What does the song "Iris" mean sung by the goo goo dolls?

The song was written specifically for the movie City Of Angels. The Meg Ryan character is NOT named Iris. John Rzeznik, the lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls and the writer of the song, sometimes has a hard time knowing what to name songs. He was looking through the newspaper and saw a show ad for a singer named Iris Dement. He figured the name "Iris" was as good as any. :) John Rzeznik was shown the movie and wrote the song from the perspective of the character played by Nicholas Cage; supposedly, the song was written in a single evening and helped Rzeznik overcome a serious case of writer's block.



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What does the song "Iris" mean sung by the goo goo dolls?
it refer back to the movie City of Angels
Reply:It was written for the movie City of Angels. If you've seen the movie, then you'd understand the song.
Reply:i think that its a song about being depressed
Reply:uts in city of angels, ive never heard a song written for a movie that fit the storyline to the t. nicholas cage is an angel who sees this women meg ryan(hot) and wants to become human to be with her but he would lose bein an angel forever." id give up forever to touch you" that song kicks butt
Reply:it is from the soundtrack of city of angels and i think the role played by meg ryan is iris..
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