Shattered Glass Halo

Verse 1

I’ve been dragging these chains through the back of my mind,

Bottle on the counter like a clock, killing time.

Every night I swear I’ll drown the ghost in my skin,

But every sunrise finds me right where I’ve been.

Walls start talking when the whiskey runs low,

Telling me the secrets that I don’t wanna know.

The mirror shows a stranger with a vacant stare,

Man, I swear I’m dying slow just breathing this air.

Pre-Chorus

But I’m tired of the silence,

Tired of the burn—

Tired of giving every demon

One more turn.

Chorus

I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,

Felt the whole damn world try to break my back.

But I clawed my way out of the shadows at last—

I was born in the darkness, now I’m done with the past.

Raise up the wreckage, watch me let it go—

I’m breaking the curse, and I’m taking control.

Verse 2

My heartbeat’s pounding like a war in my chest,

Every memory screaming that I’ll never find rest.

Sip after sip I watched my whole world fade,

Turned my hopes into ashes that the bottle made.

Cold nights cut like a razor on bone,

I was one more drink from sinking down alone.

But a spark hit the ruin where my faith was thin—

And the flame that saved me started deep within.

Pre-Chorus

I’m done being haunted,

Done being used—

Done letting sorrow

Pick and choose.

Chorus

I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,

Felt the whole damn world try to break my back.

But I clawed my way out of the shadows at last—

I was born in the darkness, now I’m done with the past.

Raise up the wreckage, watch me let it go—

I’m breaking the curse, and I’m taking control.

Bridge (Cornell-style lift)

I screamed at the heavens,

“Won’t you give me a sign?”

And the echo hit back,

“Your strength was always mine.”

Yeah, I bled for the sunrise,

But I learned through the pain—

Even broken wings

Can rise again.

Final Chorus

I crawled through the fire and shattered the glass,

No more circling death, no more falling fast.

I’m standing here now with the light on my back—

I buried the darkness, and I’m not looking back.

Raise up the wreckage, let the whole world know—

You can’t kill a soul

That refuses to let go.