Me And My Charms

I believe Hail Artemis is partially correct. (with mistakes about the relationship she had his her son's father).

My educated guess is that this is about her failed fight to keep primary custody of Dylan, her first son. In interviews she has described this as just about the worst thing that has happened to her.

Although she had been together with Dylan's father they were never married (although I believe he wanted to be) but when she left him to be with the man who is now her husband he sued for custody. She has said that it was easy to make her look bad in the eyes of the court comparatively. She had a history of mental illness and was a heavily touring member of a rock band, He had a "regular" job and a steady home. Eventually she only got partial custody, with the stipulation that she keep a residence in the New England area that his father lived in, but it was far from what she wanted.

So her saying that she only has "Me and My Charms" is in contrast to Dylan's father being able to say he had a steady job, home, and family support to use as evidence to claim custody.

The begging not to leave and the promises that she's still here would be addressed to her son in assurance that she hasn't voluntarily left him.

I'm guessing that the "kissing the angel" part is a little less figurative than it seems. Kristin often integrates real events and aspects of her life into songs that seem abstract and symbolic but are descriptions of a story she has lived through. So I imagine something like this... There is really some angel figure, like a Christmas ornament or religious figurine, it's something she can keep with her and it symbolizes her son to her. It's probably something special to both her and her son and he knows that she keeps it near to remind her of him.

The "drive her out" verse is also probably in reference to something that actually happened during the custody battle. Maybe "she" is a court or social services officer that was being difficult... maybe Dylan's grandmother or other relative trying to keep Kristin away.