[Verse 1] They said there’s a world below Under the soil and stone But I know what that story does It gives my mind a place to roam When the room gets hard to hold And the day won’t let me breathe I draw a door inside my head And step through quietly [Pre-Chorus] Maybe it’s not down there Maybe it’s in my chest A way to leave the heavy things And name them something else Maybe it’s a map I made From longing and from fear A secret world for drifting off When the real world stays too near [Chorus] Hollow earth is whispering under my feet Where all the lost thoughts meet It's just my mind running free beyond it all Where the curtain of reality falls Hide me in the deep beneath the ground in the dream where I'm never found [Verse 2] I’ve seen it in the faces Of kids with scraped-up knees They dig for something better Even in the dirt and heat So call it myth, call it madness Call it make-believe But every life needs somewhere To slip away and breathe [Pre-Chorus] Maybe it’s not down there Maybe it’s in my chest A way to leave the heavy things And name them something else Maybe it’s a map I made From longing and from fear A secret world for drifting off When the real world stays too near [Chorus] Hollow earth is whispering under my feet Where all the lost thoughts meet It's just my mind running free beyond it all Where the curtain of reality falls Hide me in the deep beneath the ground in the dream where I'm never found [Bridge] If this place is made of walls Then I’ll make a door If I can’t escape the ache I’ll imagine more Not a lie, not a fault Just a hand to hold When the morning feels too sharp And the night feels cold [Chorus] Hollow earth is whispering under my feet Where all the lost thoughts meet It's just my mind running free beyond it all Where the curtain of reality falls Hide me in the deep beneath the ground in the dream where I'm never found [Outro] Let my thoughts leave me Let my thoughts follow me Hollow earth theory
