This is for the strong ones — the mothers, sisters, survivors who keep everyone afloat
“They see the crown, not the cost.”
“I wear it proud, even when it hurts.”
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[Intro] (soft strings, distant thunder rumble)
They love to praise the queen...
But never ask how she’s holding up the kingdom.
Heavy is the halo.
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[Verse 1]
Tired eyes but I still lead
Broke inside but they still feed
Off my light, off my strength
But don’t ask what it takes
I held tears like sacred prayers
Made peace in rooms that didn’t care
They see grace — not the price
They see crown, not sacrifice
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[Pre-Chorus]
They want the story, not the scars
The shine, but not the battle marks
But I wore pain like fine gold
Still moved soft, still stayed whole
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[Chorus]
Heavy is the halo I wear
Built from silence, sweat, and care
Still I rise, still I glow
Even when they’ll never know
Every burden, every bend
Every role I had to mend
But this crown? I earned it slow
Heavy is the halo
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[Verse 2]
I’ve been healer, I’ve been shield
Fixed wounds I never got to feel
Carried trauma in my womb
Turned broken roots into bloom
They don’t see the sleepless nights
Or how I dim to give them light
But I still stand, I still shine
Even cracked, I still align
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[Pre-Chorus]
They want strength without the depth
Want soft lips, not the breath
That blew storms into calm
But I’m both — I’m war and balm
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[Chorus]
Heavy is the halo I wear
Built from silence, sweat, and care
Still I rise, still I glow
Even when they’ll never know
Every burden, every bend
Every role I had to mend
But this crown? I earned it slow
Heavy is the halo
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[Bridge] (spoken word style, strings building)
This crown was carved in fire…
It’s not diamonds — it’s decisions.
It’s not gold — it’s grief.
But I wear it…
Because no one else could carry it like me.
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[Final Chorus] (stacked vocals / harmonies like a choir)
Heavy is the halo I wear
And I still give, still repair
They don’t see what’s underneath
But I still bless with every beat
I don’t break, I just bow
I don’t scream, I speak loud
And through the ache, I still grow
Heavy is the halo…
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[Outro] (strings fading out)
So when they ask how I glow like that...
Tell them:
She wore the storm… like a crown.
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HVENLY
