Saint With A Sin

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.