in the arms of an angel lyrics

The song first appeared on Surfacing, the Canadian singer's 1997 album. bibi best lover lyrics The lyrics are about the death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961–1996), the Smashing Pumpkins' touring keyboard player, from a heroin overdose, as McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers It is sometimes mistitled as "In the Arms of an Angel" or "Arms of the Angel"