Do ya hear dat?…
It’s the Dark Angel GrizzlyJones…Let’s get it…(let’s get it)…
BLACK WINGS, BURNING HALO
[Intro — Distant thunder, reversed church bells, whispered choir]
Yeah…
Mama said the angels watch the good men fall.
Guess they never told her I don’t kneel at all.
[Low growl] LET THE HEAVENS HEAR ME.
[Verse 1 — Gravelly Southern rap, sparse guitar]
Born where the dirt roads swallow the rain,
Raised on a Bible and baptized in pain.
Blacktop sinner with a gold-plated soul,
Got one foot in heaven, one down in the hole.
Granddaddy’s cross on a chain by my chest,
Demons keep knocking, I don’t get no rest.
Got scars like scripture, got blood in my past,
Learned real quick that the good don’t last.
I prayed in the dark, heard the silence reply,
Saw fire in the church, saw fear in God’s eyes.
If redemption’s a road, I’ve been walking it blind,
With a devil on my heels and an angel behind.
[Pre-Chorus — Rising drums, haunting female harmony]
I got black wings…
But my halo still burns.
I’ve made my mistakes…
Got my lessons to learn.
[Chorus — Explosive country-rock guitars, pounding 808s, gang vocals]
BLACK WINGS! BURNING HALO!
Hell below me, heaven won’t let go!
Dust on my boots, got a storm in my soul,
Halfway to heaven with a heart gone cold!
HEY! (HEY!) Let the thunder roll!
HEY! (HEY!) Let the whole world know!
I ain’t no saint, but I ain’t sold my soul—
BLACK WINGS! BURNING HALO!
[Verse 2 — Faster flow, banjo riffs and heavy bass]
I seen good men break, seen bad men pray,
Seen truth get buried while the liars get paid.
Got a cracked rearview and a tank on E,
Still chasing that man I was born to be.
Don’t need a crown, don’t need a throne,
I’ve fought too many battles to be scared alone.
Every scar on my skin got a story to tell,
I found my faith at the gates of hell.
[Breakdown — Beat cuts; boots stomp, throat growl]
AM I LOST?
[Gang vocals] NOT YET!
AM I DONE?
[Gang vocals] NOT DEAD!
WHEN I FALL?
[Gang vocals] I RISE!
BLACK WINGS SPREAD—
AND I TOUCH THE SKY!
[Final Chorus — Full choir, distorted guitars, crowd chants]
BLACK WINGS! BURNING HALO!
Hell below me, heaven won’t let go!
Dust on my boots, got a storm in my soul,
Halfway to heaven with a heart gone cold!
HEY! (HEY!) Let the thunder roll!
HEY! (HEY!) Let the whole world know!
I ain’t no saint, but I ain’t sold my soul—
BLACK WINGS! BURNING HALO!
[Outro — Solo gritty vocal, fading church bells]
Black wings…
Still burning.
Hard road…
Still turning.
If heaven wants me, it knows where to go.
I’m still down here…
With my black wings and burning halo.