Falling Halo

[Verse 1]
You stand by His shoulder
Bare feet on the edge of the sky
Your robe is stained with yesterday
But your gaze still won’t deny
Hands folded
They still tremble
As the prayers all pass you by
You’re cracked where the light gets in
Still you face the rising tide
[Chorus]
Falling halo
Sliding down your hair
Still you never
Leave that empty chair
You’re chipped
You’re shaking
But you lift your eyes
You’re an angel at His side
Even as your halo slides
[Verse 2]
Ash dusts your feathers
You’ve carried what no one could name
You’ve learned how to smile through ashes
How to answer when they blame
You’re tired of being perfect
Tired bones in borrowed wings
Yet here you are at Heaven’s table
Singing with a breaking voice that sings
[Chorus]
Falling halo
Sliding down your hair
Still you never
Leave that empty chair
You’re chipped
You’re shaking
But you lift your eyes
You’re an angel at His side
Even as your halo slides
[Bridge]
Maybe grace is
Hands that shake
Maybe faith is
Staying anyway (oh)
He doesn’t ask you
To shine the same
Just to stand there
When you’re afraid
[Chorus]
Falling halo
Sliding down your hair
Still you never
Leave that empty chair
You’re bruised
You’re breaking
But you lift your eyes
You’re an angel at His side
Even as your halo slides
You’re an angel at His side
Even with a falling halo

Moody alt-pop ballad with intimate female vocals, soft piano and distant pads. First verse hushed and close, then drums bloom in the chorus with deep toms and airy percussion. Subtle choir swells shadow the hook; bridge strips to piano and vocal before a final, soaring chorus.