Halo of Ash

I walk alone where the lights burn low,

Every mirror knows my ghost.

I learned to smile through broken air,

Carry secrets I don’t show.

They say I’m cold, they say I’m wrong,

But they don’t hear my quiet storm.

I made a home inside the dark,

Just to keep my heart warm.

If you look inside my eyes,

You might see the truth I hide.

I’m not heaven, I’m not hell,

I’m the fire I survived.

I’m the demon in my skin,

But I’m still standing, still breathing.

I wear my scars like crowns of sin,

I’m not breaking, I’m believing.

Call me shadow, call me flame,

I won’t run from what I am.

I’m the demon in my skin,

And I finally understand.

I tried to pray the dark away,

But it followed me back home.

Every promise I believed,

Turned to echoes made of stone.

I learned the truth the hard way out,

You don’t heal by being quiet.

I faced the fear, I named the pain,

Now it doesn’t own my silence.

I don’t need to be redeemed,

I don’t need a perfect name.

I’m not asking to be saved,

I’m the one who took the flame.

I’m the demon in my skin,

But I’m still standing, still breathing.

I wear my scars like crowns of sin,

I’m not breaking, I’m believing.

Call me shadow, call me flame,

I won’t run from what I am.

I’m the demon in my skin,

And I finally understand.

I found power in the cracks,

In the nights I thought I’d lose.

Every tear became a spark,

Every scar became the truth.

I don’t fear the dark no more,

I learned how to see within.

If I’m made of broken parts,

Then that’s where strength begins.

I won’t hide behind a lie,

I won’t fade to feel safe.

I’ll stand tall with all my flaws,

Even if they call it dark.

I’m the demon in my skin,

But I’m still standing, still breathing.

I wear my scars like crowns of sin,

I’m not breaking, I’m believing.

Call me shadow, call me flame,

I won’t run from what I am.

I’m the demon in my skin,

Yeah, I finally understand.