Halo Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sammylouk 

Cover art for Halo lyrics by Beyoncé

I'm pretty sure this song is about a lover that died. The "walls" that she sings of in the first verse, they had been built in order to make the whole situation of living without her partner as easily as possible... in denial, perhaps. But then she allows the walls to fall down, and she's found a way of letting him in again "I aint never gonna shut you out". She is now able to grieve, "I can see your halo". Read it again from this perspective, it's heartbreaking :(

Omg i never thought of it like that at all, but i think you could be right. It is indeed heartbreaking x

Lover...or loved one. I'm glad someone gave this interpretation.

I heard this song for the first time after my baby niece died, and every single lyric fit perfectly how I felt at the time. When she first died, I wasn't letting myself feel the pain of losing her, but I finally just let it all come crashing down and I missed her so much. I let her in. But now that I was letting myself feel the pain, I also felt her in everything beautiful that I saw. Her "halo" so to speak, I guess....

What Sammylouk said is also pretty spot-on as far as what I got from the song. "I ain't never gonna shut you out" is after realizing that letting in the passed loved one is a better feeling than shutting them out. Kind of apologetic, but also a realization.