Halo Of Flame

[Verse 1]
Yellow helmet
Crooked grin
Name tag shining
Charcoal skin
Smells like smoke
Before alarms begin
Licks his teeth
As the crowd walks in

Carries kerosene
Like it’s holy wine
Strikes a match
Watch the exit line
Says he’s here
To “keep us safe”
While he maps each door
Like a hunter’s trace

[Chorus]
He came to burn it all
Ashes in his eyes
Sirens in his veins
Laughing at the cries
He came to burn it down
Breathing in the lies
Psychopathic savior
Playing god with every fire

[Verse 2]
Radio crackles
“Copy
We’re on route”
But he’s in the corner
Shutting sprinklers out
Kicks the ladder
From the second floor
Hears one scream
And he wants one more

“Stay calm
Folks
Follow my lead”
Guiding panicked footsteps
Right toward the heat
Every falling ceiling
Sounds like a hymn
Every choking plea
Just a joke to him

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
He counts
One… two… three…
Families in the balcony
Four… five… six…
Hearts that he can never fix
[whispered vocals]
“Smell that fear
Taste that smoke
I’m the hero
In this little joke”

[crescendo]
Crowd at the windows
Hands on glass
He watches reflections
Twist and crack
Helmet on straight
Halo of flame
Says his own
Forsaken name

[guitar solo]

[Chorus]