Slaughter - Fly To The Angels

"Fly to the Angels" was a world-wide hit for Slaughter, charting #1 on four separate charts including Mainstream Rock. It is also the only Slaughter single to go platinum, and so is their greatest success as far as sales go. It appears to be a requiem for a long-lost, perhaps deceased, lover or close friend. It was also yet another power ballad, at the turn of the 1980s/1990s decade when it seemed every heavy metal band had to release one power ballad in order to chart. Slaughter had two other Hot 100 charters, "Up All Night" and "Spend My Life," both also in the early '90s. The band seemed to suffer from being compared to a lot of the "hair bands" of the time, particularly Skid Row, and from arriving on the metal scene right when grunge was about to come out of Washington and wipe heavy metal off the map for awhile.

Lyrics

Pictures of you Ohh they're still on my mind You had this smile That could light up the world Now when it rains it seems The sun never shines And I drive Down this lonely, lonely road Oooh I got this feelin' Girl I gotta let you go Cause now you've got to fly high (fly high) Fly to the angels Heaven awaits your heart And flowers bloom in your name Woahh ohh You've got to fly (fly high), Fly to the angels All the stars in the night Shine in your name Though it hurts me way deep inside When I turn and look and find That you're not there I try to convince myself But the pain, The pain is still not gone Still I drive Down this lonely, lonely road Oooh I got this feelin, Girl I've got to let you go But now you've got to fly (fly high) Fly to the angels Heaven awaits your heart And flowers bloom in your name Whoa You've got to fly (fly high) Fly to the angels All the stars in the night Shine in your name Flyyy And still I drive down This lonely, lonely road Oooh I got this feelin Oh, I can't let you go But I know That you've got to fly (fly high) Fly to the angels Heaven awaits your heart And flowers bloom in your name Whoa oh ohh oh You've got fly (fly high) Fly to the angels All the stars in the sky Shine in your name,yeah Ow oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh baby, oh oooh ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oohh yea oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh I'm gonna miss you miss you girl