It's about deceiving yourself It's about deceiving everybody else It's about vital compromise It's about living in the middle of a lie You gotta put your halo on Don't give a goddamn about what you've done I can't stand the sight of you without it You've gotta put your halo on It's about saying the right thing It's about doing the right thing It's about just getting by It's about soul surviving You gotta put your halo on Don't give a goddamn about what you've done You promised my you'd put your halo on You've gotta put it on I can't face the world alone I'm gonna sink like a stone You gotta put your halo on You gotta put your halo on now You promised my you'd put your halo on You've gotta put it on It's about being in the right place It's about affixing your false face It's about existing without a trace It's about a fall from grace You gotta put your halo on Don't give a goddamn about what you've done I can't stand the sight of you without it You've gotta put your halo on