Your brake switch is on, likely due to a rotten contact pad
If you look under the dash by the brake pedal, you will see the brake switch mounted against the pedal with a little plunger sticking out.
The pedal contacts this plunger with a little rubber cushion that gets brittle with age and falls apart.
Once this happens the plunger no longer contacts the pedal and extends at all times, leaving your brake lights on.
Verify the pad is missing. If it is not missing and you can see the pedal depress the plunger completely at rest, then you have a faulty brake switch...... it's always the rubber pad though :)
Here is a picture of roughly what to expect:
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