Rusted Halo

[Verse 1]
Ash in my chest
Cold in my veins
I walk past that diner
Still taste your name
Booth in the corner
Your nervous hands
You stole my first kiss
Then tore up the plans
[Pre-Chorus]
Every laugh
Every look
Plays on repeat
Like a film burning holes
In the back of my brain
[Chorus]
Broken halo
Lying in the dirt
You were my altar
Now you’re just the hurt
Empty rooms
And a heart you left in ruins
I’m screaming to the sky
But you’re already gone
[Verse 2]
Coffee gone bitter
Cup still on the shelf
I talk to your shadow
Argue with myself
Your jacket still hanging
Crooked on the door
I keep trying to leave it
I crawl to the floor
[Pre-Chorus]
How do I call this over
When I still bleed your name
Is this goodbye
Or a ghost
That I’m doomed to chase
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I press my palm
Where your hand used to live
Searching the scars
For something to forgive
If this is acceptance
Why do I shake
If this is closure
Why does everything break
[Chorus]

metal, Melodic metal ballad with male vocals, dual-guitar harmonies, and a slow half-time groove that swells into a massive, screamed-and-sung chorus. Clean verses over palm-muted guitars and spacious toms; chorus explodes with open chords, stacked vocal doubles, and crashes. Bridge drops to a haunting lead line, then surges back with double-kick drive and a final, drawn-out hook.