I prayed to God, I prayed to saints Knelt on marble, kissed the paint He didn't

I prayed to God, I prayed to saints Knelt on marble, kissed the paint He didn't answer, she didn't speak The angels choked on what they preach I looked for grace in every face Found empty hands, found hollow praise So if there's no heaven above I'll make my own — out of blood and love And there's a voice, a little voice Says: «Baby, why you crying? They don't deserve your tears, dear They don't deserve your trying» The voice is warm, the voice is sweet It tastes like honey, tastes like heat It says: «If God won't burn them down, I'll be your crown, I'll be your crown» Halo, honey, halo, honey Take it off, take it off, take it off God is dead, God is gone We're the ones who carry on Halo, honey, halo, honey Wear it like a noose, like a noose I want them all to fall, to break For every kindness that was fake Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh But it hurts, it hurts, it hurts me too Ah-ah-ah, halo, halo Ah-ah-ah, burn it all down, baby Ah-ah-ah, halo, halo Ah-ah-ah Dear Father, dear Son, dear Holy Ghost Which one of you loves me the most? None of you, none of you, none You left me kneeling in the sun The demon says: «At least I stay At least I don't look away They built you churches out of stone I'll build you something all your own A throne of bones, a crown of wire Set the whole damn world on fire» And God? He's watching from above Doing nothing — as usual, love And there's a voice, a little voice Says: «Baby, stop your crying They don't deserve your tears, dear They don't deserve your trying» The voice is warm, the voice is sweet It tastes like venom, tastes like heat It says: «If God won't burn them down, I'll be your crown, I'll be your crown» Halo, honey, halo, honey Take it off, take it off, take it off God is dead, God is gone We're the ones who carry on Halo, honey, halo, honey Wear it like a noose, like a noose I want them all to fall, to break For every kindness that was fake Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh But it hurts, it hurts, it hurts me too Ah-ah-ah, halo, halo Ah-ah-ah, burn it all down, baby Ah-ah-ah, halo, halo Ah-ah-ah JEFF: Hey, halo girl. You're burning bright But you're burning wrong, you're burning blind You think I'm your friend? I'm not your friend I'm just the one who doesn't pretend You want them dead? I get it, love But that's my job, not yours, dove You want the world to break and bleed? That's not for you — that's not your seed You're looking for the one who ends it all The one who hears the final call He's not above, he's not below He's waiting where the rivers don't flow His name is Alex. God of the End. Apocalypse. The final bend. Go to him. He's waiting there With fire in his mouth and ash in his hair He'll tell you what the halo's for And why it hurts you to the core I'm Satan, baby — I lie, I cheat But this? This one's not my street Even I won't go where Alex plays Even I look away from those days DRAKE: She came to me first, you know Knelt on marble, kissed the paint I said nothing. I chose not to speak Because the answer would break her She asked which one of us loves her most The truth? None of us. None. We're not here for love, halo girl We're here for order, law, the run But you? You're past the order now You're past the law, past the vow There's only one who speaks your tongue Only one whose song's unsung Alex. The god of the end of all The one who catches when everything falls He doesn't pray, he doesn't preach He doesn't build what churches teach He just ends. Clean. Final. Done. And you, halo girl — you're already his son Not mine. Not Jeff's. Not anyone's You were born for the apocalypse Go to Alex. Find him. Now. Before the halo takes you whole Before the honey kills your soul We can't help you. Neither of us We're just the door. He is the house. I weigh it up — for and against Kill them all or save them — what's the sense? If I become the monster that I fight Am I wrong, or am I right? Jeff says: «Go to Alex.» Drake says: «Go to Alex.» Both of them — pointing the same way Both of them — stepping away HALO! HALO! TAKE IT OFF! Halo, honey, halo, honey Take it off, take it off, take it off God is dead, God is gone Alex is the carry-on Halo, honey, halo, honey Wear it like a noose, like a noose I want them all to fall, to break For every kindness that was fake Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh But it hurts, it hurts, it hurts me too Halo, honey... Take it off... Jeff says go... Drake says go... Alex waits... And I'm already his. Already his.