[Intro - Whispered, Distorted] They took my name... They took my voice... They carved the light out of my eyes... And left me with a choice. I heard the Gate calling... From somewhere underneath. Open. [Verse 1] I used to feel the weight of every heartbeat Used to know the difference between wrong and right Then the darkness found a doorway through me And swallowed every piece I kept inside Now I walk where the dead stars flicker Where the walls breathe and the shadows speak There's a black hole beating in my chest And something in the hollow wants to feed I tried to run I tried to hide But the void was always on my side It took my fear It took my pain Now there's nothing left for it to take [Pre-Chorus] Do you hear it? That sound beneath the silence? Do you feel it? That pull beneath your feet? Every step I take The world begins to fracture Every breath I breathe The Hollow wakes in me [Chorus] I am the Hollowed One Nothing left beneath my skin I walked into the darkness And came back something else again You can run, you can hide But the Gate is open wide I lost myself to become The Hollowed One The Hollowed One The Hollowed One [Verse 2] Now every shadow knows my name Every mirror shows a different face I see the person I was yesterday Fading further every time I turn away Purple lightning through my veins Blackened skies above my head I don't dream about tomorrow I just hear the things the Hollow said Come closer... Come closer... There's nothing left to save So I stopped searching for the exit And became the fucking maze [Pre-Chorus] I don't need redemption I don't need forgiveness I don't need the light To tell me who I am The Gate gave me a purpose The darkness gave me power And everything I lost Made me what I am [Chorus] I am the Hollowed One Nothing left beneath my skin I walked into the darkness And came back something else again You can run, you can hide But the Gate is open wide I lost myself to become The Hollowed One The Hollowed One The Hollowed One [Bridge - Beat Drops Out] Was I a man? Was I a monster? Was I the prisoner... Or was I the door? I don't remember. I don't remember. I DON'T REMEMBER. Hollow Gate... Open. [Breakdown - Distorted] BLACK OUT LIGHTS OUT HEART GONE SOUL GONE There's nothing inside me But the sound of the void There's nothing behind me But the life I destroyed You wanted the old me? He's gone. [Final Chorus - Massive Cinematic Drop] I AM THE HOLLOWED ONE NOTHING LEFT BENEATH MY SKIN I walked into the darkness AND I CAME BACK SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN You can run, you can hide But there's nowhere left tonight I lost myself to become THE HOLLOWED ONE THE HOLLOWED ONE THE HOLLOWED— ONE. [Outro - Whispered] The Gate didn't consume me... It made me. Welcome to the Hollow Gate.
