Electric Angel

Several years ago, at Christmas time,  Zane and I were walking in St Louis and came upon a lawn ornament that at first I couldn’t identify (because we were approaching it from behind).  When we got around to the front of the ornament I realized it was an angel – an electric angel – whose long extension cord would provide the energy needed to illuminate the figure at night.  The phrase “electric angel” immediately appealed to me, and even though when we saw her, the angel stood alone, I felt sure that by nightfall she’d be accompanied by a steadfast companion. When we got home, I wrote this song.