whitewitch October 25th, 2005 03:52PM  
As I understand it, this song talks about the false ideas we have of how perfect the ones we love are.

Often, rather than loving someone for themselves, we love our idea of who they are, making them seem better than they really are.

Robbie sings about the great things this woman does for him, but the repeated line "i'm loving Angels instead" indicates that the things she does are a fantasy, just like angels. He loves something false, and not the real woman.

A bit cynical maybe, but it's a great song!

anonymous March 11th, 2007 07:55PM  
Robbie Williams has said many times before that it's a song he wrote for his mum always being there for him through rehab and the break up of take that and helping him get on track.

anonymous May 18th, 2007 05:19AM  
No way in hell is this song about prostitutes... I can understand why you would think that but I know it's wrong.

anonymous June 21st, 2007 03:32PM  
This song IS about Robbie Williams going into rehab, and his mum being there for him. Such a touching song.

anonymous August 1st, 2007 03:23PM  
It's about Robbie's Mom.. but I feel what he's wanting to say here is that the true love that he has been looking for throughout his life was present in family itself, his mom loved him unconditionally, and he was looking for such love outside in fantasies and ideal girls. He is in a bad state of mind after a break up and that's when his mom comes to rescue, and that's wen he realises that he's been looking for true love outside, when it was present right there with him and he couldn't see it earlier.

Nash24 June 7th, 2009 10:32PM  
This isn't really as wholesome as you think, it is an amazing song, mainly thanks to Guy Chambers. It's about a abortion/unborn child, in Ireland an unborn baby is said to be "born an Angel" Robbie coined the song from a drinking buddy in a pub , Ray Ferrner or somthin', who's girlfriend had lost her baby, it was stillborn. This is what I know for fact, Youtube it if in doubt!

anonymous March 4th, 2010 04:09PM  
this song aint about his mum, or prostitutes or whatever else u wanna say, its about the golden angel that is on top of burlsem town hall, which is right outside of the pub that he grew up in, the red lion.

anonymous March 4th, 2010 04:11PM  
this song aint about his mum, or prostitutes or whatever else u wanna say, its about the golden angel that is on top of burlsem town hall, which is right outside of the pub that he grew up in, the red lion.