[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, palm-muted] [Verse 1] [breathy female vocals] [clean electric guitar arpeggios] I avoid your promises Like safety pins beneath my skin Every compliment Came wrapped around another sin [bass and drums enter] You built a little kingdom Out of everything I lacked Now you're shocked to find I finally Want it all back [Pre-Chorus] Don't tell me I'm beautiful When you only mean behave [Chorus] [full band, heavy distortion, driving drums] I don't need your paper halo It dissolves in the rain You can paint me like a martyr I won't carry your shame I'm louder than your headlines Bigger than your flames Strike another match You'll never burn me the same [Verse 2] [drums drop to half-time feel, clean guitar returns] Everyone remembers The version that you sold A girl with perfect silence And obedient gold But cracks become cathedrals When enough light gets inside Watch the walls you worshipped Choose a different side [syncopated guitar stabs] You wanted something breakable Something easy to erase But every scar you handed me Just carved another face Go ahead, tell the story your way I'm still standing when the echoes fade [Guitar Solo] [distorted lead guitar with wah-wah effect] [Chorus] [maximum intensity, crash cymbals] I don't need your paper halo Let it wash away I've been carrying your weather Now I'm making my own day I'm louder than the silence You tried to make me wear You can keep your crown of ashes I've got better things to dare [Outro] [vocal ad-libs, sustained guitar feedback] (Hey!) [drums stop, guitar rings out]
