earth 
and the, the sweetness of the leaving 

calling all angels 
calling all angels 
walk me through this one 
don't leave me alone 
calling all angels 
calling all angels 
we're tryin' and we're hopin' 
but we're not sure how... 

calling all angels 
calling all angels 
walk me through this one 
don't leave me alone 
callin' all angels 
callin' all angels 
we're tryin' 
we're hopin' 
we're hurtin' 
we're lovin' 
we're cryin' 
we're callin' 

'cause we're not sure how this goes

volta