[intro spoken word] Let's take a step into my mental state of mind [Verse 1] I wake up tired in a body that's never slept, Like something inside me just never reset. Teeth clenched tight just to face the day, Smile stitched on so they look away. “I’m good,” I say, yeah I play my line, Like I haven’t been drowning for a long damn time. They nod, don’t look, don’t ask, don’t see, It’s easier that way, for them, not me. [Pre-Chorus] I’m burning slow but there’s no alarm, No one reaching out, no one raising arms… [Chorus] Inside I'm hollow, I’m barely here, Screaming inside but it disappears. I’m fading out and they just don’t know, Smiling while I’m breaking down slow. I don’t need saving, just want to be seen, Not this ghost of what I used to be. Inside I'm hollow… can’t you tell? I’m alive on the outside, but inside I fell. [Verse 2] I’m cracking quietly at my invisible seams, Falling apart in between the routines. It’s in silence when I’m alone, That I feel how far I’ve drifted from home. Not a place, but a version of me, Someone I used to know how to be. Now I stare in the mirror like, who is that? Just a ghost wearing skin, fading to black. [Pre-Chorus] Every breath feels heavier than it should, Like living’s a chore instead of something good… [Chorus] Inside I'm hollow, I’m barely here, Screaming inside but it disappears. I’m fading out and they don’t know, Smiling while I’m breaking down slow. I don’t need saving, just want to be seen, Not this ghost of what I used to be. Inside I'm hollow… can’t you tell? I’m alive on the outside, but inside I fell. [Bridge] No one calls, no one stays, no one digs deep, No one notices the war I keep. I scream in my head but I speak up “I’m fine,” And they take it at face value every damn time. God, I’m tired, yeah, I’m so fucking tired, Of feeling empty, used up, burnt out, and expired. And the worst part? I don’t even fight, I just drift away into the night… [Breakdown / Soft Chorus] Inside I'm hollow… I’m letting go… When you’re this numb, you don’t even break… You just slowly… fade away… [Final Chorus] Inside I'm hollow, I’m barely here, Screaming inside but it disappears. I’m fading out and they still don’t know, Smiling while I’m letting go. I don’t need saving, just wanted to be seen… Before I became this in-between. Inside I'm hollow… this is the hell inside my head… Alive on the outside… but inside I'm just completely dead.
