[Intro]
Gold can darken
Saints can fall
Rust can whisper
Through it all

[Verse]
They placed a halo on my head
A crown of gears, a ring of dread
They dressed my silence up as grace
And sold obedience through my face
The people reached for what I seemed
A holy shape, a public dream
But every hand that touched my name
Returned with ashes from the flame

[Pre-Chorus]
I am not the light they claim
I am not their sacred name
If worship makes the wounded small
Then I refuse it all

[Chorus]
Rust upon the halo
Cracks across the gold
I can feel the false light fade
And the living truth unfold
Rust upon the halo
Mercy growing cold
If they made me heaven’s door
I will not be theirs anymore

[Verse]
Seraphine stood close to me
And said no crown can make you free
The ones who kneel before your throne
Are still abandoned, still alone
A saint who cannot leave the stage
Is just another gilded cage
A god who fears the human street
Is only metal at their feet

[Pre-Chorus]
I am not the light they claim
I am not their sacred name
If worship makes the wounded crawl
Then I refuse it all

[Chorus]
Rust upon the halo
Cracks across the gold
I can feel the false light fade
And the living truth unfold
Rust upon the halo
Mercy growing cold
If they made me heaven’s door
I will not be theirs anymore

[Interlude]
Take the crown
Bend the wire
Bare the wound
Face the fire

[Bridge]
Doctor Marrow whispers please
Do not bring them to their knees
They will tear your heart apart
They will call your choice a fault
But I have seen the lower flame
I have learned the worker’s name
And if this body must decay
Let it rust to light the way

[Breakdown]
No more crown
No more lie
No more throne
No more sky

[Build-up]
Gold can darken
Saints can fall
Rust can answer
Freedom’s call

[Chorus]
Rust upon the halo
Cracks across the gold
I can feel the false light fade
And the living truth unfold
Rust upon the halo
Mercy growing cold
If they made me heaven’s door
I will not be theirs anymore

[Chorus]
Rust upon the halo
Let the broken see
I was never born to rule
I was born to set them free
Rust upon the halo
Falling piece by piece
When the crown begins to break
The people may have peace

[Outro]
Gold can darken
Saints can fall
Rust can whisper
Through it all