"Broken Halo"

I want to be perfect, I want to be exactly like you. 

I'm working on it but I may not have what it takes

I'm still trying to learn how to steal, cheat and lie too. 

Trying to figure out how to only point out mistakes

It's harder than you make it look, I'll say that much

I tried to lie yesterday but it came out all wrong 

I ended up being honest again, accidentally nice and such 

Don't worry, I'll catch on, it shouldn't take long

As I held up your halo and taped the broken pieces you'd smile

But I'm that demon that says what others only think 

Pursuing perfection as you ignore your flaws all the while

Elevating yourself on the backs of those on the brink

Your cracks not visible to those you keep at a distance

Your hypocrisy shines through when you spread your broken wings

Pushing your own agenda and mocking resistance

You push reality away to avoid the truth it brings

Behind the curtain you reveal your second face 

Forever contradicting your own claimed belief

Disappearing into your own condescension without a trace

Your perfection is nothing more than a hollow shell

Yet we weak would swoon on your every word

Believing in all those lies that you tell so well

You believe them yourself no matter how absurd

But I'll no longer take part in your masquerade

My knee won't bend to give you any more praise

I'll not continue to play along in this endless charade

Nor am I impressed anymore by your operatic displays

So sit in judgement of me if you will

I'm not worried about your crooked finger pointing

Your double talk or your laughter so shrill

The words from your forked tongue are silent

And I'm immune to your empty charm

As I look back on your actions I'm filled with regret 

Knowing you've done far less good than harm

I watch as you adjust your halo before walking out

Back into the world you go to mock them again

You turn before I have a chance to scream and shout

That you're a "Saint" dripping with sin

No one's savior not even your own

You ignore my words and your shattered halo

You refuse to see the truth that you've been shown

But I can see past the mask to the monster below

Some day I'll finally get through to you and you'll see

But for now I'm nothing more than another mistake 

The one you once bared your soul and heart to

Just someone else whose love you could forsake

I'm just wreckage in the wake that was love for you.