Paper Halo (Feat. KAL MORTE)

[Verse 1]

I wore your promises

Like safety pins beneath my skin

Every compliment

Came wrapped around another sin

You built a little kingdom

Out of everything I lacked

Now you're shocked to find

I finally wanted it all back

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't tell me I'm beautiful

When you only mean "behave"

[Chorus]

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 blame

Strike another match—

You'll never burn me the same

[Verse 2]

Every room 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 worship

Choose a different side

[Bridge]

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 echo fades

[Final Chorus]

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 tear.