[2] On Chaos Angel, Hawke reunites with regular contributors Christian Lee Hutson, Benjamin Lazar Davis and Will Graefe who she worked with on Moss.

[6] The track's chorus was written before the release of Moss but was set aside as Hawke said it "felt too real to me to finish that song and put it on that record".

[8] In a review for Exclaim!, Karlie Rogers called the track "a captivating, dizzying portrait, painted with careful precision".

[13] The track deals with supporting a friend who has been in a toxic relationship while acknowledging "the restraint required when you can't intervene for fear of being pushed away".

[17] Andy Von Pip's review for Under the Radar called Chaos Angel Hawke's "most intricate and thematically rich work yet".