Of all the songs in RTS, this probably got the most flack from critics. Maybe it was the overall "darkness" of the song, or the almost incoherent bridge, or maybe even the over-drawn ending which just seems to be too long for it’s own good, either way, this song didn’t gain many nods from the critics.

Well for the most part, these critics probably aren’t very big fans of the Crows or their music, or else they would have understood why Adam went "overboard" with this one. The fact that he did go overboard with his emotions is the basic reason why this song is so powerful and in a way, beautiful.

I won’t go into the meaning of this song anymore, I think it’s been explained in just about every interview with Adam. I’ll just say that it’s a very "bold" song because it talks about fears, yet, the song itself is a "victory" of a sort, a getting over another fear, the fear of non-acceptance by others. Personal fears are very delicate and are often hidden simply because by exposing them, we leave ourselves very vulnerable, a position most of us refuse to be in. Fears vary from person to person, what could be nothing to one person, could be everything to the next. So with that alone, not everybody will "get" Miller’s Angels in the most basic level. Many people would sneer at the concept of non-ambivalent entities/angels that Adam paints in his song, yet for others the fear is very genuine and real.

So the next time you listen to this song, if you really cannot relate to Adam’s fears, then look inside yourself and see what you fear, what you keep deep down inside away from everyone, try letting it run in the open and let it envelope you, then you’ll know why Adam sings the way he does, why he so forcefully and violently tells "them" to not "come around here" repeatedly, and why in the end he begs you not to "wake him" from his solace. If you’re honest with yourself and your fears, you’ll understand what this song is all about, and then, that "ending" won’t be as long as you first thought it was.