HaloRipper

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Chewed-up nails
Coffee breath, cracked phone
Another day
In a skin that feels wrong

Bite my tongue
Till the copper runs thin
Say I'm fine
While the storm crawls in

[Chorus]
Rip my halo off
Throw it in the gutter where it belongs
I'm done staying small
For people that keep me hollow and strong-armed
If you want my blood
Come and take it, take it slow
But you don't get my soul
You don't get my soul (hey!)

[Verse 2]
Cheap advice
From a mouth that never bled
"Calm down, kid"
As they dance on my neck

I've been used
As a shield and a step
Now I'm fire
In a leaking matchhead

[Chorus]
Rip my halo off
Throw it in the gutter where it belongs
I'm done staying small
For people that keep me hollow and strong-armed
If you want my blood
Come and take it, take it slow
But you don't get my soul
You don't get my soul (oh no)

[Bridge]
[Half-time groove, searing melodic solo slicing over wide chords]
I was quiet
You mistook it for chains
I was patient
You mistook it for praise

Now your shadow
Doesn't cover my face
Every scar
Spells out my name

[Chorus]
Rip my halo off
Throw it in the gutter where it belongs (where it belongs)
I'm done staying small
For people that keep me hollow and strong-armed (so strong-armed)
If you want my blood
Come and take it, take it slow (come and get it)
But you don't get my soul
You don't get my soul

[Chorus]
Rip my halo off
Rip my halo off (rip it, rip it)
I'm done staying small
Hear a thousand throats shout "let go" (let go!)
If you want my blood
You can choke on what you stole
But you don't get my soul
You don't get my soul (never)