Whispers in the Hollow The music box hums in the dark of the hall, Its notes twist like shadows that crawl up the wall. The air feels too heavy, the silence too loud, A voice in the mirror sings soft through the shroud. "Stay with me," it whispers, "don’t run from the cold." The floorboards creak stories no living soul told. My footsteps are echoes, my breath turns to frost, This house holds me captive, my freedom’s long lost. In the hollow, it calls, where the light never creeps, Through the cracks in the walls, where the nightmare still weeps. Every note pulls me under, every chime seals my fate, In the hollow, it’s waiting—too late, it’s too late. The portraits are watching, their eyes carved in pain, Each frame hides a secret that screams in my brain. The music box falters, its melody cracks, Like bones in the basement, no soul’s coming back. "Dance with me," it hisses, a voice in my mind, Its fingers are shadows, its heart’s unaligned. The air grows oppressive, the walls seem to sway, This house isn’t empty—it hunts for its prey. In the hollow, it calls, where the light never creeps, Through the cracks in the walls, where the nightmare still weeps. Every note pulls me under, every chime seals my fate, In the hollow, it’s waiting—too late, it’s too late. "Do you hear it? The hum beneath the floor… It knows your name, it’s carved it in the door. You thought you could leave, but the hollow’s alive, Its hunger’s eternal, no soul will survive." The windows are sealed with the weight of despair, The mirrors reflect what no mortal should bear. My shadow’s not mine—it’s got claws, it’s got teeth, The music box laughs at the terror beneath. "Sleep now," it murmurs, "the night’s all you own." Its lullaby carves through my flesh and my bone. I’m caught in the hollow, forever to roam, This nightmare’s my prison, this house is my home. In the hollow, it calls, where the light never creeps, Through the cracks in the walls, where the nightmare still weeps. Every note pulls me under, every chime seals my fate, In the hollow, it’s waiting—too late, it’s too late. The hollow is silent, but I’m not alone, Its heart keeps on beating in walls made of stone.