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The text "Every Angel Is Terrifying" by The Weeknd explores the duality of beauty and terror, referencing the lines of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke from "Duino Elegies." The lyrical hero feels lonely and misunderstood ("If I screamed, would any angel hear me?"). He fears closeness and understanding, which could destroy him ("I'd be lost in their grace").

Beauty, according to Rilke, is a glimpse of something so vast and powerful that it can annihilate us. We admire it because it keeps us at a distance, giving only a hint of its true nature ("For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror…it spares us by turning away, instead of overwhelming us").

The phrase "Every angel is terrifying" is repeated twice, emphasizing the idea that even higher powers can carry destructive potential.

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