Don't call me innocent
Don't call me good
You built the halo
Watch me burn it

I wore your expectations like a chain around my neck
Smiled when you told me who I was supposed to be
Kept my dirty secrets underneath a clean white dress
While everybody praised the person they wanted me to be

I said sorry when I wasn't wrong
Stayed quiet just to keep you calm
Spent my whole life asking for permission
To become the person I already was

But tonight I'm done pretending
Tonight I cut the strings
If you wanted something holy
You shouldn't have given me wings

Burn the halo, let it fall
I don't wanna be your angel anymore
Burn the halo, watch it glow
I'm done being someone you can control

Let the ashes touch the floor
I don't need your heaven anymore
Burn the halo, burn it bright
If I'm going down
I'm taking back my life

I learned to make my demons look expensive
Put a little gold around the pain
Turned every scar into a necklace
Turned every loss into a name

You wanted silence, I gave you thunder
You wanted shame, I gave you pride
You wanted someone you could worship
But I was never meant to fit inside

So keep your sermons, keep your judgment
Keep the little box you made for me
I'm stepping out without permission
And I'm finally breathing free

Tonight I'm done pretending
Tonight I cut the strings
If you wanted something holy
You shouldn't have given me wings

Burn the halo, let it fall
I don't wanna be your angel anymore
Burn the halo, watch it glow
I'm done being someone you can control

Let the ashes touch the floor
I don't need your heaven anymore
Burn the halo, burn it bright
If I'm going down
I'm taking back my life

Burn it, burn it, burn it down
No more halo, no more crown
Burn it, burn it, let it go
I was never yours to own

I forgive the boy who was afraid
I forgive every mistake he made
I forgive the nights he cried alone
Trying to turn somebody else's dream into his own

And if the fire leaves a scar
I'll wear it like a work of art
Because every piece of me you tried to break
Is exactly what made me this way

No more be good
No more behave
No more pretending
That I need to be saved

You can keep your heaven
You can keep your light
I'm choosing the darkness
If the darkness means I'm alive

Burn the halo, let it fall
I don't wanna be your angel anymore
Burn the halo, watch it glow
I'm done being someone you can control

Let the ashes touch the floor
I don't need your heaven anymore
Burn the halo, burn it bright
If I'm going down
I'm taking back my life

The halo is burning
The crown is broken
The throne is empty
And finally
I'm free

Burn the halo
Burn the halo
Let it go