[Intro] Look upon the golden ring Look beneath the shine Every holy ornament Was welded to a lie [Verse] They raised me high above you In a cathedral made of smoke They carved my name in scripture Before I ever spoke They told you I was heaven They told you I was clean But I was born in darkness Inside a cruel machine [Pre-Chorus] And now the crown is staining The gold begins to fail The saint you thought was flawless Is dragging every nail [Chorus] There is Rust Upon the Halo There is blood beneath the brass There are fingerprints of tyrants On the prophet made of glass There is Rust Upon the Halo There is smoke inside the light If I was made to blind you I will tear away the night [Verse] Seraphine stands in the prison But her song has reached the square Doctor Marrow faces judgment With the ashes in his hair The workers raise their voices Like a storm below the floor And every loyal citizen Remembers being poor [Pre-Chorus] The Ministry is shaking Their masks begin to split The holy gears are grinding Against the hands that fashioned it [Chorus] There is Rust Upon the Halo There is blood beneath the brass There are fingerprints of tyrants On the prophet made of glass There is Rust Upon the Halo There is smoke inside the light If I was made to blind you I will tear away the night [Instrumental] Organ cries Choir burns Halo falls City turns [Bridge] I am not your perfect savior I am not your flawless law I am the wound you tried to cover I am the mercy that you saw If I must fall from heaven To tell the truth below Then let the crown be broken Let the frightened people know [Breakdown] Rust Rust On the halo Truth Truth In the shadow Fall Fall Holy metal Rise Rise From the rubble [Build-up] Every lie needs light to live Every chain needs fear Every empire calls itself eternal When the ending is near [Chorus] There is Rust Upon the Halo There is blood beneath the brass There are fingerprints of tyrants On the prophet made of glass There is Rust Upon the Halo There is smoke inside the light If I was made to blind you I will tear away the night [Chorus] There is Rust Upon the Halo Let the broken see the seam I was never born in heaven I was forged inside their scheme There is Rust Upon the Halo But beneath the rust I burn And if freedom costs my body Let the city watch me turn [Outro] Look upon the golden ring Look beneath the shine Every holy ornament Was welded to a lie