Intro (Melanie – warped lullaby, music-box tone)
Hush now, angels don’t cry
Heaven’s just a prettier lie
Verse 1 (Billie – low, intimate)
They like me better on my knees
Hands folded, mouth full of apologies
Say I’m holy when I behave
But they love to watch me break
I learned the rules, I learned the look
Halo crooked, eyes like hooks
If silence is a virtue, then
I’ve been golden way too long
Pre-Chorus (Billie)
They pray I stay afraid
But fear don’t fit me anymore
Chorus (Lady Gaga – commanding)
They want a saint without a voice
A sinner scared of her own choice
They dress me up, then damn my name
Call it love, call it faith
But I was born with fire inside
I won’t repent for being alive
If heaven hates the truth I bring
I’ll reign below — let angels sing
Verse 2 (Melanie – playful but dark)
Milk-stained teeth, lipstick sins
Taught me shame before my skin
Said “good girls don’t bite back”
So I sharpened my smile instead
Paper wings, plastic grace
Say “be sweet, know your place”
But sugar rots when left too long
Now taste the girl you raised wrong
Pre-Chorus (Melanie)
You built the cage, called it care
Now watch me climb the altar stairs
Chorus (All – layered)
They want a saint without a voice
A doll who never makes a choice
Paint me pure, bleed me dry
Say I’m wicked if I survive
But I was born with fire inside
I won’t repent for wanting life
If loving me’s the ultimate sin
Then I’ll wear it — let me in
Bridge (Breakdown – call & response)
(Billie – whisper)
You made me quiet
(Melanie – sing-song)
You made me sweet
(Gaga – belt)
You made a monster you couldn’t defeat
(Billie)
You called it mercy
(Melanie)
You called it fate
(Gaga)
I call it power — watch me take
Final Chorus (Gaga leads, others harmonise)
I’m not your saint, I’m not your sin
I’m every scar you stitched within
I don’t need heaven’s permission
I am the prayer, I am the vision
Light the match, let it begin
Crown the girl you caged in skin
If loving truth is where I’ve been
Then bow to the saint with the sin
Outro (Billie – soft, victorious)
No halo
No shame
(Melanie – whispered)
Just teeth and truth
(Gaga – final line, echoing)
And I still rise.
AURVIA
