[Intro - Soft Guitar / Vinyl Crackle] I never said I was holy Never claimed I was clean I just learned to look pretty Standing where the fire had been [Verse 1 - Low / Smooth] I’ve got ash on my fingers And a smile I don’t trust A little smoke in my halo A little gold in the rust I’ve been running through alleyways With my heart in my hands Learning how to disappear Before anyone understands Raccoon eyes in the streetlight Soft face, sharp mind Everybody wants the story But they never read the lines I don’t shine like a saint I don’t kneel like a prayer But I still leave the door open For the ones who meet me there [Pre-Chorus - Clean / Rising] And maybe I’m trouble Maybe I’m tired Maybe I was born With my wings in the fire But don’t call me ruined Don’t call me wrong I’ve been surviving For too damn long [Chorus 1 - Big Clean] There’s smoke around my halo But I’m still trying to glow I’ve got scars under my sleeves That nobody needs to know I’m not pure, I’m not perfect I’m not easy to hold But there’s love beneath the damage And a heart under the smoke [Verse 2 - Slightly Heavier] I’ve got magic in my knuckles And dirt under my nails A pocket full of secrets And a laugh that never fails I make jokes when I’m bleeding I look away when I care I pretend I’m only trouble So they don’t see what’s there I’ve stolen little moments From a world that stole from me Made a crown out of bad luck Made a home out of debris But when I love, I love loyal When I stay, I stay deep I’ll guard your quiet places While the whole damn city sleeps [Pre-Chorus 2 - Clean / More Emotional] And maybe I’m messy Maybe I bite Maybe I learned fear Before I learned light But don’t call me heartless Don’t call me gone I’ve been carrying softness Under all this armor too long [Chorus 2 - Different / Stronger] There’s smoke around my halo But the flame still burns below I’ve got shadows in my footsteps From the places I won’t go I’m not sweet, I’m not spotless I’m not made out of gold But I’ll love you like a promise With a heart under the smoke [Bridge - Soft / Vulnerable] Sometimes I wish I was easier A clean little miracle A hand you could hold Without touching the criminal But I am what the night made I am what the rain kept I am every bad road That somehow still led Back to the people Who saw through the show Who looked past the smoke And said, “You can come home” [Breakdown - Heavy / Emotional] I AM NOT A SAINT! I AM NOT A SIN! I AM THE FIGHT THAT MADE IT IN! I AM NOT CLEAN! I AM NOT COLD! I AM THE HAND THAT LEARNED TO HOLD! SMOKE IN MY HALO! FIRE IN MY CHEST! MESSY LITTLE HEART STILL TRYING ITS BEST! [Final Chorus - Big / Clean + Heavy Layers] There’s smoke around my halo But I’m still trying to glow I’ve got scars under my sleeves That nobody needs to know I’m not pure, I’m not perfect I’m not easy to hold But there’s love beneath the damage And a heart under the smoke There’s smoke around my halo But I’m not letting go If you can love the wreckage Then I can learn to grow I’m not lost, I’m not hopeless I’m not just what I broke I’m still burning, still becoming With a heart under the smoke [Outro - Soft / Fading] I never said I was holy Never claimed I was clean Just a little smoke around my halo And a heart still underneath
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