Sunday smiles and folded hands Perfect little photographs Every rough edge airbrushed out Every question taken back I learned how to keep the peace Learned how to disappear Funny how the loudest cage Built from everybody's cheers I got tired of being somebody's good example Tired of shrinking every room to fit the frame Now the pearl-clutching committee's in a panic 'cause I'm finally done being tame Keep your halo I look better in the sparks Watch me strike another match and kiss the dark Spent too many years pretending I was harmless Now I wear your warning labels like they're vintage couture Saints can keep their heaven, I've got better plans If you're looking for forgiveness, ask somebody else Keep your halo I was never meant to wear it anyway They loved me best when I stayed grateful Soft enough to never sting Now the whispers turn to sirens every time I hit the scene Funny how they call it arrogance the second that you stop doing favours Guess I make a better headline than I ever made a saviour Every rule they handed down was made to keep me smaller Every compliment came with invisible strings Now they're watching from the sidelines looking horrified while I become the very thing they feared I'd be Keep your halo I look better in the sparks Watch me strike another match and kiss the dark Spent too many years pretending I was harmless Now I wear your warning labels like they're vintage couture Saints can keep their heaven, I've got better plans If you're looking for forgiveness, ask somebody else Keep your halo I was never meant to wear it anyway Oh, you thought I was behaving I don't need redemption I don't need permission Don't need another sermon disguised as good intentions You can keep your expectations, stack 'em to the sky I'm done apologising for taking up my life Keep your halo I look better in the sparks Watch me strike a whole damn skyline into art Spent too many years pretending I was harmless Now I wear your warning labels like they're vintage couture Saints can keep their heaven, I've got better plans If you're looking for forgiveness, ask somebody else Keep your halo I was never meant to wear it anyway Keep your halo Keep your halo You can keep your halo I was never meant to wear it anyway
