Rust on the Halo

[Verse 1]
You said “forever” in a borrowed jacket
Ash on your tongue
Eyes full of static
I held my breath like it was sacred
You held the match behind your back
You carved our names in the underside
Of the desk where we used to hide
Guess you were just rehearsing lies
While I was learning how to trust
[Chorus]
You put rust on the halo
Blood in the blessing
Cracks in the faith
Turned my open hands into broken chains
You were the blade in my shadow
Swore you were saving me
Dragging me down
Now every promise just tastes like poison in my mouth
[Verse 2]
You wore my secrets like a trophy necklace
Every little truth turned into a weapon
Laughing in rooms I hadn’t walked into yet
I heard my name and it shook my chest
You called it love when you crossed that line
Said you were “honest
” you were just unkind
You left me drowning in the thin excuse
That “I hurt you
But I loved you too”
[Chorus]
You put rust on the halo
Blood in the blessing
Cracks in the faith
Turned my open hands into broken chains
You were the blade in my shadow
Swore you were saving me
Dragging me down
Now every promise just tastes like poison in my mouth
[Bridge]
Tore out the pages
Burned every prayer
If this is devotion
I don’t want it anywhere
You haunt every mirror
But I’m not your ghost
You made me a victim
I’ll make you a toast (yeah)
[Chorus]
You put rust on the halo
Blood in the blessing
Cracks in the faith
Turned my open hands into broken chains
You were the blade in my shadow
Swore you were saving me
Dragging me down
I’m spitting your poison
I’m shouting you out
I lift up the curse and I walk right through the sound (hey!)

metal, Slow-burning heavy/alt/nu-metal ballad built on detuned guitars and roomy drums; verses start sparse with palm-muted riffs and intimate male vocals, then slam into a wide, anthemic chorus with stacked screams and harmonies. Bridge brings a half-time groove with dissonant leads and a raw, shouted gang-vocal outro., ballad, nu metal, alternative metal