(Intro — distorted choir / heavy riff)
They told me guilt would save my soul…
But all it ever did was bury me.
(Verse 1)
White walls, black lungs
Another sermon from a loaded tongue
Every scar called a sin
Every war buried within
They taught me fear before love
Hands folded beneath the flood
“Be quiet, obey, repent”
While my whole mind came apart again
(Pre-Chorus)
So I tore the chains from my skin
And let the fire finally in
(Chorus)
Burn the halo off my head
I’m done worshipping the dead
No more shame inside my veins
No more living wrapped in chains
If loving myself is a crime
Then let the heavens draw the line
I’d rather live loud than fade slow
So strike the match and burn the halo
(Verse 2)
Ashes falling from cathedral roofs
Truth hurts worse than the abuse
Every angel carved from stone
Never knew what pain was like alone
I spent years trying to disappear
Smiling through panic and fear
But the monster they warned about
Was the voice of self-hate in my mouth
(Pre-Chorus)
Now every wound became a spark
Lighting up the dark
(Chorus)
Burn the halo off my head
I’m done worshipping the dead
No more shame inside my veins
No more living wrapped in chains
If loving myself is a crime
Then let the heavens draw the line
I’d rather live loud than fade slow
So strike the match and burn the halo
(Breakdown — brutal)
NO MORE KNEELING
NO MORE FEAR
I WAS NEVER BROKEN
JUST UNHEARD
SET THE ALTARS ALL AFLAME
I WILL NEVER HATE MY NAME AGAIN
(Bridge — emotional clean section)
Maybe grace was never meant
To come from someone else
Maybe healing starts the moment
You stop asking permission to be yourself
(Final Chorus)
Burn the halo off my head
Watch the old ghosts turn to ash instead
Every scar now shines like gold
Every wound made my heart bold
And if the sky comes crashing down
I’ll still scream above the sound
I finally learned to let go
So strike the match…
And burn the halo
(Outro — fading distorted guitars)
Ash to ash…
Light the flame…
Say my name…
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